Mark Di Iorio

Experience

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  Greater Property Management

  May 2013 - Aug 2021

  Crew Lead, Landscaping

  ~ Co-Founder of a landscaping business for residential and commercial clients~ Managed staff and operations for every customer project, ultimately leading to $100K in yearly revenue in its last two years~ Closely collaborated with Wilson Nurseries, one of the largest nurseries in the region

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  RADD-TEES

  Jun 2017 - Mar 2018

  Team Member

  ~ Co-Founder in a five-person Incubator and Accelerator program~ Awarded $10K from Angel Investor initial seed funding; used mentorship to maximize company growth~ Responsible for marketing and sales to artists and art program customers~ Received the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneur Award in 2018

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  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Jun 2019 - Jul 2020

  Linebacker, Football Team

  Big 10 Football: Recruited as a preferred walk-on (PWO) linebacker by former NFL Head Coach Lovie Smith.~ Member of Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), advocating for student-athlete mental health and academic services~ Participated in team outreach events with local schools~ Earned a travel spot as a true freshman for my efforts on the scout team~ Proud to have contributed to the team's success in earning its first bowl game appearance in five years (REDBOX BOWL)

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  Chroma Color Corporation

  Nov 2020 - Mar 2021

  Manufactoring Staff, Color Concentrate Material Supplier

  ~ Forklift operator; Inventory management~ Maintained and operated Farrel Continuous Mixers (FCM)~ Communicated with management and colleagues in English and Spanish

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  Knallhart Management Group, Holly Blue Restaraunt

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

  Server and Barback, Fine Dining Restaurant

  ~ Generated many repeat customers for upscale restaurant by cultivating relationships with guests~ Rapidly promoted from support staff in the back to serving customers in the front

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  University of Florida

  Feb 2023 - May 2024

  Player and Fundraising Chair, Men's Rugby Club

  ~ Raised $5K in sponsorships and Alumni contributions for the UF Rugby Club in my senior year~ Solely responsible for creating handout booklet for an intercollegiate Sunshine 7s Rugby tournament~ Created all fundraising messaging as well as layout and graphics using Canva

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  Emerging Tech

  Jan 2024 - now

  Business Analyst

  As a Business Capture team member, responsibilities include:~ Identifying Federal Government contracts to bid on and corporate partners to team with~ Constructing Capability and Compliance Matrices to match corporate capabilities with customer needs~ Sending outreach emails and organizing Teams calls with vendors~ Managing Pipeline for contracts from GovWin and GSA eBuy