John Simmerman
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Credentials
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Dutch Cycling: Bicycle Infrastructure Design Principles
DTV Capacity BuildingOct, 2020- Oct, 2024 -
League Cycling Instructor (LCI)
League of American Bicyclists -
Unraveling the Cycling City
Coursera
Experience
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Founder
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Jan 2012 - Present
In 2012 I launched the non-profit Advocates for Healthy Communities as an effort to help promote and create healthy, active places. Since that time I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be, in order to produce high-quality multi-media content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities". My YouTube Channel - Active Towns - Profiles by John Simmerman features my original video content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them. I invite you to tune in and hope you find this content helpful. https://www.youtube.com/activetowns To make a donation to Advocates for Healthy Communities, Inc. (EIN 5-3802508) go here: https://www.activetowns.org/donate/
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ProService Hawaii
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Human Resources Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Business Development Manager
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Sep 2006 - Jun 2012
ProService is the state's leader in HR administration outsourcing services, helping 1,000+ businesses save time and money and reduce labor-related risk, while providing their employees with top benefit packages and professional HR support. - Marketed HR support services to senior leadership at corporations and communities - Closed the highest number of new clients in the company during my tenure ProService is the state's leader in HR administration outsourcing services, helping 1,000+ businesses save time and money and reduce labor-related risk, while providing their employees with top benefit packages and professional HR support. - Marketed HR support services to senior leadership at corporations and communities - Closed the highest number of new clients in the company during my tenure
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RS Medical
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United States
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Medical Equipment Manufacturing
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300 - 400 Employee
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Account Manager - Hawaii Territory
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Sep 2005 - Sep 2006
- Turned around an underperforming territory, mending broken relationships, and establishing new business channels resulting in the highest month-end finish ever for the territory - Created and initiated a successful state-wide launch for a new treatment for osteoarthritis - Turned around an underperforming territory, mending broken relationships, and establishing new business channels resulting in the highest month-end finish ever for the territory - Created and initiated a successful state-wide launch for a new treatment for osteoarthritis
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Eli Lilly and Company
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Specialty Sales Representative
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Mar 2004 - Sep 2005
- Established strong professional relationships with key, difficult-to-reach customers resulting in a 50% increase in sales for the territory - Created a successful launch strategy of a new medication, exceeded quarterly quotas in a traditionally slow adopting territory - Awarded district MVP in 1 qtr 2005 - Established strong professional relationships with key, difficult-to-reach customers resulting in a 50% increase in sales for the territory - Created a successful launch strategy of a new medication, exceeded quarterly quotas in a traditionally slow adopting territory - Awarded district MVP in 1 qtr 2005
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Division Director & Co-Founder
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Apr 1998 - Mar 2004
Responsible for the launch and management of this western United States focussed provider of health promotion programming - Created and implemented successful health behavior change programs based on proven strategies including creating healthier environments, employing active motivational interviewing techniques as well as developing and implementing incentive programs to stimulate both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation - Established division as a dominant regional provider of corporate fitness and employer wellness programs with an impressive client list, with customers such as IBM, American Family Insurance, Amgen, Seagate Technologies, and Level 3 Communications - Managed and supervised direct division operations, P&L, as well as recruiting and leading a high-performance team of over 20 health promotion, nutrition and fitness professionals
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MCI Telecommunications
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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National Wellness Program Manager
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Apr 1996 - Apr 1998
Responsible for program development and management associated with the implementation of wellness and early back to work program interventions - Expanded the program from 10 to 40 locations nationally, led a team of over 40 healthcare professionals Responsible for program development and management associated with the implementation of wellness and early back to work program interventions - Expanded the program from 10 to 40 locations nationally, led a team of over 40 healthcare professionals
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Program Manager
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Jan 1995 - Apr 1996
Responsible for the planning, design, and project management oversight for the construction of new health promotion facility and program at Motorola's World Headquarters - Launched this successful program within a tight timeline by coordinating the efforts of a multitude of stakeholders, departments and divisions - Created and implemented effective health behavior change programs based on proven strategies including creating a healthier environment and employing active motivational interviewing techniques - Created and led a team of 8 health promotion, fitness, and nutrition professionals
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Regional Supervisor
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Feb 1990 - Jan 1995
Responsible for the development and management of health promotion programs in seven southern California locations, from Orange County and to Fresno, CA - Assisted in the planning, architectural design and construction management of seven separate fitness center/health clinic facilities - Created and implemented effective health behavior change programs based on proven strategies including creating healthier environments and employing active motivational interviewing techniques - Received department award for leadership in 1993 - Selected as the department Quality Initiative and Process Improvement (Re-engineering) Champion 1993 - Supervised a team of over 20 health promotion, fitness, and nutrition professionals
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Education
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1988 - 1990
University of Michigan
Master of Science (M.S.), Kinesiology, Public Health & Business Management -
1984 - 1988
University of Southern California
Bachelor of Science (BS), Kinesiology and Exercise Science -
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
Certificate, Executive MBA - Pacific Bell Leadership Program -
University of Miami
Certificate, Principles and Practice of New Urbanism
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