Career Aspirations:
I hope to one day successfully
own and operate my own business. For the last few years I have taken an interest
and liking in landscape design and lawn care maintenance. Recently I have joined
a friend who is the successful owner and operator of Prestige Lawn Care, a company located in Anne Arundel County. I have
been asked to help operate his business a bit smoother; to oversee job sites, provide input into the business layout
as well as financial organization, and strategic planning. I look forward to contributing to this business not for just profitable
reasons, but also for a chance to learn more about managing a business.
Academic Back-round:
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Graduated from Chesapeake High School (2001)
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Associates Degree from Anne Arundel Community College
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Attending University of Baltimore/ Senior year (BA in Business Admin.)
Awards, recognition, prizes:
High School:
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1998 Class 4A State Champions (men’s soccer), All county 1999-2000 (soccer, lacrosse),
College:
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Played Men’s Soccer for 2 years at AACC; All region 2001, 2002, All American 2002, Phi Theta Kappa
society member, Wilson scholarship from the University of Baltimore, Senatorial Scholarship, Delegate Scholarship
Work Experience:
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Pasadena Golf Center: handyman
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Sole Comfort: Birkenstock specialty, retail shoe store in Annapolis; sold high quality shoes, organized inventory
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Leo’s Vacation RV’s: Maintenance, Detail, and Repairs
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Texas Roadhouse: Restaurant located in Pasadena; Server (during a few semesters of college)
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Dom’s Lawn Care: Small Business; got my foot in the door for landscaping
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Prestige Lawn Care: Job Foreman, Operations and Resource mgmt.
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Detailing: Throughout all my other jobs I have always detailed cars, bikes, trucks, whatever, on
the side. I have had a lot of success with this and in doing so I have developed
some entrepreneur skills early one.
Interests:
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Soccer: I have been student of the game for 15 years and can a credit a great deal of my
success in life to the skills I have been able to develop on the field; leadership, patience, experience, dedication, success. I played 2 years at AACC and received All American honors, but since UB does not have a sports program no longer,
I am forced to play 3 nights a week in a few leagues around Baltimore. I also
have coached soccer and recently was asked to help Chesapeake High Schools men’s varsity team, but I had to turn it down for school and work obligations.
I also enjoy watching soccer specifically Manchester United, an English Premier team, as well as several other international futbol clubs. To learn
more about soccer and to see some pictures of Manchester United, myself, and other soccer news and events, go to www.lavacafe.com.
(To find me at Lava Café, click on
the KRASH S.C. link on the left hand side, I’m the one in the black shirt, standing.)
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Music: Music has been an interest and a passion of mine all my life. I have also been a
student of music for the last 7-8 years, and own and play several instruments. I
am proud to say that I currently own one of the finest instruments every to be constructed in my view, the Gibson Les Paul (Standard). For those who
don’t know what a Les Paul is, put it this way…”If God played a guitar, he would play a Les Paul”
(Alex Rankin). The genre of music I generally listen to is Blues and Soul. Bands I particularly
enjoy listening to, are: Allman Brothers Band, Freddie King, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, The Meters, Al Green, and Earth Wind and Fire, to name a very few.
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Other Interest of mine include: reading Sci-fi novels (J.R.R. Tolkien), Playing Pool, Watching movies
Disclaimer:
Thanks for visiting my site, I hoped you enjoyed it and learned little bit about me, as well as maybe some other interest
you had. I f you enjoy some of the same things and want to learn more about some of them, or if you just want to say hey!
Contact me @ Stephen.Abey@ubalt.edu.
To learn more about the University of Baltimore,
go to the following links:
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University of Baltimore
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Merrick School of Business
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Her easy Dude” The Big Lebowski
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