Philip I. Thomas

Curriculum Vitae

About

Philip I. Thomas is a student and entrepreneur in St. Louis. He is currently in is senior year at Washington University in St. Louis, completing majors in Systems Engineering and Physics. After graduation in May 2013, he plans to pursuit a career in data analysis at a startup technology company.

Education

  • Honors: J. Alan and Marcia K. Ritter Scholar.
  • Relevant Coursework: Operations Research, Stochastic Models, Signals Analysis.
  • Senior Project: Analysis of Aisle411 Usage Data (In Progress)
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    Professional and Leadership Experience

  • Equip businesses with marketing tools to capture, convert, and cultivate leads automatically.
  • Selected Clients: Hostirian, Systematic Revenue, Venture Draft, St. Louis Arch Angels
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    • Develop, launch, and market food truck finder website
    • Design cross-platform CRM system to infer user cities of interest.
    '); position("Cultivation Capital","Saint Louis, MO","Analyst","3/12-Present",'
    • Perform screening and technical due diligence of prospective investments.
    '); position("Washington University Tech Entrepreneurs (wute)","Saint Louis, MO","Director - wute.vc","9/11-Present",'
    • Launch wute.vc, a lecture series connecting students with venture capitalists and seasoned entrepreneurs
    '); position("Washington University in St. Louis Department of Physics","Saint Louis, MO","Teaching Assistant, General Physics I and General Physics II","8/11-Present",''); position("WUSauce","St. Louis, MO","Communication Chair","9/10-Present",'
    • Performed with audition-only salsa dance team, taught salsa lessons, and participated in community outreach.
    • Served as Communication Director for annual Dance-Off event in 2011 and 2012
    '); position("Sapientia Media","St. Louis, MO","President","5/10-Present",'
    • Spearheaded client relation management, digital marketing strategy, website design, and brand positioning services.
    • Selected Clients: Evetos, On The Edge, St. Albans Promotions
    '); position("Washington University Student Investment Fund","St. Louis, MO","Communication Chair","1/10-6/12",'
    • Managed the investment of over $100,000 of the university endowment via qualitative, multiples, and DCF analysis.
    • Competed nationally in investment competitions
    • Previous Positions: Technology Portfolio Manager (2010), Webmaster (2010-2011), Healthcare Analyst (2010)
    '); position("Washington University in St. Louis Department of Computer Science","St. Louis, MO","Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Computing Tools: MATLAB","1/11-6/11",''); position("Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis","St. Louis, MO","Research Assistant, Dr. Jennifer Lodge Laboratory","9/09-1/12",'
    • Studied pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans with in vitro, in vivo, and computational techniques.
    • Selected Project Experience:
      • Bioinformatics – Designed, developed, and implemented a scalable C. neoformans Strain Database for collaborative use in the scientific community.
      • Gene research – Studied stress sensors involved with nitrositive stress.
      • Animal testing – Analyzed strain virulence with in vitro studies in mice.
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    Technical

    Select Projects

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    Honors and Skills

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