Objective:

I am seeking a long term career opportunity near Aiken, SC, or within the coastal counties of SC/GA from Savannah to North Myrtle Beach. My experience as an educator has enriched my knowledge and skills in many areas to include: instruction, enrollment, advisement, student services, VA benefits, business and industry network, scholarship funding, recruitment, retention, statistical reports, administrative duties, written, verbal and electronic communications, software and database maintenance, and customer service. Along with my experience as an educator, I also offer excellence in hospitality, marketing, and event planning. My soft skills include: team work, organization, confidentiality, motivation, dedication, and enthusiasm.

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Technical Education Advisor

• Guide new and current students in through the enrollment process with admissions, academic advisement, financial aid, registration, and referrals to other services and/or departments.
• Guide new and current students in academic planning of courses in order to meet timelines for degree completion.
• Provide student awareness of career opportunities related to selected degree while providing alternative degree options to enhance specific disciplines.
• Review official student transcripts and COMPASS placement test scores to verify admissions requirements and assure all pre-requisite courses are defined in degree completion.
• Recognize and refer PLATO Learning environment to students with the need to increase placement test scores to meet admission policies.
• Coordinate and provide case management data for new and current students by recording and providing contact calls and correspondence documentation, scheduled appointments for advisement, financial aid status, academic standing, student progress, and retention rates to the Director of Enrollment.
• Maintain thorough, accurate, and confidential advisement and financial aid files in accordance with FERPA standards and guidelines.
• Record student files utilizing E-advising, Retention Alert, Datatel, Image Now and other college systems of record keeping.
• Coach VA students in Education Benefits, policies and procedures to include: Request for Certification of enrollment, program selection and course completion standards and guidelines for VRAP, Post 9/11, Chapter 30 GI Bill as well as assist in the Wounded Warrior Project and Wireless for Warriors telecommunications program.
• Assist in planning and production of college recruitment events, Campus Connections and college orientations to include: Pre-Engineering Academy, STEM, VA programs, and certificate and degree programs.
• Counsel students through decision making to help foster critical thinking skills.
• Refer students to appropriate services in career, financial aid, and personal counseling as needed.
• Educate students in the aspects of financial aid and VA benefits.
• Maintain professional development courses and professional library of resources to increase and keep current my knowledge of advisement, transfer policies, financial aid requirements, and admissions and retention procedures.
• Collaborate with the Department Chairs to promote programs and services for students.
• Assist in the implementation of the 1st Year ATC Student Advising Center.
• Provide approval of scholarship tuition dispersement for Pre-Engineering Academy, Life Scholars, Nuclear Regulatory Association, and VA programs.
• Coordinate and maintain by-laws for scholarships grants, assuring allocations are met for expediting of total grant funding.
• PLTW Project Lead the Way liasion and certified counselor for ATCs Pre-Engineering Academy and local public, private, and home school superlative juniors and seniors interested in Dual Enrollment, providing a head start to post secondary education and transfer credits, communicating articulation agreements for acceptance of credits towards BS degrees.
• Maintain FERPA laws in protecting the confidentiality of advisees by guarding spoken and written student information.
• Implementation of the Pre-Engineering Academy and STEM program through USC, recognizing 11th and 12th grade high school academic achievement in engineering, allied health, science and math.
• Facilitate advising policies and procedures to new advisors, faculty, and students on Student Transfers, Tech Prep Agreements, Articulation Agreements, and Technical Scholars Initiative.

Confidential

Consultant/Recruiter

• Recruit domestic and international candidates for client job orders through advertisement, letters, emails, phone calls, websites, networks, and job fairs.
• Enter new candidate information into the database for tracking, including contact information, career background, educational degree status, salary requirements, certifications, EEOC information, Visa status, relocation preference, and family status.
• Interview candidates for qualification of requirements as desired by the client.
• Maintain and update client activity through tracking systems within the company database.
• Foster trust in industrial / manufacturing client relationships using written and verbal communication.
• Maintaining budget allocations for the Industry/Manufacturing division with the company.
• Create billing and purchase orders for placements.
• Follow-up with client and candidate to assure placements and start dates are maintained.

Full-time Graduate Student/Part-time Employment

• 2006 2007: Aiken Technical College Adjunct Instructor: English and Developmental Studies
• 2005 2006: Cedar Creek Development, Aiken, SC Marketing Assistant Real Estate Sales
• 2005 2006: Full-time Graduate Student University of Phoenix

Confidential

English Instructor

• Awarded Instructor of the Year for Excellence in Technical Education.
• Served as Lead Instructor under the Dean of Technical Education for Developmental and General Core courses developed and instructed traditional, distance education, and online courses for English 101, 111, and 112.
• Planned and maintained instructional guidelines, syllabi, objectives, lesson plans, and learning outcomes for English, College Study Skills and Employability Skills.
• Supervised, observed, and evaluated performance of adjunct and full-time faculty members teaching English, College Study Skills, and Employability Skills.
• Administrated general core budget allocations.
• Compiled retention rates and academic tracking for the General Core Department.
• Served on the Editing Committee for COC and COE Accreditation.
• Served on the Distance Learning Committee for the upgrade and implementation of GVTC online and distance education classes and programs.
• Served on the STC Foundation, American Heart Association, United Way fundraiser committees, and STC Team Captain for the American Cancer Relay for Life in Toombs County.
• Served on the Toombs County Chamber Activities Committee.

Confidential

Human Resource Assistant

• Recruited and screened candidates for vacant positions using local area advertisement along with technical and collegiate institutions for recruitment, interviews, tests, and hiring.
• Administered benefit programs for over 250 employees: life, health, disability, sick leave, and 401K.
• Organized plant conventions and retreats for over 250 salaried employees, planning and arranging location, room and board, travel reimbursement, meals, activities, and key speakers.
• Assisted in the implementation and delivery of plant wide policies and procedures.
• Coordinated and conducted training for performance reviews, safety standards, MSDS, HAZ-COM, sexual harassment, and retirement programs.
• Developed and maintained up-to-date job descriptions for over 250 employees.

Professional Skills:

MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Datatel, Web Advisor, Image Now, Partnership Programs, Career Connections, STEM, Time management, Customer Service, Blackboard, Verbal and Written Communications, Classroom and online Instruction, record keeping, scheduling, orientations and presentations, articulation agreements, recruitment, tuition and financial counseling, critical thinking, decision making, management reports and documentation, confidentiality and trust, team building, new program implementation, ethics, community awareness and connections, job placement, interview skills, employability skills, management, and overall mentor for student success.