04-18-2020, 11:35 AM
Hello MM!
My name is Ethan Dillon. I am a rising Sophomore here at JMU and I will be running for the Treasurer position in this years' officer election. I have gotten the pleasure of meeting most of you but have not yet managed to meet ALL of you, which is something I aim to accomplish! (Alumni included). This club has deep roots and is the favorite beloved club of many of us here, and in my opinion that is one of the main things that make it so great. With that being said, I'd like to be apart of the team responsible for keeping this fine-tuned machine of a club running for many years to come.
So why Treasurer you may ask?
The treasurer position intrigues me because as we all know, the key to keeping any machine running smoothly is MAINTENANCE. With maintenance comes the need for detailed record-keeping while retaining easy accessibility and readability. I believe I have just the right amount of OCD and excessive work ethic to fill this need. As a CIS (Computer Information Systems) major and overall data and statistics nerd, I not only have the interest in these duties but the skills and experience as well. I have lots of experience including but not limited to the following programs: Excel, Access, Lightroom, Photoshop, Word, PowerPoint, as well as experience in Python and HTML programming. With these skills, I feel confident in assuming the financial and logistical record-keeping responsibilities of the treasurer and much more.
Why me?
Aside from experience and overall technological proficiency, I believe there are other very important aspects of this position. I take pride in being very outgoing and having a genuine passion for talking to others, getting to know them, as well as receiving feedback. I see being approachable and personable as being critical for someone who is being trusted with various financial and operational responsibilities within the club, and I aim to be open and reachable by anybody who may have any questions or ideas at any time. Lastly, I believe there is benefit to being a younger officer. Having 3 years to come in this club, I would continue to be an aid to any future treasurers in the event that I were to run for a different position later on or be replaced by a new treasurer.
Another aspect in which I believe I can be valuable to this club as an officer is my experience with business relations and sponsorships. At the age of 15, I had purchased my first car and built it up into a sponsored show car. It was a 2010 Genesis Coupe 6MT that had been in a front and rear collision and was far from pretty at first sight. After repairing it and modifying it, I was able to obtain sponsorships from Mishimoto, GCTuner, and Incurve Wheels. I then assisted those companies with advertising and promotion at shows and on their websites. By the age of 16, I had then started my own clothing brand. I successfully ran this company and solely carried out every one of its' operations throughout the rest of high school.
Long story short...
My goal as treasurer would be to update the club's record-keeping methods of financial transactions and resource allocation through the use of new programs and/or program features to achieve increased efficiency and accessibility for those who need to access them. I hope to make these changes while also making the treasurer position more approachable than ever before by making my contact info readily available to all and open for comments, questions, suggestions, and more with a rapid response rate. I realize these duties can be complex and I feel confident that my experience and skill-sets in business and technology will allow me to carry out these responsibilities.
Additional Info
One idea I had in particular was to create an MM database in which members will have the ability to go into the UI individually and enter info about themselves such as hometowns, birthdays, areas of expertise, and more. There would be a distinction between alumni and current members. This would be useful for instances such as: "Wow, I have an oddly specific question regarding my fathers LS car", "Yikes, my roof is leaking, I wonder if anyone in MM happens to have any construction or roofing experience", or "I really would love to have a photographer at my wedding this weekend, I wonder if there are any photographers in MM looking for a gig". These various areas of expertise can be inputted and assigned by each member and made searchable via tags and keywords. This idea came to me after seeing the amazing amount of knowledge this group has in such a wide variety of subjects, and it occurred to me how sweet it would be to find a way to organize and utilize that! This is simply a concept at the moment, however I would love to hear any thoughts or suggestions!
Thank you all for taking the time to read this and please feel free to reply with any questions or comments!
-Ethan Dillon
My name is Ethan Dillon. I am a rising Sophomore here at JMU and I will be running for the Treasurer position in this years' officer election. I have gotten the pleasure of meeting most of you but have not yet managed to meet ALL of you, which is something I aim to accomplish! (Alumni included). This club has deep roots and is the favorite beloved club of many of us here, and in my opinion that is one of the main things that make it so great. With that being said, I'd like to be apart of the team responsible for keeping this fine-tuned machine of a club running for many years to come.
So why Treasurer you may ask?
The treasurer position intrigues me because as we all know, the key to keeping any machine running smoothly is MAINTENANCE. With maintenance comes the need for detailed record-keeping while retaining easy accessibility and readability. I believe I have just the right amount of OCD and excessive work ethic to fill this need. As a CIS (Computer Information Systems) major and overall data and statistics nerd, I not only have the interest in these duties but the skills and experience as well. I have lots of experience including but not limited to the following programs: Excel, Access, Lightroom, Photoshop, Word, PowerPoint, as well as experience in Python and HTML programming. With these skills, I feel confident in assuming the financial and logistical record-keeping responsibilities of the treasurer and much more.
Why me?
Aside from experience and overall technological proficiency, I believe there are other very important aspects of this position. I take pride in being very outgoing and having a genuine passion for talking to others, getting to know them, as well as receiving feedback. I see being approachable and personable as being critical for someone who is being trusted with various financial and operational responsibilities within the club, and I aim to be open and reachable by anybody who may have any questions or ideas at any time. Lastly, I believe there is benefit to being a younger officer. Having 3 years to come in this club, I would continue to be an aid to any future treasurers in the event that I were to run for a different position later on or be replaced by a new treasurer.
Another aspect in which I believe I can be valuable to this club as an officer is my experience with business relations and sponsorships. At the age of 15, I had purchased my first car and built it up into a sponsored show car. It was a 2010 Genesis Coupe 6MT that had been in a front and rear collision and was far from pretty at first sight. After repairing it and modifying it, I was able to obtain sponsorships from Mishimoto, GCTuner, and Incurve Wheels. I then assisted those companies with advertising and promotion at shows and on their websites. By the age of 16, I had then started my own clothing brand. I successfully ran this company and solely carried out every one of its' operations throughout the rest of high school.
Long story short...
My goal as treasurer would be to update the club's record-keeping methods of financial transactions and resource allocation through the use of new programs and/or program features to achieve increased efficiency and accessibility for those who need to access them. I hope to make these changes while also making the treasurer position more approachable than ever before by making my contact info readily available to all and open for comments, questions, suggestions, and more with a rapid response rate. I realize these duties can be complex and I feel confident that my experience and skill-sets in business and technology will allow me to carry out these responsibilities.
Additional Info
One idea I had in particular was to create an MM database in which members will have the ability to go into the UI individually and enter info about themselves such as hometowns, birthdays, areas of expertise, and more. There would be a distinction between alumni and current members. This would be useful for instances such as: "Wow, I have an oddly specific question regarding my fathers LS car", "Yikes, my roof is leaking, I wonder if anyone in MM happens to have any construction or roofing experience", or "I really would love to have a photographer at my wedding this weekend, I wonder if there are any photographers in MM looking for a gig". These various areas of expertise can be inputted and assigned by each member and made searchable via tags and keywords. This idea came to me after seeing the amazing amount of knowledge this group has in such a wide variety of subjects, and it occurred to me how sweet it would be to find a way to organize and utilize that! This is simply a concept at the moment, however I would love to hear any thoughts or suggestions!
Thank you all for taking the time to read this and please feel free to reply with any questions or comments!
-Ethan Dillon
2006 Subaru WRX 5MT
-336whp, 346wtq
Previous Builds:
- '10 Genesis Coupe 3.8 6MT
- '97 LS400 Coach Edition
- '15 WRX 6MT
- '11 Wrangler JKU
-336whp, 346wtq
Previous Builds:
- '10 Genesis Coupe 3.8 6MT
- '97 LS400 Coach Edition
- '15 WRX 6MT
- '11 Wrangler JKU
