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-Drive operational excellence across assigned departments, including facilities, technology, food service, and risk management. Provide leadership in building, implementing, and overseeing the systems, processes, workflows, and procedures necessary to sustain and support the growth of the organization.-Manage, mentor, and develop cross-functional teams to advance CMO objectives and promote continual improvements in productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness.-Grant Writer and Director for K-12 Strong Workforce Program focused in the area of Career & Technical Education (CTE) and Dual Enrollment College Partnerships receiving awards upwards of $3m. -Ensure compliance with, and prepare reports for all state, federal, and local agencies. Evaluate current school-based systems to ensure compliance and recommend standardized practices for managing compliance expectations.-Lead and introduce new technologies that improve service, lower costs, and drive efficiencies across school operational functions.-Coordinate and supervise the provision of contracted related services.-Promote cross-functional collaboration to align efforts and resources. Utilize the practice of setting realistic, yet, aggressive timeframes for achieving organizational goals for assigned departments.-Lead the creation of school safety, emergency, and risk management plans.-Develop and deliver professional development to foster a strong operations talent pipeline and an operations professional learning community.-Ensure functional areas utilize restricted funds appropriately and use resources in a fiscally responsible and compliant manner.-Lead efforts and collaborate with cross-departmental teams to ensure state and federal reporting deadlines are met and submitted information is accurate.-Create and lead marketing and recruitment initiatives for all media types overseeing an annual budget of $200,000 growing the enrollment from 1,000 to 1,400.

-Excel in the strategic and hands-on management of vital information systems in a rapidly growing educational setting. Drive the ongoing growth and expansion of the educational community through the innovation and strategic execution of programs, policies, and processes across all disciplines.-Leverage expertise in technology to support the evolving information system needs, from school inception to boasting a population of over 1400 students. Optimize school efficiency to enhance student achievement by orchestrating critical projects from start to completion. Streamline educational processes and reduce labor-intensive tasks through the introduction and implementation of customized software and systems.-Drive cost savings by employing intelligent cost management strategies during vendor and technology selection, and all contract negotiation efforts. Advanced informed executive decision-making and program development by performing detailed statistical analyses and extrapolating test and student data to identify vital trends and information.

-Train the clients' school faculty and administrators on EdTech solutions licensed through my company and other education-specific topics such as data and analysis, systems efficiency, and state reporting.-Sell EdTech solutions to K12 institutions in the areas of common core assessments and STEM technology.

-Provide forward looking insight and function as a strategic business partner, enabler and a problem solver in strategic issues-Provide key leadership in operational financial functions including financial and operational control; business integration; planning, forecasting and analysis; cash flow; taxes; and corporate development-Work in a hands-on fashion to lead accounting and financial reporting-Help drive the performance, strategic planning and growth orientation of the business-Recruit, lead, manage, assess and help build a high-performance team and growth culture based on providing value to customers, direct communication, compliance, and accountability-Partner closely with the CEO to lead the company through significant growth and an overall increase of valuation for overall profitability-Analyze client portfolio to assess current and future headcount budgets to determine staffing, talent, and other people-related needs while ensuring the company maintains healthy margins-Implement new processes around client billing and financial analysis; ensure billing and client analysis are being considered for staffing and other employee-related decisions-Responsible for implementing and overseeing the satisfactory completion of strategic client billing activities, including workforce deployment, team expense management, client profitability, and client prioritization-Identify, implement, and manage tools to increase efficiency to increase client profitability and revenue forecasting-Review monthly results, identify trends, assess if budget for the year is achievable, identify significant variations and potential impact on operations and headcount, as well as profitability and client margin goals-Create and streamline existing client billing and financial processes to ensure bottom line profitability goals are met

Taught the full spectrum of Information Technology and Career & Technical Education (CTE) courses to grades 6-12. Courses included Networking, Information Systems, Web and Graphic Design, Computer Science Principles, Microsoft Office, and Programming.

Champion the sale of both Guitar Center Pro Audio Equipment and ADT Home Security Systems by implementing consultative sales techniques, promoting product education, and overcoming objections to successfully market products to consumers in both a retail and direct marketing sales environment.