Stuart Mann Email & Phone Number

Lisle, IL

*Established, developed and led the Sustainability Certification Program*Obtained and maintained the first accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) anywhere in the world for an ISO Type I Environmental Labeling Program *Recruited and led task forces that developed, accredited (ANSI), published and maintained the first ever.

Lisle, IL

*Performed certification, technical and testing reviews to determine certification requirements*Completed and approved documentation: validation by calculation (VBC), reverse osmosis data transfer protocol (RODTP), NSF/ANSI 61 normalizations, salt interpolations*Interpreted and applied NSF/ANSI health and safety standards: 42, 44, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60, 61.

Lisle, IL

*Served as primary customer service contact between WQA and 40+ client companies*Simultaneously managed dozens of certification projects for drinking water treatment systems and components per ISO 17065*Developed proposals including budgets and timelines; met targets set forth*Coordinated applications, certification process, data transfer, laboratory.

• Organize, publicize and host a series of campus forums on sustainability
• Facilitate focus groups such as Energy & Transportation, Food & Solid Waste, etc
• Deliver original presentations on sustainability issues (e.g. Solar Electricity Alternatives)
• Communicate ongoing initiatives and activities to campus stakeholders and general public
• Helped create first ever campus sustainability plan and drafted presentation for its unveiling*Limited term student work/study employment

• Consultant to performing artists and organizations for marketing, promotion and career development
• Communications Director, Booking Agent and Special Events Promoter for Velvet Lounge in Chicago
• Design and write grant/business proposals, press releases, brochures, ads, newsletters, mailings and calendars
• Guest lecturer for University of Wisconsin – Parkside, Arts Administration Program, and general public, on the business relationships that connect performing artists with audiences

• Mastered all aspects of credit and debit card customer service including complex computer applications, electronic transactions, and financial products/accounts
• Promoted to “Escalations Team” after 2 years: handled the most challenging customers; primary resource for colleagues who needed assistance with procedures
• Achieved highest 2006 call monitoring quality score on team; obtained “Superior” yearly evaluation

• Budgeted, marketed, negotiated, and contracted national tours and international engagements for over 20 performers, including several Grammy Award nominees
• Secured numerous grants (as high as $60,000) and extended residencies for artists, from sources including the National Endowment for the Arts
• Reconciled performance and tour expenses against budget projections and oversaw final settlements*Served as Executive Representative for the Wisconsin Region on the Steering Committee for the National Association of.
• Conducted seminars and workshops at professional trade conferences
• Designed custom integrated database software, then documented and sold to other booking agencies
• Expanded company by signing several new artists to roster and acting as their managing agent

Ms, Environmental Management And Sustainability

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma - Business School Honors Society; Environmental Management Research Assistant – IIT Stuart.

Bs, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Wisconsin Union Directorate - Music Committee Chair; Porter Butts Award for Outstanding Achievement in Creative.