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NACDA Job Resume



Dec. 30, 2009


Colleen Byrne
32678 Spinnaker Dr.
Avon Lake, Ohio 44012
440.989.6685
colleenkbyrne@gmail.com


Seeking collegiate athletics position with experience:

  • Effectively communicating and coordinating across multiple groups both internal and external to organization in all positions held
  • Coaching at NCAA Division I Vanderbilt University
  • Working within NCAA Division I Athletic Department, Olympic Sports at Vanderbilt University
  • As an NCAA Division I varsity student-athlete
  • Holding a M.Ed. in Human Development Counseling
  • Experience:

    Olympic Sports Assistant, Vanderbilt University
    Driven administrative assistant to Olympic Sports Athletic Director and Olympic Sports coaching staff at Vanderbilt University

    • Conducted needs analysis then designed and implemented first employee training manual and training format for department
    • Researched, organized and presented information to Olympic Sports AD supporting major project directed by Vanderbilt University Chancellor
    • Experienced many aspects of athletics department including coaching, administration, recruitment, academics, giving, management, compliance, CHAMPS/Life Skills
    • Attended departmental meetings, recognized the importance of communication and coordination across groups while working within an athletic department

    Coach, Vanderbilt University
    Acted as mentor and coach working towards athletic achievement and personal development for over 50 NCAA Division I varsity track & field and cross country athletes at Vanderbilt University.

    • Responsible for understanding and complying with NCAA Division I rules and regulations around all areas including recruitment, academics, rule violations, ethical conduct, academic eligibility, etc.
    • Along with managing practices, creating workouts, arranging travel and meet entry and handling finances I focused on developing each woman's self-confidence and self-improvement

    Vero Insurance New Zealand, Project Specialist
    Key player on award-winning Program Gold Project Team for Vero Insurance New Zealand, assembled to earn Global Business Excellence Award.

    • Assisted in earning "Gold" Business Excellence Foundation Award, only the second company in New Zealand to earn the honor
    • Maintained flexibility and adaptability; job required management and tracking of multiple projects running simultaneously as well as communication across departments and company locations
    • Managed "Supporters Network" of 35 employees including coordinating meetings and designing and distributing training materials
    • Managed distribution of employee testing as well as compiled and presented results to C-levels as well as on intranet for company-wide review
    • Responsible for Program Gold intranet including creating and posting project-critical progress and results
    • Coordinated visit for company evaluation from organizing at least 15 internal interviews on-site and at several nation-wide locations, creating and presenting catalogue of over 200 business-related documents, and worked with C-level to administration staff to ensure successful company evaluation

    Hyland Software, Inc., Account Manager
    Managed 15 Value Added Resellers in achieving over $2.5 million in sales revenue while exceeding team target of $17.175 million in sales revenue for 2007.

    • Coordinated information transfer, meetings and projects between internal departments, partner organizations and customer organizations
    • Linked partners with informational resources as value-added service and nurture relationships with key partners, served as liaison between partners and internal resources
    • Leveraged C-level, managerial and departmental relationships to accomplish project completion and assist in partner sales enabling higher closing percentage of large deals
    • Generated and maintained credible forecast for partners, providing information on a regular basis to Senior Management allowing for accurate reporting and quality information to make business-critical decisions
    • Developed individual partner sales training materials including test files and scenarios based on actual customer accounts arming partners with deeper product knowledge enabling more relevant solutions
    • Presented and demonstrated software at annual partner conference and to partners teaching product depth and increasing knowledge
    • Created and published monthly partner update newsletter keeping partners and managers updated on project status, partner sales levels, pipeline, forecast, certification goals and partner specific events and training

    Domestic Violence Intervention Center
    Individual, Group, and Family Counselor

    Facilitated and co-facilitated 12-week open group counseling sessions for high-risk adolescent males from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Counseled over 20 involuntary and voluntary individual patients over 3 to 5 week short-term sessions including family sessions as a part of treatment.

    • Conducted initial assessment of over 75 high-risk adolescent male clients on probation for assault and domestic violence charges and consulted with supervising counselor to develop appropriate treatment plans
    • Co-facilitated school-based group therapy with at-risk children and adolescents dealing with socio-economic, familial and personal challenges
    • Maintained client case records in compliance with state and federal guidelines as well as agency's requirements. Documented client treatment plans, progress and/or changes in behavior for later discussion with supervisor and or court case worker
    • Served as liaison between clients, case workers and probation officers as well as client advocate regarding ongoing treatment.

    Education:

    M.Ed. Human Development Counseling, Vanderbilt University, 2004
    B.S. Human and Organizational Development, Vanderbilt University, 2002

    Additional Experience

    Division I Varsity Scholarship Athlete, Women's Track & Field and Cross Country, Vanderbilt University, 1998-2003
    Computer-literate - previous experience installing software, Certified Microsoft Excel Specialist, MS Office proficient, MAS 90
    Further Employment History details available upon request