Experience

Nebraska Department of Labor

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• State Veterans Program Coordinator

  • 2015 - Present

  • Plan, coordinate, and monitor Employment and Training program operations under the Jobs for Veterans State Grant• Conduct training and advise staff regarding implementation of program policies and guidelines to improve performance• Compile, analyze, and summarize program information to facilitate program development and evaluation, and to use in providing current information to partner agencies and administrative members• Monitor compliance with all federal, state, and local requirements and recommends corrective actions as needed• Identify and evaluate program goals, needs, and activities to determine quality of existing activities and assess the impact of available services• Promote Employment and Training programs to groups enabling positive public relations and awareness of available services• Ensures spending is carried out per program guidelines within an annual budget of $900,000• Prepare and submit quarterly programmatic and performance reports per federal requirements• Coordinate and implement special projects on behalf of the department Show less

• Workforce Coordinator

  • 2014 - 2015

  • Responsible for the planning, coordination, and delivery of Employment and Training services to enable dislocated workers to more easily transition to new employment • Communicated relevant information with employers, partner programs, community organizations, and other agencies to coordinate and plan rapid response orientations• Conducted presentations outlining available resources to groups of dislocated workers• Collected and maintained a library of rapid response resources• Conferred with agency staff and representatives of state, local, and federal agencies and community organizations to exchange information pertinent to event success• Vetted new employer accounts, and determined whether to enable NEworks account access based on findings• Introduced job seekers and military members returning from deployment to various available programs and services, offered guidance based on their individual needs Show less



Schmitt Music

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Educational Representative

  • 2011 - 2014

  • Organized, planned and coordinated the efforts of various departments to ensure consistent customer satisfaction • Responsible for fostering a positive, professional, mutually beneficial relationship with my clients • Supervised sales teams in product knowledge, procedures, and finance plan application completion • Conducted presentations to up to 100 prospective clients in competitive settings, consistently outperforming the competition • Represented Schmitt Music at annual conventions in a two-state area • Opened new territory and new client relationships • Wrote customer orders, sales contracts, performed inventories, transferred stock, collected and posted payments Show less



US Navy

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instrumental Musician - Trumpet Player

  • 2003 - 2010

  • Performed with the wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, ceremonial band, brass quintet, and parade band for live audiences with over 1.4 million in attendance • Trumpet section leader Show Band West • Responsible for extensive knowledge and daily implementation of federal guidance, instructions, and existing policies • Coordinated all details for the alumni concert, including informational mailings, correspondence with each alumni member in attendance, tracking RSVPs, arranged base entry for participants, and updated our alumni database to ensure accuracy • Performed assigned duties in public relations, fiscal, leadership, training, morale welfare and recreation (MWR), command safety, and administrative message clerk • Supervised teams of up to 28 members, prepared and conducted trainings, recognized outstanding efforts, and provided input on performance evaluations • Supervised a 17-member team in the maintenance of a $2-million-dollar facility • As Fiscal Assistant, operating within a $30,000 budget, I researched purchases, provided quotes, filled out requisitions, and purchased goods in accordance with federal regulations and updated accounting lines with zero discrepancies • As our command’s Public Relations Petty Officer I compiled and furnished press releases to sponsors and media, created content and updated our command website, and wrote articles for quarterly publication • Created and updated written standard operating procedures for multiple command duty areas based on federal guidance • Safety Council Command Representative responsible for occupational safety, training preparation, and dissemination of safety procedures to over 30 command members • Coordinated and implemented special projects on behalf of our command Show less



Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools

• Murdock, NE

• Instrumental Music Instructor

  • 2002 - 2003

  • Prepared lesson plans and taught concert, marching, jazz, and pep band, grades 5-12 • Started, designed the curriculum for, and directed a jazz program • Assessed student progress, assigned grades, discussed keys to success at parent teacher conferences • Successfully recruited beginning band members, resulting in 95% participation • Prepared lesson plans and taught concert, marching, jazz, and pep band, grades 5-12 • Started, designed the curriculum for, and directed a jazz program • Assessed student progress, assigned grades, discussed keys to success at parent teacher conferences • Successfully recruited beginning band members, resulting in 95% participation