David Bise Email & Phone Number

United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Group manager for the D.C. market, I was responsible for the operational oversight, store openings, sales, customer service, finances, budgets, recruitment & people development for all La Colombe's Washington D.C. cafes. Worked on special projects and test roll out of new products/services for all La Colombe cafes, coffee, and training department. Played a key role in making decisions regarding new and existing café development, equipment, and coffee quality. training and maintaining retail staff though customer service and coffee quality/knowledge.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Helped with the training and education program including all retail and wholesale accounts through multi-aspect training, classroom instruction, and on-site training. Additionally, I managed the strategic framework for retail training for the future expansion of the company. - Educate and maintain quality control over blends and single origin coffees- Research and develop new trends in coffee

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Represented specialty coffee while providing excellent customer service. Worked alongside Peregrine Espresso Staff, Specialty Coffee Association of America, and Counter Culture Coffee to educate and research sustainability in coffee producing countries as well as coffee quality through ample trainings and professional development to tell the story from bean to cup.

Washington, Dc

• Managed key aspects of media affairs including monitoring and reporting on press coverage, performing extensive research and counter research for candidates, causes, and interest groups, and participating in special elections, state, national campaigns and causes.• Political Consultant for the gun legislation through Mayor Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns as well as Congressman Manchin and Congressman Toomey gun legislation.- Marketed for candidates and causes- Researched and maintained a contact database with over 8,000 contacts- Drafted proposals and marketing inserts- Composed briefing memos and daily news reports- Researched ballot initiatives, candidates, special interests, and causes - Participated in Persuasion, Blind ID, GOTV, Town Hall, and Patch-Through telecommunications

Kazanka, Mykolaev'Ska, Ukraine

• Directed numerous events that utilized local community contributions as well as approximately $1,000 from successfully obtained grants. Developed an all-inclusive web site in Ukrainian and English to provide an informative and safe means for Ukrainians to research topics including HIV/AIDS, healthy eating, domestic violence, and body image. Designed and marketed a national Ukrainian Anti-domestic Violence hotline campaign that included advertisements and training programs. - Coordinated and assisted in a national clean water act that provided data analysis and clean water and environmental responsibility training programs for each region. - Conducted project needs assessments and managed project budgets- Promoted the projects’ issues through the media, including social media and blogs- Prepared agenda, invited guests and participants, and prepared presentations and materials- Elected and served as a Cross Cultural and Teacher Trainer for 12 new incoming volunteers- Served as regional HIV/AIDS coordinator that provided any necessary materials and lessons plans concerning HIV/AIDS• Taught English in a secondary school of 125 students and developed customized lesson plans and materials. Managed groups of up to 80 students both in class and in after-school activities.

In charge of overseeing the daily activities of Home Theater Department. Responsibilities included scheduling, hiring, training, monitoring of associates, conflict and sales management; tracking and ordering of Geek Squad services, special orders from other stores as well as online; providing accurate answers to customers and associates, IT support for in-home and in-store; and served as a go-to customer service representative. Lead Best Buy for Business that provided commercial-grade products and Geek Squad support to provide business-to-business solutions. Similarly, national supervisor of Twelpforce (Twitter Help Force) to oversee new company initiatives and provide leadership to the national help line for Best Buy customers on Twitter.

Photographer• Photographed for YourNextPlaceToLive.com• Interior and Exterior images over 44 properties

• Photographed receptions and events at all property functions• Published on ‘atthesquare.com’

• Photographed Weddings and Engagement Photos for clients • Helped with details and organization of each shoot • Voted the “best of” on ‘theknot.com’

Columbus, Ohio

• Photographed Weddings and Engagement Photos for clients• Helped with details and organization of each shoot• Voted the “best of” on ‘theknot.com’

Trained and monitored 5 associates to establish an efficient work environment; planned events and assisted with daily museum operations.

Facilitated and supported fundraising efforts by initiating warm and cold fundraising calls to Ohio State Alumni and raised over $5,000 in support to Ohio State University.

Represented Ohio State Housing with professionalism and accountability while assisting Senior Staff, Resident Managers, and Hall Directors. Other duties included answering phones and residents’ questions.

Provided international and national customer service through phone, store, and web interactions.

Monitored all dorm residents and activities for an assigned floor. Negotiated and addressed conflicts and concerns between residents and was responsible for student adherence to college dorm rules.

B.A., International Studies, Economics, Photography

Activities and Societies: Ohio State Varsity Athletics: Cheerleading (All Sports); Anderson University Varsity Athletics: Rugby; Habitat.

Education record

Economics, International Relations And Affairs