Life Relaunch liaisons to former and current collegiate athletes, former NFL athletes and current professional athletes

► Supervised, developed, and mentored defense and student coaches with performance and execution. Coordinated strategies and recruiting decisions with head coach. Established and maintained relationships with university, community, academics, families, donors, and media. Recruited players from North Chicago and Indiana. ► Developed winning program with highly-constrained budget and resources.• Within 2nd year of coaching, co-led team to 1st playoff season in 30 years by instilling belief that they were winners and capable of proving it to themselves, teammates, opponents, and community. Taught defense and coaches to believe in themselves, to trust and be accountable to one another, and to watch each other’s back. ► Established successful new hiring / training model in response to high attrition rates among coaching staff.• Recruited, hired, and mentored young coaches to fill annual vacancies caused by limited athletic funds; built program to identify potential talent, develop winning skills, and assist with growth opportunities. ► Nurtured relationships with community, families, donors, university, and media.• Chosen to speak and represent team and university at events to donors, families, recruits, community, and/or media.• Personally researched, analyzed, contacted, and recruited players/coaches weekly throughout Northern Chicago and Indiana prior to National Signing Day and summer camps, as well as routinely visiting donors while in cities of recruiting interest. • Embraced opportunities to meet with donors at events and solicited sponsorships for major athletic department fundraisers.

►Supervised staff and co-directed annual large-scale football camps with $400k operating budget. Analyzed recruiting prospects and built / maintained connections with high school athletic departments throughout southern California, Arizona, and Hawaii. ► Co-directed annual large-scale football camps with significant growth year over year (YOY).• Co-managed programming, logistics, and insurance for annual Gary Barnett Football Technique School ($250k budget) and Colorado Buffalo Football Camps ($400k budget) with 500 to 1500 attendees per 4-day camp. • Hired, trained, and supervised staff, rented facilities and fields, coordinated housing and meals, scheduled and oversaw daily activities, and facilitated student athlete meet-and-greets with campers/families.► Excelled in sudden operations role as interim head coach during volatile times twice within 6 years.• Retained through hiring of 5 different head coaches.• Improved morale among players/staff and calmed donors, supporters, and team during tumultuous times, regaining stakeholder confidence and winning games again. • Built confidence and motivation by assessing each player individually for mental and physical readiness, identifying leaders among each group, and establishing personal improvement plans.• Collaborated with legal department to assist with messaging to dispel rumors among the media and community during perceived university scandal.► Led players to personal victories. • Coached and mentored All-Americans and future NFL players, as well as 3 national Butkus Award winner/finalists.• Built and led Punt Return Unit to #1 national ranking 2 out of 7 years and #2 in nation in returning opponent punts 1 year.► Nurtured relationships with community, families, donors, university, and media.• Presented, spoke, and interviewed at donor and/or media events almost daily, including luncheons, press conferences, pre- and post-game shows, practices, fundraisers, and special events.