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Boulder, Co, Us

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Interview and assess hundreds of applicants applying for positions within Backroads. Train and mentor new leaders entering the field. Facilitate the development of leadership skills through individualized coaching and leading by example. Utilize data trends collected across metrics to evaluate success and provided tailored feedback.Mediate between senior management and leaders to improve individual performance, align company values, and provide in-the-moment support.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Chair development, design, and execution of itineraries across the US Southwest. Role includes creation of all guest facing materials, sales plans, and day-to-day operations. Manage relationships with contractors, negotiate services, and optimize financial plans alongside teams in Berkeley office.Lean on interpersonal skills to create once-in-a-life time experiences. Troubleshoot issues in the moment, solving both social and logistical problems in high stress situations across various locations domestically and abroad.

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Helped develop Downwest’s startup logistics and policies in relation to student experience and company mission.Guided inaugural trip of 10 gap-year students on a five-week backpacking and rafting trip in Utah and Colorado.

Berkeley, Ca

Negotiated contracts and managed deadlines for trips in over 50 locations.Coordinated projects in the financial and business departments between senior managers, trip leaders, and contractors worldwide.

Worked remotely 20 hours a week managing accounts of 114 university organizations, providing personalized sales expertise and program consultation while coordinating with suppliers and home office in Santa Barbara, CA.Developed proficiency using sales platforms and programs such as Hub-Spot, Order Management Systems, and Excel in relation to sales, marketing, and customer relations

Williamstown, Ma

Co-led trips ranging from Alaskan backcountry hiking to biking across the United States for a varying age of students.Managed all day-to-day logistics (route, lodging, etc.), budget, and safety, while promoting the growth of twelve clients.Taught training seminars on professionalism, leadership, and safety to fellow Overland trip leaders.Orchestrated staff development trip for new and experienced leaders.

Colgate University, Hamilton, Ny

Developed 7-month curriculum to train 18 new staff members with over 700 hours dedicated to leadership, risk management, and critical communication.Led twice-weekly classes, organized backcountry trips, and taught orientation trips and seminars for the greater student body.Employed as a leader and educator for Wilderness Adventure pre-orientation trips and Colgate PE classes fostering positive group dynamics and creating an environment of outdoor, personal, and group growth.

Colgate University, Hamilton, Ny

Maintained critical dialogue with the university administration, working to meet the ideals of the student body and create a campus that reflected their aspirations.Organized activities for students and managed budget while partnering with various campus groups.

Western Michigan University

Worked in partnership with Dr. Fahad Saeed designing a graphical user interface for Bioinformatics allowing for data intensive computer processing alongside simple visual variables and chartsProgram reviews input from external Java programs and identifies arguments, and presents these through a simple, easy to understand interface. Internship cumulated in the Yale Science and Engineering Association Award for Java program used by medical professions to process mass medical data into a manageable visual interface without the need for computer coding skills

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Collaborated with senior scientist Sandra Newport in the lab examining strains of Brachyspira hyodysenteria looking for strains ideal for use in the development of a vaccine to eliminate the swine dysentery.Compared strains with immunologic and molecular assays to identify their genetic properties with the goal of creating a vaccine design.Utilized polymerase chain reactions (PCR), gel-electrophoresis, and sequence of the strain genomes in the lab with oversight from senior scientists.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Double Majors In International Relations & Geology, Class Of 2019

Activities and Societies: Outdoor Education (Upper Staff), Pi Sigma Alpha, Utica Refugee Tutors (COVE Leader), Class of 2019 Student.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Economics

High School

Activities and Societies: Research Team, Student SenateThe Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center (KAMSC) is a STEM magnet school.