Experience

University of Silicon Valley

• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Director Of Undergraduate Admissions

  • Oct 2012 - Present

  Under the supervision of the Executive Director of Admissions. Assistant Director manages the inside Advisors to make sure they are following are assisting qualified potential students through the admissions process. Using established leads, contacts students to obtain their approval to start the enrollment process. Responsible for all phases of the student admissions process for enrollment at Cogswell College.Duties and Responsibilities◾Conducts in-person interviews with qualified candidates to explain Cogswell's academic programs and admissions requirements.◾Counsel prospective applicants on the admissions process and student support services at the College.◾Assess potential students for characteristics to matriculate through graduation.◾Maintain full knowledge of Cogswell’s curricula in order to explain all course offerings.◾Assist students in selecting the program that best fits the student’s needs and aspirations.◾Advise students on placement test scores and arrange for additional qualification procedures when needed.◾Liaison with other departments to ensure a seamless student enrollment.◾Ensure Cogswell policies and procedures are followed for enrollment and registration.◾Maintain enrollment management records and complete all standard reports.◾Adhere to laws and regulations governing student recruitment activities.◾Other duties and related projects as assigned.Under the supervision of the Executive Director, I also developed the community outreach program, so that the college can Generate local leads and create awareness of Cogswell programs to prospective students from high schools, community colleges, non-profit organizations and local community based business organizations. Also performs onsite admissions functions.

• Remote Community Outreach(East Bay,SoCal, New York and Northern New Jersey ) / Senior Advisor

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  As a remote outreach and Admissions specialist, I continue on the development of our outreach efforts into the community college market. By building a network of community colleges as well as connecting with Department heads and instructors to conduct in class presentations fitting into Cogswell's unique Degrees. My focal market has been from all over San Jose up to Monterey and into Santa Cruz, Gilroy, Saratoga, Los Altos, Fremont, Livermore, Pleasanton, Concord, Pleasant Hill, Berkeley, Sacramento, and Modesto. I recently, developed a strategic diameter into our new Southern California market, that starts from San Luis Obispo, down to Los Angeles. My efforts with continuing the Cogswell Brand with our Outreach is ongoing, as well as assisting the Admissions Advisors on campus with admitting prospective candidates. As the top advisor for 6 plus years, in addition to my outreach efforts as well as advising, is to make sure all advisors are successful in their roles, which also include conducting open houses to prospective families and students and monthly program workshops, that will allow prospective students dabble in a bit of Cogswell's programs.

• Admissions Advisor

  • Jun 2011 - Present

  As an admissions advisor, I advised qualified potential students through the admissions process. Using established leads, contacts students to obtain their approval to start the enrollment process. Responsible for all phases of the student admissions process for enrollment at Cogswell College.Duties and Responsibilities◾Conducts in-person interviews with qualified candidates to explain Cogswell's academic programs and admissions requirements.◾Counsel prospective applicants on the admissions process and student support services at the College.◾Assess potential students for characteristics to matriculate through graduation.◾Maintain full knowledge of Cogswell’s curricula in order to explain all course offerings.◾Assist students in selecting the program that best fits the student’s needs and aspirations.◾Advise students on placement test scores and arrange for additional qualification procedures when needed.◾Liaison with other departments to ensure a seamless student enrollment.◾Ensure Cogswell policies and procedures are followed for enrollment and registration.◾Maintain enrollment management records and complete all standard reports.◾Adhere to laws and regulations governing student recruitment activities.◾Other duties and related projects as assigned, such as, I developed cogswell's outreach program. I built relationships from the community colleges and high school's with in a 50 mile radius. The first year I implemented the program, enrollment went up by 130%. By the second year we hired 2 other outreach representatives in order to grow awareness of the college as well as expand into other areas of high schools that we needed to get into. I still managed the community college while we had a high school team covering up from Sacramento thru the east bay all the way down to salinas.



Private Institution

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Finance

  • Mar 2010 - May 2011

   Manage a portfolio of applicants/students to assist in making an informed tuition investment decision by providing accurate Student Finance advice Guide applicants/students through the financial aid application process Manage escalated concerns and resolve issues in a timely manner Provide superior customer service to students by accepting ownership of all Student Finance issues and questions Maintain a current and thorough understanding of federal and state financial aid guidelines and regulations Ensure that Student Finance advising complies with applicable federal and state laws, and company policy



Circuit City

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Feb 2002 - Mar 2009

  forecasted store sales, shrink and services, maintains the highest customer service, maintained budgetary controls, loss prevention, inventory control, and merchandising standards.• Improved the two worst stores in the San Jose Market as well as Company (both stores ranked 545 and 563 out of 587 stores). At the end of month improved shrink, as well as shrink awareness, inventory control, after 3 months both stores improved to the top 100 of the company. Consistently calculated a loss of about $3000.00 every year and sometime biannually from inventory. Improved efficiency by motivating store team members to maintain more accurate records and provide outstanding customer service.• Monitored employee performance, making recommendations for skill development, additional responsibilities, promotion, or dismissal. Created very effective and productive meeting to assure all associates learn specific objective.• Through effectively hiring, training, and motivating competent employees, we reduced the amount of dishonest associates therefore less internal incidents, and a increase of shrink awareness and inventory control.• Assisted the Store Director in creating innovate approaches to problem solving, strategy development, and fulfillment of business goals. Working with my supervisors in creating and implementing plans to increase sales budgets in the store through web orders that go through customer service.



City of San José

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Geographic Information System Specialist

  • Jan 2007 - May 2007

  The City’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) integrates geographical (spatial) data with informational data using the latest technology. GIS provides a geographical framework for the City's information, assets and inventory. More importantly, it helps your government work better. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, integrating, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying data related to positions on the Earth's surface. A GIS can relate otherwise disparate datasets on the basis of common geography, revealing hidden patterns, relationships, and trends that are not readily apparent in spreadsheets or statistical packages, often creating new information from existing data resources.GIS is used in almost every department in the City of San José, and the uses of GIS range widely. GIS is used to map land boundaries, infrastructure such as utility pipes, zoning information, parks and trails, and other City assets. GIS is used as an analytic tool to answer questions and make better decisions• Using a highly technologically advanced Magellan GPS system, I was given an area to go out and take pictures of utility units, calculate the coordinates of each unit, obtain the measurements for any and all pipes, company mark. • At the end of the day I upload all the information gathered, a map is created and intermittently generating until the specific area is completed, and I can close down that specific map and start a new area of interest.

• Environmental Policy and Planning

  • Nov 2005 - Oct 2006

  Working as a Outreach Liaison for the city of San José, Pacific Gas & Electric Company, to coordinate energy curriculum to educate residents, entrepreneurs, government officials and so forth in Santa Clara County, in regards to how to take advantage of cost-saving, energy-efficient technologies. The program offers free energy audits, targeted retrofits, technical assistance, education, training, and more. Target audiences include municipal governments, non profits, small businesses, community organizations, professionals, and residents. We will connect eligible customers to the broad range of audits, rebates, and technical support. I also assisted in Green Building and Green Business.• Made sure all educational material was received a week in advance for all classes• Follow up with the attendees to ensure that all classes were 90% full.• Coordinate dates months in advance for each class to be conducted at the City’s Chamber of Commerce. • Make sure that any questions that any class member has is answered within 24 hours. • Networked through various locations of PG&E from San Francisco, San Jose, and Modesto for any material as well as consumer affairs.