John Riley
Hi! I'm John. I'm eighteen years old, super ambitious, live in Atlanta, and can't wait to give back to the World!
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If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Romans 12:18Cities force us to interact with strangers and with the strange. They pry the mind open. And that is why they are the idea that has unleashed so many of our new ideas.
Jonah LehrerBeing in the Apple ecosystem could be as sublime as walking in one of the Zen gardens of Kyoto that Jobs loved, and neither experience was created by worshipping at the altar of openness or by letting a thousand flowers bloom. Sometimes it’s nice to be in the hands of a control freak.
Walter Isaacson on Steve Jobs- Theodore Roosevelt
At the Republican convention in 1900, a senator warned his colleagues not to make Theodore Roosevelt their vice presidential nominee: “Don’t any of you realize that there’s only one life between this madman and the presidency?” As New York’s governor, Roosevelt had challenged banking and insurance interests; Republican Party boss Tom Platt wanted him out of state affairs.
Born in New York City in 1858, Roosevelt was, in his own words, “nervous and timid” as a youth. He suffered headaches, fevers, and stomach pains. He was so frail and asthmatic that he could not blow out a bedside candle. So he hiked, swam, boxed, and lifted weights to build up his strength and stamina. In 1912, he would be shot in the chest by a deranged man, but proceeded to deliver an hour-long speech before having the bullet removed.
At the age of 23, Roosevelt was elected to the New York state legislature. Then in 1884, his wife and his mother died on the same day. To distance himself from these tragedies, he retreated to a 25,000-acre ranch in North Dakota’s Badlands and became a cowboy. He wore spurs and carried a pearl-handled revolver from Tiffany, the New York jewelers.
Roosevelt returned to serve as a U.S. Civil Service commissioner; he also served as New York City’s crusading police commissioner, wearing disguises in order to root out corruption. He subsequently became assistant secretary of the Navy and governor of New York, before his election as vice president in 1900.
Lacking any military experience and wearing a uniform custom-tailed by Brooks Brothers, Roosevelt served as second-in-command of the Rough Riders, a volunteer cavalry unit that fought in Cuba during the Spanish American War. With William McKinley’s assassination, he became, at the age of 42, the youngest president in American history.
Even those who know nothing about his presidency instantly recognize his image carved on Mount Rushmore—his huge, toothy smile and his wire-rimmed glasses. As president, he made anti-trust, conservation of natural resources, and consumer protection national priorities. He forced coal operators to recognize the United Mine Workers.
Roosevelt’s life was filled with contradictions. He was a member of one of the country’s 20 richest families, yet he denounced business magnates as “malefactors of great wealth.” The first president born in a big city, he was a hunter as a well as a conservationist. He was a bellicose man who boxed in the White House. He was also the first American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering peace between Russia and Japan.
Incredibly active and energetic, Roosevelt was “a steam engine in trousers” who somehow found time to write three dozen books, on topics ranging from history to hunting and in languages ranging from Italian and Portuguese to Greek and Latin. He was the first celebrity president known simply by his initials. Said a British envoy, “You must always remember the president is about six.”
In office, Roosevelt greatly expanded the powers of the presidency. A bold and forceful leader, he viewed the White House as a “bully pulpit” from which he could preach his ideas about the need for an assertive government, the inevitability of bigness in business, and an active American presence in foreign policy. He broke up trusts that dominated the corporate world and regulated big business. He created the Departments of Commerce and Labor and the U.S. Forest Service. He supported a revolt in a province of Colombia that allowed the United States to build the Panama Canal. He sent a Great White Fleet on an around-the-world voyage to symbolize America’s rise to world power. He made a dramatic public statement about race when he invited Booker T. Washington to dine at the White House.
Roosevelt pushed legislation though Congress, authorizing and establishing the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission to set railroad rates. In 1904, he won reelection by the largest popular majority up to that time. But on election night, he announced that he would not seek reelection in 1908—a statement that undercut his influence during his second term. In 1909, he retired to hunt big game in Africa, and passed the presidency to his hand-picked successor, William Howard Taft.
Apart from his philosophy of an active, interventionist government, Roosevelt’s most lasting legacy is that he became the model for a new kind of president: a charismatic, hyperkinetic, heroic leader, who sought to improve every aspect of society. He made the presidency as large as the problems posed by industrialization and urbanization.
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- SummaryJohn is an eighteen year old Junior at North Atlanta High School in the International Baccalaureate Programme.
While at North Atlanta High School, he has attained a GPA of 3.7, is a member of the National Honor Society, was nominated to the Georgia Governor's Honor Program, and is an Eagle Scout. John is an active volunteer at Buckhead Church, plays tennis, maintains his own IT consulting business (which he has grown from a small hourly businesses to a full-scale managed services company), and has roles at other companies.Experience- Jan 2012 - PresentFounder / Cloud Consult VenturesCloud Consult Ventures provide infrastructure for small business to learn how to switch their legacy systems to Cloud-based systems, making their business more dynamic and agile, while also saving money. » Started company at age of seventeen » Published PDF and two websites » Advises small business, law firms, etc. on the switch to the Cloud » Actively improves sites, including speed, SEO, etc. » Manages orders and revenue
- Jun 2011 - PresentBusiness Analyst / RevealVenturesJohn is a business analyst at RevealVentures where he researches the feasibility of launching certain web ventures, with a focus on having little to no overhead. » Actively determines viability of ventures by researching market size and competition » Assembles and delivers necessary information to decision makers on time » Works extensively with Content Management platforms, MailChimp email marketing tools, & SEO/Analytics tools » Builds out sites, actively created content in order to launch on-time. » Tracks visitors, and identify and eliminate problems as needed as reported by data
- Feb 2004 - PresentFounder / John Riley ITJohn Riley IT provides user-friendly IT solutions, with a focus on streamlining residential and small businesses' IT needs. » Started company at age of ten » Grew under hourly model » In 2008, converted to Managed Services model, retained and switched over 80% of active clients to monthly model » Provides TotalSupport, CrashPlan, and Hosted Exchange monthly services, serving clients as needed
- Jul 2011 - Sept 2011Intern / Bottlecap DevelopmentJohn worked at Bottlecap Development, where assisted the development team with closing tickets and launching websites on time. In addition, he assisted with miscellaneous projects throughout the company as needed, observing the processes behind making great websites. » Assisted with Development team and Traffic Manager to close tickets » Helped smooth out IT headaches, and provides vision for how technology can continue to assist company's bottom line » Worked with Content Management platforms » Copy wrote as needed to help meet deadlines
- Jun 2009 - Sept 2009Rippler / Ripple ITRipple provides managed IT solutions to fast moving, creative companies in Atlanta, GA and around the United States. » Worked alongside CEO to help with sales processes » Worked with support team in order to close tickets and support customer base » Assisted Office Manager as needed to eliminate kinks visible to customers » Helped improve and eliminate inefficient processes, in order to drive profitability
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2010 - 2013North Atlanta High School
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2006 - 2010The Westminster Schools
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Honors:Eagle Scout, 2012
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Interests:Business, minimalism, culture, refinement, nature
