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Wisconsin, United States

Johnson Creek, Wisconsin

Responsible for filling the gap between business strategy and solution execution. This is performed by understanding key business priorities and helping to articulate the expected outcomes. This results in well-articulated business priorities, reduction in portfolio complexity and size, collaboration across business units, improved communication and alignment between corporate, business and technical capabilities. Stay In tune with emerging technologies and partner resources that should be considered by the business. Continually work with users and key stakeholders to maintain an understanding of the marketplace and where new innovative ideas can help drive a better client experience and add value. This is a strategic and tactical role. (Business Relationship Manager)

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Technology is a beautiful thing. Through the power of technology and internet based solutions, I have been able to support clients from all over the place. Clients hire me when they just want it off their plates so they can focus.+ Plan and execute digital marketing, including marketing database, email, and social media advertising campaigns+ Design, build and maintain social media presence+ Measure and report performance of digital marketing campaigns, and assess against goals (ROI and KPIs)+ Identify trends and insights, and optimize spend and performance based on the insights+ Brainstorm new and creative growth strategies+ Plan, execute and measure experiments and conversion tests+ Collaborate with internal teams to optimize user experience+ Collaborate with agencies and other vendor partners+ Evaluate emerging technologies. Provide thought leadership and perspective for adoption where appropriate

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Support the SEED and EIR grants ($12M/3Yrs) by bringing teams together to execute project goals within tight deadlines while delivering exceptional quality. Continuously mentor new and experienced peers on project management, leadership, and IT processes. Create and implement communication and dissemination plans for all the Center's activities and programs.Highlights• Collaborate with internal customers to define strategic roadmaps for multiple project functions to exceed organizational goals. • Serve as liaison with agencies and external partners to help manage expectations and enhance relationship with internal team.• Bring teams together to define requirements and translate objectives into tactical plans.• Define and execute digital strategies and objectives to increase efficiency and productivity of a geographically dispersed team.• Direct projects providing digital strategy expertise, customer service and technology consulting.• Establish standardized processes for development, documentation and quality assurance.• Assist in the development of tools for professional development, publications and technical assistance.• Provide thought leadership and perspective for emerging technology adoption.• Plan and execute all digital marketing, email, and social media campaigns.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

The world is changing.How we learn, shop, entertain, and lead is evolving.I can help you see the people in your organization in a unique way that will help you bridge the gap from old and new, then and now, getting by and enjoying success.Leadership and cultural development is NOT one-size fits all. I work with my clients to really get to know their unique businesses and what defines success for them. Once I have an idea of what makes them shine, I help them build a voice for their leadership that reflects it.As the Full Throttle Leadership Coach and Company Culture Creator, and founder of ShoopTC, I created Central Illinois’ premier team building event Rally the Team, in addition to popular programs such as “Lead Any Team” and “The Shoop Shift: 6 Gears to Rev Up your Culture, Team, and Leadership.”My coaching and consulting has enabled me to be hired by many well-known businesses such as ISU, State Farm, and Mid-Illini Credit Union. And invited to speak at events for the McLean County Chamber of Commerce, Southeastern IL Community Foundation, the American Payroll Association, and the Illinois Network of Court Appointed Special Advocates.I'm known as the “go to” leadership girl when you want to learn how to maximize the efforts of your team the right way so you go from just being another manager to being an influential leader! My clients are leaders who know they have to get more done with less, and focusing on their company culture and employees will enable them to be successful.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community seeks to minister to the elderly in the belief that God desires older persons to enjoy dignity, respect, love and care.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

As an expansion to my work with clients I have added the Dale Carnegie suite of offerings. By consulting with companies and individuals to help define professional development goals and strategies we can find the right solution. Focusing on helping improve communication skills, confidence, leadership, collaboration, influence and relationship building skills to drive engagement and create great places to work!

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Presented and sold company products and services to current and potential clients. Prepared presentations, proposals, and sales contracts. Developed and maintained sales materials and current product knowledge. Established and maintained current client and potential client relationships. Communicated new product and service opportunities, special developments, information, or feedback gathered through field activity to appropriate company staff. Coordinated company staff to accomplish the work required. Developed and implemented special sales activities to reduce inventory.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Assigned multifaceted responsibility within role including providing critical direction and strategic leadership to drive expansion through National Science Foundation, Illinois State Board of Education, and Illinois Community College Board grants. Reduced budget by 40%, by migrating away from many expensive/unproductive outsourced consulting services and bringing many online applications in-house. Negotiated with IT contractors to deliver a much higher level of service then the department was accustomed to receiving. Served as co-Principal Investigator on the application for a $2 million NSF grant for Broadening Participation in Computing, which focused on women in computing. As the group leader, co-authored, developed the budget, and created /monitored the project plan coordinating efforts between 1 university, 1 college, 1 community college, and numerous vendors and local area employers. Spearheaded several new projects; responsible for proposals, staffing, and all facets of the start-up process from negotiation to completion of the projects. Interfaced with funding agents to define requirements and translate objectives into tactical plans. Assisted in the development of tools for professional development, publications and technical assistance to Career and Technical Education administrators, coordinators, and instructors.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Managed an annual department budget of approximately $500,000 with full management responsibility over a department consisting of 5 Network Engineers and 2 college interns including hiring, training, team performance and career development objectives for all personnel. Major AccomplishmentAuthored the networking portion of a $200 million NSF grant awarded in 2008 for Blue Waters, which is hailed to be the world's most powerful supercomputer for open scientific research when it comes online in 2011. Drove design of the network and worked with vendors to understand the system requirements. Also worked with senior management on completion of the proposal, obtaining hard fought stakeholder buy-in to not add on a component they suggested which would have increased the project?s budget but failed to deliver additional value to either the network or the system.Highlights * Recommend long-range strategic technical direction and established project goals and timelines; and personally ensured that staff and resources achieved their goals within the specified timelines.* Maintain key contacts both internal and external to NCSA (industry, government, and academia).* Perform technical hands on duties maintaining a working knowledge of technical implementation, troubleshooting, and design.Network Engineer (9/02 to 5/06)* Participate within a team of Network Engineers and Network Research Engineers to design, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot high availability production networks for supercomputing clusters, LAN/WAN, and wireless connectivity. Analyze when upgrades and replacements are needed, and apply.* Worked with long fat networks (40 GB) that span across large geographic areas and high-end equipment (Cisco, Juniper, Force10, ONI) to ensure reliability and performance.

Provided Tier Two pre-sales technical support to AT&T account teams based in downstate Illinois* Partnered with account teams and customers to develop robust, innovative data and IP solutions including Private Line, Frame Relay, IP enabled Frame Relay, ATM, Internet connectivity, VPN, and broadband access solutions. * Provided support to customers by presenting technical briefings and solutions at various levels. * Provided overall architectural solutions and value, meeting customer?s requirements partnering with other AT&T team members.* Developed and provided formal internal and external training to sales force, technical marketing team members, and customers on AT&T Services and networking technologies. * Worked with Technical Marketing lab members to develop and prototype IPSec Certification training for Technical Marketing associates

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Responsible for external network connections to vital business associates. Supported architecture, design, analysis, implementation and operations for infrastructure connectivity between State Farm and vendor partners, utilizing internally controlled connections and virtual private network solutions.