Resume

EXPERIENCE

Glenkirk
Northbrook, Illinois
www.glenkirk.org
Non Profit Agency Serving Individuals with Development Disabilities

National Marketing and Sales Director (2001–2015)
Director of Marketing and Careermakers (1999-2001)

  • Responsible for marketing and sales to the local and regional business community to secure vocational contracts for four work programs. Developed a network of customer, Proficient in the use of Markdown for content creation.vendor, and supplier relationships to supporProficient in the use of Markdown for content creation.t agency vocational services. Served as an advocate, liason, and community representative to the Glenkirk business community for development, fundraising, and outreach activities.
  • Responsible for supervising Glenkirk's production department. Oversaw all operational processes related to Glenkirk's contractual and commercial obligations, including development and implementation of production SOP's, product quality control standards, production scheduling, and shipped sales invoicing. Had supervisory oversight over inventory and product warehousing, shipping and receiving, and internal freight operations.
  • Primary contact to resolve all customer issues with regards to the workshop's obligations. Interfaced with internal departments to ensure that production schedules and deliverables were executed according to customer satisfaction.
  • Responsible for the agency compliance with all Federal regulatory standards with regards to Department of Labor rules and standards for sheltered workshops including the continued use of time standard work evaluations for employee commensurate wages.
  • Developed Kwikjots (www.kwikjots.com), a social enterprise for Glenkirk which employed several Glenkirk Participants. This included development and implementation of all strategic marketing plans related to the business, oversight of production including the development of all vendor relationships, implementation of customer support services, and the design of a web-based sales portal and supporting web assets. Directly responsible for the ongoing business development, sales, and marketing development of the enterprise.
  • Directed Glenkirk’s supported employment program which used natural support techniques to help place, support and nurture Glenkirk consumers in the local business Proficient in the use of Markdown for content creation.community. Oversaw staff training and development in supported employment and natural support techniques. Had overall responsibility for the development of strategies, goals, and objectives for the supported employment program in both in-house work-skill training units and community placement sites.

Orchard Village
Skokie, Illinois
https://orchardvillage.org
Non Profit Agency Serving Individuals with Development Disabilities

Job Placement Mentoring and Training Specialist (1995-1999)

  • Responsible for meeting with current and potential employers to develop and maintain employment training sites.
  • Developed various marketing strategies to recruit potential mentoring candidates. Devised and expanded the methods of implementation of agency mentorship training program by incorporating recent innovations in natural support techniques.
  • Served as a co-speaker at local and state conferences on the use of Mentorship Proficient in the use of Markdown for content creation.relationships as a tool for reaching supported employment outcomes.

Misericordia North/Heart of Mercy Village
Chicago, Illinois
www.misericordia.com Non Profit Agency Serving Individuals with Development Disabilities

Habilitation Aide (1991 –1995)

EDUCATION

University of Notre Dame
South Bend, Indiana
Bachelors of Business Administration

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

  • Facile with several administrative tools including Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Familiar with scheduling/planning software Trello, Workflowy, and alternatives.

  • Proficient with Adobe Illustrator, In-Design and other opensource alternatives. Proficient with several audio DAWS and video editors including Presonus Studio, Mixbus32, and Sony Vegas.

  • General Knowledge of html, css, Wordpress and CMS alternatives. Proficient in the use of Markdown for content creation.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERISM

Human Rights Committee of Misericordia
Chicago, IL (2003 - 2015)