Introducing: Aaron Rager
MARKETING MANAGER
Strategic Planning ~ Event Management ~ New Business Development
Highly innovative Marketing Professional with solid track record in planning, developing, and launching high value campaigns requiring extensive team collaboration and accountability for revenue generation. Engaged across all life cycle phases with transferable skills relevant across multiple industries. Able to create awareness through marketing plans that incorporate multiple media including digital, print, and social marketing. A proven project team leader with the ability to oversee complex schedules, manage cross functional teams, resolve critical issues, mitigate risk, and consistently exceed revenue, cost control, and customer satisfaction goals. An excellent communicator capable of managing client, partnership, and alliance relations across all levels and functions.
Professional Experience Aaron Rager with T. Boone Pickens
FOUNDATION FIGHTING BLINDNESS, Dallas, Texas — 2007-Present
Director of Events, Southwest Region
AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE CORP., Dallas, Texas — 2002-2005
Financial Analyst
Teaching Topics
- The Purple Cow – Finding your niche in the Market
- Effective Marketing with Enthusiasm and a Strategy
- Fund Raising Made Easy
Education
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, Mays Business School, College Station, Texas
Master of Business Administration, Marketing Focus (GPA 3.87, Chancellor’s List), 2006
Internship: The Walt Disney Company (Summer, 2006)
- Developed education consortium between Disney Wide World of Sports and SBA (Small Business Administration) to research and develop curriculum to build student sports management skills.
- Presented SBA vision to 10 national consortium universities and major sponsors to include Nike, Florida Sports Foundation, NFL, MLB, and IMG Academies.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, Lincoln, Nebraska
Bachelor of Science, Marketing & Finance (GPA 3.93, Summa cum Laude), 2002
Hobbies and Leisure
· High calling to his deep love for family and raising his family (one year old daughter, Nora) in accordance with God’s Teachings, this is majority of spare time
· Staying physically fit through running and intramural type sports activities including running, bowling, golf, and basketball. Enjoys traveling and experiencing new cultures/traditions, watching sports, and is always up for a good card game!
