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Nature-Based Design & Education that Grows Food & Builds Soil.

• Manages a team of 10 people in launching an online course or membership every quarter, directly resulting in 77% of the company’s gross revenue in 2018.
• Develops, implements and tracks project plans, which includes budgets, timelines, scheduling project meetings, setting agendas, preparing and presenting progress.
• Builds complete online launch funnels and evergreen funnels, from optin to upsell page, integrating multiple online software platforms to strategically convert traffic to repeat buyer and brand advocate.

Oceanside, CA, US

• Headed complete online presence; constructing website using Wordpress, building email list with MailChimp, creating social media platform, and publishing weekly blogs.
• Managed hiring process of apprentices, WWOOFers, and workers, totaling 12 new hires in 12 months.
• Assisted lead designer in the construction of 2 large-scale regenerative agriculture design projects, covering 10 acres of land to be designed, dug, pruned, and planted.

• Guided 7 University of Michigan (U-M) students in creating a report on how U-M can incorporate permaculture education into academic curriculum.
• Received Permaculture Design Certification, Midwest Permaculture, Oct 2012
• Completed Superadobe Natural Building Training, Cal-Earth, Oct 2012

Louisville, CO, US

Spearheaded development of concept for the Planet Blue Student Innovation Fund. Submitted formal proposal to U-M and was awarded $150,000 for large-scale, student-driven sustainability projects.Lead team of 4 students to develop the proposal guidelines, grant review process and review board structure.Sits on and manages the review board responsible for.

Functioned as liaison between University of Michigan students and administration.Co-wrote the U-M Student Sustainability Guide, How to be a Green Wolverine. This pamphlet is distributed to all incoming undergraduates.Sat on a 10 person planning committee for the premiere annual sustainability education event, EarthFest 2010. Coordinated environmental.

La Crosse, Wisconsin, US

Served an average of 200 patrons per shift for a community based organization focused on customer service and environmental sustainability.

Conducted research and developed informational documents covering topics such as water use, energy reduction, and green building technology.Worked with U-M Facility & Operations engineers to develop energy conservation methodologies that could be used across different U-M buildings. Compiled and published online 6 fact sheets on energy reduction techniques.

Held graduate student level responsibility, independently conducting molecular biochemical experiments to support the research of Dr. Raymond Trievel.Assisted a post-doctoral researcher, conducting experiments to support a journal published paper. Efforts were rewarded with mention in the paper’s acknowledgements.Applied and won selection for the 2009 UROP.

Applied and won selection for the 2009 UROP Summer Fellowship program, which allowed continuation of research in Dr. Ray Trievel’s lab at the University of Michigan, full-time.