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Sacramento, Ca, Us

Sacramento, California, Us

Sacramento, Ca, Us

• Craft and implement a strategic vision for comprehensive residential programming supporting homeless women and children, driving improved outcomes.• Enhance operational and financial strategies for efficiency and continuous improvement while maintaining internal controls and regulatory compliance. • Orchestrated an exceptional financial transformation moving the organization from poor cash flow to millions dollar reserves, demonstrating astute financial management.• Successfully diversified funding streams, reducing dependence on any single source and fortifying theorganization's financial resilience.• Fostered extensive public relations campaign to restore organizational reputation. • Develop and execute robust prospecting, cultivation, and fundraising initiatives to secure and sustain major gifts and planned giving.• Spearhead compelling publicity campaigns and media strategies to elevate the organization's visibility and a prominent presence both locally and statewide.• Strategically recruit, engage, and retain a high-performing Board of Directors, fostering effective governance and driving successful fundraising efforts.• Direct the oversight and management of social enterprises, Red Door Desserts• Drive participation in and leadership of key committees focused on public policy, public relations, development, and partnerships, actively shaping the organization's strategic direction and impact.•Improved a Charity Navigator rating increase from 2 Stars to 4 Stars, attaining a 98% rating for exceeding or meeting best practices and industry standards across nearly all areas, establishing us as a highly effective charity.• Prioritize employee well-being by enhancing compensations, ensuring competitive and consistent wages, and offering comprehensive benefits• Attract and retain top-tier, diverse, professional talent, cultivating a culture of leadership excellence, trust and fostering a cohesive team dedicated to advancing the mission.

Davis, California, Us

Provide leadership, oversight and management to the large and complex academic and translational research environment.• Provided leadership and management to complex programs that includes: operations, personnel, facilities, student engagement, federal/state/private grant fund management, safety compliance, finance and policy• Cultivated expert resources and relationships through a professional advisory board, corporate partners and educational partners• Ensured compliance with all federal/state/local policy and regulations• Identified industry trends to shape programs for continuous improvement• Developed and managed a $77M budget and monitor expenses and revenues for multiple programs and research centers• Produced large conferences, events, panels and workshops

Roseville, Ca, Us

• Oversee all aspects of management, fundraising and programs • Furnish and deliver all fundraising expectations through strategic solicitations, grants and events• Implement and manage strategic vision, operations and staff• Execute annual and long-term strategic business development plan and implement strategies to increase donor support, corporate contributions and program revenues• Sustain political liaisons with the surrounding cities and county• Deliver a year round annual and planned giving program• Collaborate and integrate board goals and all support committees • Manage a secondary business through a non-profit acquisition• Prepare and secure of grant proposals including: determining eligibility, priority and research • Direct special events to gather prospective donors and increase funding • Develop and managed a comprehensive strategic communications, media relations and marketing program to advance mission and goals• Improve community awareness of non-profit organizations thorough public relations, grass-roots marketing, outreach and media campaigns• Direct successful direct mail campaign with record level responses and dollar amounts • Establish and directed a public relations, marketing and communications campaign• Write all major marketing materials, corporate presentation kits, and quarterly newsletter• Demonstrated community outreach development to successfully establish a presence at public and corporate events • Provided strategic marketing outreach to attract high quality board members and key volunteers• Established a strong volunteer base with volunteer recognition events

Rye Brook, Ny, Us

-Developed a comprehensive plan of operations with a $3.5M budget and managed a department of campaign staff.-Developed a comprehensive Plan of Operations for the department which includes leading a development team with strategic fundraising campaigns, budget, timeline, logistics, volunteer activities, recruitment, and sponsorship-Developed and executed an effective fundraising strategy. Spearhead fundraising activities, including securing and cultivating major gifts ($5K-$100K), corporate sponsorships, grants, and individual donors. - Develops program marketing materials including direct mail, grassroots promotional items, invitations, brochures and posters, training materials, media buys and other marketing related items.-Manages and assures that media, material, in-kind and cash sponsorships are secured through a coordinated plan that includes proposal development, prospect identification, cultivation, retention and recognition.-Tracks income and expenses and facilitates comprehensive campaign records, evaluations and reports.

• Developed and launched international accessories product line• Built and grew company from a small business to worldwide sales, manufacturing and delivery• Secured worldwide manufacturing partners to meet scalable demand • Met customer demand while managing cost, operations and manufacturing• Developed forecasting schedules, reliability metrics and production rates• Migrated product manufacturing to overseas for greater production outcomes producing competitive market pricingPublic Relations:- Work with consultants, architects, contractors, foundations and advisors to create site specific installations on deadline, meeting budgetary criteria, size and space limitations- Create marketing, advertising and sales strategy- Lecture and teach- Author books and articles for publication related to the new productsProject Management- Monitor and manage local and foreign contractors, raw materials, budgets and timelines to meet customer deliveries- Develop and design a manufacturing process for new product introduction to ensure smooth transition to foreign manufacturers Branding and Identity- Create branding and company identities through all marketing materials including web design, brochures, signage and direct mail

Houston, Texas, Us

• Created international and regional supply chain partnerships, managed budgets and complex supply chain schedules• Managed cross-functional teams across multiple worldwide sites for schedule and checkpoint reviews US and global clients.• Global division program manager responsible for supply chain management of HP server and laptop divisions• Responsible for global supply chain processes, including: inventory analysis, order fulfillment, import/export operations and shipping• Developed and launched international distribution by partnering with DHL and Fed Ex, eliminating HP warehouse inventory storage• Produced and analyzed supply and demand trends• Analyzed worldwide demand data to provide accurate forecasting• Collaborated with regional and global business unit planning teams to maintain and enhance current business processes• Reviewed performance metrics on a regular basis, identifying opportunities for improvement

· Principal optical design engineer for security devices · Design and test an array of Fresnel lenses to accompany vision of PIR (Passive Infrared) sensor · Test and pilot design and prepare for manufacturing · Lead manufacturing locally and in foreign manufacturing facilities · Research new lens design for maximum sensor output · Work with electronics team to produce maximum signal output

Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Jp

· Worked to design, implement, and optimize the manufacturing equipment specific to photo lithography in semiconductors. Modify equipment to run new processes. · Troubleshoot equipment failures and analyzing equipment failure data and design*implement and test effective design modifications · Develop custom equipment specifications for new or existing equipment · Purchase equipment, designing equipment installations · Perform equipment acceptance testing

Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Bs, Mechanical Engineering And Materials Science