BLAIR RHODES ELLIS, PH.D.

a U.S. Citizen residing at

**** **** ******** ***** • Springfield, Virginia 22153

757-***-**** • adgkf0@r.postjobfree.com

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EDUCATION

Regent University – Virginia Beach, Virginia

Doctor of Organizational Leadership, concentration in Entrepreneurship Old Dominion University – Norfolk, Virginia

Master of Science in Education, concentration in Higher Education and Student Affairs George Mason University – Fairfax, Virginia

Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Studies, concentration in Conservation Studies RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Centennial Technologies – Leesburg, Virginia

Consultant, Change Management (Contracted), August 2020 – September 2020 15hr per week $75/hr

Duties: Advise leaders of workforce strategies

Present information on change management

Assess business process solutions and organization design Facilitate leadership development and coaching

BRE the Change Management Consulting, LLC – Virginia Beach, Virginia CEO and Lead Consultant, November 2019 – Present

10hr per week $75/hr

Duties: Coach, advise, and consult organizations on matters pertaining to change management. Build consensus and morale through customized trainings and retreats. Develop and present strategic plans for organizations. Counsel executives on workflow and performance management through data driven metrics. Write proposals for contracts.

Old Dominion University – Norfolk, Virginia

Adjunct Faculty, Strome College of Business, January 2018 – Present 29hr per week $45/hr

Duties: Teach courses in management, human resource management, organizational behavior, and entrepreneurship. Execute courses in various formats to include online, in-person and hybrid learning environments. Develop and implement rubrics and metrics to assess knowledge acquired and effectiveness. Tidewater Community College – Norfolk, Virginia

Director of Student Center

Director of Student Success Initiatives, April 2014 – July 2018 Salaried

Duties: Oversaw facility operations for a 57,000 square foot facility. Projected, justified, administered, and reported for a $1.5 million dollar budget. Utilized data to develop and implement new academic programs. Advised Executive Cabinet on strategic operations and initiatives. Identified barriers to onboarding, recruitment, and retention of employees Summarized barriers to student retention and implemented incremental plans to increase student retention. Consulted with Human Resources to innovate onboarding process of new hires and retain employees. Executed plan to restructure the organization and developed job descriptions to support changes. Designed, coordinated, and implemented professional development, trainings, and conferences. Facilitated and monitored the security access program for campus personnel within the Student Center. Trained personnel on self-reporting and reporting procedures with regard to safety and security matters. Wrote new policies and procedures.

BLAIR RHODES ELLIS, PH.D.

a U.S. Citizen residing at

7913 Lake Pleasant Drive • Springfield, Virginia 22153

757-***-**** • adgkf0@r.postjobfree.com

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Interim Director of Student Center, August 2012 – April 2014 Salaried

Duties: Executed educational programs for Administrators. Maintained compliance of state and federal funding and safety procedures. Audited personnel on equipment usage for quality improvement. Trained direct reports on new policies and procedures. Developed measurable objectives and outcomes for development and assessment of programs Collected data of internal and external stakeholders and identified current and desired department state Associate Director of Student Center, August 2011 – August 2012 Salaried

Duties: Managed 7 departmental areas.

Assisted with the development and implementation of educational programs. Contributed to the revision of policies and procedures. Implemented incremental changes of new policies and procedures Virginia Wesleyan University – Virginia Beach, Virginia Area Coordinator, August 2009 – June 2011

40hr per week $30/hr

Duties: Prepared and presented materials at regional and national conferences. Facilitated professional development and provided opportunities for growth of staff. Monitored compliance of security self-reporting and reporting procedures. Planned and executed educational programs and trainings for students and staff. Brown University – Providence, Rhode Island

Residential Director, May 2010 – August 2010

40hr per week $30/hr

Duties: Planned, coordinated, and executed onboarding procedures and programs for 6,000 new entrants. Facilitated Ropes Course trainings for professional development of diverse constituent groups. Tetra Tech, Inc. – Arlington, Virginia

Environmental Scientist, August 2008 – August 2009 Salaried

Duties: Conducted environmental inspections of natural gas pipelines. Maintained documentation and reference materials for Environmental Impact Statements. Contributed to the writing of Requests for Proposal and bid proposals for contracts. Developed, monitored, granted access, and trained personnel on SharePoint for different contracts. Executed audits and quality improvement of SharePoint as the division’s SharePoint administrator. PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS and INVOLVEMENT

Inside Business – Virginia Beach, Virginia

Keynote Speaker, Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards, June 2019 Summary: Invited by regional publication to speak on innovation, strategy, change management and inspiration to entrepreneurs and executive leaders of industries. Regent University Dissertation – Virginia Beach, Virginia The Trauma in Organizational Change: Correlation Between Change Fatigue and PTSD in the Workplace Published: January 2019

BLAIR RHODES ELLIS, PH.D.

a U.S. Citizen residing at

7913 Lake Pleasant Drive • Springfield, Virginia 22153

757-***-**** • adgkf0@r.postjobfree.com

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World Journal of Management

Measured Difference of Organizational Trust Among Community College Employees Published: September 2018

18th World Business Research Conference – San Francisco, California Presenter, Measured Difference of Organizational Trust Among Community College Employees, November 2017 Honors: Best Prize for Research in the field of Management out of 11 research studies in category. TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient and capable in the following programs, methods, and applications. Microsoft Office

SPSS

SharePoint

PeopleSoft

Prezi

Process Mapping

eVA

AIS

Raiser’s Edge

EAB Navigate

Wordpress

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