Brandon Peay is a finance major at Western Kentucky University with a Bachelor's of Science degree expected in May 2016. He has a Financial Planning Certificate from WKU and has worked as a Certified Pharmacy Technician at Meijer and Wal-Mart. His skills include management, volunteer work, leadership, problem solving, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. He is currently the managing owner of his own used book store on Amazon and strives to be someone others can rely on to answer questions.
1. Brandon Peay, CPhT www.linkedin.com/in/brandonpeay
2623 Danhaven Drive,Bowling Green,Kentucky 42104 | 805-298-0292| Brandon.Peay627@topper.wku.edu
Education
BACHELOR’S OF SCIENCE, FINANCE MAJOR (ALL BUT 1 CLASS REMAINING) | MAY 2016 | WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
FINANCIAL PLANNING CERTIFICATE | MAY 2015 | WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY.
· Bloomberg Aptitude Test: Scored at the 90th percentile.
· Related coursework: Corporate Asset and Funds Management (including CapEx), Entrepreneurial Finance, Tax
Planning, Investment Theory, Financial and Managerial Accounting, Estate Planning, Strategy and Policy,
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Financial Data Modeling, Risk Management/Insurance, Retirement Planning.
Organizations:
· Member: WKU Financial Planning Association (FPA) Student Chapter 8-29-2014Present
· Member: FPA Kentuckiana 8-29-2014Present
Skills & Abilities
MANAGEMENT
· Coaching, teaching, training employees. Personnel delegation to produce maximum benefit for the business
· “Learn by doing.” Teaching employees how to do something, then expecting similar results
VOLUNTEER AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
· Barren River Area Safe Space: Helping victims of domestic violence start and maintain budgets 4/08/2015Present
· WKU: Assisting non-business majors look for job and salary information 4/10/2015Present
· Mayoral Candidate, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Finished 3rd place Summer and Fall 2011
LEADERSHIP
· Co-Owner of “Meelz on Wheelz” Hypothetical project for Entrepreneurial Finance (Summer Course taken 2014). In
charge of projecting financial statements for the next fiscal year, in addition to securing funding for the venture
· Meijer Flu Vaccine Program: Flu shot for all patients for preventive care. Ranked #3 in company out of 213 stores
for flu shots given for FYE 2014
· Took charge in ordering pharmacy inventory (Market Value of $600,000+ of medications) for the new Meijer
hypermarket in Bowling Green, Kentucky
· Striving to be the individual everyone comes to with questions, and knows that they will receive answers!
PROBLEM SOLVING/ANALYTICAL SKILLS
· Critical thinking, task prioritization, task delegation, willingness to accept difficult tasks and produce exceptional
results, work under tight deadlines to completion.
TECHNOLOGY
Proficient to Advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite (with emphasis in Excel, Word, and Powerpoint),
Microsoft Windows, Beta tester of iQuantifi financial planning program.
WorkExperience
CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN | MEIJER, LLP 5/09/20145/10/2015
· Inventory Specialist, Insurance Specialist, Training Staff, Data Entry, Clinical Testing (cholesterol, A1C, blood glucose
testing), Processing Prescriptions, Customer Service, Immunization Scheduling, Supervised New Employees.
MANAGING OWNER | BRANDON’S USED BOOK STORE on AMAZON.COM 5/02/2014PRESENT
· Customer Service, Managing Inventory, Pricing, Purchasing, Logistics, Advertising, Monitoring Sales.
CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN | WAL-MART STORES, INC. 7/23/20045/08/2014
· Insurance Billing, Data Entry, Input Prescriptions, Troubleshooting Problems, Inventory Control/Ordering
Medications, Compliance with Medicare Billing for Prescriptions, Training and Supervise Staff, Invoice Reconciliation.