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Seattle, Washington, United States

Remote - Seattle, Washington, United States

Greater Seattle Area

Designit is a results-oriented consultancy designing premium customer experiences to elevate your business. We start by gaining a deep understanding of your current challenges and opportunities, questioning traditional assumptions of how to solve ingrained problems. Our approach favors design thinking - using logic, analysis, imagination, and empathy to build smart, action-based customer-centric programs. Born from an agency with digitally-oriented competencies, Designit Consulting continues to have a strong in-house partnership offering our clients full end-to-end support.

Greater Seattle Area

Robert Half Technology is a leading provider of technology professionals for initiatives ranging from web development and multiplatform systems integration to network security and technical support. We are a member of the Microsoft Partner Network with gold and silver competencies. As a result, we can offer our consultants training in several Microsoft technologies, significantly increasing their value to our clients. We also provide our candidates with access to the full suite of technology evaluations from Brainbench, the premier provider of online assessments worldwide. For individuals working in customer service and technical support organizations, we offer access to free online training and certification through our alliance with HDI. In addition, Robert Half Technology has alliances with the Association of Information Technology Professionals and Oracle, which allows us to locate highly skilled technology candidates many businesses would not otherwise be able to access. Robert Half Technology has more than 120 locations worldwide.

Greater Seattle Area

Responsible for account expansion, management, and retention in new vertical markets, workingcollaboratively and cross-functionally to optimize market presence (and delight end users) withstandard and custom-designed solutions for Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), andConnected/Smart Home, health and auto insurance warranty programs, products and services

Greater Seattle Area

Responsible for meeting and exceeding competitive sales quotas in multi-million-dollarmetropolitan market via effective and inclusive team hiring, development, mentorship and training• Instituted store business acumen from front-line sales to assistant managers to strategicallyimprove business KPIs and to manage store P&L with 15-20% improvement YoY. Achieved awardfor top P&L management across all Microsoft retail in FY 2015.• Selected for 6-week assignment to Sydney, AU, to develop leadership and organizationalexcellence for first overseas flagship store. Improved operational standards to increase auditscores 20 points within first 30 days.

Seattle, Washington

• Developed and implemented customer-centric and strategic engagement skills to facilitatedemonstration and sales of audio and video equipment; consistently grew business by 4-6%annually during recession• Created and implemented leadership potential program to mentor and identify future leadersthrough coaching and talent development; achieved 25% promotion and advancement rate in ~1year that led to be recognized with the Bose National Educate award in 2013 across all 165domestic and international stores

Chicago, Illinois

Hired to recruit, hire, manage and develop sales team of 8 individuals and ensure productive,customer-oriented engagement and sales.• Developed and delivered effective coaching and communication practices through seminars to300+ sales and people leaders from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. during international meetings• Evolved and improved store culture and morale, diminishing staff turnover to only 2 people in 3years

Greater Chicago Area

• Facilitated psychoeducational and processing groups for the chronically mentally ill in the areas of symptom awareness, symptom management, and depression• Managed case load of twelve adult clients in one-on-one counseling• Provided short-term crisis intervention and resolution for residential clients• Consulted and collaborated with interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurses and clinicians regarding individual client treatment• Developed multiple six-week psychoeducational modules based on clinical research and the needs of a targeted residential population

Certificate, Health Care Analytics

Hr Management Certificate, Hr Management

Master Of Education, Counseling

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Behavioral Sciences