Director Of Operations

• Jan 2016 - Present

Traveler and Adventurer

• 2004 - Nov 2015

• Traveled throughout 28 states and 24 countries, including planning itineraries for both personal travel, and travel for other individuals and groups • Experienced adventurer, including but not limited to the following activities: camping, snorkeling, kayaking, fishing, wildlife viewing, backpacking, biking, hiking, skiing, skydiving • Volunteered full-time for WWOOFing International (World Wide Organization of Organic Farming) in New Zealand for 5+ weeks. Worked on organic farms and at farmers markets • Refined excellent negotiation and communication skills, both verbal and non-verbal, while traveling, through CELTA training and communications degree coursework • Designed and authored a travel blog throughout 2 ½ years of traveling and living abroad • Studied abroad in Rome, Italy for 5 months

Instructor

• Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

* Organized managerial skills workshops, managed teambuilding exercises and department development activities ; * Taught English to over 275 hotel employees, developing and customizing curriculum to meet needs of a range of competencies from beginner through intermediate * Developed and led customer service workshops for all 9 departments in the hotel including hands-on training with employees throughout hotel environments including spa, front desk, kitchen and restaurants * Organized managerial skills workshops, managed teambuilding exercises and department development activities ; * Taught English to over 275 hotel employees, developing and customizing curriculum to meet needs of a range of competencies from beginner through intermediate * Developed and led customer service workshops for all 9 departments in the hotel including hands-on training with employees throughout hotel environments including spa, front desk, kitchen and restaurants

English Language Teacher

• Feb 2013 - Jun 2014

* Developed activities and curriculum to promote a fun and productive learning environment, successfully engaging over 100 students * Created and delivered presentations to professional groups on a daily basis * Developed activities and curriculum to promote a fun and productive learning environment, successfully engaging over 100 students * Created and delivered presentations to professional groups on a daily basis