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Seattle, Washington, United States

Greater Seattle Area

Snoqualmie, Washington, United States

Snoqualmie, Washington, United States

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Directed daily operations with over $5 million in revenue and oversee finance/accounting, legal, human resources, vendor relationships, IT, and special projects. Led strategic management decisions according to financial analysis and projections. Increased company earnings by 500%. Directly managed or led a team of fifteen remote staff.* Strategized.

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Oversaw the customer journey from end-to-end through accounting and finance, advertising and marketing, customer service, and behind-the-scenes business operations. Managed a remote staff of seven.* As a member of a six person team, directly participated in the strategy and execution of a nine-week real estate investing course with 905 students and total.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Directed daily facility operations for company with $850,000 in revenue, oversaw fiscal assets and budgets. Led strategic management decisions according to financial analysis and projections. Increased company earnings.
• Collaborated with local businesses, governments, and nonprofits to address community-wide issues such as gun violence and mental health awareness. Spoke at… Show more Directed daily facility operations for company with.
• Collaborated with local businesses, governments, and nonprofits to address community-wide issues such as gun violence and mental health awareness. Spoke at numerous seminars to educate service workers on potential.
• Supervised 15 staff members during philosophical and organizational structure changes in business practices coming up with new training codes and responsibilities for each employee. Reorganized staff into generalist.
• Transitioned business through major ownership and management change; shielded employees from owners’ quarrel, maintained communication with customers, and provided new vision of how company would work going forward
• Retained 2 key industrial metrics, inventory turnover ratio (ITR) and net profit margin (NPM), above industry standards; achieved ITR of 2.89 (2017) and 2.46 (2018 & 2019) v. 1.7 ITR and NPM of 59.5% (2017), 55.6%.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Oversaw accounting, advertising and marketing, customer services, human resources, inventory management, and vendor relations. Managed 20 staff members from retail, range safety, and instruction.
• Strategized pricing and inventory on 150+ active SKUs worth average of $150,000
• Doubled sales between 2014 ($400,000 net sales) and 2015 ($800,000 net sales); focus on public awareness through advertising and incentive creation
• Boosted sales 20% between 2015 and 2016, achieving $975,000… Show more Oversaw accounting, advertising and marketing, customer services, human resources, inventory management, and vendor relations. Managed 20 staff.
• Boosted sales 20% between 2015 and 2016, achieving $975,000 net sales; focused on re-attracting previous customers to return and provided incentive to bring new customers Show less

Champaign, IL

Analyzed market data to complete market feasibility study for new business concepts – project became High Caliber. Created business plan with general management, marketing, human resources, and financials.

Champaign, IL

• Managed $150,000 budget for 60 students across four campus chapters in four different countries (Israel, Singapore, Sweden, and United States). Identified & engaged potential donors across all chapters to pay for.
• Partnered with UIUC Office of Advancement to provide scholarships for UIUC student consultants to defer 3/4 of costs for client… Show more Managed $150,000 budget for 60 students across four campus chapters in four.
• Partnered with UIUC Office of Advancement to provide scholarships for UIUC student consultants to defer 3/4 of costs for client face-to-face meetings and cultural enrichment in Israel Show less

Champaign, Illinois

• Assisted within admissions office, maintaining communication database for prospective MBA students.
• Attained enrollment of 5 international students following student-to-student interviews in China

Champaign, IL

• Acted as consultant for private, higher education university in Shanghai, China as part of UIUC MBA Global Consulting Program. Generated list of best practices for online MBA education with entrepreneurial focus for.
• Identified 15 key entrepreneurial education contacts in academia, corporate relations, and venture capital in US
• Developed evaluation system to filter online MBA programs to select top 10 programs for client to contact seeking partnerships

Austin, Texas Area

• Responsible for prompt, accurate order fulfillment in a team-driven environment.
• Trained and mentored eight sandwich artists in customer service techniques that increased average revenue from $1100 to $1400 in on year
• Served up to 125 customer per shift

Brownsville, Texas Area

• Led operations and planning for museums of Port Isabel, as well as, enforcing local historical preservation ordinances.
• Planned and executed 2 community events with 1,500 visitors
• Achieved $600 in annual in-kind donations by negotiating permanent local sponsorship for a speaker series

Fairfield, UT

• Coordinated on- and off-site special events, fundraising, community outreach initiatives, and artifact collections. Received ~$10,000 in grant funding for historical education.
• Increased park revenue 20% in two years by creating and implementing educational program overhaul plan; new programs were created, engaged customer groups, and provided new resources to community
• Initiated creation of “Friends of Camp Floyd” community stakeholder group to advocate for funds and resources on… Show more Coordinated on- and off-site special events, fundraising, community outreach initiatives, and.
• Initiated creation of “Friends of Camp Floyd” community stakeholder group to advocate for funds and resources on behalf of Camp Floyd State Park, receiving the State of Utah’s Special Recognition Award
• Authored park-specific collection management policies in addition to negotiating proper artifact storage with Parks and Recreation office and Fort Douglas Museum Show less

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Responsible for supporting library staff during open hours with customer requests. Highlights include: (1) producing research for two out-of-state scholars and both the collections and education departments, (2) answering 150+ reference questions of varying detail and complexity; and (3) authoring an article on World War I collections, published in "The.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Identified primary sources in Society's collections published in "Indiana and the Civil War: Educator Curriculum Packet" to facilitate teaching to meet Indiana's history educational standards.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Assisted the Education department in the planning, logistics, and implementation of programs and events. Specifically, aided in planning and logistics for National History Day in Indiana 2006 at four separate sites for approximately 600 total participants.

Mba, International Business, 3.74

Activities and Societies: Masters of Business Administration Association (Vice President of Programs), Net Impact, Kola Foundation (Alumni.

Masters, Museum Studies, 3.89

Activities and Societies: Museum Studies Graduate Club (President), Community Museum Laboratory (Consultant) Received Outstanding Museum.

Bachelors, History, 3.44

Activities and Societies: Phi Alpha Theta Specialized in Law and Public Policy. Graduated with honors. Minored in Anthropology.

Certificate, Project Management