Christopher R. Quintero
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Cell: 407-***-**** Email:
abg3zt@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
Ed.D., Organizational Leadership, NOVA Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Anticipated: 2013
M.A.Ed., Educational Leadership Concentration: Student Personnel Administration, University of Central Florida,
College of Education, Orlando, FL, 2007
B.S., Liberal Studies: Marketing, Psychology & Health Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 2005
PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida
First Year Advising & Exploration (FYAE): Coordinator II, Operations & Programming November 2009
Present
Provide leadership in overall operations and outreach programming areas of FYAE; and training questions
regarding academic policies/procedures/student issues
Coordinate comprehensive training and mentoring program for new employees
Design, develop and administer a staff development program for all department staff members
Administer the peer advisor program with continued development of services, regular staff meetings, training
and evaluation of performance
Assist with the Institutional Effectiveness reporting, assessment and evaluation process
Supervise a team of professional advisors including the review of leave requests, conducting performance
appraisals, handle immediate operational questions, assist advisors in developing annual goals, support their
professional development, serve as a mentor to advisors
Hire, supervise, train and monitor part time OPS advising staff, front desk staff and scheduling to ensure
appropriate coverage for work week and support training of staff
Provide data analysis for monthly, semester and annual reports and other office/program reports documenting
activities, programs and services to FYAE student population or the University community
Provide leadership in the following initiatives from department: outreaches and partnerships collaborations
with other advising departments, student retention programs, serve as a liaison with university administrators;
manage Welcome Expo event with committee leadership and coordinate university participation
Monitor budget usage and project budget needs related to the programming efforts
Coordinate office participation in ‘Open House’ recruitment and other university events
Function as the Director of First Year Advising and Exploration in the Director’s absence or as requested
First Year Advising & Exploration: Academic Advisor/Counselor August 2007 November
2009
Provided academic advising to approximately 500 first year students with a developmental advising process
Responsible for schedule planning and registration assistance during freshman orientations
Chaired the pre health task force to coordinate outreach programming and volunteering orientations
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Organized, coordinated, and managed budget for FYAE tradition event: Welcome Expo and Freshman
Explorations
Supervised office in the planning, organization, and execution of the Welcome Expo event, specific outreach
programming and innovative functions with great success
College of Education: Faculty, SLS 1501 Strategies for Success August December 2008,
2009, 2010
Facilitate key concepts for a successful high school to college transition for first year students
Design and evaluate curriculum
Teach students to develop effective study skills, foster interpersonal skills, explore major and career
opportunities, and become familiar with University policies and resources
Serve as academic advisor to assigned teaching section
International Services Center: Admissions Specialist July 2006
August 2007
Communicated with prospective and admitted international students to resolve deficiencies regarding
immigration documents to grant a Form I 20 from the University
Held Designated School Official Status (DSO) which granted me eligibility to issue Form I 20’s for the
University by the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Performed detailed evaluation of immigration documents according to immigration regulations
Served as a liaison with Undergraduate Admissions, Graduate Admissions, Athletics and program
coordinators to verify admissions status to determine academic eligibility
Insured student success when entering the country by facilitating the receipt of visas abroad as well as
transition programming while in the United States and at the UCF
CAMPUS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
University of Central Florida
Divisional Review Committee University Assessment Committee (Since 2010)
Training and Development Committee: Chair (Since 2008)
Golden Key International Honour Society: Co Advisor (Since 2009)
Department Performance Review Committee (2008 2009)
Faculty Advisor & New Member Education Advisor: Beta Theta Pi Fraternity (Since 2007)
Orientation Planning Team (Since 2007)
o Orientation Training Coordinator (2008,2009, 2010)
o Team Leader ( Summer 2009, 2010)
Pre Health Task Force: Chair (Since 2009)
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Certified (Since 2008)
Community
Orlando Food & Outreach Center: Volunteer (Since 2010)
American Heart Association Heart Walk: Participant (2006, 2008)
American Cancer Society Relay for Life: Team Captain & Participant (Since 2003)
MS Society MS Walk: Team Captain & Volunteer (2003, 2004, 2006, 2009)
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COMPUTER & TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
PeopleSoft, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Adobe, Relational Database Service (RDS), Pegasus Mine
Portal, Camtasia, Obojobo, MAC: Keynote, Microsoft: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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