Brandon Phelps Email & Phone Number

Newark, New Jersey, United States

•Helps with countless aspects of the party such as assisting the MC, handing out favors, & making sure participants are wherever they are supposed to be.•Coordinating things behind the scenes to ensure everything runs smoothly.•Interact with the crowd using my out-going personalities.•Help keep the energy level high by leading interactive dances, teaching the newest dance trends, and interacting with the crowd during formalities such as grand entrances, candle lightings, and contests.

Springfield, New Jersey, United States

•Propelled organization’s workforce development, vocational services and social service programs to maximize employment opportunities for disabled individuals. •Confirmed adherence with legal requirements. •Managed function’s budget and spending. •Guided recruiting, interviews, offers and onboarding of new employees. Led work acquisition process, including client requirements documentation, materials management and customer satisfaction processes. •Supervised all daily operations of 3PL warehouse where job training was conducted. •Served as liaison between organization and Department of Labor. •Conducted time studies and calculated production rates.

Springfield, New Jersey

•Led work acquisition process, including client requirements documentation, materials management and customer satisfaction processes. •Promote placement and training of service recipients in competitive and supported employment positions in community work settings. •Promote job development, job advocacy, and job matching, for service recipients, and as needed on the job training and follow-up services. Serve as an employment advocate in the community and within the agency for individuals served. Maximize the number of successful job placements of service recipients. •Screen all program employment related records and documentation for adults and students, as required. •Assure structured education, vocational training and enhancing opportunities for individuals served.•Serve as lead job coach as needed and assure the efficient operations of supported employment and related services. •Serve as liaison to facilitate vouchers and agreements for the provision of employment-related services. •Attend meetings with DVRS and community employer organizations to enhance the goal of gaining competitive employment for service recipients.•Assure the profitability of Employment Services programs including Transition, Evaluations, and Job Development and Placement, etc.

Springfield, New Jersey, United States

• Restructured vocational evaluation program by partnering with with over 25 local businesses in Essex and Union County to provide approximately 75 individuals job sampling opportunities.• Developed 2 training curriculums for unemployed individuals with disabilities to learn computer related and customer service training skills.

Tenafly, Nj

•Provide residents a properly greeting tenant and guests in a cheerful welcoming manner,•Assisting guest and residents with all reasonable requests.•Became an integral part of the property.•Served as a general presence and visible deterrent to infractions.•Reported all incidents, accidents or medical emergencies to the building property manager.

Union City, Nj

•Coordinates employment and training services with program director and staff to assure efficient and effective service delivery and to meet program goals for client referral, placement, participation and transition.•Assesses experience, skills and limitations of clients. •Identifies job opportunities suitable for clients. •Assists clients in filling out employment applications, sets up interviews with potential employers, accompanies clients to interviews or arranges transportation. •Follows up with employers regarding job placement status.•Prepares progress reports for program director and staff to keep all parties informed of progress and accomplishments. •Work with job development team to develop market/business strategies and material for program services. •Maintain collaborative working relationships with business, assuring regular contact to access current job opening and opportunities for career advancement. •Conduct individual assessments and career plans to ensure client readiness for employment. •Meet with clients to discuss job opportunities, assist with scheduling interviews and provide post interview feedback.•Design and provide curriculum for training and education seminars/workshops for CCAN client base in the areas of job readiness, mock interviews, resume development, and business etiquette. •Provide job readiness training for special populations that will ensure barriers are addressed prior to interviews and employment.•Maintain working relationships with business associations within all service communities throughout NJ/NY to identify prospective employers.•Conduct on-site and off-site presentations and trainings for clients, fellow staff, and members of the referral community to present CCAN scope of services. •Assist clients in obtaining job-related documentation and attire as it pertains to job preparedness in training setting.•Performs other job duties as assigned by management.

Hillside, New Jersey

•Assist customers with all issues and concerns that they have.•Managed the store front and all cashiers to ensure customer transactions are done in a timely manner.•Assisted the customers when other departments were closed by doing cake writing, floral wrappings, and blowing up balloons.•Refund all dissatisfied customers back their tender based on Shoprite polices and procedures.

Wayne, Nj

•Chair the Academic Affairs Committee and all its meetings/ projects.•Responsible for reviewing all legislation dealing with academic-related materials.•The liaison between Student Government and academic faculty and administration.

New York, Ny

• Acting as a support staff for the editors by completing light administrative tasks.• Transcribing and fact checking interviews.• Completing other research-oriented projects.• Write short by-lined pieces for publication(s).•Writing and fact checking ad listings for upcoming local events.•Copy editing and proofreading magazine, monthly events update and web listings.

Wayne, Nj

•Wrote clear, concise and detailed notes for fellow classmates who received class notes as an approved accommodation through the office of Disability Services.•Required to type or scan my notes and upload them within 24 hours of the end of each class.•Learned how to write my notes to tailor to the needs of students who suffered from a variety of impairments (visual, hearing, learning disabilities, etc.)•Maintained a minimum GPA of 3.0. during my time working for disability services.

Overlook South/ Heritage Hall

•Worked as the face of each residence hall by working the desks at the front of Heritage Hall and Overlook South.•Monitored the main entrance, lobbies, and other public areas in the building.•Checked the identification of everyone who enters the residence hall. •Provided general assistance to students, parents, and guests who enter the building.•Assisted in emergency situations if/when they arose. •Reported directly to the Resident Director of the buildings in which I was employed.

•Produced articles for a biweekly student run newspaper every week for three consecutive semesters.•Attended editorial meetings and pitched story ideas.•Wrote, researched and transformed articles for a print and online version of the newspaper.•Gathered multimedia components such as photos and videos and conducted interviews for each story.•Uploaded articles, videos and photos to the website.•Sharpened my ability to get my ideas across concisely and clearly

•Helped us raise money to provide services for homeless and runaway youth.

Responsible for chairing the financial board of the Student Government and the process of approving, appealing, and denining financial request from the club account.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Professional Communication

Bachelor Of Arts And Communication, Public Relations

Double minor in Interpersonal Communications and English Writing