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Traverse City, Mi, Us

Traverse City, Michigan, United States

As an account executive focusing mainly in Employee Benefits and Life Insurance, it’s my goal to provide each client with comprehensive coverage uniquely tailored to their specific needs.- Strategic analysis of business needs and employee benefit options - Customizing solutions for businesses of all sizes from start-ups to mature companies- Providing consultative, forward-thinking, and empathetic expertise to small and middle-market organizations- Experienced in working with small business owners, HR Directors, and CEOs- Serving all industries as they continually grow and change and adapting to their needs- Licensed Agent for Life, Health, and Accident Insurance

Portland, Oregon Area

Project Management: Managed multiple member accounts across the US, developing relationships and strategies to deliver targeted, value-based solutions to universities and colleges - Coordinates on-site and remote communication with member- Leads strategic planning discussions - Develops compelling presentations and prompts to change campus policy- Presents to & facilitates discussions between CFOs, Provosts, Facilities Directors, and their teamsPeople Management: Managed multiple teams of new hires – responsible for professional growth and development, performance feedback, and pathways to promotion.- Develops and executes all new employee analyst onboarding training- Creates and delivers continual growth training to all employees - Leads 1-on-1 check-ins with all employees focused on professional development- Writes and delivers quarterly and annual reviews to my team- Established wellness program to promote engagement & improve morale across the companyAwards: EXCEPTIONAL POSITIVITY AWARD 2016 & 2018, for “unbridled enthusiasm”GORDY AWARD 2019, for Most Vulnerable Person

Portland, Oregon Area

As Service Lead, I am responsible for the support and growth of the Analyst and Senior Analysts in the Oregon office. This includes product and skills training, growing both technical excel and analysis skills as well as professionalism and public speaking. I develop and provide training programs for a variety of skills: excel proficiency, presentation practice, survey building, and product template and analysis training.My work also includes working with the account managers with supporting the analysts work with member projects to ensure momentum and quality work, both in the data and in the client presentations.I also work with the regional service manager to build position specific development plans for the analyst groups. I link member and in-house project work with these plans to promote solid growth according to their plans.A major part of my role is gauging morale, celebrating successes, and keeping spirits moving forward and up.Lastly, I am still responsible for my Senior Analyst responsibilities, managing 10+ projects across the US and presenting our findings to Directors and VP of our university and college members.

Portland, Oregon Area

As a Senior Analyst, I manage and grow relationships with 12-15 clients, providing recommendations regarding capital investment and operations management strategies. Design and deliver presentations to VP and cabinet-level audiences at top colleges and universities across the United States. Provided support to sales team and identified opportunities to up-sell and integrate new services.

Portland, Oregon Area

As an analyst at Sightlines, I am a data lead partnering with multiple higher and secondary education institutions to quantify, verify and qualify a wide variety of metrics, ranging from energy consumption to space analysis to capital investments. Data is then transformed to a presentable format which we bring to facilities staff, senior staff and the Board of many schools. Benchmarking is a major component of this process, allowing member institutions to compare their metrics to their peers. In the analyst role, I work closely with my own manager and several others, balancing my time between projects and prioritizing my workload.

Vancouver, Wa

Greater Milwaukee Area

Streamlined and standardized workflow for multiple presses to efficiently produce client products by deadline. Completed quality control testing to ensure only the best products reached the customer.

Chicago, Il

- Promotional marketing development for 4 national events- New event research and design- Re-branding event design- Event planning and facilitation- Volunteer recruitment, training, and management of up to 800 volunteers per event- Vendor and contract price negotiation- Development, design, & analysis of customer survey

Portland, Oregon Area

- Met with clients and discussed their problems, needs, and solutions- Made site visits to evaluate project criteria and take measurements- Met client and architect deadlines- Balanced 3-6 projects at a time- Projects including: • Environmental sound prediction for quarries, industrial complexes and wind farms • Vibration isolation of mechanical rooms in noise sensitive areas • HVAC noise control

West Hartford, Ct

-Athletics Committee oAnalyzing trends in students attendance oExplaining and translating the student perspective to regents, professors and the administrative officers-University Education Committee oDeveloping strategies to help the university’s programs grow in the following years-Values Committee oDeveloped a plan to make smoke free areas of campus-Strategic Planning Committee oRecruited a panel of students to discuss the 5-15 year building plan of the university

West Hartford, Ct

South Norwalk, Ct

Projects including:•Reverberation Time analysis of the Lincoln Center Black Box •HVAC noise control at Lone Star College•Auditorium development at Koch (NY State) Theatre

Greater New York City Area

Projects including:•Reverberation Time and Transmission Loss analysis for the Javits Center •Vibration analysis on the Otis Elevator at the Ritz Carlton •Transmission Loss analysis at the UN Building