Katherine Tanner Email & Phone Number

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States

- Business Development - Grew B2B account sales by 675% and B2C sales by 120% each year- Human Resources - Recruited, hired, trained, and managed all full-time and seasonal workers, growing the crew from 1 to 7 employees, and launched a successful internship program with partner universities- Operations - Grew 40 varieties of vegetables, 800+ laying hens, 100+ goats, and 11 cattle on over 38 hectares with 12 cultivated field hectares- Project Management - Conducted all HR… Show more - Business Development - Grew B2B account sales by 675% and B2C sales by 120% each year- Human Resources - Recruited, hired, trained, and managed all full-time and seasonal workers, growing the crew from 1 to 7 employees, and launched a successful internship program with partner universities- Operations - Grew 40 varieties of vegetables, 800+ laying hens, 100+ goats, and 11 cattle on over 38 hectares with 12 cultivated field hectares- Project Management - Conducted all HR, Bookkeeping, Web Development, Public Relations, Social Media Marketing, Sales, and Master Planning roles in the company in addition to daily farming- Marketing - Managed all marketing and social media channels, created all content, and generated over $30K in sales from Instagram alone- Circular Design - Created zero waste initiatives including waste oil collection for greenhouse heating, wine industry waste composting, canning and preserving product lines, whole animal butchery, and more.- Digitalization - Initiated digital crop planning, designed website, launched e-commerce platform, implemented a CRM, and installed farm-wide WLAN- Crisis Management - Round the clock emergency response during the Texas historic ’21 ice storm leading to the preservation of all livestock, one of very few farms that did, resulting in national news coverage- Public Relations - Featured in over 20 news outlets including ABC, NBC, and Fox plus crop appearances on Netflix and in Food and Wine Magazine- Compliance - Implemented reporting measures and wrote new standard operating procedure handbook for new farming regulations- Regenerative Agriculture - Designed and implemented grazing rotations for healthier livestock and land improvement, reducing feed costs by 65% and increasing pasture yields by over 180% Show less

Cement Squared was a women owned sustainably minded cement tile company designing and distributing the finest quality product by highly skilled artisan hands in central Mexico and Vietnam. We were fully committed in sharing phenomenal, vibrant, and durable art in the US. We worked primarily with new hotels and resorts, restaurants, salons and spas, and historic places. Given the environmental friendly manufacturing methods, we enjoy working with green building designs and architects for both… Show more Cement Squared was a women owned sustainably minded cement tile company designing and distributing the finest quality product by highly skilled artisan hands in central Mexico and Vietnam. We were fully committed in sharing phenomenal, vibrant, and durable art in the US. We worked primarily with new hotels and resorts, restaurants, salons and spas, and historic places. Given the environmental friendly manufacturing methods, we enjoy working with green building designs and architects for both indoor and outdoor surface designs. -Infused capital to reopen an historic cement tile studio in Mexico and build and lead a sales and marketing division-Built a website, print catalog, cement tile guides, PR material, Instagram feed and sales contact lists from scratch-Networked and traveled often for higher level visibility to market product to larger jobs-Created and managed client relationships from table top presentations to final installation to repeat business-Upheld the highest of customer service standards for all accounts and clients in highly customized orders Show less

Greater Seattle Area

Ajilon Professional Staffing is a leader in the staffing industry, specializing in matching top talent with great opportunities at leading companies. I network with and represent only the most elite local Seattle Metro area talent.I specifically recruited for the following positions / industries in the Seattle/Bellevue metropolitan area:ELITE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT(Candidates I've worked with: Director of Human Resources, Director of Talent Acquisition, Director of Operations,… Show more Ajilon Professional Staffing is a leader in the staffing industry, specializing in matching top talent with great opportunities at leading companies. I network with and represent only the most elite local Seattle Metro area talent.I specifically recruited for the following positions / industries in the Seattle/Bellevue metropolitan area:ELITE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT(Candidates I've worked with: Director of Human Resources, Director of Talent Acquisition, Director of Operations, Chief Operations Officer, Vice President of Organizational Development)• C-Suite Executive• Senior Vice President & Vice President• Senior Director & Director Show less

Austin, Texas Area

• Track legislation through the Natural Resources senate committee for most senior senator in Texas Senate. • Receive and document constituent mail, calls and personal visits with up-most professionalism.• Rebuild media database through communication with all major and minor print and visual media outlets in Texas.

Georgetown, Texas

• Actively plan and help coordinate operations and logistics for 10 - 3000+ attendee events.• Work closely with University Advancement team to build event contracts, enforce contract terms with subcontractor teams, and organize all contracts for ease in vendor relations during event execution.• Conceive and implement creative projects for large and small event styling and marketing.• Coordinate, train and lead all volunteers (50+).

Istanbul, Turkey

• Right hand (English speaking) assistant to Director of Finance and Accounting, Istanbul office.• Communication liaison between Istanbul and Dallas offices providing bi-weekly status reports.• Conduct thorough walk-throughs of new process flowcharts in a multicultural, multilingual office.• Assist Finance/Accounting department with daily operations supporting oil exploration.

Greater New York City Area

• Track all receipts and deliveries of shipments and sales both domestic and abroad.• Assist in operations of in-house modeling, photo shoots, and social media marketing.• Merchandise, organize and embellish showroom serving the North American market.• Serve as interpreter with German speaking clients and assist in client sales meetings.

Fredericksburg, Texas

• Contract and implement private events and dinner parties ranging from 6 to 100 attendees• Source new clients solely from clientele referrals • Hire, train and supervise all service staff for high-end, high-pressure events and coordinating with private chefs• Manage and negotiate all aspects of pre-event setup, event flow, service and protocol

Geopolitics And Security, Master Of Science, Geography

Activities and Societies: Geographic Society, Security Mapping Conference Rotary International Global Grant Scholar 2013-14 "Both.

Certificate, Circular Economy

The certification course is led by TU Delft and co-created with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre.

Ba, International Studies/Political Science

Activities and Societies: Deputy Secretary General, Model United Nations; President, Society of Young Women Leaders; President, Brooks.

Eurasian Geopolitics, Energy Security - Turkey

Activities and Societies: English Writing Center peer tutor, English language conversation group leader, Erasmus Student Network member.

European Union Politics - Germany

Activities and Societies: Model European Union, Field Studies to Berlin, Prague, Luxembourg, Brussels, Paris, Athens, Bucharest, Sofia..

Rotary Foreign Exchange - Austria

Activities and Societies: Student, English language tutor