At Southern Pass Co, we connect people to the work they were born to do. We are a Portland, Oregon based consulting and recruiting company with a team who brings over 40 years of experience in delivering extraordinary results for our clients, helping to match great people with meaningful temporary/contract and full-time roles.

I lead a team of Recruiters and Business Development professional and help clients find the best talent (and the best talent find good gigs).Vitamin T provides carefully screened freelance designers, developers and copywriters on a freelance and freelance-to-permanent basis to mid-sized companies and ad agencies. As a division of Aquent, the world's largest creative staffing firm, we’re definitely not your typical talent agency. We go above and beyond to ensure a perfect match by making human connections with both talent and clients – and by guaranteeing every placement 110%. Talent we typically place include:* Front End Developers* UX/UI Designers * Web Designers* Web/Print Production Artists* Graphic Designers* Copywriters* Project Managers* Information Architects* Email Marketing Specialists* Search Engine Marketers

-Lead coaching services for Inside Track partner colleges.-Manage large teams of regional managers, campus directors and coaches to increase retention and conversion for partner colleges.-Collaborate with Business Development and Product teams during the new client proposal process to establish an appropriate coaching staffing and delivery model and customizations to each account.-Identify opportunity for growth/expansion of current accounts.

-Responsible for training and development of new Directors of Admissions at 20+ Art Institute campuses in the Central and West regions.-Strategic consulting with Campus Presidents and Sr. Directors of Admissions including business development and recruitment strategy.-Develop and facilitate national New Assistant Director and Director of Admissions training programs for Art Institutes across North America.

-Develop and implement growth strategy for privately held design college. -Hire and manage team of admissions specialists to achieve new student plans.-Recruit qualified applicants for admissions to The Art Institute. -Manage time and inquiry resources to monthly, quarterly and annual enrollment plans. -Actively solicit feedback from partner departments to develop new program offerings and best practices to reach enrollment plans and serve student community.

-Hired, trained and supervised 50 travel consultants organizing international educational tours for teachers and students. -Devised strategies to meet revenue goals and increase repeat business. -Organized tours for over 20,000 travelers annually, building customer loyalty and increasing revenue year over year.-Increased profit margins by selling value-added and optional services.-Regularly exceeded revenue goals, achieving over 30% growth in sales over a two year period. -Implemented recovery strategy in the wake of 9/11 disaster. Efforts included a reorganization of the sales force, and the development and execution of an emergency customer communication plan.-Improved customer retention rates despite a dramatic downturn in the demand for travel due to a continued fear of terrorism, the war in Iraq, and an outbreak of SARS.-Gained market share versus direct competitors through aggressive marketing and sales effort.-Developed five team members to leadership positions.

-Responsible for all aspects of opening and operating the London office -Implemented office and staff relocation process from Amsterdam to London including securing location, business license, staff visas and work permits.-Designed and introduced all product offerings in the UK generating over $5M in revenue during first year. -Developed and executed direct marketing and promotional programs including catalog production, lead generation, direct mail distribution, advertising campaigns and strategic partnerships. -Hired, trained and managed team of 10 counselors. -Increased revenue 15-25% annually.-Shaped compensation and benefits plan.

-Hired, trained and directly supervised a team of 15 counselors.-Exceeded every monthly revenue goal by at least 10% -Represented the company at conferences in Dallas, Barcelona and Paris.