Jacob A.

Peterson
7300 W. Cactus Ave. #29
Las Vegas, NV 89178
(702) 443-7971
jpe38c32@westpost.net
EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS Las Vegas, NV

Masters of Business Administration Finance & New Venture May 2010
Graduated with honors, Beta Gamma Sigma, (Top 10% of all Graduate Students)
Coursework: Regression Analysis, Pricing Theory, Capital Budgeting, Investment
Analysis, Market Research
Finalist in two business plan competitions - 2010 Nevada Governors Cup and 2010
Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition
GRINNELL COLLEGE Grinnell, IA
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology May 2004
4 year merit-based academic scholarship; Multi-sport collegiate athlete; Team c
aptain (Football)
EXPERIENCE
VAIL MOUNTAINEER Las Vegas, NV
Journalist March 2009 - present
Create and write an opinion column for daily newspaper The Vail Mountaineer in
Vail, CO
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORPORATION Las Vegas, NV
Floor supervisor/Dealer March 2006 present
Evaluated procedures and gaming rules while collaborating with management to in
troduce and circulate new protocol and processes to employees in order to maximi
ze department Revenues.
Coordinate and manage staff of 90+ employees and thousand person gaming tournam
ents for Fortune 100 company in the largest poker room on the Las Vegas Strip
Administer proper accounting transactions, gaming procedures, and record-keepin
g for daily room revenues in excess of 50k and million dollar tournament prize p
ools for Deep Stack Extravaganza and National Poker League events
Recognized as top-tier dealer for ability to remain calm under pressure and han
d chosen to deal televised Professional Poker Tour final table and collaborated
with The Real Deal producers for development suggestions
SHAW SUSTAINABLE INC. Las Vegas, NV
Marketing Analyst October 2009 August 2010
Provided industry-specific market research directly to CEO of energy efficient
products distribution company and conducted and collected scientific research to
validate patented Optimal Irrigation Systems and Turbo Seal product lines.
Conceptualized and arranged research into marketing materials and business plan
to promote patented technologies for commercialization in local Las Vegas marke
ts.
Represented company on sales calls, trade shows conventions, and networking eve
nts in promotion of product lines
GRINNELL COLLEGE Grinnell, IA
Overnight Host Coordinator 2000 2004
Presided over diverse network of students and served as liaison between Admissi
ons department and prospective students interested in matriculating to Universit
y. Arranged host events and activities for campus visits.
Maintained extensive database and network of students to coordinate like-minded
individuals across academic majors, athletic, cultural, and social backgrounds.
 Presented recommendations to the department on selective case-by-case basis.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Advanced PC (Excel, PowerPoint, Access) and MAC operating systems knowledge wit
h intermediate computer programming background (Pascal, C++, Java); 50 GWAM
4+ years retail sales experience. Top commissioned sales representative (1999)
Avid reader, world traveler, snowboarder, & golfer (USGA handicap: 5.0)
Spanish proficient