Experience

SC Vocational Rehabilitation

• United States
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Business Development Specialist

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Connecting local businesses with quality candidates, while providing the support and services to help both parties succeed.

• Vocational Counselor

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Assist people with some sort of challenge in developing skills and ability to become competitively employed. Guiding them to create vocational goals with a plan to achieve. Create, find, or provide training opportunities to help them gain skills and experience to be successful. Also, help by making connections and open doors of opportunities for those in need.Create opportunities for participants to develop necessary job skills and experience sothat they can become competitively employed.Collaborate with partner agencies and local businesses to provide participants withopportunities to find and maintain employment.Maintained documentation of participants’ progress according to agency policy.Present information on agency services to potential participants and partners.Led team in creating new ‘Self-Advocacy’ class implemented state-wide.Exceed caseload closure goals by at least 20% annually.

• Job Preparedness Instructor

  • Jan 2016 - Feb 2019

  Taught vocational skills to participants with challenges to employment.Created class curriculum to meet participants’ and the agency’s needs.Conducted and documented monthly reviews with all participants providing feedbackand guidance on each of the job readiness standards.Promoted strong work ethic, discipline, independence, dependability, productivity andpride of work by instruction, feedback, and modeling.Maintained relationship with local partner by providing services in the absence ofprimary staff.Selected as 1 of 6 participants in pilot Leadership Development Program focusing onmentorship.



Enjoy Life Media

• Online Audio and Video Media

• Founder

  • Nov 2015 - Jan 2023

  Create, host, and produce the 'Enjoy Life Podcast w/ Nick Maizy'. All focused on encouraging you to take ownership and choose your mindset, goals, and actions so that you can achieve what you want and enjoy life. Create, host, and produce the 'Enjoy Life Podcast w/ Nick Maizy'. All focused on encouraging you to take ownership and choose your mindset, goals, and actions so that you can achieve what you want and enjoy life.



Verigent

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Technical Recruiter

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2016

  Found qualified candidates using job boards, social media, online postings, and internal database. Interviewed candidates and conducted reference checks. Hired applicants, negotiated salaries, and managed onboarding process. Found qualified candidates using job boards, social media, online postings, and internal database. Interviewed candidates and conducted reference checks. Hired applicants, negotiated salaries, and managed onboarding process.



SC Vocational Rehabilitation

• United States
• Government Administration
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Vocational counselor Intern

  • Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

  Assisted people in overcoming barriers to employment. Learned to interact with clients in challenging situations. Counseled clients on decision-making process. Managed caseload and provided services while primary counselor was on medical leave. Assisted people in overcoming barriers to employment. Learned to interact with clients in challenging situations. Counseled clients on decision-making process. Managed caseload and provided services while primary counselor was on medical leave.



Francis Marion University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Graduate Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - Apr 2015

  Assistant to the director of Counseling & Testing as well as disability services. My time was shared between administrative duties, providing disability services, and proctoring tests. Assistant to the director of Counseling & Testing as well as disability services. My time was shared between administrative duties, providing disability services, and proctoring tests.



Victor's Bistro

• Florence, South Carolina Area

• Server

  • Jun 2013 - Apr 2015

  Provided detailed customer service in a high-end restaurant. Developed sales and customer service skills. Provided detailed customer service in a high-end restaurant. Developed sales and customer service skills.