Susan Harkins
Director of Community Resource Development at Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity- Claim this Profile
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Vicki Becker
I had the pleasure of working with Susan at RideWise. She has a generosity of time and spirit that is not found in most people and allowed her to be an inspirational mentor and co-worker. Susan has great vision when it comes to transportation demand management and always was ready with a solution and/or suggestion for any project the staff was working on. She valued others' opinions and found ways to drive a specific process forward to a successful conclusion.
Bob Hittelman
I’ve had the privilege of working with Susan over the last 2 years and in that time she has been both professional and down to earth. This motivated me to spend as much time as I could in her territory trying to get vanpools on the road. Susan is very organized and open-minded to more efficient problem solving techniques. I always appreciated her detailed follow up emails to meetings we had with potential clients because they completely recapped the information and encouraged the next step. She is an instant asset to any company she associates with!
Vicki Becker
I had the pleasure of working with Susan at RideWise. She has a generosity of time and spirit that is not found in most people and allowed her to be an inspirational mentor and co-worker. Susan has great vision when it comes to transportation demand management and always was ready with a solution and/or suggestion for any project the staff was working on. She valued others' opinions and found ways to drive a specific process forward to a successful conclusion.
Bob Hittelman
I’ve had the privilege of working with Susan over the last 2 years and in that time she has been both professional and down to earth. This motivated me to spend as much time as I could in her territory trying to get vanpools on the road. Susan is very organized and open-minded to more efficient problem solving techniques. I always appreciated her detailed follow up emails to meetings we had with potential clients because they completely recapped the information and encouraged the next step. She is an instant asset to any company she associates with!
Vicki Becker
I had the pleasure of working with Susan at RideWise. She has a generosity of time and spirit that is not found in most people and allowed her to be an inspirational mentor and co-worker. Susan has great vision when it comes to transportation demand management and always was ready with a solution and/or suggestion for any project the staff was working on. She valued others' opinions and found ways to drive a specific process forward to a successful conclusion.
Bob Hittelman
I’ve had the privilege of working with Susan over the last 2 years and in that time she has been both professional and down to earth. This motivated me to spend as much time as I could in her territory trying to get vanpools on the road. Susan is very organized and open-minded to more efficient problem solving techniques. I always appreciated her detailed follow up emails to meetings we had with potential clients because they completely recapped the information and encouraged the next step. She is an instant asset to any company she associates with!
Vicki Becker
I had the pleasure of working with Susan at RideWise. She has a generosity of time and spirit that is not found in most people and allowed her to be an inspirational mentor and co-worker. Susan has great vision when it comes to transportation demand management and always was ready with a solution and/or suggestion for any project the staff was working on. She valued others' opinions and found ways to drive a specific process forward to a successful conclusion.
Bob Hittelman
I’ve had the privilege of working with Susan over the last 2 years and in that time she has been both professional and down to earth. This motivated me to spend as much time as I could in her territory trying to get vanpools on the road. Susan is very organized and open-minded to more efficient problem solving techniques. I always appreciated her detailed follow up emails to meetings we had with potential clients because they completely recapped the information and encouraged the next step. She is an instant asset to any company she associates with!
Credentials
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Grant Seeking Essentials Certificate
NonprofitReadyApr, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Community Resource Development
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Jun 2018 - Present
- Manage and develop relationships with corporations, civic groups and faith-based organizations. - Develop strategies for property acquisition to further Habitat for Humanity's goal of building strength, stability, self-reliance and shelter. - Write and edit communication materials and grant proposals. - Manage and develop relationships with corporations, civic groups and faith-based organizations. - Develop strategies for property acquisition to further Habitat for Humanity's goal of building strength, stability, self-reliance and shelter. - Write and edit communication materials and grant proposals.
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RideWise TMA
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Liaison/Mobility Manager
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Jun 2011 - Jun 2018
• Promote RideWise services and programs to business clients. Create and implement alternate commute programs at businesses and municipalities in Somerset County. • Encourage corporate participation in NJ Smart Workplaces recognition program. Actively manage program and service requests from program participants and candidates. • Analyze client’s employees’ zip codes using MapPoint and Excel to determine viability of a vanpooling and/or carpooling initiative at a business site. • Active use of ACT database for client account management and creation of monthly reports. Use of ReferenceUSA database for client prospecting and company demographics. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Manage CMAQ grant awarded to RideWise to create a dynamic rideshare service for first and last mile connections to rail and bus transit in the Regional Partnership area. • Participate in the solicitation and evaluation of bidders for other RideWise mobility initiatives. • Conduct zip code analysis projects for large employers in the Regional Partnership area and for those that have the need for advanced mobility options such as a mini shuttles. • Occasionally represent RideWise at local gatherings or employer commuter events. Show less
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Bartech Staffing
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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300 - 400 Employee
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Consultant
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Oct 2009 - Jul 2010
Consultant working at Verizon PMO Office in Basking Ridge, NJ Consultant working at Verizon PMO Office in Basking Ridge, NJ
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Verizon
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Engineering Manager
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Jan 2004 - Jun 2007
• Managed 12 Voice and Data Sales Engineers that were responsible for supporting $33M of sales revenue annually. Sales Engineers supported the full suite of Verizon Products including DSL Services, Switched Ethernet Services, MPLS, Centrex, and Data CPE in the Large Business, Higher Ed and Municipal Gov Markets.• Designed and implemented a database to solve a business problem. This database provided identification of over 750 previously unidentified, existing Centrex customers, under contract, and available for proactive contract renewal.• Led region wide initiative to migrate targeted Centrex accounts to Hosted IP Centrex. Documented requested technical enhancements. Worked in concert with VoIP Solutions Architect to communicate to upper management and product management team customer desired product enhancements. • Reviewed and edited technical RFP responses on critical bids. • Initiated and executed projects such as SE training for Verizon Business VoIP Products, customer seminars, and database mining projects to support attainment of branch sales goal. • Project managed logistics including contract negotiation for 2006 region wide Sales Engineer training conference. Show less
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Sales Engineer
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Jan 1991 - Dec 2003
• Consistently exceeded sales objective while maintaining customer satisfaction. • Designed voice/data network and CPE solutions and presented technical solutions to clients. • Trained sales engineers – presented custom developed course material on Network/CPE integration.• Wrote technical responses and edited boilerplate responses to RFP questions regarding voice and data services and their provisioning platforms.
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Technical Consultant/Project Manager
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Jul 1984 - Dec 1990
• Led cross-functional project teams through project life cycle including initiating through closing processes. • Maintained ongoing project documentation including status reports for C-Level management. • Managed customer change requests (scope) and their impact on project time and cost. • Designed and managed the implementation of a total PBX replacement for a NJ Hospital. This $1M+ project was implemented successfully, despite obstacles, and was highly praised by the customer. • Demonstrated ability to creatively problem solve through unexpected roadblocks while implementing $500K project within compressed timeframe at a private NJ University. • Strong expense/budget management skills allowed consistent completion of projects within budget. • Wrote technical responses and edited boilerplate responses to RFP questions regarding Customer Premise Equipment such as PBXs, Voice Mail Systems with IVR, Key Systems and the infrastructure to support the systems. Show less
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Education
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Gettysburg College
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Leadership Somerset
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