Jeremiah Peterson's Resume (Last updated December 2nd 2008)

For the last ten years I have been employed as a professional researcher examining Minnesota industry and nonprofit sectors. I have extensive experience conceptualizing, and then executing, research projects for analysis and publication. I have a proven history of achieving outstanding results and have employed a large variety of primary and secondary research strategies including primary analysis of publicly disclosed records, and secondary direct survey/interview methodologies. I also have a large portfolio of business and professional contacts that I utilize for collecting data and as a network for gathering expert opinions on projects. I am currently seeking new opportunities and would love an opportunity to contribute to your organization.

Managed and implemented all communications and research aspects of a business information startup company. Responsibilities included: development of communications, email and lead marketing campaigns, and published research projects.

Responsible for the majority of research-oriented editorial projects at Minnesota's premiere business newspaper; managed in total, over 70 annual industry reports from conception to completion. All projects were completed on time, under extremely tight editorial deadlines, for a weekly audience of over 59,000 business professionals. All work was featured in four annual editions of the Minneapolis/ St. Paul Business Journal's annual Book of Lists.

• Gain extensive experience examining Minnesota business and industry, performing extensive research in: Business Services, Construction, Education, Finance, Government/Nonprofit, Healthcare, Hospitality, Medtech/Biotech, Professional Services, Real Estate and Technology. I have extensive experience putting Minnesota's Public, Private and Nonprofit industries under the microscope using a variety of research methodologies.
  

Perform and execute business research using primary and secondary corporate information gathering techniques, this includes publicly disclosed records (i.e. "990's" and "10k's" etc.) and direct survey/interview strategies

Provided business research for Information Services clients using business software including Dunn & Bradstreet, Imarket, Reference USA, Dialog etc. Managed complex access database and extracted data for state and federal reporting. I managed work-flow for fellow business researchers and was responsible for communicating mission and purposes of the non-profit organization to the public.

• Researched and identified cutting-edge technology-intensive companies in Minnesota
  

• Developed contacts with 100's of executives in Minnesota's technology oriented sector
  

• Provided research to Policy Department regarding high-tech sector in Minnesota
  

• Supplied all technical support for users of website and software products
  

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Created a one-of-kind, web-based product, featuring over 2,000 technology intensive companies in the state of Minnesota. Responsible for all research and published content and was project manager responsible for the migration of a print publication to a dynamic, online product.