Owen Schaad

Who Am I?

This is me!
This is me!

Fun Facts About Me

I am originally from Denver, CO but my family just recently moved to Atlanta, GA where I had an internship this past summer. My favorite hobbies include watching sports, playing golf, and traveling. In fact, I have been to 9 different countries. I have 2 brothers, one younger and one who is my twin (yes we are identical and yes he goes to Xavier).

Academic Background

I am a Senior Marketing/BAIS Student at Xavier University. I am fascinated with Product/Category Management and am pursuing a concentration in that field. I went to high school at Lutheran High School in Parker, CO and I chose Xavier due to its small size and close relationship/interaction with professors and classmates.

Professional Background

I don’t have much professional experience but I worked at a golf course for 5 years as a Guest Services Attendant where I managed the golf carts on the course. I also got a lot of free golf from working there which is a perk. This past summer I worked as a Category Management Intern for NAPA Auto Parts where I helped conduct a supplier bidding process on a new product NAPA is launching. I also helped build the budget allocation plan and the marketing plan for this new product.

Experience with R and Data Mining

To put it lightly…I have absolutely 0 experience with this stuff. I don’t find coding very interesting but at after a few weeks of learning it, it doesn’t seem too bad. I have experience with a lot of data analytics but not data mining. Coding so far has been very challenging for me but I am glad I get to learn something new.

Experience with Other Analytic Software

I have a lot of experience with Excel. I have used it for personal reasons, in many classes, and in my internship.