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• Estimating the cost of living in different cities, states, or countries using databases such as Moody’s Cost of Living Index (MLCI) or The Council for Community and Economic Research’s (C2ER) Cost of Living Index (COLI)
• Interviewing clients to learn about their needs and preferences regarding their needs for a new country of residence. Continuously communicating with clients throughout the relocation/travel process to keep them.
• Preparing reports on the cost of relocation services, including estimates of expenses such as shipping costs, visa’s requirements and passport services. Plan details for travel including transportation, accommodation.
• Suggesting suitable travel options that best suit clients' needs, inform clients and provide useful travel material such as guides, event programs and recommending safe local businesses.
• Guiding clients on the appropriate styles of transportation, travel dates, costs, and accommodations. Organize travels from beginning to end, through booking tickets and accommodation, securing rental transportation.
• Working with clients to determine their traveling needs Research various destinations and means of travel regarding prices, customs, weather conditions, destinations

• Build online presence, mostly on social media platforms and blogs, to partner with brands we use and create content that advertises products or services of those companies.
• Develop, write and curate content for public engagement, and research relevant industry experts, competitors and target audience.
• Brainstorm new creative approaches to influencer campaigns while developing and executing influencer marketing strategies and creative campaigns
• Liaising with the marketing team to create and coordinate marketing strategies that work across different channels. While keeping abreast of emerging trends, technologies and other influencers
• Crafting and editing pertinent content, covering all stipulated talking points. Sharing highly visible links to prescribed websites and platforms.
• Creating engagement with the brand's audience's feedback to ascertain their insights. Conveying authentic enthusiasm throughout each publication.

• Working closely with sales and marketing staff to conceptualize marketing campaigns and strategies.
• Educating customers, retailers, and distributors about the brand's products and building a rapport with customers and vendors.
• Creating website and social media content in order to drive brand awareness and attract new customers.
• Tracking customer preferences, metrics, and media campaigns, while brainstorming ideas and participating in training and workshops.
• Representing the company at product launches, events, and trade shows.
• Maintaining a positive image of the brand at all times while posting about the brand’s products/services online.

• Developing blueprints and renderings of Van build based on clients’ needs, tastes, and budgets
• Converting Vans from the ground up, insulation, framing, electrical work, plumbing, and interior decor
• Coordinating with contractors and subcontractors to ensure that construction is completed on time and within budget
• Maintaining inventory of materials needed for construction projects, such as lumber, equipment, tools insulation, pipes, and electrical systems.
• Coordinating with subcontractors, suppliers, and other parties involved in the Tiny Home building process.
• Managing the Tiny Home building budget in order to stay within the client’s spending limit

• Administering medication to pets according to the instructions provided by pet owners and cleaning out litter boxes, cages, and aquariums, as well as changing rodents' beddings; providing pets with food and fresh water.
• Grooming pets as required, which include bathing them, cleaning out their ears, brushing their teeth and coats, and trimming their nails while exercising pets as needed, which includes taking dogs out for regular walks.
• Providing regular updates to pet owners, which include communicating with them telephonically or via email as well as sending video clips and photos.
• Promptly notifying pet owners of pet illnesses or injuries that may occur while accompanying pets to the veterinary for check-ups or vaccinations.
• Performing basic housecleaning duties, which includes mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, and dusting as needed.
• Appropriately securing homeowners’ houses at the end of each day, which includes shutting windows, closing curtains or blinds, locking doors, and setting up alarm systems.

• Taught the English Language Proficiency Standard Course of Study, instructs pupils in a classroom in accordance with approved methods of language instruction, utilizing the course of study adopted by the Board of.
• Planned a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students. Created a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity.
• Prepared lessons that reflect accommodations for individual differences, and encouraged students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Guided the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and, in harmony with the goals, establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like to communicate these objectives to the.
• Exhibited enthusiasm, dependability, punctuality, consistent and regular attendance, and active participation in assigned teaching, instructional and non-instructional duties.

New Orleans, LA

• Maintained SAP (FMMI) Master Data Tables; ensuring the integrity of all financial data for over 32 USDA agencies. Quality assures data is entered in strict accordance to Treasury Department Regulations.
• Participated in multi-agency, multi-organizational and cross-functional meetings to analyze & evaluate effectiveness of existing systems, resolve procedural problems, implement better processing techniques, and.
• Communicated to senior officials via formal presentations on project analysis and develops appropriate recommendations by routinely applying analytical skills to provide the best recommendations.
• Thoroughly evaluated & researched the feasibility, impact, application, cost, and benefits of any changes or recommendations to operations, processing procedures, and/or automated systems.
• Made solution-driven recommendations and coordinates with system designers, developers, programmers, requirements personnel, QA teams, and management to improve and/or change systems or operations.
• Monitored any changes to existing systems, use of new systems, or alterations to operational procedures to ensure correct usage or to ascertain the need for additional training.

New Orleans, Louisiana

• Completed 100 mandatory practicum hours (to fulfill Master's Program requirements) in a clinical setting, 3X weekly during a 16-week semester (50 hrs in direct counseling and 50 in creating assessment plans, write-ups.
• Provided Marriage, Family, Child & Individual counseling to support and help with transitions, depression, addictions, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, stress, substance abuse, family of origin issues and other life.
• Conducted 30-45 minute per client sessions to compile session write ups and create a plans of actions which assisted clients with improving communication, decision making, and working through relationship difficulties.
• Encouraged clients to discuss emotions and experiences; helped them process reactions and adjust to life changes, i.e., divorce or layoffs.Evaluated family roles and development; helped clients understand how their.
• Provided skill development and support for solving family problems, behavioral issues with children and adolescents, and family-unit strengthening. Also conducted premarital counseling for engaged couples.
• Other duties entailed intake procedures, making appointments, and researching (both) their conditions and corrective measures. Also coordinated treatment with other professionals, i.e., psychiatrists and social workers.

New Orleans, LA

• Conducted evaluation and quality control of the automated systems, analyzing system issues, proposed system changes and/or enhancements to the system and new system proposals which interface with OCFO New Orleans.
• Designed and conducts studies to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of internal and/or agency procedures for accessing and processing data through NFC systems.
• Maintained, gathers, compiles, enters, searches for, edits, and extracts data and information; creates statistical diagrams, workflow charts, and internal audit reports.
• Skilled in compiling readily available data from prescribed sources; recognizing and correcting obvious discrepancies and data omissions. Reviewed past and present program resources; to identify trends, discrepancies.
• Suggested program development and other comparable management and program analysis documents for suitable format, distribution, and inclusion of obligatory information and explains procedures and requirements to.
• Assisted personnel in understanding the usage of new systems; detects problems or deviations in system use; applies or adjusts established guidelines to correct problems; makes functional changes within the structural.

New Orleans, LA

• Analyzed, researched and coordinated corrective action with responsible agency for transactions failing FMMI’s (SAP) automated process relative to payment, collection, property, or accounting-related errors to ensure.
• Processed transactions under terms of Reimbursable Agreement with OCFO-COD serviced Agency Location Codes (ALC), including obligations, payments, collections, etc.; develop analytically tools (delinquent debt.
• Analyzed, researched, and processed aged-FMMI receivables in Treasury Fed Debt System, including monitoring collection efforts provided by private collection agencies and Treasury Offset Program System (TOPS).
• Provided oversight and reporting responsibility for USDA internal financial metrics and Government-wide financial metrics including, Understated Budgetary Resources, Intra-governmental Payment and Collection (IPAC).
• Provided extensive coordination and assistance to customer agencies in matching each payment and collection transaction in suspense to proper obligation and billing document to clear suspense accounts.
• Acted as agency liaison between OCFO-COD to resolve problems between user field offices and customer agencies affecting financial management and reporting, administrative payments and certification systems, and vendor.

New Orleans, Louisiana

• Provided administrative support for personnel security investigations; fingerprinted individuals and assisted applicants with completing federal online forms to expedite investigations.
• Reviewed personnel files to determine clearance requirements; resolved any missing or erroneous information; submitted investigative forms to Human Resources and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in compliance with.
• Entered investigative clearance information into SETS database and updated it; extracted reports from SETS database for Physical Security Team.
• Post investigation, briefed new USDA employees, contractor employees, and visitors on policies and requirements regarding key control, property removal camera authorization, building access, parking, badges, package.
• Maintained record of all LincPass badges and passes issued; issued and recovered all LincPass badges; updated, changed and/or deleted LincPass badge applications as needed. Maintained database of all USDA Contractors.
• Received and maintained ATS Security Access Authorization Update Sheets; reviewed request, determined validity, and updated system.

Covington, Louisiana

• Post-Katrina, when child care services were at a premium, went into partnership to open a Child Care Center. Procured all equipment, furniture and materials; negotiated pricing and contracts with all vendors to stay.
• Managed all Business Operations to include administrative procedures, financing, budgeting and securing licenses to remain in compliance with all Governmental laws and regulations.
• Established policies & procedures; developed business plans; prepared all financial reports; including payroll, facility / grounds maintenance, child and employee files, and daily attendance records.
• Supervised daily operational and personnel management; oversaw projects to keep them on track and under budget. Projects included initial market analysis and financial forecasts for strategic operations and.
• Implemented processes for hiring, payroll, training, and educational goals; wrote employee and customer manuals and policies. Maintained databases, updated accounting records, expenses, receipts, payable and.
• Produced financial summaries; prepared cash flow reports; tallied / balanced daily financial transactions for checks and cash to prepare bank deposits. Estimated and executed highly accurate budgets; ensured payroll.

Ft. Polk, LA

• Observed training of various worldwide military teams and units at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) in Ft. Polk, Louisiana. Training's were “simulated combat” maneuvers to prepare troops for Iraq deployments.
• Coached, taught, and mentored rotational squad leadership skills; instructed soldiers on operations in the Contemporary Operating Environment, and ensured all training's were precise, authentic and safe. Trusted with.
• Cultivated and maintained effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including Senior Military Leaders, Team Leaders, and Senior Staff Members. Performed the demonstrations in a variety of.
• Actively participated in multiple work-groups at one time and disseminated information across all levels of the organization on a daily occurrence.
• Articulated and communicated information effectively to diverse audiences. Translated subject matter terminology into skilled specific terms, and recommended alternatives to both senior military leaders and.

Baghdad, Fallujah, An Najaf, - Iraq

• Due to a "man-power" shortage, served as the Chief on all Human Resource matters while in Iraq and as an Infantry Squad Leader in numerous missions and campaigns.
• Managed personnel information for 135 soldiers in MS Access Database & MS Excel; tracked leave; corrected pay problems; and prepared proposals for changing administrative policies on a daily basis, while in a combat.
• Procured supplies from local Iraqi merchants, efficiently managed limited resources, and operated from a very strict budget.
• Researched, interpreted, and applied provisions of a variety of human resources policies, procedures, regulations. Performed diversified administrative tasks; communicated effectively, both orally and in writing, to.
• Used office automated systems and software to manage, administer and maintain HR related data. Prepared memorandums, correspondences, spreadsheets, and other reports in draft and/or final form for leadership review.
• Selected as Command Equal Opportunity Specialist, due to knowledge of programs ( POSH, ADA, SBA, and Federal compliance guidelines) and expertise in race relations, military justice, equal opportunity management.

Baghdad, Fallujah, An Najaf - Iraq

• Provided hands-on leadership, supervised, and served as a senior coach, trainer, role model and mentor to 4-man infantry squad.
• Performed as a first-line supervisor in the chain of command. Managed section's daily activities and training.
• Dealt with situations ranging from leadership challenges and providing financial or marital advice to making life-and-death decisions in a split second.
• Received and issued orders; processed intelligence data; planned and executed combat patrols; and maintained accountability of equipment valued at $125,000.

FT. Hood, TX

• Managed 4-man infantry group in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II.
• Trained group on mechanized Bradley Fighting Vehicle in a rapid deployment unit; oversaw their health, welfare, technical and tactical training.
• Accountable for the maintenance and operational readiness of equipment valued over $650,000.
• Assigned and reviewed work; trained and dealt effectively with a variety of backgrounds and multiple levels of training.

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