Welcome! My name is Rachael Bessette, I am a Graduate Student at the Rochester Institute of Technology pursuing my Master’s in Business Administration. My undergraduate degree is in Marketing with a minor in Advertising and Public Relations.
While in my last semester of the program I look forward to graduating and advancing my Marketing career by working in social media marketing or event marketing. Some of my skills that aid in these career options are the ability to be organized, having success in planning, as well as my background in advertising and public relations.
When I’m not in school I thoroughly enjoy reading and spending time with my family and friends. I also always make time for physical activity, specifically rowing, which I have been involved in since I was in middle school.
My name is Robert Tomenchok, I am a graduate student studying for my master’s in business administration (MBA) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and I will be graduating in the spring of 2024. My bachelor’s degree was also at RIT in the School of Engineering as an Electrical Engineer. While at the University I also received a minor in American Sign Language (ASL) and participated as a player and later a coach for the RIT Men’s Club Soccer team.
I have worked at two companies for about 16 months total, 8 per company. The first company was Marquardt Switches in their R&D Lab as an intern working with electromechanical switches through various failure tests, repairing circuit board components, and directly working with project managers and engineers on new projects in the lab. At Marquardt I was involved in some respect with everything that came into the lab, this allowed me to work with a variety of other employees on their projects. The second company was BAFCO Inc., an Assistant Electrical Engineer working on new product development and design. During this time, I was able to design an op-amp tester that would test 12 op-amps continuously so that any that were needed to go in equipment would be working properly.
I find time to continue to be involved in the Boy Scout community and Tomenchok Farms, my family’s farm in NJ.
I am currently at the Rochester Institute of Technology. After completing my undergraduate in Psychology and with my interest for conducting experiments and pulling data, I wanted to further my education in the business sphere, as these research designs and methodologies often overlap. The MBA program allowed me to advance my career and sharpen my research interests, specifically in the investment banking sector. I will be done this summer of 2024.
Projects:
During my undergrad, under the McNair Post-Baccalaureate program I worked with R.I.T Human Resource Department. I was assigned to conduct my project on all 30 competing colleges in line with R.I.T. benefits, ranging from colleges such as Cornell, Duke, Indiana, etc. My Task was to compare each of their benefits in relation to R.I.T.’s. and make recommendations. Most of my data extraction was pulled from university’s websites and put into an excel spreadsheet and graphs to explain my findings.
I compiled a list of 11 sectors that were the main driving force of our economy. From each sector, I selected three companies that my research proved to be undervalued & underperforming but had an opportunity for growth. I went about this by looking at each sector and tracking their indexes. From there, I looked at those companies’ lists and researched them individually. Once a company was selected, I watched their prior years and their stock trend patterns from over ten years, as well as how much they fluctuated year to year, and ran randomization and probability to see what the likelihood of them repeating the same pattern would be while adding and subtracting their prices differences over the years. This project helped create a diversified portfolio that mimics their index but had better returns. Netflix, which I bought at 270, and Nvidia at 200, have succeeded in this project since I started this in 2022.
”An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin
Please take a moment to read my resume below and connect with me on LinkedIn.
Hello, I’m Matt Chase, an MBA student at the Rochester Institute of Technology. I graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Ithaca College in May 2023. During my time at Ithaca, I was a member of the baseball team, achieving two conference and regional tournament victories. I received recognition as an all-conference player and was honored as the most outstanding player in the conference tournament. Additionally, I was selected for the Liberty League all-academic team during my Junior and Senior years. My college sports experience instilled valuable skills like time management, leadership, and teamwork. Moreover, I contributed as a peer success coach and a member of the school’s social media team.
During my undergraduate years, I had the privilege of interning at remarkable organizations. One such experience was as a baseball operations intern for the Bourne Braves in the Cape Cod Baseball League. In this role, I honed skills in analytics and player development, responsible for crafting daily scouting reports on opposing pitchers and optimizing our lineup analytically. Winning the championship capped this incredible experience.
I also gained valuable logistics experience at the FISU 2022 World University Games in Lake Placid, addressing shipping issues, maintaining precise purchase order records, and overseeing logistics support activities, including repair analytics and test equipment recommendations.
Additionally, I served as an operations manager for College Truckers at Ithaca College, overseeing operations and marketing, along with recruiting and managing a team of workers. My responsibilities included scheduling and ensuring the smooth functioning of the storage service for students during summer breaks.
Please take a moment to view my resume using the link below, and please connect with me on LinkedIn if you would like to chat. Thank you!
Hi, my name is Owen Laffey, I am a motivated and resourceful team player with exceptional attention to detail seeking to utilize my communication and leadership skills in a marketing capacity. Over the past four years, I had the privilege of being part of the Men’s Lacrosse team at Nazareth University. This was an amazing experience that gave me countless life lessons while pushing me to learn and grow as an athlete and as a person.
My lacrosse career has now come to an end, and I will be pursuing my MBA at RIT starting this fall. I am enthusiastic about channeling this passion and drive into the professional world and continuing my journey of personal and career development
I began my career in marketing and communications for the diversity consulting firm The Winters Group. I am also presently a freelance journalist and editor and graduated from SUNY Brockport with a B.S. in journalism.
Currently, I’m also working on a Master’s in Communications at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
And, in June of 2022, I also founded the Facebook group Black, Brown, and Diverse Vegans, which has over 900 national and global members as well as the local Facebook group Black, Brown, and Diverse Vegans in Rochester!
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