Manager Management

Rachel A. Morgan

* ******* ******* *****, ********* 107

San Francisco, California 94107

1-818-***-**** (mobile/residence)

********.***@*****.***

Education

Professional: MBA from California Lutheran University completed in March of 2011

Concentration in Management and Organizational Behavior

Mount St. Mary’s College

BA in Social Sciences and BA in Music completed in May of 2007

Business Administration minor

Employment History

Manpower, Inc.

November 2012 to Present Contractor

• Assigned by agency to Right Management Consultants to cover receptionist duties for a

one-week period

• Worked at Hotwire (corporate office) as an assistant to the Facilities Manager for a one-

month period

Sur La Table

October 2012 to November 2012 Sales Associate

• Greeted customers and engage them in conversation to discover their needs

• Assisted with restocking shelves

• Made recommendations according to customer needs

• Operated retail POS systems

• Ensured Loss Prevention standards were maintained

• Acted as “trusted authority” on certain products

NewDay Career Fairs Consultant and Social Media Designer

December 2011 to September 2012

• Acted as resume consultant for all job seekers attending career fair

• Liaison to vendors

• Created and maintained company website, Facebook, and Twitter pages

United States Small Business Administration Business Opportunity Specialist

August 2011 to February 2012 at the GS-09 level

• Assisted senior staff in the 8(a) Department of Program Certification and Eligibility

• Contacted constituents via phone and e-mail regarding certifying economically and

socially disadvantaged small business owners to be eligible for the awarding of

government contracts

• Handled office mailing duties

• Screened cases and developed initial case analysis documents

• Answered all office phones

Art and Soul Studios

Consultant

June 2010 to August 2010

• Created new marketing plan

• Advised on condition of legal documents

• Drafted financial report based on tax statements

Chamber Music Palisades Grant Writer

May 2007 to May 2008

• Completed three grant proposals at the county and venture capital levels

S. G. Flute, Inc. Database Creator and Library Manager

October 2003 to June 2011

• Created and maintained 4,000 piece CD database and storage system

• Designed extensive sheet music filing system including groupings by category, artist, etc.

• Developed filing system for Chamber Music Palisades grants and paperwork

San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra Arts Management/PR and Technical Specialist

May 2000 to June 2011

• Completed twelve grant proposals for awards ranging from $500 to $10,000

• Facilitated all artist (soloist) relations with orchestra, including artist (personal) needs

• Provided digital photography for all performances

• Created and maintained orchestra website

• Formatted all soloist biographies for both the website and distribution at performances

• Handled media relations, including distribution of press releases to local newspapers and

television stations

• Developed public relations with symphony patrons

• Stage management for each performance

Office of Los Angeles City Councilman Dennis P. Zine Administrative Intern

April 2001 to April 2002

• Assisted deputies in office

• Contacted constituents via phone and e-mail

• Drafted requests for assistance to city departments

Professional References

Name: Robert Brown

Length of Relationship: Four years

Nature of Relationship: Supervisor, NewDay Career Fairs (now Nationwide Career Events)

Title: Owner, New Day Career Fairs (now Nationwide Career Events)

Phone Number: 818-***-****

E-mail: ****@**********************.***

Address: 11400 Haskell Avenue

Granada Hills, California 91344

Name: Susan Greenberg

Length of Relationship: Nine years

Nature of Relationship: Supervisor, S.G. Flute, Inc. and Chamber Music Palisades

Title: Owner, S.G. Flute, Inc. and Founder, Chamber Music Palisades

Phone Number: 310-***-****

E-mail: **********@**.***

Address: 1043 Villa Grove Drive

Pacific Palisades, California 90272

Name: James Domine

Length of Relationship: Twelve Years

Nature of Relationship: Supervisor, San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra

Title: Founder, San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra

Phone Number: 818-***-****

E-mail: *******@***.***

Address: 7326 Beckford Avenue

Reseda, California 91335

Rachel A. Morgan

Skills Summary

Design –

• Web site designer with operational experience in Java and plain HTML encoding

• Responsible for digital photography and use of said pictures in program design, content

modification, and general program notes

• Proficient in design of musical libraries to facilitate ease in record-keeping with libraries

containing 4,000-plus pieces of sheet music and CD tracks

• Operational experience with the following design and systematic record-keeping

programs: MS Excel, Word, Visual Basic, FrontPage, Adobe, Image Zone, and ArcSoft

Leadership –

• Manager, personnel coordinator, and public relations specialist for prominent area

symphony

• Responsible for maintaining contacts with both written and televised press and general

promotion through web site and other advertising media, as well as facilitating artist relations

• Exceptional interpersonal skills maintained under conditions ranging from optimal to

adverse

• Responsible for technology consulting for multiple sources unrelated to above-mentioned

client.

Communication –

• Demonstrated ability to identify and address unique needs of diverse user communities,

both musical and non-musical

• Major success in field of grant writing for non-profit organizations (25-plus grants

ranging from $500 to $25000)

• Experienced in developing new programming concepts and in delivering presentations

and product demonstrations targeting diverse user communities both through written and

spoken mediums

Problem Solving and Adaptability –

• Able to rapidly formulate real-time solutions targeting management and relational issues

in-house and in the field

• Able to operate effectively with minimal supervision and to readily exploit available

resources in absence of traditional and familiar assets

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