Gilbert Washington Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Help business owners and entrepreneurs improve business management, marketing, fiscal, and technical strategies while also identifying opportunities to help them learn, partner, grow and thriveProvide expert-level guidance and coaching to prospective and tenured business owners and entrepreneursResponsible for developing and implementing strategies that would generate a variety of loan opportunities, including local loan programs and Small Business Administration (SBA) 504 loansPlan, host, and lead marketing and training events related to lending programs and important small business topicsBuild and maintain collaborative relationships with businesses, lending institutions, industry associations, government entities, economic development organizations, consultants, and other stakeholders

Houston, Texas Area

Within H-GAC's Transportation Department, I administer Air Quality initiatives including The Clean Vehicles Program, Heavy Duty Diesel Replacement Program, and Houston's Clean Cities Coalition. The Air Quality programs at H-GAC aim to reduce diesel pollution and improve public health and help meet federal air quality standards within the region.

Houston, Texas Area

I organize multiple AirCheck Texas outreach campaigns that will reach potential applicants within Houston’s five surrounding counties. I develop, manage and distribute content for social media and publications. I attend and facilitate public presentations to local residents and agencies in the public sector. I coordinate outreach opportunities via partnerships with local event coordinators. I provide demonstrations to vendors who plan to utilize the digital content made available by AirCheck Texas. I train newly hired Program Coordinator. I also assist Program Coordinators by issuing vendor payments and reconciling payment accounts.

Houston, Texas

I monitor vendors to ensure their compliance with the AirCheck Texas Program. While covering five counties in the Houston-Galveston Area, I provide feedback and cultivate relationships with vendors. I create action plans to achieve compliance with program requirements. I serve as the subject matter expert and provide clarification of terms and conditions for the program. When not conducting site visits, I complete all necessary paperwork and report findings into the data management system. I meet with the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality to discuss and plan program updates.

• Research contacts to create clients and ascertain what each clients wants or needs• Describe merchandise and explain use, operation, and care to clients• Recommend or obtain merchandise based on client needs and desires• Provide financing options that will allow client to purchase vehicles• Formulate a plan to overcome any barriers that could potentially prevent a transaction• Work with my team of associates to meet or exceed our daily budget

Santa Monica, California

• Formulated marketing activities to promote league event and products• Worked with sponsors to leverage the brand or basketball we were creating• Developed and implement a comprehensive marketing and promotions plan to maximize revenue, exposure, and attendance• Travelled to regional pro-am basketball events to recruit teams and players• Supervised marketing interns (Web Designer, Video Editor, Interviewer)

Harbor City, California

• Attend Chamber of Commerce events to network with local business owners• Lead contact for basketball academy’s sponsorships• Coordinator of workers in the office and basketball tournaments• Created relationships with local schools for recruitment of athletes for basketball academy• Helped promote athletics events and brand across the greater Los Angeles California metro area

Los Angeles, California

• Provided scheduling and game day supervision of all game day staff• Developed and implemented marketing events for all sporting events• Trained and assigned staff/students to external events created to build communal relationships• Maintained marketing budgets for department• Created a catalogue for all athletics merchandise for online and paper publications

Los Angeles, California

• Responsible for game day operations related to event management for Los Angeles Sparks• Set up all operation equipment prior to games• Weekly planning for coordination with Sales/Community Relations team• Assisted with marketing of Los Angeles Sparks events• Created a positive and exciting game day atmosphere, increasing fan engagement and furthering the brand of Los Angeles Sparks

Berea, Kentucky

• Planned the marketing, operations, and fundraising duties for all collegiate athletic events• Directed a team of student-workers to implement plans derived from meetings with Directors• Facility management• Developed student and community outreach plans• Served as the Berea College Athletics representative for all local and college events• Built and managed the budget for event management

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Sport Management

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration