Aarslan Rafique-Cruz
Analyst at Deloitte
Analyst @ Deloitte
As an International Business and Political Science first-generation graduate from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), I have developed a strong passion for business development & consulting, public service, and emerging technology.  

Through work projects, volunteer experiences, and a broad range of internships, I‘ve had the privilege of immersing myself in the following industries: Aviation & Aerospace, Biotechnology, Commercial Real Estate, Education, Human Resources Technology, Government and Public Services, and Information Technology & Software. 

My 6-year progression in these various industries has improved my ability to adapt quickly, learn by doing, and perform on cross-functional teams in multicultural environments. As I continue to build my young professional career, I seek to learn the skills necessary to deliver value to clients, colleagues, and communities.
Deloitte
https://www.linkedin.com/company/deloitte
San Diego, California, United States
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Analyst
Klarinet Solutions, LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/klarinetsolutions
Greater San Diego Area
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Business Development Specialist
Klarinet Solutions, LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/klarinetsolutions
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Business Development Executive - Sales & Marketing Strategy
Klarinet Solutions, LLC
https://www.linkedin.com/company/klarinetsolutions
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Inside Sales Representative
UC San Diego Office of Innovation and Commercialization
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ucsdinnovation
The 2020 Converge Incubator Program is for upper-division undergraduates seeking a dedicated focus on entrepreneurship. This accelerated program experience included the following: 
• Create business plan strategies, develop business models, and conduct future customer and client interviews.
• Engage daily with business model design theory, entrepreneurship workshops, product prototyping, team leadership, market research, and business start-ups legality
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mid-stage company founders to develop my own startup: BookClips.
• Participation in designated core elements of the Summer Research Program, including orientation and a capstone presentation at the Summer Research Conference in August.
San Diego, California, United States
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Converge Incubator Program - Undergraduate Entrepreneur and Researcher
LISI AEROSPACE
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lisi-aerospace
• Supported HR Department with company recruitment, talent acquisition, and retention as well as implement new collaborations and methods for business development (marketing, partnerships, strategic planning)
• Worked with HR, Operations, and Processing Directors to design and direct a 90-Day Training Program for 22 positions on the operating floor. This included working with various departments to assemble technical and general course material, manage the hiring process, create and schedule in-house lectures, and strategically plan the progression of the program. 
• Learned marketing soft wares to create and promote content that represents LISI Aerospace’s branch in CA.
Torrance, CA
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Human Resources, Operations, and Projects Intern
Emptech
https://www.linkedin.com/company/employment-tax-servicing-corporation
• Utilized Optyma software to audit and organize clientele’s data and records in complex company system. 
• Assisted HR Manager’s in company projects and reviewed department tasks.
• Analyzed I9 documents through Adobe Software in order to verify employee data through US Homeland Security.
Greater Los Angeles Area
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Human Resources and Sales Intern
University of California San Diego
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ucsandiego
Interned for UCSD Lecturer: Natalie Susi 
• Collaborating with the marketing team to redesign web-page, gather fieldwork, and develop exceptional content.
• Implement advertising strategies, execute tests, collect and analyze data and results, identify trends and insights to achieve maximum engagement from our target market.
• Effectively using Robolike, Mailchimp, Hootsuite, WordPress, and Canva to automate marketing processes, leverage SEO, and guide traffic to the website and social media platforms.
La Jolla, California
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Consulting and Social Media Marketing Intern
Winefield & Associates
https://www.linkedin.com/company/winefield-&-associates
Established and marketed a Winefield Inc. via the website, Facebook, Google, and Twitter. Responsibilities entailed :  
1. Promoting through Facebook, Twitter, and Google further understanding target markets through analytical tools/software.
2. Applying effective programs to obtain followers, as well as contacting an audience that is centered on contaminated properties throughout the state of California.
3. Linking business prospects, LinkedIn contacts, and personal email contacts to social media and developing tailored content and messages for various potential clients.
Long Beach, California
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Social Media Marketing Consultant
Tempur Sealy International
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tempur-pedic
• Organized HR department records by creating a filing and retrieval system. 
• Audited all employee personnel and medical files.
• Assisted HR and Finance department with daily routine activities and projects.
Greater Los Angeles Area
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Human Resources Intern- HR Manager’s Assistant
Major: International Business and Political Science
NCAA D2 Men's Soccer, UCSD Men's Club Soccer, UCSD Raza Resource Centro, Hermanos Unidos, UCSD Basement Start-Up Program, 1st Generation Student Success Coaching Program, and Sigma Nu Fraternity.
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UC San Diego
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Bachelor's degree
International Business
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The Rady School of Management- Undergraduate Programs
https://www.linkedin.com/school/theradyschoolofmanagement-undergraduateprograms/
High School Diploma
B&GC College Futures Foundation Scholar, Phineas Banning Scholar, ITEP Scholar, TEAM Heal Scholar, LA World Trade Week Scholar, National Honor Society Scholar, College Bound Scholar, Keystone Club, International Trade Academy, Early Academic Outreach Program, Student Leadership Council, Chess Club, CIF LA City Section D1 High School Soccer, Cross-Country, and Track.
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Banning Senior High School
https://www.linkedin.com/school/banning-senior-high-school/
Business Analytics
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Business and Organizational Leadership
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Communication, Culture, and Representation
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Comparative Political Parties and Interest Groups
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Economics, Politics, and International Policy
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Enterprise Finance
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Ethics and Society
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Financial Accounting
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Global Business Strategy
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Innovation to Market
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Law and Society
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Learning, Memory, and Attention COGS
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Managerial Accounting
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Modern Political Ideologies
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Negotiation
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New Venture Finance
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Political Economy and Development
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Product Marketing and Management
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Sales Management
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Science, Technology, and Law
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Sensation and Perception
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Social Entrepreneurship
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Social Physiology
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Education
EXP Future - Young Fellows Program
https://www.linkedin.com/company/expfuture
The EXP's Young Fellows Program seeks to demystify what it means to be a successful professional by connecting high school-age boys of color to mentors representative of their own experiences, communities, and backgrounds. Our goal is to provide students with a heightened sense of self-worth, confidence, a game plan for post-high school success, and a new group of mentors that can help guide them. 

We support low-income public high school students from Barstow, Carson, Gardena, Lawndale, Manuel Dominguez (Compton), Nathaniel Narbonne (Harbor City), Phineas Banning (Wilmington), Rancho Dominguez Preparatory (Long Beach), and San Pedro.
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Boys of Color Mentor
Boys and Girls Club of the Los Angeles Harbor
https://www.linkedin.com/company/boys-and-girls-club-of-the-los-angeles-harbor
Mentoring predominately Latino low income high school students to purse higher education by:
1. Working with students 1-on-1 to review and execute short-term goals, interests, career opportunities, college applications, scholarships, and post-high school options. 
2. Sharing my college experiences and story in small to large College Bound panels.
3. Promoting B&GC trips and conducting tours at UCSD campus.
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College Bound Mentor, Speaker, and Volunteer
Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank
https://www.linkedin.com/company/san-diego-food-bank
Through my affiliations in Sigma Nu and Men's Club Soccer, I have taken part in volunteering at the San Diego Food Bank.  The Food Bank distributed 28 million pounds of food, and the Food Bank serves, on average, 350,000 people per month in San Diego County. Many of the people who we serve are working-poor families, unemployed, homeless, children in poverty, and fixed-income senior.
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Student Volunteer
Port of Los Angeles
https://www.linkedin.com/company/portofla
Throughout my high school career, I volunteered over 200+ hours at the PORT of Los Angeles helping various causes: Arts & Culture, Youth Education, Wildlife Welfare, Community, Public Health, and Children
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Event and Fundrasing Volunteer
University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management
Converge Summer Incubator Program - Certification of Completion
University of California, San Diego - Rady School of Management
Essentials to Entrepreneurship
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarojni-kumar-a8498b46
San Francisco Bay Area
SAROJNI KUMAR
Licensed Agent with New York Life Insurance Company
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmund-wright
Vallejo, CA
Edmund Wright
Information System Technician at City of Vallejo, California
https://www.linkedin.com/in/heba-ismail-14a76a218
San Francisco, CA
Heba Ismail
Member Service Representative at Self-Help Federal Credit Union
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San Francisco, CA
Maritza Rivas
Member Service Representative at Self-Help Federal Credit Union
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daisy-amezcua-barajas-8b1816183
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Daisy Amezcua Barajas
M.A Counseling Candidate at Loyola Marymount University
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Fremont, CA
Julie Arnold
Universal Banker
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Myles Jackson
3D Animator
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Los Angeles County, CA
Karina Reyes
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Long Beach, CA
Damaris Franceschi Zuluaga
Non-profit organization
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Soquel, CA
Andres Bocaletti
The Better It Gets, The Better It Gets
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Long Beach, CA
Alysa Jamela Salcedo
All around person and always up to the challenge.
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San Francisco Bay Area
Jody James Cabardo
Wealth Management Client Associate at Merrill Lynch
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San Francisco Bay Area
Nadia Chirayunon Cory
Branch Manager II at Fremont Bank
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San Bruno, CA
Leila Perreras
AVP, Membership Development at The Police Credit Union
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San Francisco Bay Area
Ciro Contreras jr
Branch Manager at Fremont Bank
https://www.linkedin.com/in/maricelagana
San Francisco, CA
Maricel Agana
Branch Manager at Fremont Bank
https://www.linkedin.com/in/colette-adelle-moyer-88357627
San Francisco Bay Area
Colette Adelle Moyer
VP,  Business Development Officer at PNC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lnn
Scottsdale, AZ
Lauren Newby
Inside Sales Manager
https://www.linkedin.com/in/betzabeth-romero
Hollywood, FL
Betzabeth Romero
Business Development Manager at Ingram Micro
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Intranet and Digital Workplace Professionals
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Harvard Business Review Discussion Group
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