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Newport Beach, Ca

• Established and managed partnerships and test preparation programs with local high schools that resulted in a 40% increase in new student enrollment for our internal programs. • Spearheaded research and analytical evaluation to determine feasibility and value of future projects like expansion, staffing growth, and free external programs. • Developed curriculum, lesson plans, and learning decks to simplify and reinforce retention of complex test subject matter for new student programs and on boarding of new instructors.• Synergistically collaborated with team members to develop new student-specific programs and teaching strategies to improve cross-curriculum comprehension resulting in a 26% improvement on standardized tests with over 1000+ students.

• Successfully organized, funded, and launched a social media based registry mobile application that was later bootstrapped by Facebook’s FB Start program.• Managed full stacks development of Gftr from ideation through production and marketing – oversaw and managed a design and development team abroad in India to develop the Gftr mobile application and gftrapp.com.• Run day-to-day business operations- establishment of Gftr App LLC, development of action plans to market and monetize the application, and coordinated business-to-business partnerships for additional services for the development and functionality of Gftr.

Vista Del Campo- Irvine, Ca

• Oversaw a community of over 70 residents in 18 apartments, while acting as a resource for residents in order to develop a sense of community culture• Managed front office administration operations including answer phone calls, scheduling tour dates for prospective residents, processing payment checks and legal documents, and emergency resolution• Provided exemplary customer service through the apartment leasing process for potential residents as well as current residents by coordinating academic, social, and career-oriented programs for the community of 1000+ residents

Irvine, Ca

• Facilitated the cultural assimilation of 22 Chinese Deans from SiChuan University and 80+ engineers from ECE Paris by organizing and preparing housing arrangements and serving as a resource while living with the participants• Planned and executed events and trips for international students studying at UC Irvine from all over the world including South America, Asia, and Europe in order to immerse participants in American culture while providing avenues for networking with participants from differing backgrounds• Developed exemplary customer service, cultural awareness, and patience while aiding customers who's first language was not English in issues regarding event programming, education, financial aid, and cultural acclimation

• Spearheaded the planning, budgeting, talent acquisition, and logistics of large-scale UC Irvine concerts that catered to 6,000+ students with budgets of $200,000+.• Restructured longstanding approach the University took with campus concert events and in doing so increased student attendance by 35%, while also increasing the profitability and funding for the events by more than $70,000.• Managed the public relations, community feedback, and occasionally backlash regarding aspects of the concerts like choice of artists, budgeting, ticket pricing, and security.• Represented UC Irvine in contract negotiations with artists, talent agencies, venues, and production crews to ensure that the concerts were cohesive and adhered to decided budgets and goals.

Irvine, Ca

• Developed action plans to administer 1200+ Windows 8 trails and promote Microsoft products to 24,000+ students.• Connected with university administrators and developed working relationships that resulted in Windows products being integrated at campus wide festivals, rallies, and concerts to increase brand awareness and event efficiency. • Documented and reported student feedback on the interface and features of Windows 8 Beta Version to supervisors.