Experience

JETAA Rocky Mountain

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Event Coordinator

  • May 2014 - Present

  Coordinate and Run the Events for JETAA Rocky Mountains Coordinate and Run the Events for JETAA Rocky Mountains



AllergyZone

• United States
• Manufacturing

• Director of Sales and Marketing

  • Aug 2008 - Present

  • Orchestrate all business development functions including sales, operational planning, strategic target marketing, product development, and product research for a small business specializing in allergy relief products • Proven success with 38% revenue increase over 4 years • Achieved growth through development and implementation of retail promotional campaigns, merchandising partnerships, new product launches, and maintaining close-knit customer and prospect relations • Industry pioneer by analyzing trends and applying learned information into fresh marketing campaigns, web redesign, and sales staff training • Increased sales to customer by 47% in 2009 by streamlining and introducing a pricing matrix • Streamlined operational procedures to improve time management of team; overall increasing productivity of employees, decreasing paperwork & time spent towards data entry • Executed and managed multiple IT projects Show less



Louisville Stole Bike Network

• Founder, Co-Administrator

  • 2012 - Present

  • Recognized the need and founded a social media based network for Stolen Bikes in the Louisville, KY area • Appointed Administrators that are heavily involved in the Bike Community of Louisville • Recognized the need and founded a social media based network for Stolen Bikes in the Louisville, KY area • Appointed Administrators that are heavily involved in the Bike Community of Louisville



Teach For America

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Special Education Teacher

  • 2015 - 2016



Courier Journal, Gannet, Inc.

• Account Executive

  • 2007 - 2008

  • Identified needs of customer and sold advertising to local business decision makers and marketing coordinators • Forecast sales revenue & successfully made goal each period • Exceeded individual sales goal by over 20% multiple times, helping our team meet goal • Generate prospects for niche publications, print and digital media • Identify customer needs and create and sell contracts that meets them • Closed a multi-contract deal on a client who had been avidly against print media • Negotiated contracts for multi-run campaigns, helping organize and schedule the campaigns Show less



JET Programme

• 新井中学校、新井市、新潟県

• Assistant Language Teacher

  • Jul 2004 - Jul 2007

  • Selected to be a teacher at a public junior high school, through participation in one of the largest cultural exchange programs run by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in cooperation with local governments • Serve as only non-Japanese member on a 9-person team to evaluate & reorganize the English language program by developing over 150 original & unique lesson plans, audio, and text assets • Deliver 15 lessons per week to 581 students ages 11-15 years old, average class size is 40 students • Utilize unique experiences to hone interpersonal skills, communication skills with a lack of language, dealing with ambiguity, and impromptu public speaking • Conduct 2 weekly community adult conversation courses, volunteering my time after budget cuts • Instill values of intercultural understanding within the community through participation in festivals and involvement with local organizations such as the local taiko club and the Mayor’s office • Acted as a liaison for visiting European students, Sister City representatives, and U.S. Army Officers • Traveled extensively around Honshū, hosting several international guests and organizing travel for them Show less



Creve Coeur Camera

• Photography
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales and Location Manager

  • 2002 - 2004

  • Scheduled, organized, and directed a team of 13 directly reporting employees including staff meetings, goal setting, performance evaluations, interviewing, and career progression • Selected out of a group of 15 leaders to be the representative at St. Louis Better Business Bureau Seminars • Implemented strategies to increase membership of CCC-Club by 65%, resulting in customer & brand loyalty • Exceeded individual sales goals, recognized as top sales leader of branch in 2003 • Recognized as top sales associate for Nikon Brand in Midwest region Show less



MarketSource

• Saint Louis, MO

• Event Marketing Specialist

  • 2002 - 2003

  • Coordinated all marketing events in the St. Louis area to increase brand awareness and sales for KitchenAid • Presented and coordinated informational demonstrations on KitchenAid products at venues such as May Department Stores and Williams Sonoma in the Saint Louis region • Coordinated all marketing events in the St. Louis area to increase brand awareness and sales for KitchenAid • Presented and coordinated informational demonstrations on KitchenAid products at venues such as May Department Stores and Williams Sonoma in the Saint Louis region



DaVita Kidney Care

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• CQI Intern

  • 2001 - 2002

  Synthesized information from a benchmarking project to improve the company culture and customer service • Developed communication devices on individual & national levels to increase employee and customer satisfaction, reducing both customer and employee turnover by over 75% • Presented to COO, CFO, and CQI department development supervisors • Worked on team to develop core values, refine mission statement, and define guidelines for continuous quality improvement (CQI) Synthesized information from a benchmarking project to improve the company culture and customer service • Developed communication devices on individual & national levels to increase employee and customer satisfaction, reducing both customer and employee turnover by over 75% • Presented to COO, CFO, and CQI department development supervisors • Worked on team to develop core values, refine mission statement, and define guidelines for continuous quality improvement (CQI)