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Edmonton, Canada Area

My job is to revitalize traditional Cree/Nehiyaw birthing practices, medicines, and ceremonies in a contemporary midwifery environment. Part documentarian, community organizer, searching mystic, and product development, my role is to build a system which enables Kehewin Cree Nation to rebuild their community and culture, one family at a time.

Greater New York City Area

Phoenix, AZ

For the past several months, I took time to reconnect with my Navajo heritage. Ideally I would have found work on the reservation, but because the unemployment rate is around 48.5%, it was next to impossible.Thus, I earned money by providing whatever services I could to whoever they would help. Though this initially started as a means to an end, it turned.

Saugus, MA

Updated billing system to streamline pay dates; identified weakness in inventory management and corrected; retrained staff to have proper sales conversation with each customer and developed storewide customer service expectations; analyzed sales flow to identify budgetary requirements for optimal inventory volume; reconfigured floor plan for best store.

Phoenix, AZ

Empire Coin bought valuables at sponsored events around the country and sold them for their wholesale rate or listed them on eBay for their market value. My job was to distinguish which items were to be listed on eBay and which were to be sold wholesale. After the designated eBay items were set aside, I would photograph each item, write a detailed listing.

Greater Denver Area

Door to door sales program selling home security monitoring agreements. By the end of the summer, I generated over $20,000 in new contracts. Learned the value of a positive attitude, persistent effort, and the ability to laugh at oneself.

Boston, MA

My position at Shazzle required me to provide marketing and support services to three different companies, all owned by the same person. My primary focus was Shazzle, but I also worked with Advisor Nation on their Contact Marketing Pro software product, and Bangzoom Publishing's marketing services. When I was hired, Shazzle was a peer to peer file sharing.

Cambridge, MA

Provided excellent customer IT support to mid/top level executives from around the world; logged support incidents using HEAT; updated websites using Dreamweaver; trained 7 additional specialists; digitized internal manuals to decrease support hold-time by 1 minute.

Cambridge, MA

Supported daily operations of 7 person start-up hedge fund; acted as personal assistant to founders; reorganized filing systems to streamline record keeping; managed office workstations and logistics.

Cambridge, MA

Supervised 30 international Summer School students while taking a class; organized weekly networking events for 30-50 people.

Phoenix, AZ

Delivered excellent customer service under strict time constraints, resulting in recognition from US Air CEO; developed and implemented system of baggage handling between US Air, Prospect Contractors, and TSA to reduce Phoenix airport’s misplaced bag rate by 35%; wrote manual for delivery system and trained 10 employees.

Boston, MA

Assisted in developing brand image for start-up luxury coffee bean company; coordinated with box manufacturers to design and construct high-quality packaging; assisted in obtaining initial sales agreements in excess of $500,000 for William Sonoma, Dean & Deluca, and Trader Joe’s; provided web developers with functional requirements specification and web.

Phoenix, AZ And Cambridge, MA

Provided excellent customer service to all customers, resulting in accolades from Southwest Regional Manager; managed team of 3-5 people to maintain proper deployment; earned Coffee Master status; won district sales competition during 2003 holiday season for most espresso machines sold.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics & Social Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Native Americans at Harvard College, Harvard University Native American Program, Harvard Foundation, Harvard.

Study Abroad At Business Language Culture Program, Business

Semester abroad during Fall Semester, Senior year of college. Program focused on Chinese business practices, social customs, and Mandarin.

High School

Activities and Societies: Student Government, Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership, Arizona Boys State, International Thespian Society, Speech.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Ace Plus Enrolled and completed 8 college courses while attending high school.