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Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon

Own and operate a small, outdoor adventure company specializing in RV and camper van rentals. Offer all inclusive RV rental experience designed to make your RV vacation hassle-free. Responsible for all operations including marketing, business development, customer service and financial management.

Portland, Oregon, United States

- Led high-value purchasing for large-scale entertainment operations.- Trained, coached, and supervised over external contractors and buyers to ensure efficient and cost-effective procurement.- Increased net profit from through strategic purchasing and vendor negotiations.- Co-led the development of Encore Hive, an internal buying platform, streamlining procurement operations and increasing efficiency.- Implemented new processes that improved operational efficiency, reducing purchasing timelines.- Key Achievement: Successfully led the company’s largest procurement transformation, reducing operational costs and increasing Gross Margin significantly.

Aurora, Co

Oversee all Admissions and Business Development Operations that ensure first class experience for prospects from inquiry to enrollment.American Sentinel University is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. In addition, our bachelor’s and master’s nursing degree programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) has awarded accreditation to American Sentinel University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program with specialty tracks in Educational Leadership, Executive Leadership and Informatics Leadership.Focused on the ever-increasing industry of health care, we position students for the future by offering relevant programs, a flexible learning platform and superior student support.What makes American Sentinel unique is our primary focus: positioning you for success. We do that by:- Offering accredited programs in high-demand health care field that are current and relevant to your career.- Providing you with a dedicated student success advisor who gets to know you throughout your time at the university, a 24/7 librarian service and other student support services that will help you graduate and thrive.- Acknowledging past college coursework, professional certification and training, reducing the total cost of your degree and the time needed to earn it.- Delivering quality, affordable education through an online format, which makes the pursuit of your dreams possible.

Cultivate student success strategies, student communication plans & institutional resources that improve graduation, student retention and persistence rates. Provide strategic analysis and leadership that impact student success. Lead cross departmental project plans that improve the student experience during all phases of the student life cycle. Oversee student success advisor and manager professional development ensuring that exceptional service is provided to students. Develop collaborative, results oriented team environment that is focused on student support and ongoing student success. Coach staff on how to effectively communicate with online students through various approaches (success plans, degree planning, proactive encouragement, and virtual communication platforms). Provide on-going management training for members of the student service leadership team. Involved in university budget process and provide financial management of the resources provided to students.

Aurora, Co

Healthcare Learning Innovations: Online healthcare training and innovative learning customized to meet client education needs• Healthcare Essentials courses• Interpersonal Skills courses• Learning Innovation products and servicesFive elements define and differentiate Healthcare Learning Innovations:• Experiential and uniquely engaging online healthcare courses and learning experiences (30 minutes to several hours per course)• Created by online university healthcare education experts at American Sentinel University• ‘Learn by Doing’ interactive practice experiences use next generation online technologies and simulations (e.g. hospital tour with department heads, clinical workflow exercises, 3-D virtual environments, artificially intelligent assistants (bots), etc.)• Reinforce learning through continuous engagement• Learning Assessment (before, during, after) helps determine Return on LearningSample topics include:• Healthcare/clinical specifics for IT professionals (e.g. clinical workflow, etc.), infection control• Interpersonal skills (e.g. communication, HCAHPS improvement, negotiation, etc.)• Virtual environments and artificially intelligent assistants (bots) that increase effectiveness, eff

Achievements-Increased team sales performance by 175% over prior year-Increased revenue, profit margin and efficiencies for multiple online, admission departments-Improved student retention rates for multiple university partnershipsResponsibilitiesManage multiple admissions’ departments and lead teams of enrollment advisors. Directly responsible for the hiring and development of admissions advisors and mangers. Manage, build and cultivate relationship with clients. Institute accountability measures, performance management for enrollment advisors and participate in the recruitment and hiring of new personnel.

Achievements- Over-achieved performance budgets every month- Led team to record high number of enrollmentsResponsibilitiesManage a team of 16 admissions counselors. Perform daily sales trainings and conduct professional development through daily one on one sessions with counselors. Implement accountability measures, performance manage new and existing counselors and participate in the recruitment and hiring of new admissions counselors.

Achievements- Consistently exceeded goals/budgets and led multiple teams to top performance- Received Vice President’s Award in tribute to Special Recognition for the contributions made to the online division of Westwood CollegeResponsibilitiesManaged teams of 12-17 admissions representatives and was responsible for implementing new processes and procedures. Responsible for training, coaching and professional development. Built and established strong relationships with other departments and served as a liaison between our admission’s team and student services/financial aid. Facilitated Weekly Accountability Meetings (WAM) and conducted weekly training sessions during team meetings.