Strategic Account Executive at Cloudera
San Francisco, California
South Dakota Farmers Union
Rural Development Director
April 2010 to April 2013
Huron, SD
South Dakota Farmers Union
Legislative/Membership Director
October 2007 to April 2010
Huron, SD
South Dakota State Legislature
State Representative
January 2009 to January 2013
Pierre, SD
Cloudera
Strategic Account Executive
San Francisco Bay Area
• Created Rural Economic and Leadership (REAL) Development Program that teaches young adults to learn leadership skills, media relations, personal development and public speaking techniques.• Developed Jr. Rural Economic and Leadership (Jr. REAL) Development Program for 3,200 rural high school students across the state focusing on personal motivation, credit issues, economics and identity theft. • Created, promoted... • Created Rural Economic and Leadership (REAL) Development Program that teaches young adults to learn leadership skills, media relations, personal development and public speaking techniques.• Developed Jr. Rural Economic and Leadership (Jr. REAL) Development Program for 3,200 rural high school students across the state focusing on personal motivation, credit issues, economics and identity theft. • Created, promoted and managed the budget for the South Dakota MarketPlace, a statewide business conference to connect entrepreneurs, business owners and services.• Collaborated with SDFU staff, board members, consultants and leadership to develop long-term strategic plans for growth, outreach and sustainability both locally and nationally for the organization.
What company does Mitch Fargen work for?
Mitch Fargen works for South Dakota Farmers Union
What is Mitch Fargen's role at South Dakota Farmers Union?
Mitch Fargen is Rural Development Director
What industry does Mitch Fargen work in?
Mitch Fargen works in the Computer Software industry.
Who are Mitch Fargen's colleagues?
Mitch Fargen's colleagues are Sandeep Moré, Robin Werner, Tudor Clejanu, Stephan Grotz, Jan Kunigk, Peter Steidl, Vineet Garg, Nicole CTSM, Ewa Ding, and Romain Rigaux
💼 Past Experience
Mitch Fargen's education and experience: methane gas production and strategyMitch Fargen holds a B.S. in natural gas production and strategy from the University of Wyoming. He was educated at the University of Wyoming where he spent two years studying methane gas production and strategy. Mitch has worked as an account executive at Cloudera since April 2010. at South Dakota Farmers Union from October 2007 to April 2010. In Aaron County, South Dakota, Mitch helped develop theJr. Rural Economic and Leadership (Jr. REAL) Development Program for 3,200 rural high school students across the state focusing on personal motivation, credit issues, economics and identity theft. Mitch also created, promoted and managed the budget for the South Dakota Marketplace, a statewide business conference to connect entrepreneurs, business owners and services. In Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Mitch worked with the US Senate and US Congressional staffs and National Organizations to lobby and develop policy. At the University of Wyoming, Mitch earned a master's degree in nutritional sciences, focusing on methane gas production and strategy. Mitch completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Wyoming in summer of 2008. He is currently a strategic account executive at Cloudera in San Francisco Bay Area, where he provides the world's fastest, easiest, and most secure Hadoop platform. Cloudera's mission is to deliver the modern platform for data management and analytics to help you get value from all your data by: 1. Modernizing Architecture: Enable IT to deliver more value to business stakeholders at a lower cost.2. Driving Customer Insights: Create a 360 degree picture of customers to deliver new revenue streams.3. Improving Product & Services Efficiency: Build better data-driven products and services at lower cost.4.Lowering Business Risks: Mitigate the probability of loss inherent in business operations and environment.
🎓 Education
Mitch Fargen studied Business/Managerial Economics at South Dakota State University during his undergraduate career. He then studied Political Science and Government at South Dakota State University during his graduate career. Mitch Fargen is currently a Master’s student at the University of Utah.Mitch Fargen has previous experience in the professional world. He has worked as an investment banker and a supervisory financial analyst. Mitch Fargen is also currently a student at the University of Utah’s School of Business.Mitch Fargen has a desire to work in the professional world. He has a strong desire to work in a financial industry and to work in a political industry. Mitch Fargen is confident that he will be successful in the professional world and that he will be able to find a job within a short period of time. Mitch Fargen is also confident that he will be able to successfully complete the University of Utah’s School of Business program.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
Mitch Fargen has over 20 years of experience as a strategic account executive,anny congressional staff, lobbyist, and fundraising professional. Fargen has also experience with Hadoop, the leading data management platform, and has learned how to build a data-driven business. He is a member of the South Dakota Farmers Union, where he was a legislative/membership director from October 2007 to April 2010. Fargen is also project manager for Clouderen, the world’s fastest, easiest, and most secure Hadoop platform.
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