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Chicago, Illinois, United States

A Move to Remember is (232351 MC) A Licensed and Insured Household Goods Carrier and a proud member of the Illinois Movers and Warehouse Association.•Established punctuality, contract completion, and scheduling a strong workforce with key company leaders consisting of a hiring manager, fleet and warehouse manager, labor manager, financial manager, and administrative and support staff through conscience operations training and coaching.•Designed foundations of an innovative socially conscious company by implementing hybrid models representative of non-profit organizations and for-profit corporations, creating a remote-positive workforce, and establishing relationships between frontline employees and executive staff.•Developed a competitive customer service model by managing tech-edged automation, project management executions, and SaaS / VOIP Platform integrations within a traditionally brick-and-mortar industry model.•Created a company culture rooted in education with exposure to queer and non-typical experiences, internal workshops led by established company values, the inclusion of third-party educators as a form of self-auditing our commitment to our company values, and training focused around trauma and advocacy.•Offered life skills to participants of housing programs and non-profit organizations by labor staff engaging directly with participants, holding participants accountable for communicating clear parameters around their service needs, and educating clients on expectations around industry standards once they have graduated from their program.

Self employed through gigs founded within the Chicago Queer Exchange, Minneapolis Queer Exchange and D.C. Queer Exchange on Facebook. Developed a positive reputation as a moving coordinator, transportation provider and all-around handy-person through time-management and extensive networking within Queer community. Currently hold a count of assisting in 40+ moves, and 20+ organizational or cleaning projects. Currently manages a team of 5 people since April 2018 to manage moves in the greater D.C. area.Major projects include: Monitoring & arranging an evacuation move out for a client in lieu of a bedbug infestation within less than 30 days. This included an understanding of fumigation & disinfection standards. The project also required an understanding of salvageable items, including clothes, furniture, books, etc., requiring a complete and through tear down, cleaning & set up of a full one bedroom apartment. To date (for over a year) there have been no bed bug instances in the new apartment. Coordinated a 6-month long, triple move within Minneapolis and Milwaukee for a couple within the queer community. Part one of the project included packing and clearing out a one and a half story condo so they could sell the condo / put it on the market, and transferring the boxes and furniture to their storage unit in Minneapolis. The second part of the project required downsizing and moving one of the partners out of Milwaukee. This included an understanding of personal engagement to one’s belongings, and the sifting and sorting of what should go on to Minneapolis, and what should be left behind. The final part of this move included helping the couple further downsize between their belongings, and moving them out of a two bedroom apartment in Minneapolis, into a three story home.

Employed by Adecco, Inc. working for Cirque Du Soleil’s production of Luzia.Primary duties include running errands, sourcing materials, purchasing materials, and assisting the buyer in arranging pickup and deliveries for both local and online purchases for the Site Operations Department and other production departments.Works with the On-Site Purchasing Coordinator to source local suppliers in each city on a timely manner. Works personally with companies to source supplies such as fasteners, ferrous metals, plumbing supplies & materials, rigging & other technical materials or hardware.Keeps track of over $2000 Petty Cash on a daily basis & credit cards for the Buyer and various department managers.Cities worked include: Houston, New York City, Hartford.

Employed by Adecco, Inc. working for Cirque Du Soleil’s production of Luzia. Primary duties include running errands, sourcing materials, purchasing materials, and assisting the buyer in arranging pickup and deliveries for both local and online purchases for the Site Operations Department and other production departments. Works with the On-Site Purchasing Coordinator to source local suppliers in each city on a timely manner. Works personally with companies to source supplies such as fasteners, ferrous metals, plumbing supplies & materials, rigging & other technical materials or hardware.Keeps track of over $2000 Petty Cash on a daily basis & credit cards for the Buyer and various department managers. Cities worked include: Chicago, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Tysons, VA, & Boston.

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Worked on behalf of the Human Rights Campaign, America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer equality.Integral part of the hiring process for on-boarding employees, by supervising new-hires to seek out those who have a strong client service orientation.Facilitated morning training modules and field-training modules for new and experienced canvassers.Fundraised thousands of dollars and spread awareness about the Employment Non Discrimination Act that was put to vote Fall 2014 in the House of Representatives.Met personal and team fundraising quotas through up-selling one-time members to monthly donors; Securely handled cash donations, credit card information, processed donor paperwork and tallied team totals daily.

Bachelor’S Degree, Theatre/Theater

Activities and Societies: Advocate - Vice President Feminist Fourm - Advertising & Social Media Chair Phi Theta Kappa

Associate’S Degree, Deaf Communication Studies, 3.95 Gpa, With Academic Honors

Activities and Societies: Deaf Communication Studies Club Studied Interpreting in American Sign Language, with a focus in interpreting.