EVAN TURPEN

Current: 6317 N. Broadway Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60660. Permanent: 505 Shandell Drive, Bedford, Indiana
47421.
Phone: (812) 508-0450, E-mail: turpenevan@gmail.com, eturpen@luc.edu

EDUCATION
Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of
Business

Expected May 2016

Finance Major
3.865 GPA

John Felice Rome Center, Loyola University

Chicago

January 2014 May 2014

Rome, Italy Study Abroad Program

3.835 Term GPA

WORK EXPERIENCE
Hillshire Brands, IT Financial Planning Intern

Catholic Charities of Chicago, Volunteer Relations

Intern

Metal
Intern

June 2014 - August 2014

Automated monthly close process from manual process to automated process, leveraging Microsoft
Excel and SharePoint. The new solution standardizes process of receiving accruals and
automatically forms journal entries, saving significant time and effort.
Developed consolidated submission forms for project managers and cost center owners to deliver
financial forecasts each period. The newly developed templates return the team with automated
summaries, while also routing journal entries directly into an SAP database.
Designed, constructed, and implemented a team SharePoint site that streamlines period close and
forecasting processes. Developed a team calendar that establishes financial accountabilities within
the IT department, automating previously manual tasks.
August 2014 Present

Organized and assisted in managing the 2014 Celebration of Giving and Adopt a Family program,
which provided Christmas gifts for over 700 families and 6,000 underprivileged children n the city
of Chicago.
Manage online database that houses intake of all volunteer requests, inquiries, and opportunities
for volunteering and any current programs within the organization.
Assist in managing funding and volunteer intake for annual Celebration of Giving program.
Manage and oversee weekly supper for over three hundred local homeless and in-need individuals
in the Chicago community.
May 2013 August 2013
Technologies, Inc., Accounting, IT, & HR

Processed payroll for over 200 employees weekly, including computing tax and garnishment
payments.
Analyzed several metrics of assembly data in order to forecast and maximize production, manage
inefficiencies, and derive strategic growth tactics.
Assisted in implementation of new ERP business software (i.e. Syteline): truncating metrics and
populating data fields used for key analytics into the new program.
Developed a standardized payroll process to implement into the three sister companies of Metal
Technologies, streamlining the companys accounting and reconciliation process as a result.

ACTIVITIES & HONORS

National Society of Collegiate Scholars

January 2013 - Present

Nomination and invitation for students in the top 10% of their class.

Deans List, Quinlan School of Business

Recognition of students who obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher for a given semesterhave received award
all five semesters since starting at Loyola.
Fall 2013
Commodity Floor Brokers & Traders Association

Award

Awarded scholarship and acknowledged as one of three nationwide students who are interested in
the financial services industry for having exceptional academic performance and professional
goals.

SKILLS

Master-level course in Microsoft Excel and Access. Highly proficient in Microsoft SharePoint.
Experienced and adept in working with several various ERP systems, business and accounting
software.