Marc Sommer

304-***-**** - ad2thj@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Experienced business leader with demonstrated strategic planning, problem-solving and team-building abilities. Successful at bringing in and training staff to handle customer and business needs. Motivation, diplomatic and respectful of people from different backgrounds. SKILLS

• Project Management • Simulator Design & Instructional Use

• Curriculum Development • International Online Education Delivery

• Instructor Workshop Leadership • Artificial Intelligence Design and Implementation

• Youth and Adult Teacher Education • Leadership, Desire, and Drive

• Online Course Delivery (Moodle)

• Website Design & Management

EXPERIENCE

Owner, Sommer Studios 2010 to Current

- On Call computer support for clients through Thumbtack (Hardware, Software, peripherals)

- Web site design, implementation, management (Adobe CC, WordPress)

- Multimedia production (Video, Still, Audio)

- Online and offline curriculum development (see in-depth below)

- Outreach coordination between conservation organizations and legislators Outreach Coordinator, National Wildlife Federation (contract)

- Working in Ohio to raise awareness and help with informed decisions about green vehicle purchasing, decrease in oil reliance of conservation minded constituents, reduction in toxic emissions, and the improvement of our natural environment.

- Work also included legislative hearings and political meetings with local, state, and federal representatives in Ohio, Washington DC and Detroit MI. Outreach Coordinator, Southwick Associates (contract)

- State outreach promotion of survey sites to increase awareness and results driven reports on current trends for outdoor enthusiast.

- Development of partnerships with all 50 states conservation agencies to ensure continued outreach opportunities with state and local government agencies. Educator, New Story Schools 2021

- Teacher of grades nine through 12 for students with Autism

- Employee training, curriculum design, and delivery for I/DD home care employees

- Digital delivery via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Adobe Connect, and Jabber Training Coordinator, Rescare 2021

- Employee training, curriculum design, and delivery for I/DD home care employees

- Digital delivery via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Adobe Connect, and Jabber

- Multimedia production (photo, video, audio)

- Recruitment & retention of new and existing employees Tier II Specialist (contract), LBrands – 2020

- Educational training software development

- Tier II Hardware Support - POS hardware management

- HR software education

Media Specialist, Broad Street Presbyterian Church – 2019

- Web site design and implementation

- Social media campaign outreach

- Live streaming production - Live streaming of special events coordination Network Engineer (contract), Echo 24 2017-2018

- Network installation and management

- Fiber and network cabling installation

- Cable plan management for large corporation

Software and Operations Coordinator (contract), Eagle Eye Tracking 2016-2017

- Enterprise software development

- Web site design and implementation

- GPS tracking installation - Fleet management

- Multimedia production (Video, Still, Audio)

Lead Geek Squad Agent, Geek Squad- Best Buy 2015-2016

- Providing customers with complete technology solutions

- Computer/tablet/phone repairs - Customer (end user) interactions

- Inventory control

- Performed system diagnostics of PC, Tablet, & Smart Watches.

- Provided face-to-face end user support for Best Buy customers

- Setting up new computers, performed updates: Windows, Adobe, Java, Drivers

- Full software and repair services to Windows, Mac, IOS, & Android platforms. Specialist, Apple 2014-2015

- Provided customers with complete technology solutions (Hardware, Software, Peripherals)

- Marketing to internal and external constituents

- Customer relations and inventory control

- Mac Hardware and Software repair (Desktop, Notebook, tablet, and watch) Therapy Tech., Kindred Healthcare 2013-2015

- Processing patient information for therapy intake, evaluation, therapy progression, & discharge

- Evaluation of patients time and needs for quality of living therapy improvement

- Promotion of facility, accounting, therapist progress level, patient survey interactions, office management, clinical representation, employee management and training. State of Ohio

Education Coordinator - 2005-2010 Coordination of statewide recruitment programs (Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs & Passport to Fishing), contract negotiations with suppliers of goods, logistics, product launches, statewide program introduction through workshop instructor training, accounts receivable, coordination of 1,100 volunteer instructors, grants management, online curriculum development, facilities management of a 60,000 sq. ft. Aquatic Visitor's Center, web-based training design, staff hiring and supervision, budget processing and evaluation, successful training of over 500,000 students state-wide and 32,000 Internationally, program evaluation and amendment. Education Technologies Coordinator - 1999-2005 Creation, development, programming (HTML, CSS, Java) & implementation of state agency’s Internet presence, distance learning program implementation using live cams with integrated curriculum, online course creation, instructor training, national public presentations on aquatic education & Federal Aid implementation, GIS Information mapping, and leader-led training curriculum design. Administrative Assistant II, 1991-1999 Implementation of statewide instructor certification training, progress tracking using Microsoft suite, accounts management, interactive product design (simulation

& kiosk), inventory control of course materials, budgeting, and customer correspondence. EDUCATION

Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Columbus, OH — Masters of Education, 2008 Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Columbus, OH — Bachelors of Business Administration, 2000 Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH — Associates of Applied Science Federal Law, 1991 REFERENCES

Jim Wentz - Silvertip Productions - Phone: 614-***-**** - Email: ad2thj@r.postjobfree.com Gale Post - Harbor Freight/Best Buy - Phone: 419-***-**** - Email: ad2thj@r.postjobfree.com Karen Gross - ResCare - Phone: 614-***-**** - Email: ad2thj@r.postjobfree.com

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