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Spring 2013

Team Members:

Amen Ahmed

Ali Burmester

Nelson Jointer

Danielle Krumm

Chance Wahl

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Table of Contents Weekly meeting time………………………………………………………………………..3 Communication…………………………………………………………………………………3 Contact Information………………………………………………………………………….4 Challenges…………………………………………………………………………………………4 Project pitches ………………………………………………………………………………….5 Final decision…………………………………………………………………………………….8 Tentative Project Plan……………………………………………………………………….9 Appendix…………………………………………………………………………………………10

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Weekly Meeting Time Day of the week: Wednesday

Time: 6:00 – 7:30

Location: BEC

Communication In person

SharePoint Site

Tiger Mail

Group text messaging

Facebook

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Contact Information

Name Email Address Phone Number Amen Ahmed aahmed7@lsu.edu (318) 341-3220

Ali Burmester aburme1@tigers.lsu.edu (225) 274-5325

Nelson Jointer njoint1@lsu.edu (225) 907-7738

Danielle Krumm dkrumm1@lsu.edu (985) 951-9611

Chance Wahl cwahl1@lsu.edu (985) 630-5953

Challenges

Name School Hours

Work Hours Challenges

Amen Ahmed 18 14 Part time job; heavy school

workload Ali Burmester 15 15

Part time job; busy school schedule

Nelson Jointer 15 15 AITP; Internal Audit

Danielle Krumm

15 10

Member of a sorority; puppy owner; lots of school work

Chance Wahl 18 <10 Heavy school workload

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Project Pitches

Amen Ahmed:

Social networking has become a large part of our everyday lives. We use it to

communicate with friends and family in real time and share pictures, videos, and links that we

like. Why not exploit the benefits of social networking to improve our lives and grow in our

fields of study and expertise?

With the Major Network App, we can do just that. The primary function of this app is to

group together students with like majors and fields of study, and link them to employers and

experts in their industry. For students, it would grant them the benefit of meeting others who

can appreciate their field, to compare notes and to learn from one another, as well as to meet

potential employers and keep up to date with certifications and how the industry is growing

and changing. This app is aimed at expanding one’s knowledge in their field and giving them a

taste of what they can expect to be doing in the future. Major Network would give anyone the

opportunity to meet people who are already doing what they want to be doing in a few years.

Ali Burmester:

Group projects and events can take a lot of effort and time to coordinate. With

everyone balancing multiple projects for different classes or their part-time jobs, these projects

can sometimes cause extra stress. Not only do you have to worry about your responsibilities in

the group but you also have to worry about the other people working on the project with you-

have they completed their tasks? Who is going to submit the final draft? Has someone saved

the most updated presentation to bring to class?

There are plenty of to-do list types of apps available for smart phones and laptops but

what about an application that lets you create a to-do type of list for project management in a

group. It could allow you to add tasks to the list and assign a particular group member that task

or add it to the list for someone to check off after completing. This could allow you to see who

has finished what (and when) and who has taken responsibility for the tasks that had not been

assigned to a particular person. This could make communication in a group much more

effective and efficient.

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Project Pitches

Nelson Jointer:

By junior year, it has become a known tradition of selling and buying books. At the

beginning of the semester, you always wonder if the book if really needed if though it is listed

as “required”. In most cases, you are required to buy the bundle that includes the software

needed and book. There are possibilities that can purchase the two separately, however. I can

say that majority of the students that purchase the bundle, opens the package and puts the

away until the end of the semester or uses it when needed.

Well, what if your professor calls you out to read an excerpt from the textbook or

summarize last night’s reading? That’s when the “Mobile-Text” app comes in. Nowadays most

students, own some sort of Smartphone with app capabilities. With the purchase of the bundle

or bought, an app could be added to replace the textbook for mobility. This helps students

without the totting of different textbooks to class and also allows the students to leave the

textbook at home for hardcopy and at home study.

Danielle Krumm: We have all been there before many times in our time at LSU. You are on your way to

class, knowing that you need to charge your laptop during class. Not knowing where the

outlets are, you walk all around the classroom trying to find an outlet, but you just can’t seem

to find one. Outlets are in the back of some classrooms, on the side walls in other classrooms,

they could really be anywhere. What if there was a way that you could know where every

outlet in your specific classroom is before you even step foot in the door.

My idea is a brand new iPhone app that allows you to do just that. This app would be

specific to different college campuses. This app would have all of the buildings on your campus

and tell you where all the outlets are in each classroom. For example, on LSU’s campus this app

would have the BEC building and tell you where all of the outlets are in every single classroom

in BEC are. I think this app would be extremely helpful for people who have multiple classes

and need to charge their laptops during class.

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Project Pitches

Chance Wahl:

If you are building a new home, Dream Home is the app for you. Not only can you

upload and customize blueprints straight from your smartphone, but you can also share your

designs on the app with others who also have the app on their smartphones. This would make

the app an essential for all contractors, constructors and city planners alike. In addition to

being able to customize blueprints, a modeled home can also be viewed which will imitate

exactly your customized blueprints.

With the ability to be able to view a model home straight from your blueprints, builders

will be able to get a view of the finished product before they even lay down the first brick.

Users can then even customize which kind of floor, roof, paint and wallpaper they want in each

room so they can formulate an exact idea of what they would like the finalized project to look

like. Add furniture to the rooms for the final touch to see a model home that you’d be ready to

move in to tomorrow and this way you can even make sure each room fits the exact dimensions

that you envisioned prior to building.

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Final Decision Group projects and events can take a lot of effort and time to coordinate. With

everyone balancing multiple projects for different classes or their part-time jobs, these

projects can sometimes cause extra stress. Not only do you have to worry about your

responsibilities in the group but you also have to worry about the other people working on

the project with you- have they completed their tasks? Who is responsible for which parts?

Who is going to submit the final draft?

There are plenty of to-do list types of applications available for smart phones, but what

about an application that lets you create a to-do type of list for project management in a

group. It could allow you to add tasks to the list and assign a particular group member to

that task. It could also have the option of adding a task to the list for someone to take

responsibility for and claim so that the rest of the group members could see that it was

covered and that person could check it off after completing.

With its simple design and ease of use, the app would allow you to see who has finished

what (and when) and who has taken responsibility for the tasks that had not been assigned

to a particular person. This could make communication and completion of a group project

much more effective and efficient.

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Tentative Project Plan

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Appendix Team Member Resumes (click to View)

Amen Ahmed

Ali Burmester

Nelson Jointer

Danielle Krumm

Chance Wahl

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Amen A. Ahmed 515 Gardere Lane Apt 54 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70820 (318)-341-3220 aahmed7@tigers.lsu.edu

Education:

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Expected: Dec 2013

Major: ISDS

Experience:

Mattress Direct, Inc. - Baton Rouge, Louisiana May 2012 - Current

Accounting Assistant

Trak Food Store, Inc. – St. Joseph, Louisiana May 2011 – Dec 2011

Manager

Ensured store inventory by placing orders with various vendors. Administered daily cash flow by calculating sales and expenditures. Coordinated with bookkeeper on monthly sales. Deposited checks with the bank. Supervised three sales associates. Facilitated store opening and closing responsibilities.

A&M Calling Cards – Baton Rouge, Louisiana May 2010 – Dec 2011

Co-owner and Operator

Fulfilled customer orders of overseas calling cards. Ordered merchandise from vendors. Collected customer’s payments and advised on products. Operated company promotional website. Contacted potential customers and recommended products.

LSU French House – Baton Rouge, Louisiana Aug 2009 – Dec 2009

Student Worker

Answered phone calls and directed calls to appropriate party. Filed student records and paperwork. Inputted student data into Excel Workbooks. Aided students who entered office.

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Honors:

Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS): Honors Level

Activities:

Students in Free Enterprise (2010)

Make a Difference Day (2006-2008): Cleaned community to make for a better living

environment.

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Ali Burmester

866 Baird Drive, Baton Rouge LA 70808 Email: alik.burmester@gmail.com Phone: 225-274-5325

EDUCATION:

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Graduation Date: December 2013

Major: Accounting GPA: 3.20

Concentration/ Specialization: Internal Auditing

WORK EXPERIENCE:

TSA, Department of Homeland Security Arlington, VA June- August 2012 Audit Intern Worked full-time as an intern in the Audits and Reviews Division, mainly working with compliance audits. Completed a final project at the end of the summer- a trend analysis on issues of non-compliance and best practices- which I presented to senior management during my last week. Magnolia Woods Swim Club Baton Rouge, LA Summers 2007-2011 Swim Team Coach and Lifeguard Head lifeguard and swim team coach, responsible for maintaining order and performing daily responsibilities of a lifeguard and acting as role model for young swimmers. Success Labs Baton Rouge, LA Fall 2011 Student Worker/Intern Assisted in data entry in Excel, produced PowerPoint presentations, and performed basic office tasks. LSU Middleton Library Baton Rouge, LA January 2012- Current Student Worker AWARDS/ ACHIEVEMENTS: Shell Oil Study Abroad Scholarship I received a scholarship for a summer study abroad trip from Shell, which allowed me to spend the summer of 2011 studying in London, England. Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute Fellows Program- Fellow 2012 The Entrepreneurship Fellows Program is a year-long work/study program designed to encourage business and entrepreneurial practices in a select group of undergraduate students. Collegiate Entrepreneur’s Organization Startup Simulation Challenge- Second Place On a team from LSU that placed second in the nation-wide online competition. It placed teams in direct competition with teams from other universities and tested start-up skills.

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Nelson E Jointer

2010 S. Darla Ave., Gonzales, Louisiana 70737

(225)-907-7738 | njoint1@lsu.edu

OBJECTIVE

Seeking an opportunity in IT or Audit field to utilize my knowledge and bring value to the organization

EDUCATION

Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA May 2014

Bachelor of Science, Information Systems and Decision Sciences

Specialization: Internal Auditing

EXPERIENCE

Intern, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), Baton Rouge, LA November

2011 - Present

Diagnose customers’ questions via email/telephone and route call/email to the appropriate contact

Access LDEQ’s Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) to obtain documents for customers

Update and search LDEQ's wiki page with information to aid customers

Maintain up-to-date records LDEQ's database for computer equipment checkout

Assist customers to navigate LDEQ's public website

Student Worker, Louisiana State University Accounting Department, Baton Rouge, LA August

2010 - May 2011

Answered and routed telephone calls within the department

Sorted and distributed incoming mail within the department

Scheduled appointment for students to speak with advisors

Collaborated alongside other student workers to input data into an Excel spreadsheet with recruiter

information

Reported the stock of office equipment to supervisor on a monthly basis

Clerk, Galveztown Boat Landing, Prairieville, LA April

2008 – August 2010

Collected fees to launch boat, averaging 75 boats a day on the weekend

Organized parking to help maximize the availability of open spots to park

Handled cash flows of $300 daily

SKILLS

Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook

Currently obtaining experience in classes using Visual Basic, Visio, Access, SQL, and Project

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ACTIVITIES/HONORS

Member, Association of Information Technology Professional- LSU Student Chapter

Member, Institute of Internal Auditors- LSU Student Chapter

Recipient, Taylor Opportunity Program for Students

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Danielle Krumm

21335 Smith Rd

Covington, LA 70435

(985) 951-9611

dkrumm1@lsu.edu

OBJECTIVE

A position as an IT Specialist allowing me to use my knowledge of computers.

EDUCATION

Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA Bachelor Information Systems and Decision Sciences (B.S.), GPA ISDS 1102, ISDS 2000, ISDS 2001, ISDS 3100

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computer Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft FrontPage, Internet

Explorer, Inspiration, Adobe Acrobat, Apple iTunes Podcast, Apple iLife Garageband, Quick

Time, RealPlayer, E-mail, multiple Multimedia Productions and Windows applications

Knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word

Experienced in research methods and presentation

EXPERIENCE

LSU Office of Student Life and Enrollment , Baton Rouge, LA Student Worker, Fall

Experience involved/included answering phone calls and administering messages to their

perspective recipients.

Delta Gamma Sorority, Baton Rouge, LA Member, December 2010 - Present Experienced firsthand the meaning of teamwork.

Delta Gamma Sorority, Baton Rouge, LA Alternate PanHellenic Delegate, December 2011 - December 2012

Acted/Functioned as liaison between PanHellenic Council and Delta Gamma Sorority.

Evaluated and improved quality of communication between all sororities on LSU's campus.

Experienced with being a leader to over 250 sorority members.

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS)

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Chance A. Wahl

cwahl1@tigers.lsu.edu

Objective:

To earn an internship while enhancing knowledge and gaining experience within the field of marketing.

Education:

Louisiana State University (LSU) Baton Rouge, LA May 2014

Working towards a Bachelor of Science, Finance

Minor: Information Systems and Design Sciences

Cumulative GPA: 3.12 Major Coursework GPA: 3.17

Relative Coursework:

Principles of Marketing, Internet Development Tools, Strategically Managing Organizations, Advanced

Finance, Intermediate Accounting

Experience:

West St. Tammany YMCA Covington, LA May 2012 – Present

Youth Camp Counselor

Assembled daily activities, planned and organized group events, supervised and led

community youth, applied leadership and teamwork skills

Jason’s Deli Baton Rouge, LA August 2010 – February 2011

Employee

Facilitated deliveries, fulfilled monetary responsibilities, accommodated the needs and

requests of customers, executed orders from management

Skills:

Computer: Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Access 2010, Windows and Microsoft Office, Photoshop,

PC troubleshooting and networking

Personal: teamwork, ethical judgment, intercultural skills, quantitative reasoning, adaptability,

critical thinking

Awards:

Dean’s List Spring 2012

Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Scholarship Recipient

People to People Young Ambassador

References available upon request

Current:

5622 Moorstone Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70820 (985) 630 - 5953

Permanent:

67476 Southern Magnolia Lane Mandeville, LA 70471 (985) 893 -2333