Operations Director, Consultant, Entrepreneur
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Operations Director, Consultant, Entrepreneur
Washington D.C. Metro Area
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- Operations Director, senior consultant, and principal of staffmagnet, LLC, a bleeding-edge firm that utilizes creative community engagement to drive recruitment and operations consulting services and map market-driving people and ideas. staffmagnet, LLC, serves web and tech companies in conservation, energy and consumer behavior industries in the Mid Atlantic.
- Co-manager of Jobmatchbox.com and its related Social Matchbox event series.
- Operations consultant and professional with more than four years experience in policy creation, business continuity planning, project and team management, contract negotiations and enterprise-wide asset management for organizations of all sizes.
- Creative solutions resource, literary muse, editor to friends, and a source of energy for others.
(Events Services industry)
January 2008 — Present (2 years )
- Host and Co-Producer of Social Matchbox event series:
Social Matchbox is where East Coast entrepreneurs and startup professionals congregate, launch, stay informed, get hired and connect. Participants include the who’s who of the startup community including company founders, developers, product managers, investors and others involved in product-oriented business ventures.
Since the first event held at TeqCorner in Tyson’s Corner, VA, the Social Matchbox community has grown in membership and strength. Social Matchbox academic partners include the American University Kogod School of Business, the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the Computer Science Department at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Social Matchbox community partners include Refresh DC, Refresh Bmore, DCTechEvents, Jobmatchbox, the DC Ruby on Rails User Group as well as many other groups that count startup people among their ranks on the East Coast.
Social Matchbox signature events are held quarterly. Invitation-only VIP events occur monthly.
To Advertise or connect with Social Matchbox alumni, send a note to email@jobmatchbox.com with your name, organization, objective and daytime contact information.
(Management Consulting industry)
October 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Responsible for tactical and strategic operations for a six person consulting practice that currently serves five companies around the DC area.
• Act as senior consultant for special projects and operations engagements.
• Responsible for implementing and managing operations plans and systems, including operational budget, payroll, and human resources.
• Primary point of contract for vendor and client contracts from negotiation of terms to collections.
• Serve in roles including consultant, account management (new and existing), marketing and recruiting.
• Define and develop company business plan, products, services, vision and culture.
(Publishing industry)
January 2007 — Present (3 years )
Jobmatchbox is the premier, most comprehensive jobs list where East Coast startups and innovation-leading companies share their jobs the leading professionals from around the country.
In addition, Jobmatchbox.com hosts a resource blog that includes the latest hiring best practices, industry insights, market forecasting, and employer/ee protection warnings.
BA, BA , 1999 — 2003
Social Matchbox, University of Pennsylvania Secondary School Committee, JOBS & JAVA, NextDC, VLOGGING MASTERS OF THE WORLD!!, RefreshDC, Refresh Bmore, Mash Meet, 2004 Presidential Election alumni, DC RUG