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Cheney, Washington, United States

• Spearheaded the creation of a Therapeutic Court program within the Cheney Municipal Court. These programs include a Community Court and an Adult Treatment Court program designed around individual participant needs. • Directed a two-member team to design new programs and policies to better serve the community by providing diversionary court tracks as an alternative to jail to increase rehabilitation and reintegration of defendants. • Leveraged existing, and developed new partnerships with community organizations to better meet the needs of Community Court participants using evidence-based treatment. • Orchestrated court grant applications for private, state, and federal funding, including researching grants, writing submissions, and editing and submitting final applications. Received more than $300,000 in grant funding from multiple sources in FY24. • Oversaw annual Administrative Office of the Courts Therapeutic grant, including submitting quarterly reports and financials and ensuring 100% grant compliance. • Managed $300,000+ program budget with an annual surplus. • Supervised 15+ Defendants working through the Community Court program.• Worked closely with the Prosecutor's Office, Public Defenders, and Pre-Trial Services/Probation to identify candidates for diversionary tracks.• Wrote new therapeutic court Policy and Procedure Manuels and Participant Handbooks for both programs, drafted Stipulated Order of Continuance and Post Conviction Orders for participants, and updated other court forms as needed. • Served on the Court Security Committee to update courthouse security protocols. Wrote and received a $12,000 grant to upgrade security systems.

Cheney, Washington, United States

• Founded a small sporting goods store in Cheney, Washington. • Oversaw all aspects of daily operations and compliance with Federal and state laws.• Managed complete accounting and financial reporting process.• Oversaw strategic planning and growth metrics. • Managed full spectrum marketing plan, including tracking analytics.

United States

• Achieved 95%+ client satisfaction over 200+ projects, all completed before project deadlines. • Practiced effective project management to create project plans, set milestones, and coordinate staff, consultants, and contractors to achieve team goals for those projects.• Generated excellent open-source intelligence and analysis for clients, synthesizing data from various sources into more than 600 comprehensive reports.

United States

• Achieved 95%+ client satisfaction over 200+ projects, all completed before project deadlines. • Coordinated with consultants and other researchers to ensure all projects achieved their goals. •.Generated excellent open-source intelligence and analysis for clients, synthesizing data from various sources into more than 600 comprehensive reports.

Vienna, Virginia, United States

• Spearheaded the creation of a new e-commerce division that boosted online sales by 500% in a year, grossing $125,000/mo across multiple digital platforms, over and above personal sales.• Generated $25,000/wk in personal sales revenue, and $20,000/mo in additional revenue. • Supervised compliance with Federal and State regulations, and assisted in ATF investigations.• Directed a yearlong project transitioning to electronic compliance record-keeping and EDI systems, supervising two other employees to meet deadlines.• Generated professional appraisals and valuation for 50+ firearms a month, and created new SOPs.• Supervised the stocking department, encompassing negotiations with vendors, pricing decisions, and maintenance of financial records. Approximately $10,000 worth of weekly inventory. • Provided mentorship and training to all new and junior staff, ensuring all staff can grow and advance.

Vienna, Va

• In a specialized sales capacity, I generated $25,000/week in personal sales revenue by focusing on expert customer service. • Processed all transfers for the store, involving processing roughly 800 items a month, contributing $21,500 in revenue.• Completed required Federal and State paperwork accurately to ensure compliance, remaining attentive to all details.• Completed customer online orders by matching deliveries with outstanding orders to ensure a 100% completion rate of received orders.• Provided expert mentorship and training to junior sales staff.

Arlington, Va

• Administered HR policy sessions for all new hires and oversaw their bi-monthly orientation.• Coordinated project plan for 2020 internship program, including interviewing candidates. • Collaborated in essential human capital tasks, including auditing HR expenditures, screening resumes, and preparing for interviews using Office 365, Salesforce, and Dayforce. • Researched and reported potential new job sites, software, and relevant policy or legal changes.

Hillsdale, Mi

• Created and trained the Hillsdale Emergency Response Team as a student auxiliary to campus security, providing additional trained manpower in the event of an emergency.• Coordinated and led training, exercises, and recruitment drives for the organization.• Spearheaded HCERT deployments in the field on multiple occasions to assist county emergency management.

Hillsdale, Mi

• Directed hiring, led training, organized schedules, and ran daily operations for 50+ employees. • Designed security and contingency plans for college events in collaboration with college staff. • Coordinated with federal, state, and local law enforcement to provide physical security to visiting speakers, including Vice President Mike Pence and Justice Clarence Thomas.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I participated in the fall KIP program at the Charles Koch Institute. As part of the program, we attended weekly lectures and trainings in Market Based Management and learned about the Koch network.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Prepared supporting materials for client trainings and conferences.• Prepared post-training surveys and summarized client responses into reports to improve events.• Worked on with client trainings and conferences including Atlas’ Liberty Forum 2018 in NYC.• Used and created Salesforce reports to improve future event reach.• Acted as a liaison between training participants and Atlas Network, making sure participants had a positive experience.

Spokane, Washington Area

• Worked on the creation of a City Passport, sight-seeing guides, and Sister City projects.• Researched 20+ historical monuments, sightseeing spots and historical people to create a tour guide of the city that would be distributed to elementary schools.• Gave tours of City Hall and nearby monuments to visitors, as a representative of the Mayor’s Office.

Bachelor’S Degree, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Mu Alpha Fraternity, Alexander Hamilton Society, Archery Club, Firearms ClubHillsdale College was ranked #69.

High School

Activities and Societies: Knowledge Bowl, History Bowl, Policy Debate, Outdoor Club