Brette Simmons
Cell Phone: 919-***-**** ǀ Email: brettesimmons85gmail.com
EDUCATION
Furman University, 1978
Batchelor of Arts, English
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COMPUTER SKILLS
Salesforce, Word, Excel, Outlook,
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Author, Man in the Gap: The Life, Leadership, and Legacy of Doug Bennett March 2021
Conducted and compiled research for biography covering a span of over 60 years.
Interviewed former players, assistant coaches, opposing coaches, sports journalists, and school administrators to provide individual profiles, game accounts, and relevant statistics. Made several edits of manuscript and coordinated with publisher’s project manager on cover design and marketing copy. Collected and compiled photographs for photo gallery in the middle section of the book
National Account Manager, Junior Sales Associate – Healthcare Bulk TV & Internet (now Allbridge) 2017-2019
Promoted to National Account Manager after success as Junior Associate. Utilized SalesForce to build and manage pipeline of 250-300 prospects in the healthcare industry. Fostered relationships with healthcare facilities over multi-month sale cycle for facility wide cable and internet services.
Assistant Football Coach, Defensive Coordinator, St. David’s School 2015
Installed defensive system and schemes for 8-man football program. Responsible for video study and overall weekly game plan and game day play calling. Coached the linebacker position and communicated player instruction for other defensive coaches. Responsible for post-game analysis and corection of errors on team and position basis.
Assistant Football Coach, North Carolina State University 1993-1999
mailto:***************@*****.************ multi-disciplinary methods for teaching content, techniques, and skills to players. Coached position players (Tight Ends) to best receiving productivity in school history in 1997 season. Recruited record-setting players including Torry Holt, 1998 consensus All-American and ACC Player of the Year, two-time All-American Lloyd Harrison, and Rahshon Spikes, the first Parade All-American ever recruited to NC State University.
mailto:***************@*****.************* Coordinator, North Carolina State University 1989-1993
Coordinated comprehensive recruiting program involving 10 off-campus recruiters in a 17-state region. Evaluated academic transcripts of high school prospects to determine eligibility per NCAA core curriculum requirements and N C State admissions standards. Planned expense-paid official visits by prospects and their parents including travel, accommodations, meals, weekend agenda, prospects' itineraries, faculty and academic support staff interviews, meetings with coaches, and time with student host. Tracked incoming football signee class in provision of all documents required for admission, NCAA core curriculum guidelines and reported all progress to Admissions Office and Head Football Coach.