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Bend, Oregon, United States

Seaside, California

✦ Established a modern fundraising operation, working with the Board to identify and solicit top donor prospects; chaired monthly development committee meetings, guiding the Board strategically.✦ Ran daily operations

Monterey Ca

✦ Developed a portfolio of 100 major and principal gift prospects, with an emphasis on transformative gift opportunities up to $40 million.✦ Promoted the strategic vision of the Institute to prospective donors to get them excited about giving.✦ Asked 50 qualified prospects each year for annual fund gifts up to $25k.✦ Initiated 500 prospect contacts and secured 140 -- 160 personal visits per year.✦ Made 6 - 8 fundraising trips annually; attended 5 - 7 high-level development events per year.

Pittsburgh Pa

✦ Developed the International Development Program within the $1b Inspire Innovation Comprehensive Campaign.✦ Worked directly with the president, provost and deans on identifying, developing and closing principal gifts in India and Asia.✦ Focused on gift opportunities up to $20 million and raised $13 million for the Campaign.✦ Organized 2 - 3 overseas fundraising trips per year to a dozen cities in India, China and Pacific Rim countries, including six with Carnegie Mellon’s president.✦ Collaborated with colleagues throughout the University to promote globalization and develop the international alumni network.

Durham Nc

✦ Launched the International Advancement Program within the $2.4b Campaign for Duke and contributed to raising $2m - $3m per year from international sources.✦ Focused on individual gift solicitations up to $5m in a portfolio of 150 major and leadership gift prospects overseas.✦ Arranged development travel for the president, provost, deans and senior administrators on over 50 trips abroad.✦ Traveled on 8 - 10 overseas trips per year to Europe, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Latin America and Bermuda, to 50 foreign cities.✦ Recruited leaders for, and together with the Alumni Association, helped launch 25 foreign alumni clubs in major cities around the world.

Williamsburg Va

✦ Raised up to $6.3m in annual gifts from 60,000 donors nationwide each year through an aggressive 30-million-appeal direct mail donor acquisition program; directly and indirectly raised $50m over 11 years of consecutive growth in the $500m Campaign for Colonial Williamsburg.✦ Managed the donor renewal program, achieving 95 % retention by the fifth year of a donor’s continuous membership.✦ Oversaw a $3m development budget for a staff of 25; served as liaison to the treasury function and the application specialists for the development records system.✦ Developed quantitative models for analysis and forecasting to optimize fund raising efficiency.✦ Worked closely with ticket marketing, hotel management and catalog products to increase revenue and visitation through collaborative projects.✦ Appointed as project manager for implementing a new development records system, which was achieved on time and under budget in less than a year.

Liechtenstein

✦ Translated technical documents from German to English and vice versa for all departments and all management levels in a multinational manufacturing corporation with $1 billion in sales in 80 countries.✦ Required an in-depth understanding of engineering, manufacturing and design processes for hi-tech construction machines and high-strength fastening products.✦ Performed simultaneous translations for visiting senior executives.

Chicago Il

✦ Advised a senior team of partners in a major law firm in the international “Amoco Cadiz” oil spill litigation, which at the time was the largest case of its kind.✦ Analyzed German-language technical documents relating to ship construction and recommended deposition strategies for the partner team.✦ Provided court room expert support for four weeks of witness depositions in Hamburg, Germany.

Master Of Business Administration -- General Management And Finance, Finance & General Management

Master'S Degree -- German Language And Literature-

Activities and Societies: Teaching fellow for advanced conversational German

French Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Junior Year Abroad - Paris

Bachelor'S Degree -- German And French Language And Literature