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Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area

• The South Florida Manufacturers Association (SFMA) has the distinction of being the #1 resource for manufacturers in South Florida since 1961. As President, I am responsible for the overall management of SFMA to.
• Driving membership growth and developing membership retention strategies.
• Building relationships within the manufacturing, business and education communities and enhancing and promoting SFMA services and ensure community presence.
• Driving financial results and ensuring a high standard of excellence and quality of services provided to the members.
• Organizing and hosting events across the SFMA territory. These were events from 20 people to over 400. Also increased corporate sponsorships for the SFMA's signature events.
• Inspiring, leading, and managing a team of employees, members, volunteers, and volunteer directors.

Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States

Teaches Associate degree-seeking students in the areas of Business Law and Supervision and Management. Instructs an average class size of 30 students in traditional, online and hybrid (traditional and online components) classes in 8-week and 16-week semesters. Educates students using various critical thinking methods, such as Socratic Questioning and case.

Broward College - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• Developed comprehensive, systematic outreach plans for working intently with the business community to create robust corporate partnerships focused on corporate training, student recruitment, internships and career.
• Co-created the Corporate Alliance Partnership program, a comprehensive outreach strategy with the business community to bring in resources for the college and create opportunities for students, such as internships.
• Implemented the first ever “Concierge Corporate Enrollment Plan” - a recruitment strategy to work with corporate partners and have Broward College become an exclusive educational provider for their employees.
• Partnered with the Disney Institute to provide a one-day customer service training to the business community. There were 320 paid registrations (60 percent above goal) and the program generated just under $180,000.
• Increased corporate training revenue in 2015-2016 by $81,676.73 – a 70 percent increase from previous year.
• Generated over $300,000 in corporate training revenue in Fiscal Year 2016-2017.

Broward College (Central Campus), Davie, Florida

• Instructs Associate and Bachelor degree-seeking students in the diverse areas of Business Law, Business Math, Personal and Corporate Finance, Principles of Management, Strategic Management, and the Capstone course in.
• Educates students using various critical thinking methods, such as Socratic Questioning and case study/scenario based problem solving, to enhance the pedagogy.
• Mentors students and provides coaching skills on learning techniques to improve performance in the classroom.
• Networks with local employers to provide internship opportunities for students, some of which has have resulted in full-time employment.

Broward College

• This was a supplemental position in addition to my full-time role. The Linking Education and Employment Outcomes (LEEO) project was a collaborative effort between Broward College and the Broward County Public School.
• Recruited and selected Broward College faculty to be mentors to high school and middle school teachers within BCPS. This included managing a team of 15 and overseeing their work with their assigned schools.
• Designed, executed, and implemented an Executive Leadership Symposium to train students on important workplace issues such as leadership, business etiquette, networking, and diversity in the workplace.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• Served in an academic leadership position managing the development of Broward College's QEP to assess a deficiency in student learning and improve that deficiency in the classroom. The QEP was an integral part of the.
• Managed a team of 25 consisting of faculty, Deans, Directors and Associate Vice Presidents to create a systematic process for broad-based, college-wide involvement in designing the QEP. This was used based on.
• Planned, executed and managed the development of the QEP, selected statistical models to assess learning outcomes of the QEP and partnered with internal departments and externally to exchange information and.
• Worked directly with Finance and Budget to create a $1.2 million budget for the QEP. This was approved by the Board of Trustees.
• Facilitated focus group sessions to present the importance of the QEP to the College and external community to generate topic ideas. Over 140 individuals attended these sessions and eight topics with 26 strategies were.
• Presented rationale to the Board of Trustee’s why the topic of critical thinking benefited students and the College and how it complied with the core requirements and comprehensive standards for SACSCOC accreditation..

Broward College (Central Campus), Davie, Florida

• As an academic leadership and management position, administered and coordinated all financial and operational matters related to student learning, instruction, curriculum development and revision of Business.
• Worked with students and faculty in resolving cases of academic impropriety as they arose.
• Collaborated with key program managers to ensure the learning outcomes matched the State of Florida’s framework. The Hospitality/Tourism degree program was revised and one program was deleted based on the review.
• Administered financial and budgetary matters related to the operations of the department and mission of the College.
• Hired qualified professors (both full-time and adjunct) based on the needs of the department and in accordance with SACS accreditation standards.
• Evaluated faculty performance through classroom observations and based on the observations, trained faculty members on best practices for teaching methods. Positive feedback in subsequent semesters was seen on student.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

A full-service international law firm specializing in the areas of personal injury, family law, medical malpractice, wrongful death and other civil litigation matters. Reported to the managing partners of the firm supporting a staff of three attorneys and six paralegal/administrative support assistants. Managed a regular case load consisting of preparing.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

• One of the nation’s largest commercial real estate investment firms closing annually over 6,000 transactions. Consulted with local and national property owners on developing business strategies to manage their.
• Co-founded the Leased Investment Group (division within the company) comprised of five agents and two staff members. Team produced over $400 million in sales volume.

Juris Doctorate, Law

Activities and Societies: Founder of Toastmasters at Nova Southeastern University's Law School.I founded the first Toastmasters Chapter at.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Concentration In Finance

Activities and Societies: Member of the Huzienga School of Business Strategic Forum. The Strategic Forum was a mentoring program for.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Management

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: President of Phi Beta Lambda, a nationally recognized student business organization.

High School

Activities and Societies: Student LIFE Leader