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California, United States

Bakersfield, California, United States

Lead the learning, internal communication, and facilities functions for the company. Lead change and engage effort to bring employees along in organizational transformation.

Bakersfield, California Area

• Lead the design and implementation of effective communication strategies on key business objectives, resulting in enhanced business performance and employee engagement
• Key campaigns included launching and branding an organizational transformation; refreshed corporate purpose, vision, and values; a safety cultural shift; and transition communications through an acquisition
• Throughout acquisition and COVID, led a team in implementing a communication strategy to keep employees informed, connected to community and mental health resources, feeling cared for, and capable of delivering their.
• Responsible for executive communications. Develop messaging and coordinate senior leadership’s employee livestreams, Aera-wide town halls, the CEO annual business outlook and special projects. Oversaw a smooth and.
• Led the implementation of new technologies for stakeholder management and marketing. Implementation projects were on time and within budget
• Wrote and edited company-wide communication and selected internal and external communications, with engagement results that trended above national standards

San Luis Obispo, California Area

• Facilitated career exploration, professional development, and career growth for clients
• Successfully transitioned over 80% of participants to long-term employment within several months
• Trained essential workplace skills including: interview preparation, resume building, workplace attitude, digital literacy, financial literacy, customer service,and business etiquette
• Assisted over 90% of participants in the acquisition of an industry-recognized credential
• Developed relationships with local businesses to provide subsidized work experience opportunities and internships for program participants, giving them hands-on training opportunities
• Provided vision for social media marketing and collateral design, lead campaigns resulting in increased community engagement

Bakersfield, California Area

• Led responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) ensuring content was thorough, compliant, and compelling. Ran point on formal proposals that led to nearly $1,500,000 in new and renewal sales
• Partnered with diverse stakeholders including sales, marketing, channel partner and executive representatives to complete proposals
• Regularly coordinated with executive staff for approval of written content and final pricing for proposals ranging in value from $15,000 to over $5,000,000
• Formatted content to ensure proposal was easy to read and had a professional look and feel
• Developed and continuously updated template proposal text
• Participated in planning and event coordination for annual user conferences

Bakersfield, California Area

• Provided live, online product support for students, teachers, and administrators
• Taught digital citizenship to K-12 students
• Delivered on-site training to teachers and administrators for implementing a learning management system
• Provided new hire training for entry-level technical support staff
• Trained new hires to use products and provide excellent technical support

Bakersfield, California Area

• Met with managers, directors, and executives on a weekly basis to develop internal communications
• Facilitated improvement of internal communication through publication of weekly newsletters including reports from each department
• Produced a monthly newsletter geared toward maintaining the small-business feel in a growing company
• Reorganized personnel and benefit documentation
• Handled new hire paperwork
• Participated in planning company events: family picnic, Christmas party, etc.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication

Graduated magna cum laude, 2012-13 Communication Studies Outstanding Service Award, 2012 Professional Quality Training & Training Plan.

History

Four-time Dean’s List recipient, Four-time recipient of President’s Scholars Award, James and Dorothea Inskeep Memorial Scholarship.