Shirley Brooke
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Behavior Modification Counselor ? Utility Manager ? Quality Analyst
Assertive, conscientious and hard working professional with extensive
experience in all aspects of management. Self-starter who understands the
importance of seeing projects through from inception to completion.
Strengths and abilities include: behavior modification, supervision,
training and coaching.
V Developed and implemented program to effectively manage workforce,
which met and exceeded goals of company.
V Established technical training program through a college in Boston
that suit cased programs to Rhode Island employees. This program
became the basis for the telecommunications program at the Community
College of Rhode Island.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
www.PeacefulMind.us
(Counseling and wellness website)
. Provide counseling, wellness, coaching, support for grief,
loss and death
National Grid, Providence, Rhode Island
(Gas/Electric Company)
Gas Operations Controller/Dispatcher
. Scheduled and dispatched technicians for gas utility
. Analysis dispatcher: gas supply, maintaining the integrity of
the New England system and the Portland Natural Gas
Transmission Pipeline, nominating and confirming gas for the
marketers and the New England Gas Company
Verizon, Providence, Rhode Island
(Telecommunication Company)
Quality Analysis
. Monitored quality control of support services for business
throughout Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts
. Assured government standards for the environment were in
compliance with the Public Utilities Commission
Dispatch and Resource Manager
. Managed call center and dispatch for Southeastern New England
telecommunication utility
. Responsible for achieving department goals through
establishing a help desk and scheduling and dispatching
technicians
. Implemented job training with Davies Technical School for the
company.
Supervisor, Customer Relations and Representative Department
. Worked in a large computer operations center with a staff of
200
. Provided training, coaching, implementing procedures
PERSONAL
Education: M.A., Health Administration and Wellness, California College
for Health Sciences, San Diego, CA
B.A., Communications, University of New York, Athens, NY
A.A., Liberal Arts, Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick
and Lincoln, RI
Certifications: Holistic Health Counselor and Practitioner, American
Institute of Holistic Health and Wellness; Roger Williams
University; Speech and Communications, 1990, Dale Carnegie
Technical Skills:Microsoft Office; Unix, Windows NT, Oracle, Lotus;
Internet, SCADA
Licenses: Insurance License: Life and Health State of Rhode Island
Affiliations: Member, American Holistic Health Association, Management
for Women in Business, National Organization for Women in
Communications, National and Local Lambda Pi Eta Society,
Literacy Volunteers of America, taught remedial reading and ESL;
leadership training and public relations officer for the Girl
Scouts of America, Established high school student job
internships, experimental Airplane Aviation (EAA #1393), Quonset
Air Museum, Pilot's license
Seminars: Strategic Management and Change; Issues in Managed Care;
Organizational Behavior; Health Care Administration and Policy;
Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Issues in Death and
Dying; Ethical Considerations in Health Care; Health Psychology;
Health Care Planning and Marketing; Current Trends in Health
Care; Women's Health Issues; Motivating Health Behavior;
Exercise and Fitness