Luke Pekrul

Senior Manager at Tag1 Consulting, Inc.
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(386) 825-5501
Location
New Ulm, Minnesota, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency

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Experience

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Manager
      • Oct 2019 - Present

    • Project Manager
      • Oct 2016 - Present

      Scrum master, responsible for project scoping and scheduling, customer support, invoicing, contract management, and some marketing and sales. Scrum master, responsible for project scoping and scheduling, customer support, invoicing, contract management, and some marketing and sales.

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Website Manager & Program Evaluation Coordinator
      • Mar 2017 - May 2019

      Oversee website content and security updates, UX/UI design for new webpages, manage subcontractors for front and backend work, yearly project impact review, and develop proposals and create content for fundraising and publicity. Oversee website content and security updates, UX/UI design for new webpages, manage subcontractors for front and backend work, yearly project impact review, and develop proposals and create content for fundraising and publicity.

    • Nicaragua
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Research & Fundraising Coordinator
      • Jul 2015 - Mar 2017

      Responsible for implementing NICA’s research agenda, documenting impact, developing proposals and creating content for fundraising and publicity. Responsible for implementing NICA’s research agenda, documenting impact, developing proposals and creating content for fundraising and publicity.

    • United Kingdom
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Coordinator
      • Jan 2014 - Oct 2015

      Principle coordinator for the EU-funded rural development project "Sustainable Tourism in the Telica Volcano Reserve." Responsibilities and and achievements include: • Project design and preparation of proposal for European Union. The contract to implement the $230k project was one of nineteen awarded by the EU to promote rural development through tourism. • Contract management and collaboration with local government. I am the principle contact with EU representatives, have assisted the Telica municipal government in the creation of a new tourism office, and facilitated an initial agreement with the environment agency regarding a framework for collaborative oversight of the reserve. • Project management and monitoring. I have supervised the creation, training and registration of a community tourism cooperative and the construction of a café and eco-cabin on Telica volcano.

    • Non-profit Organizations
    • Director
      • Sep 2009 - Oct 2015

      Responsibilities and achievements include:• Founding Nuevas Esperanzas US. • All individual fundraising and donor stewardship in the US. NE-US has raised over $200k in individual donations since 2009. • Project monitoring, design and grantwriting. I have coordinated the design and preparation of successful grants for 10 projects or programs, focused primarily on sustainable livelihoods, with combined budgets of over $350k. • Project management training for Nuevas Esperanzas' Nicaraguan managers. Beginning in 2009 I provided mentoring for NE's Nicaraguan project managers, especially related to project design, monitoring and budget management. As of 2014 NE's Nicaraguan team has been independently managing successful projects. • Supervision of all Nuevas Esperanzas US' bookeeping and accounting, including the submission of all federal and state reports and filings.

    • Program Director
      • Jul 2007 - May 2009

      Responsibilities include:• Management of eight social service and adult education programs• Contract management with state agencies• Budget development• Program monitoring and evaluation

    • Program Manager
      • Aug 2006 - Jul 2007

      Responsibilities include:• Supervision of all staff in Family and Youth Services programs• Program development

Education

  • Clark University
    Masters, International Development and Social Change
    2007 - 2009
  • Clark University
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International Development and Social Change & Spanish
    2005 - 2007

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