Rick Wan Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Stockton, California, United States

Instructor for Business 277, a graduate level course on Principles of Management. My focus is on understanding and discovering ourselves, assessing organizations, exploring different leadership, supervising, and management philosophies. Students walk away with a greater focus on their Strenghts, what motivates them, and best practices in overseeing others.

Using the Strengths tool, I will help you:-Understand your talents and how to use them to reach goals-Overcome obstacles, weaknesses and vulnerabilities-Help you lead teams and build relationships using their talents-Resolve team conflict and improve cooperation-Lead and manage groups to bring out everyone's best performanceSelected Clients.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Coordinate required internship experiences for students in M.Ed programs
• Provide career advising and guidance for current students and alumni of the program
• Facilitate Ed 498 discussion focused on students internship experience
• Create, design, and implement out of classroom learning and networking experiences
• Lead efforts in recruitment, retention, commencement, and alumni engagement

Los Angeles, California, United States

-Up-board, trained, and support new Program Director-Outreach & support for undergraduate and graduate students with dependents-Provided campus and community resources for new/entering/transfer students-Lead programmatic efforts in developing community and provide education resources-Coordinated fundraising effort for "Little Bruin Wishes" holiday program.

Los Angeles, California, United States

-Outreach & support for undergraduate and graduate students with dependents-Provided campus and community resources for new/entering/transfer students-Lead programmatic efforts in developing community and provide education resources-Coordinated fundraising effort for "Little Bruin Wishes" holiday program and raised $16K +-Ensured students with dependents.

• Advise and coach Master, Doctorate, Professional School and Post-Doctoral scholars, from all disciplines, in their career planning
• Design and deliver creative and engaging workshops/presentations to help students prepare for academic & non-academic job searches
• Coordinate campus wide career preparation and recruitment events
• Intentional collaboration with departments to support students in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, STEM, and professional schools
• Trained in working with 1st gen students/professionals, LGBTQI identified, International scholars, and Undocumented students.
• Department liaison and representative on EDI work and initiatives.

UCLA

• Manage and support the Graduate Student Resource Center in it's programmatic efforts and daily operations
• Oversaw GSRC student staff, managed technology and space that served 14,000 graduate students
• Collaborated with key campus partners to develop programs, events, and resources particularly for Graduate Students
• Supported the student initiated campus wide Graduate Student Orientation and DEI Welcome Day

UCLA Office Of Residential Life

• Resident Director Hedrick Hall, Hedrick Summit, De Neve Evergreen and Fir, De Neve Gardenia and Holly, Dykstra Hall
• Coordinate midyear move of 1000 1st year residents from an aged facility to a new complex
• Managed students, parents, staff, and professional movers for this process that took place over 4 day period
• Supervise 1 Full Time Assistant Resident Director, 2 Faculty In Residence, 24 Resident Assistants, and advised a student government cabinet of 10Graduate and Family Housing | August 2011 – July 2013
• Assist in the development of programmatic model that implemented the inaugural Community Assistants into single graduate and family housing complex
• Selected, trained, evaluated and supervised 4 graduate Community Assistants

Unit 2 & Unit 3 Housing

• Select, train, evaluate and supervise 5 Resident Directors
• Provide guidance to 9 Resident Directors, 13 Program Assistants, 120 Resident Assistants
• Responsible for daily operations in 2 complexes housing a total of 2500 first year, second year and transfers
• Oversee emergency response and crisis intervention for housing community of 6500 residents
• Directly supervise 9 Security Coordinators, indirectly supervise 200 Security Monitors that provide access control for entry points as well as programmatic efforts as it relates to personal and campus safety
• Departmental liaison to Counseling and Psychological Service, UC Police Department and Student Health Center

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• Selected, trained, evaluated and supervised 6 Resident Directors and 3 Full Time Assistant Resident Directors
• Indirectly supervised 11 Resident Directors, 2 Full Time Assistant Resident Directors, 9 Part-Time Assistant Resident Directors, 180 Resident Assistants, and 18 Faculty in Residence
• Managed operating budget of 1.2 million dollars
• Administrated the daily operations in 5 complexes housing a total of 2500 residents
• Member of Residential Life Leadership Team
• Chaired Safety and Security Education Committee

De Neve Plaza, Dykstra Hall, Sunset Village, Hitch And Saxon Suites

• Selected, trained, evaluated and supervised student staff team of 20-40, Assistant Resident Director, Program Coordinator, and Faculty in Residence
• Oversaw daily operations of residential complex of 350 to 900 residents
• Served on Construction Mitigation Team that oversaw the inaugural opening of the De Neve Plaza complex
• Provided direction and leadership of programmatic efforts of student staff and Faculty in Residence
• Advised Residence Hall Association executive boards and general assemblies
• Served as member of Human Resources Unit, Housing Advisory Committee, Arts Council, Research and Evaluation Team, and Selection, Training and Recognition Committee

Doctor Of Education - Edd (Abd), Educational Leadership In Higher Education

Master Of Science, Student Affairs In Higher Education

Teaching Credential Program

Bachelor Of Arts, Social Science

Associate Of Arts, Humanities