Practiced career development education and job search coaching through one-on-one meetings, career assessments and interpretation, resume and cover letter reviews, graduate and professional school advising including Pre-Law advising, workshops and in-class presentations for students and alumni. Created CareerTrek program taking students to job and professional sites in and around Los Angeles County six times per year (ex. Federal Reserve Bank, LA, LACMA & Hammer Museums, Jet Propulsion Lab, Good Samaritan Hospital, Lab, San Bernardino County Department of Public Health & Ontario Lab, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, Pasadena among other sites.)

Contractual work for New York based dancer support organization. Career development counseling and job search coaching to professional dancers. Workshop and program development. Special focus assisting entrepreneurs through business plan reviews and grant source funding. Assisted with resumes for employment and personal statements for graduate school.

Processed 110 individual and joint tax documents (returns) for the tax year 2006...and enjoyed every minute of my work with clients.

Career development and counseling provided to traditional and non-traditional students and alumni. Presented career and job search workshops, mock interviews and in-class presentations in response to faculty invitations. Resident Assistant and departmental team development workshops given using personality tests and other assessments. Extensive knowledge and use of Internet resources to find jobs, internships and graduate school information. Worked side-by-side with students as they pursued internships, graduate school or employment. Career Services presentations given each fall in Freshman Seminars. Developed liaisons with various academic departments and network with contacts external to the university.

Assisted with management of 1.5 million dollar budget primarily from National Institute of Health (NIH) and National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

Directed a full-service career center at a Liberal Arts and Pre-professional University with a 2,800 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate student population. Full administrative responsibilities for department of Career Services. Supervised a staff of 6 professionals and 5 students. Encouraged and supported ongoing professional development of all staff members. Grew primary Career Services' budget by 250% or 25% a year over a 10-year period, and brought in additional department. As Director of Career Services initially developed and implemented all programs included but not limited to organizing and facilitating Career and Internship Fairs, Graduate and Professional School Fairs, Community Service Fairs, Student-Alumni Networking Dinners and On-Campus Recruitment Program during early years of tenure. Later hired professionals to facilitate programs. Oversaw development and ongoing facilitation of Internet web site including job board for Career Services. Oversaw yearly survey process given to graduating seniors and alumni. Groundwork established for institutional internship program.Career development and counseling assistance provided to traditional and non-traditional students and alumni. Taught approximately 15 (out of 30) 45-miunte in class career development presentations each fall in Freshman Seminars. Developed curriculum for Career and Life Planning class (GNST-101), academic credit for class conferred by curriculum committee, taught class and hired teachers to teach class which was offered for many years. Presented yearly Parent's Crash Course in Career Counseling to all parents of incoming freshman. Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and Strong Interest Inventory (SII) presentations delivered off-site to interested groups.

As Learning Assistance counselor, assisted students on academic probation. Taught Study Skills (GNLA-001) class and presented workshops on issues related to college and academic success. Presented yearly team building workshop to Resident Assistants and various departments by request. Various presentations delivered to parent, alumni and Board of Directors groups.

Developed the participation base for the 1994 West Coast MBA Consortium. Assisted the development of three resume books for the Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management Center. Assisted students with the job search and networking process. Presented workshops on various job search topics.

Assisted in the process of government contract negotiation and settlement, monitored accounting spreadsheets for senior JPL accounting manager. Directly interfaced with staff from Arthur Andersen and Dunn & Bradstreet Software consultants during institutional software conversion. Administrative support to manager and 12 engineers through use of IBM and Macintosh software for database, spreadsheets, accounting and word processing needs.

Counseled students and alumni on career objectives using various assessment tools (e.g., Strong Interest Inventory, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, SkillScan and other motivated skills and values tests). Presented workshops, conducted mock interviews and created opportunities for student/alumni networking. Developed liaison relationships with faculty, staff and alumni. Participated in interactive recruiting process for the Claremont Colleges.

Assisted with the research and writing for three grants securing funds from private and government sources.

Worked with a broad range of individuals with respect to age, culture, socioeconomic and educational background. Advised students on matters involving career and academic objectives.

Taught the Career and Personal Exploration class (CPU-100), two 10 week quarters, number of students per class: 40. Assisted freshman to declare major.

Assisted director in design and teaching of Career and Life Planning class; facilitated accompanying small groups. Presented workshops on various career development issues. Counseled students on career objectives. Provided assistance to students securing professional employment.

Assisted president in start-up phase of educational foundation. Composed large volume of written communication through use of WordPerfect software. Used Lotus123 and other accounting software.

Reached out to engineering firms in Northern California for the development of internship opportunities for the School of Engineering and Computer Science. Interviewed and placed students in appropriate opportunities; troubleshot with clients and utilized public speaking skills.