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Abstract Collective: An *Unofficial* Year in Review (#2)
Abstract Collective: An *Unofficial* Year in Review (#2)
By Max Polec, ACC
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What I Learned from the Crisis Response Webinar with Afshan Khan and Ilana Diamond
What I Learned from the Crisis Response Webinar with Afshan Khan and Ilana Diamond
By Max Polec, ACC
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"To serve is to live." ~ Frances Hesselbein I feel fortunate to share my 5-day experience at the Hesselbein Global Academy – one of my favorite…
"To serve is to live." ~ Frances Hesselbein I feel fortunate to share my 5-day experience at the Hesselbein Global Academy – one of my favorite…
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In the summer of 2015, I did *not* make the cut for a global leadership program at the University of Pittsburgh called the Hesselbein Global Academy.…
In the summer of 2015, I did *not* make the cut for a global leadership program at the University of Pittsburgh called the Hesselbein Global Academy.…
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Absolutely thrilled by the success of our All Staff Conference, one of my favorite ISU initiatives. It's all about our incredible team and the shared…
Absolutely thrilled by the success of our All Staff Conference, one of my favorite ISU initiatives. It's all about our incredible team and the shared…
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Lions Club Member/Webmaster
University of Pittsburgh
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Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
Helped lead a year-long service project to gather 4,000 pairs of eyeglasses to donate to Hondurans with eye needs. The process included gathering, cleaning, sorting, reading, labeling, and cataloging all pairs of eyeglasses. This year-long project was successful and all of the 4,000 pairs of eyeglasses were taken to Honduras in the early summer of 2015.
Honors & Awards
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Techstars Startup Weekend Mobile 2019 - 3rd Place Winner (Citrus)
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Led a team in the creation of an online platform designed to provide a more efficient way to connect high school and college students with nonprofits to work on mission-driven projects. The idea was called Citrus and was prototyped and pitched during the weekend event.
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Pitt Startup Blitz - 3rd Place Winner (SoloSafe)
University of Pittsburgh - Innovation Institute
After competing in a two-day startup competition, the SoloSafe team designed a social innovation that strives to help prevent drug-related sexual assault. SoloSafe placed 3rd overall out of 31 teams competing in this competition.
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Blast Furnace Demo Day - 2nd Place Winner
University of Pittsburgh - Innovation Institue
After completing an extensive 8-week boot camp based on taking an idea and building it into a startup by focusing on customer discovery, product/market fit, and other areas, the PaprPlane team won 2nd place at the Blast Furnace Demo Day organized by the University of Pittsburgh's Innovation Institute.
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2nd Annual Pitt Mobile App Challenge Mockup Category "Best of Fair" Winner
University of Pittsburgh
This award was presented to the number one most voted app mockup during the App Fair portion of the Pitt Mobile App Challenge. During this App Fair, teams pitched their ideas to college students in an effort to get the most votes in a 45 minute time window. I worked alongside Dean Bogdanovic for this category and our winning mockup was for an app called "SyllaSort" which allows students to transfer all of their deadlines from their syllabi to their personal Google Calendar in seconds.
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2nd Annual Pitt Mobile App Challenge Mockup Category Winner
University of Pittsburgh
This award was presented to the top 3 most voted app mockups out of over 30 total submitted mockups in the competition. I worked alongside Dean Bogdanovic for this category and our winning mockup was for an app called "SyllaSort" which allows students to transfer all of their deadlines from their syllabi to their personal Google Calendar in seconds.
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2nd Annual Pitt Mobile App Challenge Idea Category Winner
University of Pittsburgh
This award was presented to the top 5 most voted ideas out of 146 total submitted ideas in the competition. My winning idea was an app called "sylla-sort" which allows students to transfer all of their deadlines from their syllabi to their personal Google Calendar in seconds.
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Hesselbein Global Academy Class of 2015
The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute
1. Selected as one of the top 50 college student leaders worldwide
2. Volunteered at Manchester Bidwell in Pittsburgh to develop a social media action plan that they are currently executing
3. Attended a Leadership Summit with University of Pittsburgh Alumni mentors
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1st Annual Pitt Mobile App Challenge Idea Category Winner
University of Pittsburgh
This award was presented to the top 5 most voted ideas out of over 150 total submitted ideas in the competition. Our winning idea was an app called "budsprout" which was an app with a social media interface that aimed to help people complete their personal goals through support, accountability, and motivation.
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Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts of America
1. Reached the rank of Eagle Scout after being involved in Scouting for 13 years
2. Excelled in leadership development activities and self-lead service projects
3. Youth accomplishment that less than 1% of Americans have earned
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ICF Pittsburgh Chapter
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Hesselbein Global Leadership Academy
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Rotaract Club of Birmingham
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