Joel Oswald Email & Phone Number

Ames, IA, US

Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States

Ames, IA

• Formed an alliance of 22 officiating entities across the Midwest in seven sports consisting of 2000 college, high school and youth sports’ officials.
• Successfully merged all entities and consolidated management structure into one consortium achieving 60% across-the-board cost savings.
• Responsible for daily operations and communication with and support of regional coordinators.
• Provide input and oversee strategic planning and policy development and implementation.
• Oversee resource allocation and budgeting.
• Developed a website and CRM system for registration, training materials, logistics and evaluations.

Ames, IA

• Named the ICCAC’s first coordinator of women’s basketball officials.
• Responsible for talent acquisition, development, retention and accountability.
• Defined and implemented enhanced hiring practices and standards for retention and advancement.
• Implemented a video review and accountability system.

Fort Dodge, Iowa

Des Moines, IA

Heavy equipment manager for NW Iowa. Proudly partnering with you for parts, service, sales, and rental of industry leading products including Link-Belt Excavators, Sakai Compaction Equipment, Screen Machine Crushers, Doosan Compressors, and Efficiency Trench Boxes.

West Des Moines, IA

• Developed B2B marketing strategy that grew client base from one large local client to 25 major statewide clients.
• Developed & implemented business development, marketing & branding initiatives that resulted in 25% revenue growth each year since 2014.
• Created/negotiated/sold fixed rate/custom packages including physical/digital venue assets; streaming/radio/TV advertising; print advertising; website/email marketing; & in-kind elements.
• Comfortable identifying prospective clients, making cold calls, understanding client needs, and closing deals.
• Frequent local/state/national speaker/presenter to college/high school/middle school classes, community education groups, business/networking groups, job fairs, & industry conventions.
• Recruited, developed, trained, evaluated & managed relationships with Iowa’s 4000 interscholastic sports officials.

Des Moines, IA

• Developed reports to CEO and CFO certifying control operation, effectiveness, and fraud disclosure on a quarterly and annual basis.
• Coordinated IT SOX control testing for external audit and internal compliance. Only non C-Level employee serving on companywide SOX steering committee.
• Hand-picked to design, develop, implement and train users on new Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) internal control system to meet SEC federal accountability guidelines.
• Trained and coached home office and branch personnel in usage of the SOX system and general SOX compliance practices.
• Managed year-long companywide expense project, analyzing entire $682 million expense budget, making detailed recommendations designed to enhance workflow efficiency, implement expense reduction programs, eliminate.
• Presented project overviews and status updates via in-person and web-based nationwide branch manager meetings.

Des Moines, IA

• Collaborated, communicated and maintained positive working relationships with interest groups on numerous key legislative priorities and positions.
• Managed administrative affairs for State Government & Judiciary Committees.
• Managed daily affairs, event and meeting scheduling for the Senator.
• Composed and communicated most constituent correspondence.
• Conducted extensive research into draft legislation that ultimately was passed into law as the 2005 Wind and Other Renewable-Energy Facilities Tax Credit still in effect today.