Richard Rathburn, Mba Email & Phone Number

Oversight of: - Career and Life Design (k-12, postsecondary & alumni)- Corporate/Industry Relations- Alumni Engagement- Young Women of Color Fellowship Program- Dreamer Support ProgramResponsible for the creation and implementation of five distinct national support departments each of which are grounded in core principles of career development.

Greater Denver Area

DE&I Programing • Assembled and led DEI taskforce with representation from 9 departments to collaboratively track, report and analyze internal and external DEIB data, metrics and trends resulting in a multi-year DEIB strategy for organization.• Led department-wide DEI strategic planning process resulting in a DEI engagement model overlaid across entire organization, with 6 cross-functional committees, to reach and serve DU’s 18,000+ stakeholders.• Developed 20+ ERG collaboration… Show more DE&I Programing • Assembled and led DEI taskforce with representation from 9 departments to collaboratively track, report and analyze internal and external DEIB data, metrics and trends resulting in a multi-year DEIB strategy for organization.• Led department-wide DEI strategic planning process resulting in a DEI engagement model overlaid across entire organization, with 6 cross-functional committees, to reach and serve DU’s 18,000+ stakeholders.• Developed 20+ ERG collaboration programs between fortune 100 companies and student affinity groups leading to stronger engagement relationships for marginalized populations.• Created and implemented standard scalable ERG and affinity group engagement strategy, inclusive of needs-based surveys and standardized internal communications processes.Industry Partnerships Program • Grew graduate client participation in recruitment programming by 145% and undergraduate client participation by 15% through continuous improvement in marketing, communication and collaborative event planning.•Achieved 74% undergraduate, 45% graduate client engagement rate through scaled partnership programs. • Improved satisfaction scores by 400% amongst 150+ partners through creation of a launch model, templates, and evaluation framework that monitors and evaluates impact on program ROI.• Increased external community partnerships by 54% to 292 Student Employment Program•Create and implemented 5-year strategic plan for new department focused on principles from Social Justice Theory centering the needs of marginalized populations as it pertains to experiential learning.•Led 6 months of planning and collaboration with internal stakeholders from 12 departments, launching new program on $1.1M 4-year budget to impact 3,000+ students and 500+ supervisors.•Innovated and implemented a new worker-onboarding program using principles of change management to garner a “highly regarded” score from 84% of first-year participants. Show less

Greater San Diego Area

Lead the UC San Diego Career Center Industry Engagement team with an overall goal and mission to increase the number of career opportunities for our students and alumni. By applying a customer-centric mentality to all our programming, we are able to provide creative and innovative ways for our UC San Diego community (both student and employers) to find the right fit for their next opportunity. Industry representatives looking to connect with the UC San Diego campus, please feel free to connect… Show more Lead the UC San Diego Career Center Industry Engagement team with an overall goal and mission to increase the number of career opportunities for our students and alumni. By applying a customer-centric mentality to all our programming, we are able to provide creative and innovative ways for our UC San Diego community (both student and employers) to find the right fit for their next opportunity. Industry representatives looking to connect with the UC San Diego campus, please feel free to connect with me at rrathburn@ucsd.edu. Overview:- Provided strategic leadership and performance management to a team overseeing 400+ employer relationships and the service programs that connect 35k+ students and 185k+ Alumni to a wide variety of career opportunities.- Served on extended leadership group to set priorities and steer decisions regarding policies, budget, resources, programs and personnel.- Manage both revenue-generating and expense budgets.- Built and facilitated the growth of relationships with campus-wide stakeholders. - Oversaw all daily operations of team including people development and growth, HR processes and policies, as well as project and program management of team. Accomplishments:- Promoted to Senior Associate Director, and team supervisor, after 8 months.- Led team to a 14% increase in revenue from LY16 to reach over $400K for the year.- Directed strategy planning for new pilot programs for upcoming year to increase opportunities for our students and expand offerings to our alumni.- Steered the team to increase the number of company information sessions by 27% to over 130 in total for the academic year. - Achieved an increase in alumni recruiter engagement by 79% over the course of the year to 380 through new targeted marketing efforts.- Increased student to employer in-person touch points by 22% from 12.4kto over 15.3k.-Managed an operations budget of over $125K. Show less

Greater San Diego Area

- Increased portfolio by 58 newly active employers within 8 months - Added first biotech company to Triton Alliance partnership program- Completed competitive landscape analysis to create a more marketable set of service offering through our partnership program- Organized the creation of, and implemented, a new marketing collateral suite of tools for internal and external communications to various stakeholders- Increased portfolio revenue by $47k over previous… Show more - Increased portfolio by 58 newly active employers within 8 months - Added first biotech company to Triton Alliance partnership program- Completed competitive landscape analysis to create a more marketable set of service offering through our partnership program- Organized the creation of, and implemented, a new marketing collateral suite of tools for internal and external communications to various stakeholders- Increased portfolio revenue by $47k over previous year Show less

Greater San Diego Area

-Built relationships with over 50 employers increasing career event exposure to over 195k Ashford students and alumni-Prioritized, planned, and executed more than 180 career hiring events autonomously (Resume Collections, Resume Submissions, Virtual Information Sessions, Virtual/On-site Hiring Events, etc.) -Increased average monthly students reached by 42% nationwide.-Increased average monthly hiring events by 82%-Formed and implemented strategic plan for Employer Outreach… Show more -Built relationships with over 50 employers increasing career event exposure to over 195k Ashford students and alumni-Prioritized, planned, and executed more than 180 career hiring events autonomously (Resume Collections, Resume Submissions, Virtual Information Sessions, Virtual/On-site Hiring Events, etc.) -Increased average monthly students reached by 42% nationwide.-Increased average monthly hiring events by 82%-Formed and implemented strategic plan for Employer Outreach sub-department by identifying appropriate Key Performance Indicator’s and analyzing historic data -Facilitated the research, planning, and implementation of new CRM tool specifically for Employer Outreach Sub-department-Collaborate closely with Alumni Relations Manager to coordinate employer speakers at events, provide employers for industry/site tours, and build relationships with alumni to grow employer relationships-Established first measurable goals, tracking sheets, and reporting methods for department-Created and Facilitated integration of in-classroom Career Services shell to enhance richness of communication within each college in regards to professional development tools and relevant hiring events-Utilize relationships among Student Organizations to increase exposure of hiring events by identifying further opportunities to disseminating career opportunities -Enhanced cross-departmental communication within organization to better utilize resources and maximize branding efforts across multiple stakeholders-Developed and utilize first contact tracking tool for enhanced relationship management -Established new service offerings to strengthen employer partnerships with university -Instituted new communication process to maintain cohesive communication strategy among staff-Created and applied program sheet, employer relations life-cycle, service templates, and weekly reporting methods to help support newly created employer initiatives Show less

San Diego, Ca

San Diego apparel company:•Evaluate HR/training processes to create and implement new recruitment, product knowledge cross-training, and sales tactics throughout four local retail locationsOnline specialty food company:•Build out CRM dashboard and evaluate initial data to discover customer trends and deliver feedback and suggestions to enable direct marketing campaigns for local online retailerOnline social enterprise•Established 2014 strategic marketing plan based on local… Show more San Diego apparel company:•Evaluate HR/training processes to create and implement new recruitment, product knowledge cross-training, and sales tactics throughout four local retail locationsOnline specialty food company:•Build out CRM dashboard and evaluate initial data to discover customer trends and deliver feedback and suggestions to enable direct marketing campaigns for local online retailerOnline social enterprise•Established 2014 strategic marketing plan based on local cooperatives and established similar social causesSan Diego electronic device company:•Product evaluation of initial offerings, strategic plan creation for development and growth, integrated pre-launch marketing campaign including website re-design (aesthetics, function, and structure), build-out of social media platforms, and oversee kickstarter campaign Show less

Greater San Diego Area

-Gained an 11k increase in followers in seven months by creating and implementing launch of social media campaign leading to a 10% increase in traffic, ADS, and overall restaurant sales in Q3-Created three-tiered partnership structure with national nonprofit to raise company philanthropic involvement and increase brand exposure-Developed external partnerships to create new revenue streams-Increased projected revenues by $28k in a two month period by developing and launching three… Show more -Gained an 11k increase in followers in seven months by creating and implementing launch of social media campaign leading to a 10% increase in traffic, ADS, and overall restaurant sales in Q3-Created three-tiered partnership structure with national nonprofit to raise company philanthropic involvement and increase brand exposure-Developed external partnerships to create new revenue streams-Increased projected revenues by $28k in a two month period by developing and launching three new product offerings-Performed historical data analysis and created financial projections to support new revenue generating products and services Show less

San Diego, California

I assist with pedagogy research in the areas of community service learning correlated with business ethics in higher education.

-Established first consistent trend of store sales bonuses through training and development -Increased current sales volume to +10% to LY volume-Managed team of 20 associates and 3 managers with focus on succession planning and personal development goals -Successfully reduced shrink to below 1% in 10 months -Experience in designing, implementing, and tracking of specific demographic marketing campaigns to successfully execute new sales training tools-Promoted 2 sales… Show more -Established first consistent trend of store sales bonuses through training and development -Increased current sales volume to +10% to LY volume-Managed team of 20 associates and 3 managers with focus on succession planning and personal development goals -Successfully reduced shrink to below 1% in 10 months -Experience in designing, implementing, and tracking of specific demographic marketing campaigns to successfully execute new sales training tools-Promoted 2 sales associates to part time management positions -Leader in district wide sales coaching and development practices with incorporation of top-down company communication and specific in-store team development programs Show less

Seattle, Wa

-Skilled in creating, tracking, and adjusting of KPI’s to drive positive sales results-Consistently increased sales volume, reaching 15% to planned YTD goals -Proficient at cross-functional, downstream, communication with regards to company policies and customer satisfaction through effective team collaborations-Created and implemented new, customer centric, training models to enhance employee performance through monitoring of new employee development and growth strategies… Show more -Skilled in creating, tracking, and adjusting of KPI’s to drive positive sales results-Consistently increased sales volume, reaching 15% to planned YTD goals -Proficient at cross-functional, downstream, communication with regards to company policies and customer satisfaction through effective team collaborations-Created and implemented new, customer centric, training models to enhance employee performance through monitoring of new employee development and growth strategies -Promoted 3 sales associates to management positions through 6-month, newly created, personal growth plans-Experienced in demographic-specific promotional planning and implementation that align company goals while maximizing local preferences and needs -Skilled in order request, creation, tracking, and delivery of product to location/customer specific needs while being cost and budget conscious. -Capacity to mitigate company standards with product vendors to ensure compliance of shipment criterion while staying focused on customer satisfaction and strong business relationships Show less

Greater Seattle Area

-Developed 8 employees into management positions -Trained 100+ new hires in accordance to company development process -Ability to create, monitor, and implement team training to accomplish competency in customer-centric product sales/product return situations-Successful track record in sales strategy planning, implementation, and coaching practices to achieve and exceed sales goals -Experience in strategic marketing plans to increase sales volume through employee… Show more -Developed 8 employees into management positions -Trained 100+ new hires in accordance to company development process -Ability to create, monitor, and implement team training to accomplish competency in customer-centric product sales/product return situations-Successful track record in sales strategy planning, implementation, and coaching practices to achieve and exceed sales goals -Experience in strategic marketing plans to increase sales volume through employee participation and customer focus Show less

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Corporate Social Responsibility And Sustainable Enterprises, 3.75

Activities and Societies: -Net Impact, Graduate chapter president -Net Impact board fellow, Business Advisor for international non-profit.

Bachelor, Business Management

Activities and Societies: -Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity -KZUU campus radio