Evan Melendez

Finance studentBinghamton University

Builds and runs small businesses

I study finance at Binghamton. Then I go build things.

School of ManagementBusiness Administration, Finance concentrationClass of 2028

Four students around a library table with laptops and notebooks, working through problems together

Most nights,
the library.

Coursework, problem sets and a study group that keeps everyone moving.

Study groupProblem setsAfter dark

Summer 2025

Door to door.

Heyday Pest Management in Wausau, Wisconsin. Sales Account Executive.

Three young men in polo shirts on a lawn, the middle one in a Heyday Pest shirt giving two thumbs up

Heyday Pest, Wausau, WI

$40K

Generated in 10 weeks selling pest control, one door at a time.

Then I started my own.

Danbury, CT

Pressure
washing.

15+

home jobs across pressure washing and painting

Before: a backyard deck with weathered boards, green with moss, beside tan vinyl siding

After: the same deck washed clean, with fresh wood showing between white boards

Not yet Washed

Evan pressure washing a white sedan in a driveway, spray arcing over the roof

Freshly washed deck boards meeting tan vinyl siding at an inside corner

Interior

Painting.

Sanding, taping, drop cloths. The paint is the last ten percent of the job.

Finished stairwell with dark gray walls, framed art and gold wall lights

Freshly painted dark gray stairwell with black railing and white balusters

Finished living room with deep gray walls, gray curtains and a fireplace — Living room

Open kitchen and living area with white cabinets and gray walls — Kitchen

Sitting room under a glass chandelier, dark gray walls with crown molding — Sitting room

Dining area behind white columns with fresh gray walls — Dining room

The result

Start to finish.

5+ websites built for service businesses.Joey's Landscaping & Design, Fairfield County, CT.Visit the live site

C&L Prestige Auto Detailing.Mobile detailing, Danbury, CT.Visit the live site