Management Specialist Operations Manager

Edward Braaten

St. Petersburg, FL ***** • 816-***-**** • **.***********@*****.***

NURSE ( BSN) – RECRUITING & CONSULTATIVE SALES EXPERTISE

Innovative and customer-focused professional with BSN and background in sales and recruiting and over a decade of experience attracting, sourcing, interviewing and onboarding new employees.

Results-oriented problem-solver with experience analyzing data to diagnose talent needs and generate insights that drive continuous improvement and professional development.

Dynamic relationship-builder with history of partnering with all levels of internal and external stakeholders to ensure development strategies advance business goals. Flexible team leader with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in ever-changing, deadline-driven environments.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Consultative Selling • Healthcare Licensure • Sourcing Strategies • Referral Campaigns • Documentation Candidate Screening & Quality • Candidate Profiles • Hiring Processes • Onboarding • Productivity Reports Internal & External Job Postings • Client Satisfaction • Project Management • Regulatory Compliance PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CO-OWNER/OPERATIONS MANAGER – 10 Enterprises, LLC 2016 – 2020; Rose Hill, KS Directed daily operations for 10 Enterprises, LLC with 20 employees and $1M in annual revenue, managing portfolio including rental properties, oil and trucking company investments and assets. Oversaw rental properties including rent payments, maintenance, repairs and rentee due diligence. Supervised over-the-road trucking dispatch, maintenance and truck repair. Negotiated directly with brokers on rates, times and schedules for moving freight. Performed due diligence for oil industry non-operating working interest purchases, investigating company ownership position, competition and potential legal issues for strategic decisions. Additionally, negotiated producing and non- producing oil asset contracts as well as renewed oil and gas leases. Analyzed producing oil well profit and loss statements. Select Accomplishments:

• Co-founded and grew company from zero to $1M+ in revenue over four years through heavy recruiting, strategic broker contract negotiations resulting in favorable rates and expanding truck fleet from zero to ten.

• Maintained on-time load delivery rate of 90%+ over tenure, fostering industry reputation for reliability. PREVIOUS POSITIONS as SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST for Hawker Beechcraft, OWNER/OPERATIONS MANAGER of Freedom Surety Insurance and RECRUITER/PROJECT MANAGER for Amwest Surety Insurance.

Select Highlights:

• Recruited, hired, trained and promoted 50+ surety agents throughout six-state area over five years.

• Saved approximately 20% annually by identifying and implementing cost reduction initiatives for assigned commodities, launching targeted recruiting campaign toward licensed agents rather than general public advertising, saving cost of licensing new hires.

Consultative

Sales

Nursing

Recruiting

Project

Management

Healthcare

Recruiting

Edward Braaten • 816-***-**** • **.***********@*****.***

• Increased insurance agency revenue at average 15% year-over-year (YoY) for seven-year tenure through new client recruitment and current client retention.

• Grew insurance company 230% in three years through aggressive sales and outside agent growth.

• Executed up to five simultaneous projects in matrixed organizational structure through project planning and measured resource allocation and monitoring, bringing 100% of projects in on time and within up to $200,000 budget.

ADJUNT INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCE

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR – Wright Career College 2013 – 2016; Wichita, KS Instructed 16 classes per week with up to 50 students on subjects including nursing, anatomy & physiology, nursing assessment and clinicals. Prepared class materials for primarily in-person learning, with occasional online component. Provided necessary student documentation. Graded classwork and conducted student success meetings. EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) – Witchita State University 2008 – 2012; Witchita, KS

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