Vincent M. Galasso - Netwoking and Future Employment Seeking

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VINCE GALASSO

Local Address:
1734 Gratz Street, Apartment 2
Philadelphia, PA 19121

Permanent Address:
2151 East Lincoln Highway, Apartment M5
Levittown, PA 19056

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a summer internship in the benefits area of a risk management firm to acquire new skills while applying concepts learned in the classroom.

EDUCATION:

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Business Administration, May 2015
Majors: Risk Management and Insurance; Accounting
Scholastic Averages: Overall GPA – 3.96, Risk Management and Insurance GPA – 3.89, Accounting GPA – 3.95Related Courses (Completed by May 2014):

–      Life and Health Insurance and Employee Benefits
–      Retirement Plans
–      Property and Liability Insurance Coverages
–      Intermediate Accounting II

–      Accounting Information Systems
–      Auditing
–      Federal Taxes on Income
–      Data Analytics

Honors and Activities:
Gamma Iota Sigma Professional Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science Fraternity, Spring 2013 – Present
– Student Member, Delaware Valley Chapter of RIMS, Spring 2013 – Present
– Risk Management Career Development Committee, Fall 2013 – Present

Deaver Foundation Scholarship, Spring 2013
Insurance Society of Philadelphia Scholarship, Fall 2013 – Spring 2014
Towers Watson Scholarship, Fall 2013 – Present
Maguire Foundation Scholarship, Fall 2013 – Present
1st Place, KPMG Ethics Case Competition, Spring 2013

Institute of Management Accountants, Fall 2010 – Present
Philabundance, Fall 2011 – Spring 2012
PwC Xtax Case Competition, Fall 2012
PwC Explore Program Philadelphia, Fall 2012

Dean’s List, Fall 2010 – Present

Intramural Basketball, Fall 2011 – Present
Intramural Flag Football, Fall 2012 – Present

Fox Peer Teacher, Spring 2014 – Present

Professional Examinations Passed:
Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS)
– Course 1 – Employee Benefits: Concepts and Health Care Benefits, August 2013

EXPERIENCE:

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Teaching Assistant, August 2013 – Present
–      Provide tutoring sessions for students in the Introduction to Risk Management course twice per week
–      Assist the professor with recording and distributing graded assignments for a class of 260 students
–      Record attendance and monitor classroom activities during lectures twice per weekThe Ritz Carlton, Philadelphia, PA
Valet, February 2013 – Present
–      Park high-end vehicles at a luxury hotel for 20-30 guests per shift
–      Greet guests in a timely manner and provide quick and efficient services to departing guests
–      Provide additional services to guests, such as directions or attraction suggestions

Towers Watson, Philadelphia, PA
Health and Group Benefits Analyst Intern, May 2013 – August 2013
–      Prepared competitive benchmarking reports for health and welfare benefit provisions
–      Utilized Microsoft Excel to analyze client demographics
–      Assessed the monetary impact of healthcare reform taxes and fees on clients with 2,000+ covered lives

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPress, and TaxWise

WILLING TO RELOCATE