BYU MBA Program 2008

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About me:
I grew up in Northern California and I am of Japanese Decent (5/8 Japanese to be exact). I was converted to the LDS (Mormon) church when I was 17. I served a mission for my church for 2 years in Cordoba, Argentina. Upon returning I got my Bachelors Degree at BYU-Idaho where I met my wife Nikki who is from Saudi Arabia. I then left to work for Wal-Mart as a Night Manager in Reno, NV. Believe me, if you can survive life as a Night Manager at Wal-Mart over the Christmas season, you can survive anything. After 3 years I left to work as a Database Marketing Coordinator for Harrah's/Caesars Casinos. After a year and a half I returned to school to get my MBA at BYU. I love sports, and I am a huge Sacramento Kings fan. My wife stayed in Reno, NV to work for Microsoft while I am in Provo, UT getting my MBA, which makes things interesting. I graduated and moved to the Phoenix, AZ area to work.

Affiliated Schools or schools applied

MBA Status / category
MBA alumni

Post-MBA Job Function
Brand/Product Management

Pre-MBA Job Function
Market Research

Past work experience
I spent 2 summers during my undergrad selling pest control door to door. During my senior year I was a Management Intern at Wal-Mart and then I was an Assistant Manager at Wal-Mart in Idaho Falls, ID and then a Night Manager in Reno, NV.
After Wal-Mart I was a Database Marketing Coordinator at Harrah's/Caesars Casino where I worked on the Flight Program and events such as the World Series of Poker.

Special skills & credential
Fluent in English and Spanish, knowledge of Marketing Research tools Excel, Access and SPSS.

Post-MBA Industry
Other

Career objective
I have been bouncing around companies, so I would like to find a company I find pride in and stick with them climbing the ladder to the executive level.

Pre-MBA Industry
Entertainment/Leisure

Education history
I Graduated from BYU-Idaho in April 2004. While at BYU-Idaho I was involved in Business Club leadership as well as Delta Epsilon Chi Business Competition where I was a State Representative and an International Champion in Retail Marketing.
I graduated with my MBA at BYU in April 2008. My 2nd year I served as the VP of Communications and Events Chair of the Marketing Association as well as a member of the MBA Newsletter staff.

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