SUZANNE BYERS

Largo, FL *****

adktfu@r.postjobfree.com

727-***-****

As a Sales Manager/Curriculum Designer/Implementation Specialist, I am able to capitalize on my extensive teaching background to design, create and sell the necessary comprehensive curriculum, deliver compelling presentations and support all learners through consistent individualized contact. Authorized to work in the US for any employer

School Advocate

Heartstrings Publishing Company - Pinellas County, FL August 2020 to Present

School Advocate - Bringing Compassion, Action, Responsibility and Education (C. A. R. E.) to schools in order to immerse students in Personal Development, Social Development, Civic Responsibility and Social Action. Middle School Teacher

LiFT Academy - Seminole, FL

June 2019 to January 2020

Grades 6 - 8

• Language Arts

• American History

• World History

• Earth Science

• Intensive Reading

Teacher

Westside Christian School - Largo, FL

August 2017 to June 2019

Grades 6-12

• History - American, World

6 - 8 Math

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WORK EXPERIENCE

• Language Arts - 6th, 7th, 8th

• English I, II, III

• American Literature

• British Literature

• Government

• Economics

Implementation Consultant/Sales Manager/Curriculum Specialist 5 Years

Pearson via Highmark Companies

Sales/Services

Worked in partnership with other Sales Specialist Managers, Account General Managers and Content Specialist, supporting the sales process from prospecting to close for Pearson products, services and solutions. Nurtured relationships with state, regional or district decision makers and shared expertise in Pearson's offerings, pedagogy and the competitive environment. Partnered directly with the Market Sales Teams and Product Management to advance Pearson products, services and solutions. Responsible for post-sales support, activation, as well as pre-sales in the bidding process. Trained and consulted teachers and other school personnel on educational publications and online programs. Edmentum

Manager & Implementation Consultant with Sales/Services As an Implementation Consultant, I collaborated with Sales and Services to plan, implement, assess and evaluate students' learning using digital learning solutions. Learned all Edmentum products (only employee in the company entrusted to do so) in order to offer my services to more and varied clients. As an Account Manager, I managed hundreds of accounts, from pre-sales to post-sale activation and training. I utilized program development strategies that prepared teachers to differentiate instruction, use assessments to inform instruction, and select effective intervention strategies for individual students. Retained non-renewal clients, which provided the company with an windfall of $12.3 million in revenue through retention of clients that were not expected to renew. Teacher

Pinellas County School District - Largo, FL

December 1992 to April 2015

Grades K-5

• All Subjects

• Grant Writer (20+ years - $1.25 million)

• Curriculum Developer (17 years)

• eLearning Designer (10+ years)

• GED Instructor (5 years)

• ESL Instructor (5 years)

Master's in Educational Leadership

USF Main Campus - Tampa, FL

September 2010 to December 2012

Master's in Instructional Technology

EDUCATION

USF Main Campus - Tampa, FL

September 2004 to December 2007

Bachelor's in Elementary Education

USF Main Campus - Saint Pete, FL

September 1988 to December 1992

• Sharepoint (10+ years)

• Self-starter

• Detail Oriented

• Training & Development (10+ years)

• Ultipro (5 years)

• Teaching (10+ years)

• Organizational Skills

• Time Management

• Marketing (3 years)

• Captivate (5 years)

• retail sales (10+ years)

• Microsoft Office (10+ years)

• CPR/First Aide

• Learning Technology (10+ years)

• Classroom Management (10+ years)

• Instructional Design

• Product Management (7 years)

• Pre-sales (3 years)

• Curriculum Development (10+ years)

• Sales Support (7 years)

• Google Suite

• Tutoring (10+ years)

• Salesforce (5 years)

• Program Development

• Oracle

• Presentation Skills (10+ years)

• CRM Software (10+ years)

• Content Development (10+ years)

• Management (5 years)

• Employee Orientation (10+ years)

• Program Management (10+ years)

• Customer Relationship Management (7 years)

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Powerpoint

• Recruiting (3 years)

• Microsoft Word

• Google Docs

SKILLS

Teacher of the Year

May 1996

Top 10 Teacher of the Year

May 1998

Certified - National Board Certified Teacher

June 2006 to July 2016

Middle Childhood Generalist

Teaching Skills: Elementary Lesson Planning — Highly Proficient April 2020

Developing lesson plans for elementary-level classrooms that promote learning. Full results: Highly Proficient

Teaching Skills: Elementary Classroom Management — Highly Proficient April 2020

Managing behavior in elementary school classrooms. Full results: Highly Proficient

Early Childhood Development — Highly Proficient

July 2019

Measures a candidate's knowledge of the development of children ages 0-3 and of ways to foster that development. Full results: Highly Proficient

Middle School Classroom Management — Highly Proficient November 2019

Minimizing classroom disruption and engaging students. Full results: Highly Proficient

Elementary School Lesson Planning — Highly Proficient June 2020

Developing lesson plans for elementary-level classrooms that promote learning. Full results: Highly Proficient

AWARDS

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES

ASSESSMENTS

Customer Focus & Orientation — Highly Proficient

July 2020

Responding to customer situations with sensitivity. Full results: Highly Proficient

Work Style: Reliability — Expert

September 2020

Tendency to be dependable and come to work.

Full results: Expert

Sales Skills — Highly Proficient

July 2020

Persuading reluctant customers to buy products or services, and influencing and negotiating with customers to meet sales goals.

Full results: Highly Proficient

Indeed Assessments provides skills tests that are not indicative of a license or certification, or continued development in any professional field.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Top Sales Leader

• Passionate self-starter

• Motivating Manager

• Proactive

• Track record of exceeding sales goals

• Detail Oriented

• Socially Perceptive

• Critical Thinker

• Nurturing

COMPUTER COMPETENCIES

• Microsoft Office

• Zoom

• SharePoint

• Articulate

• Salesforce

• Concur

• Captivate

• ExpenseIt

• UltiPro

• GoTo-Meeting/Training

• Camtasia

• Google Suite (Slides, Classroom, Forms, etc)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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