Professional Profile:

Creative and imaginative professional with strong writing skills, adept at developing long term relationships. Always on the prowl for new projects, and innovative business solutions. A dependable and loyal employee with a great sense of humor and a talent for energizing and motivating fellow team members. But more importantly - I was once a paperboy. When I "retired" from the business at the tender age of 13, Janice Lindsay, a longtime customer, wrote a very heartfelt editorial about me that ran on September 10, 1994 in the Marlboro Enterpise. The very same paper that I delivered with the help of Molly, my golden retriever, six days a week, for four straight years. You can read the editorial here (you'll be more inclined to hire me if you do). Sixteen years later, it's still the nicest thing that's ever been written about me. Thank you Mrs. Lindsay!

Education:

Thunderbird School of Global Management
Global Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Business
(Expected 2015)

University of Colorado-Boulder

Bachelors of Arts in English & Philosophy
Cumulative GPA: 3.7

Professional Experience:

Thunderbird School of Global Management | June 2011 to Present
Associate Director, Employer Relations | October 2012 to Present
* Manage corporate recruiting relationships with companies in Pharma/Biotech/Healthcare, Technology and Consulting.

Assistant Director, Alumni / Student Liaison | June 2011 to October 2012
* Charged with serving as the main point of contact between the Career Management Center and the 40,000+ member Thunderbird Alumni Network
* Actively partnered with students clubs and professional associations to continually improve the quality of professional development opportunities available to students

Focus Employment Services | March 2007 to June 2011
Job Developer
* Provide career counseling and placement assistance to clients with serious mental illness.
* Manage a caseload of approximately 25-30 clients
* Build relationships with the business community to develop employment opportunities for clients
* Recognized by management for highest annual billings in 2008 and 2009

HotshotFitness.com | June 2009 to Present
Founder

* Managed all aspects of the sites production including content creation, editing, web design, and marketing
* Utilize Google Adsense, Google Adwords, and Google Webtools to maximize site traffic and ad revenue.
* Manage affiliate marketing programs through Commission Junction, & Amazon.com.

Freelance Writer | December 2006 to Present
* Produced articles for a broad swath of publications. Delivered assignments on-time and was regularly complimented by editors for delivering print-ready pieces.
* Penned articles for Backpacker, Boy's Life, Climbing Magazine, Commonties.com, and Fuel.TV.
* (Clips are posted on my portfolio page.)

US Forest Service | May 2003 to November 2005
Wildland Firefighter (Forestry Technician)
* Served as a firefighter with the Feather River handcrew (2 seasons) and the Lassen Hotshots (1 season)

Community Involvement

Triple R Behavioral Health | April 2010 to Present
Board Member.

* Serve as a member of the board of directors for one of Maricopa County’s largest non-profit behavioral health services providers.

* Provide strategic advice and financial oversight to ensure that the organization is providing the highest, most efficient level of services to its clients.

Administrator, "Wildland Firefighter Foundation" Facebook Causes. Founded the group, and recruited 3,383 members through social networks. Successfully raised $1,363 for the Wildland Firefighter Foundation.