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Henry
Halliday
Professional Summary

Proactive and motivated student with high-energy approach to building and optimizing business operations. Solid understanding of facets such as financial, business and personnel management. Results-driven and industrious with conscientious attention to critical details and big-picture needs. Talented entrepreneur adept at defining income plans, business strategies and team roles. Aspiring engineer skilled in presentation preparation and teambuilding exercises. Outstanding problem-solving, communication and analytical skills. Enthusiastic and eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Motivated to learn, grow and excel.

Skills
  • 2D and 3D modeling
  • Advanced Circuiting
  • Advanced Problem Solving
  • AutoCAD Proficiency
  • Business Planning
  • Business Development
  • Chemicals Handling
  • Communication Skills
  • Cost Estimation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Economics
  • Entrepreneurial
  • Financial Reports
  • Forecasting
  • Grant Proposals
  • Leadership
  • Linear Algebra
  • Market Research
  • Mechanics (Physics)
  • Microsoft Office
  • Needs Assessment
  • Number-savvy
  • Open-minded
  • Physical Strength
  • Presentations
  • Project Management
  • Prototyping
  • Schematics Development
  • Scientific Research
  • Tech-savvy
  • Test Planning
Education
Northwestern UniversityCityExpected in 06/2023Bachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering
  • Major in Mechanical Engineering
  • Minor in Economics
  • Member of NSBE Junior Executive Board
  • Member of BAJA SAE
  • Recipient of Buffet Scholarship
  • Received of Northwestern Scholarship
African Leadership AcademyCity06/2019High School Diploma
  • Graduated with 3.8 GPA
  • Graduated in Top 10% of Class
  • Awarded Entrepreneurial Spirit Plaque
  • Awarded Model African Leader Prize
  • Co-founder Forrestart Student Enterprise
  • Chief Operations Manager 'Living Machine Project'
  • Elected Captain of Soccer Team
  • Professional development completed in Entrepreneurial Leadership
  • Coursework in Math, Physics, Economics and Chemistry
  • Thesis: The Effect Of Industrial Coolants On The Cooling Efficiency Of Water
Greensprings School LekkiCity07/2017High School Diploma
  • Graduated with 4.0 GPA
  • Graduated in Top 3% of Class (4th out of 126 students)
  • Award for Best Result in CIE Physics in Nigeria
  • Top 10 in South African Science Olympiad
  • Awarded Economics Academic Excellence Award in 2017
  • Awarded Physics Academic Excellence Award in 2017
  • Dean's List 2014 and 2016
Work History
Company Name- Laboratory Assistant
City, State06/2019 - 08/2019
  • Prepared, embedded, cut, stained, mounted, labeled and catalogued tissue sections
  • Handled specimens according to laboratory protocols to maximize accuracy and precision of results
  • Determined and recommended methods to address improvement opportunities
  • Collaborated with materials purchasing specialist to meet production requirements and quality standard
  • Managed logistics operations to meet customer expectations and financial standards and policies
  • Followed quality standards and procedures to minimize errors and maximize customer satisfaction
Company Name- Chief Operating Officer
City, State03/2018 - 05/2019
  • Utilised entrepreneurial skills to effectively address a need in my community and use business management knowledge to develop student enterprise focused on addressing need
  • Developed the blueprint and gant chart for a 'living machine' which recycles greywater using a system of plants providing clean water which can be used for irrigation
  • Oversaw the development of the living machine which was developed on the African Leadership Academy campus, making it the first living machine in an african school
  • Developed business proposal for Zayed Sustainability prize which helped us gain $100,000 in investment for the development of the 'living machine'
  • Presented business pitch to private investment managers in AllanGray and was able to increase companies share equity by R250,000
  • Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends
  • Built and strengthened productive and valuable industry partnerships to drive collaboration, engagement and revenue stream development
  • Generated new business leads through direct customer engagement, deploying inbound and outbound marketing tactics and developing and optimizing informative content
Company Name- Drilling Engineer Intern
City, State07/2017 - 09/2017
  • Read and interpreted blueprints, technical drawings, schematics and computer-generated reports
  • Collaborated with senior engineers on projects and offered insight
  • Used programs such as Microsoft Projects and Trello to assist senior engineers with organizing presentations
  • Interfaced with project management team to prepare engineering submittals and work plans
  • Participated with preparation of design documents for trackwork, including alignments, specifications, criteria details and estimates
  • Determined most effective approaches to new projects by reading and analyzing blueprints, drawings and sketches
Company Name- Information Technology Intern
City, State01/2017 - 04/2017
  • Planned and conceived computer systems using information engineering, data modeling and structured analysis
  • Resolved malfunctions with systems and programs through troubleshooting
  • Developed flowcharts and diagrams to describe and lay out logical operational steps
  • Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement
  • Identified management control weaknesses and provided value added suggestions for remediation
  • Sorted incoming mail and faxes and expedited urgent correspondence for immediate attention
  • Provided observations, took measurements and performed tests at various stages according to quality control plan
Accomplishments
  • Collaborated with team of 7 in the Wharton Leadership in the business world summer program in 2018 to development a business pitch for a virtual business. We were announced as the best group and I won best speaker award
  • Developed the gant chart, timeline, schematics and part of the financial grant for the 'Living Machine' project within 2 days with my group and won a $100,000 grant for our project, following the timeline we were able to complete the project in December, 2019
  • As the head of the Community Development Committee in my high school I was able to lead a project focused on the provision of a computer laboratory to a local secondary school which had less funding than the private school I attended. After running 10 fundraisers and a local concert we gained enough funds to build the computer laboratory
Experience

I have experience in utilising these applications:

MATLAB

Microsoft Office:

  • Word
  • Excel
  • Powerpoint
  • Access
  • Projects
  • One Note

Trello

Visual Studio

Autodesk:

  • AutoCAD
  • Fusion 360
  • Revit

SolidWorks

DAW:

  • Ableton Live
  • Fl Studio
  • Logic Pro X
  • LMMS

I have experience programming in these languages:

  • Racket
  • MATLAB
  • C++
  • Java
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Resume Overview

School Attended

  • Northwestern University
  • African Leadership Academy
  • Greensprings School Lekki

Job Titles Held:

  • Laboratory Assistant
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Drilling Engineer Intern
  • Information Technology Intern

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : Mechanical Engineering
    High School Diploma
    High School Diploma

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