Thomas Simmons Email & Phone Number

Suffolk, Virginia, United States

- Provide math tutoring for groups of 10-30 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students, ensuring each student's understanding and engagement.- Focus on SOL (Standards of Learning) standards to align with curriculum requirements.- Develop and implement lesson plans tailored to meet the needs of diverse learners.- Utilize various teaching methods to simplify complex mathematical concepts.- Assess student progress regularly and adjust instructional strategies as needed.- Foster a positive and supportive learning environment to encourage student participation.- Communicate effectively with students, parents, and school staff regarding student progress and any areas needing improvement.- Assist in preparing students for SOL assessments, helping them to achieve their academic goals.- Stay updated on changes to SOL standards and adapt tutoring sessions accordingly.

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

- Manage marketing campaigns across all social media and email platforms from content creation to publishing- Create regular SEO content to maximize brand visibility, and market content across platforms- Create videos and graphics for circulation across all social media platforms- Manage/Catalog entire inventory of marketing assets, digital and physical- Assist in managing a multi-million dollar PPC Google marketing campaign- Create and maintain a system to track and plan billboard strategy across the Hampton Roads market (70+ Billboards total)Design updated Billboard campaignConcept and Intiate new marketing initiatives and campaigns to keep rotation of 30+ TV ads fresh and current for evolving marketplaceAnalyze weekly/monthly revenueand spending patterns to help manage a constantly evolving marketing approach

Norfolk, Virginia Area

- Host of "The Thomas Simmons Show" a weekly 1-hour sports talk show running from 11:00 AM to noon on Saturdays, before ESPN's college sports broadcasts, managing all aspects of the days show from rundown concepting to production coordination and creation to hosting the live hour.- Friday host of ESPN Radio 94.1's weekday local sports show "The 757 at 6" managing all aspects of the days show from rundown concepting to production creation to hosting the live hour.- Fill-in host for ESPN Radio 94.1's weekday afternoon drive show "The Nick Cattles Show" concepting and hosting a 3-hour sports talk radio show when full-time host Nick Cattles is unavailable.- Assist in the production of "The Nick Cattles Show" including running all board operations, constructing live sports updates (twice hourly), cutting and editing sound bites, creating production pieces, performing research, and screening phone calls- Produce and host a 30-60 minute-long weekly college sports podcast, “The Student Section” for ESPN Radio 94.1.- Produce "The 757 at 6," when not hosting, running all live aspects of the show.- Produce seasonal Friday night show "The High School Football Scoreboard Show" coordinating 12 live reporters to create a 4 hour, non-stop live update show for Friday night high school football games across Hampton Roads- Post topics and interact with listeners of “The Nick Cattles Show” on Facebook and Twitter, as well as podcasting every hour of the show and any interviews from the show on the ESPN Radio 94.1 website.- Run board operations for ODU Football, Basketball, and Baseball, Orioles Baseball, and Norfolk Tides baseball broadcasts, including cutting live highlights and hosting studio scoreboard updates for ODU Broadcasts.- Produce and record a 2 minute-long weekly local sports update, “Covering the Commonwealth” for ESPN Radio 94.1.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

- Assist in the production of ESPN Radio 94.1's weekday afternoon drive show "The Nick Cattles Show" including running all board operations, constructing live sports updates (twice hourly), cutting and editing sound bites, creating production pieces, performing research, and screening phone calls- Post topics and interact with listeners of “The Nick Cattles Show” on Facebook and Twitter, as well as podcasting every hour of the show and any interviews from the show on the ESPN Radio 94.1 website.- Produce weekly 2 hour High School Sports Talk show, running all live aspects of the show- Produce seasonal Friday night show "The High School Football Scoreboard Show" coordinating 12 live reporters to create a 4 hour, non-stop live update show for Friday night high school football games across Hampton Roads- On-Site board operations and road crew for ODU Bobby Wilder coaches show- Run board operations for ODU Football, Basketball, and Baseball, Orioles Baseball, and Norfolk Tides baseball broadcasts, including cutting live highlights and hosting studio scoreboard updates for ODU Broadcasts.- Produce and record a minute-long daily sports update, the “Sports Splash,” for Max Media sister station, 92.9 The Wave.

Virginia Beach, Virginia

- Assist in the operation of remote promotional events and live radio broadcasts for Max media stations- On Site board operations and road crew for ODU Bobby Wilder, Jeff Jones and Karen Barefoot coaches shows- Run board operations for ODU Men's Football, ODU Men's Basketball and Norfolk Tides baseball broadcasts

Norfolk, Virginia Area

- Produce and record the “Hall Call” podcast for the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame via ESPN Radio 94.1.

Norfolk, Virginia

- Plan and execute all details of events for groups of 20 or more for 72 Norfolk Tides home games- Service renewal accounts for group ticketing packages and hospitality accommodations- Provide superior customer service through daily box office ticket sales and group hosting- Act as single point of contact for seating, tickets, meal selection, picnics and special events for groups- Increased the Group's Sales goal from the previous season by over 10% and well surpassed the individual sales goal

University Park, Pennsylvania

- Created promotions, commercials, show intros, show bumps and general audio.- Oversaw the production of all on air audio, managed overall quality of on air product.- Lead a small team of production assistants, lead training and productivity of production team.- Lead the training of new studio equipment for all ComRadio members.- Co-host weekly 1-hour college sports talk show. - Manage electronics board operations on live radio broadcasts. - Provide live play-by-play coverage of lacrosse and hockey games

University Park, Pennsylvania

- Helped produce a variety of projects with Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics. - Worked on football show (Unrivaled: The Penn State Football Story) and men’s and women’s basketball show (In The Paint; Courtside with Coquese). - Logged and ingested game footage, press conferences and interviews for football as well men’s and women’s basketball shows - Assisted in the logging and filming of live games during the season- Helped with research and statistics, both live and post-game

Virginia Beach, Virginia

- Assisted in the loading and creation of new commercials, as well as the maintenance of the entire commercial inventory.- Downloaded pre-produced spots from a variety of online sources.- Initiated/assisted in the creation of messages for in-house, direct, and national clients.- Conceptualized and scripted commercials, gathered sound effects and music, and voiced, recorded and edited commercial messages.- Created and maintained website content and gathered web-related video.Assisted in promotional event preparation and management.

Norfolk, Virginia

- Assisted in pre-show production and reference help- Developed show concepts- Learned and assisted in behind-the-scenes radio techniques- Screened phone calls

Virginia Beach, Virginia

- Worked 40 hours per week providing maintenance services for JEB Little Creek and Fort Story camp grounds and recreation facilities.- Worked with small team to empty out and tear down several retired facilities.- Provided assistance in guest relations, maintaining positive atmosphere across several recreation facilities.

University Park, Pennsylvania

- Work event parking for Penn State basketball and baseball games. Handle purchases and sales of parking permits. - Deal with guest relations on a weekly basis

Princess Anne Athletic Complex

- Provided maintenance services for city recreation facilities. - Prepared sports fields and facilities for tournaments and games

Bachelor'S Degree, Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: ComRadio

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society