Jeff Kaplan
Finance | Entrepreneur | Technologist | Athlete
Bachelor of Science Degree Finance
(August 2012 - May 2016)
(June 2015 - August 2015)
(May 2014 - July 2014)
During my internship at State Farm I Facilitated transactions between new and existing clients of State Farm across all business lines including: Auto, Health, Life, Property & Casualty, and Loans. Acquired business through marketing and soliciting for Renter’s Insurance in the area. Lead risk assessments for properties covered in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Gained valuable knowledge on the insurance industry and customer service.
(June 2016 - Present)
Following gradation from FSU I given the opportunity to work as an Exotic Derivatives Tading Assistant at Deutsche Bank. Every day I step into a competitive, fast-paced work enviroment where I strive to learn new things, increase my productivity, and automate processes within the bank.
(August 2014 - December 2015)
As Vice President of The Essay Chief Writing services I helped manage over 45 writers, and lead our sales team. My partner and I generated over $100,000 of sales in Spring 2014.
I helped build a sales team of 20 individulas in selected fraternities and sororities across Florida State University.
Just recently, I sold out of my position in The Essay Chief to soley focus on my job search and other endeavors.
(August 2014 - May 2015)
As Member at Large I served as an elected member of the Executive Boardas the Member at Large. I was responsible for managing a team of six individuals working together to organize and plan the best events for the brotherhood. I managed a budget of over $1,500 to organize social events that over 500 people would attend.
(August 2012 - May 2014)
I served as the starting Libero on the FSU Men's Volleyball team from my Freshman to Junior year.
Together we placed 1st in tournaments at University of Tennessee, University of Georgia, and University of Alabama.
Currently I reside in the beautiful city of Jacksonville, Florida. So far living here has been a wonderful experience.
I have made some wonderful new friends thusfar, and I enjoy broadening my netwrok and meeting new people.
Currently I am striving to get more involved in the Jacksonville community. I play on various intramural teams representing DB, and creating a competitive but fun relationship with teamates and opponents.
I am looking forward to getting more involed, experiencing new things, and learning new skills.
This summer I competed in Decathlon Chiago. This was the events inagural year in Chicago in effors to raise money for pediatric cancer research at Rush University Medical Center.
The event is comprised of 10 athletic tests (a mix of running, lifting and agility drills) to see who is the best “professional/athlete” in Chicago.
The event was fantastic. Our team raised nearly $8,638, which made up a significant portion of the over $115,000 raised by the event.
The team at Rush University Children’s hospital could not have been more pleased – they are working to fund a new, six room facility for pediatric chemotherapy.
Our athletic performance notched our team 2nd place in the team event. Individually I ranked 3rd amongst all the athletes. Next year we’ll be striving for 1st again!