Jeffrey Semon
My Skills & Experience
Accelerating for CPA Candidacy and building dreams with Horizons
My Bio
Who I Am
I am currently applying myself to enter the Accounting profession at entry level with education from UMGC, Cornell and YSU with 1 year of Accounting experience. My education includes Accounting, Information Technology, Computer Science and Information Systems and Engineering as my primary disciplines for skills. I am seeking access to employment to obtain experience for CPA licensure as a CPA Candidate.
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I am also in the process of pursuing a position in project management compatible with CPA candidacy. I am a current Project Management Institute member interested in advancing my 4 years of project management experience into project management certifications in preparation for PMI CAPM certification.
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I am also currently engineering a company in Aerospace and Defense named Horizons as a side gig, which will include skills from my CPA Candidacy with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Project Management Institute as part of the incubation and bootstrapping phases to lift my project and licensing agenda off the ground.
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I am accomplished with significant education and continuously building experience with soft skills in leadership, communications and general studies to apply with roles in Computer Science, Business Administration, Accounting, IT and Engineering.
Academic Experience
My Studies
September 2009 - May 2012
Master of Science Accounting and Information Technology, University of Maryland Global Campus
Research, projects and examinations in a context preparatory for the Uniform CPA Examination. Memberships in ACFE, AICPA, MACPA and ISACA as a graduate student for undergraduate student cultivation, graduate advancement and future CPA candidacy career positioning.
August 1996 - May 2009
Bachelor of Science Business Administration with Accounting major, Youngstown State University
Examinations and internship in a context that is preparatory for the uniform CPA Examination with a 150 hour undergraduate consisting of materials for Accounting and Computer Science and
Information Systems. Memberships in OSCPA and AICPA as a student for future professional practices and endeavors.
October 2022Â - Current
Engineering Certifications, Ivy League Cornell University
Subjects that went through Executive Certifications include Technology Leadership, Innovation Strategy, Digital Transformation and future certification in Product Management.
October 2018 - May 2019
General Soft Skills Certification with Leadership and Communications Cores, Rochester Institute of Technology
Leadership, teamwork, decision making, creative thought, critical thinking, presentations, professional communications and professional speaking are the major subjects covered in the skill sets for the certifications with RIT.
Proficiencies
Tricks of the Trade
Accounting and Information Technology
Academic success with a Master of Science from global top 1% university UMGC and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in the subject matter. I have accumulated 1+Â years of experience in this area in management of budgets, working in digital assurance for accounting clients, IT implementation projects and managing a general ledger.
Entrepreneur
Seeking success in engineering a aerospace and defense firm named Horizons to begin a incubation phase leading to bootstrapping and corporate formation. Please keep in touch with this site for the development of a new website, which is called www.horizons.company for detailing the introduction and purpose of Horizons and it's CEO myself.
Customer Service and Sales
My current skillset from practical experience developed while in college and seeking entry into a new career as a transitioning professional from academics with CPA Candidacy consists of 9 years of work in serving customers in projects in retail and wholesale environments. This work also includes a practice in sales with customer service in retail and wholesale environments.
Project Management
I have 5 years of experience managing projects of small and midsize with exposure to complex projects that are large scale. These projects involved working with waterfall projects and agile projects of small, midsize and large scales. I also have experience in implementation of micro projects for COTS software and Google Suite.
Digital Portfolio
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Digital Resume
Summary, strong skills, degrees and experience.
Snapshot of valuable skills with summary. Foundation with BSBA in Accounting and advancement with MS in Accounting and IT from top 1% global university UMGC. Also includes most recent experience. For a complete overview of my portfolio go to www.jeffonlinkedin.rocks.
Additional Certifications
My certifications include engineering certifications applicable to information technology, technology in general, the engineering field, digital development and soft skills.
Business Engineering, Technology Leadership, Innovation Strategy, Digital Transformation, Communications and Leadership
General Cover Letter
My staple cover letter without a applicant summary of qualification for a position.
Passion Statement
Supporting Documentation
Volunteer work with United Nations Online and Catchafire network, a dozen professional memberships and global leadership references.
Volunteer Work, Professional Memberships and References
Transitional Project Management Resume
This resume showcases my project management work in small, midsize and large scale projects in retail and wholesale environments. It also includes transferable experience that contributes to skills useful in all roles.
Building for a career with the AICPA and PMI after transition from academics