Cole Bickham

Experience

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  Central Iowa Pool & Spa

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  General Laborer

  Built and repaired swimming pools and hot tubs.

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  Glascock Floors Inc

  Jan 2018 - Jan 2018

  General Laborer

  Installed and repaired wood and vinyl flooring in homes and school gyms.

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  Parsons Behle Lab

  Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  Marketing Consultant

  Assisted a full-time employee with social media listening and S.E.O.

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  Biomedical Club — BYU

  Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  Communications Committee Member
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  Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Program Coordinator Intern

  Planned and executed activities for up to 25 kids and teenagers in 4-H (a youth development program). Also filled in for the receptionist on maternity leave, helped the organization move and accommodate to a new office, and wrote a detailed guidebook on all the group's processes for future employees.

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  Brigham Young University

  Sept 2019 - Apr 2021

  Project Manager

  I led the media team in the college's marketing department in making promotional material for the college. That includes flyers, club promo videos, display screen graphics, magazine publications, website posts, and a variety of other marketing products. I met regularly with the media team to coordinate progress on projects, deadlines, future project ideas, coordination with external parties, etc. Sometimes I helped with the media creation and editing. In addition to my project management duties, I took on some writing responsibilities after my first semester with the team. I wrote the newsletter for 3,000+ students and the newsletter for the leadership council of alumni and donors. Show less

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  2ft Prosthetics

  Sept 2019 - Jan 2021

  Public Relations Director

  Volunteer position running external and some internal communications for the prosthetics club at BYU. Includes designing logos and flyers, communicating events and announcements, and recording statuses of club members.

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  TMC Transportation

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Public Relations Intern

  Self-starting position during season of Covid-19. Our team had a problem with projects becoming bottle-necked at a single person, so I revamped our entire team's process management by switching to Airtable (like a simplified Jira) and training them how to use it. Helped find strengths and weaknesses in our social media and plan future social media campaigns. Also wrote and edited blog posts and used Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Pro Premiere to create graphics and videos.

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  ONE Grounds Management

  Dec 2020 - Mar 2021

  Technology Support Specialist

  I helped manage work ques in our developing I.T. department. I ran any changes to our website and assisted with basic I.T. support in the company. This position was a cross between project management and technology support, which meant I was learning HTML and development process for the first time.

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  DevSimplify

  Mar 2021 - Oct 2022

  Project Manager/Product Manager

  DevSimplify is a growing software development company where I could work at my naturally enthusiastic pace to manage projects and develop processes. I managed a team of developers and worked directly with clients in order to ensure quick and high-quality software delivery. I also kept an eye to the future by identifying weaknesses in our processes, creating solutions, and, with the help of the team, implementing improvements. Ultimately my goal there was to help increase the efficiency of the entire team and set the business in a direction that would allow us to scale. I also helped develop our startup business, Sponsability, and our sister business, Marketing Simplify. Show less

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  Sponsability

  Mar 2021 - Oct 2022

  Business Developer

  A product of DevSimplify, Sponsability was our exciting venture to help schools manage their sponsorships and fundraisers. I helped with all business development-related aspects of Sponsability, including sales and onboarding, process management, user experience planning, quality assurance, business model strategizing, and much more. I was especially fond of this project because of my past experience in high schools sports and music.

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  Emerson

  Mar 2023 - now

  Design Engineer Project Manager
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  Bickham Games

  Oct 2024 - now

  Co-Founder

  Bickham Games is our family-owned board game design and publishing business. This is a great learning tool for us to get hands-on experience with lots of facets of business, including product design, project management, sales and marketing, production, and order fulfillment. It's also a great avenue for us to connect with other people who love board games as much as we do!