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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

•Create professional development curriculum for continuous education efforts. •Utilize communication skills to deliver over 30 workshops and promote engagement in continuing education events. •Work alongside the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to identify curriculum topics for under-served populations. •Perform database management and track student placement for accountability and ABA reporting. •Control a budget of $20,000 for professional development programing and events to ensure fiscal responsibility. Aid employer relations efforts by soliciting partners, maintaining relations, and performing intake. •Assist with institutional mandates for internship curriculum and aid student placement/completion. •Conduct assessments and track data through platform reporting and electronic communications to monitor placement and ABA ranking•Coordinate career resources in support of programming and independent study to advance job placement•Run the school’s Annual Shadow Program by soliciting alumni participation, creating program standards, and placing students based on interest and best fit; Serve as the administrator for the school’s Short-Term Assisted Research Program by communicating with employers, identifying research needs, sharing ABA guidelines and rules, and evaluating performance.

•Hosted professional development workshops for students and alumni.•Served on the college’s International Programs Committee in efforts to create and streamline study abroad opportunities.•Worked to maintain employer relations through networking events, informational sessions, and company recruitment.•Performed database management for employer profiles and screened candidate applications to ensure efficient recruiting operations. •Provided both individualized and classroom presentations on various career related topics, such as, interviewing skills, aptitude assessments, and job searches and applications.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

•Led a staff of part-time and full-time members during daily operations•Utilized daily store metrics to evaluate performance and adjust strategy

•Liaised with local industries to develop training programs and classroom curriculum in effort to streamline labor quality•Developed classroom curriculum based on industry reports of essential skills development •Initiated corporate partnerships to solicit monetary support and employer relations •Oversaw annual business and industry certification and compliance for 35 career-technical classrooms•Responsible for annual audits of student’s educational plans to ensure that adequate state department guidelines were met

•Calculated daily sales goals, oversaw staff scheduling, handled disciplinary action, and reported to franchise headquarters•Implemented and trained employees on a sales by square footage inventory process to push revenue•Proposed additional employment positions and negotiated pay rates to fill previously neglected roles •Purchased inventory by researching emerging products; anticipating buyer interest; and trained all buyers accordingly•Maintained a minimum of a ten percent sales increase (monthly) to become a platinum level store (Over 2 million in sales)

•Assisted with event planning of all major departmental events•Aided the scholarship specialist with selection processes and funds, managing over 8,000 records in the college’s database•Liaised with service and vendor personnel and between various departments

Masters, Human Environmental Sciences, Summa Cum Laude

Concentration in Interactive Technology

Bachelors, Psychology, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association, University Stewards, Student Support Services Advisory Council, UA Mentors.