Melissa Figert-Rancour

Current

• Educational Consultant at Blackbaud
• Adjunct Instructor at Colorado Technical University

Past

• Adjunct Instructor and Tutor at Davenport University
• Manager and Part Owner of Rental Property at 4-Plex Apartment
• Trust Operations Manager at Founders Trust Personal Bank

• Sr. Trust Operations, Stock Transfer Assistant at Bank of Alma/First Bank Corporation of Michigan
• Cashier/Bagger at Leppinks Supermarket

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Education

• Western Michigan University - Haworth College of Business
• Cannon Financial Institute
• Davenport University

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Industry

Education Management

Websites

• My Company

Melissa Figert-Rancour’s Summary

•Over 13 years business experience including management, technological training, and presentation experience.
•Over 5 years of college teaching experience in both face-to-face and online environments.
•Designed training presentations on various software packages.
•Developed client presentations and organized seminars including PowerPoint presentation creation.
•Mentored new instructors and instructed up to five classes per term for a business university.

Melissa Figert-Rancour’s Specialties:

•A/P, A/R, and Billing
•Internal and External Sales
•Consulting
•Presentations
•Candidate Interviews
•Asset Allocation
•Mentoring
•Customer Services
•Problem Resolution
•Management
•Spreadsheet Design
•Employee Reviews
•Investment Tax Implications
•Budget Design/Implementation
•Estate Planning
•Employee Benefits
•Administration
•Internal Audit
•Training
•Curriculum Development
•Investment Planning
•Microsoft Office
•Quicken (QuickBooks, Turbo Tax)

Melissa Figert-Rancour’s Experience

• Educational Consultant

  Blackbaud

  (Public Company; BLKB; Computer Software industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  Distance education instructor.

• Adjunct Instructor

  Colorado Technical University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  April 2006 — Present (3 years 8 months)

  Develop classroom presentations, grade and give feedback on homework, answer student questions, work with faculty and administration to improve classes. Teaching Assignments:
  FIN310 Financial Management Principals
  FIN322 Investments
  INTD111 Creating Academic and Professional Success
  MGM105 Professional Communications
  PFP110 Personal Financial Principals

• Adjunct Instructor and Tutor

  Davenport University

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2002 — June 2006 (3 years 11 months)

  Develop classroom presentations, grade and give feedback on homework, answer student questions, work with faculty and administration to improve classes. Tutor students in English, ESL, Math, Business, and Finance.
  Teaching Assignments:
  COMM120 Multimedia Presentations/Speech
  COM120 Interpersonal Communications
  ENGL021 English/Reading Applications
  ENGL020 English/Reading Foundations
  ENGL111 English Composition
  ENGL211 Professional Writing
  FINC211 Corporate Finance
  INTD110 Professional Etiquette
  INTD201 Diversity in Society
  MATH010 Basic Mathematics (Team Instructed),
  SOC213 Intro to Sociology
  SOC214 Cultural Awareness

• Manager and Part Owner of Rental Property

  4-Plex Apartment

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years )

  •Managed rentals including showing apartments and collecting rent.
  •Maintained apartments and completed general repairs.

• Trust Operations Manager

  Founders Trust Personal Bank

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Investment Banking industry)

  1998 — 2001 (3 years )

  •Managed/Coached/Trained employees and designed prospective employee testing, which reduced costs associated with hiring unqualified personnel.
  •Developed customer relationships and network that increased customer base and profits.
  •Launched an extensive network database of over 60 departments in 5 states in less than 2 years of development.
  •Produced presentations and organized speakers.
  •Wrote and distributed organizational correspondence and newsletters.

• Sr. Trust Operations, Stock Transfer Assistant

  Bank of Alma/First Bank Corporation of Michigan

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Investment Banking industry)

  1996 — 1998 (2 years )

  • Reconciled 401K, investment, and bank accounts.
  • Produced client statements and customer correspondence.
  • Processed investment transactions.
  • Researched investments including historical cost basis.

• Cashier/Bagger

  Leppinks Supermarket

  (Consumer Goods industry)

  1990 — 1992 (2 years )

Melissa Figert-Rancour’s Education

• Western Michigan University - Haworth College of Business

  MBA , Finance , 1999 — 2001

• Cannon Financial Institute

  CSOP , Certified Securities Operations Professional Designation , 1996 — 2000

• Davenport University

  BA , Management with minor in Accounting and Marketing , 1993 — 1997

Additional Information

Melissa Figert-Rancour’s Websites:

• My Company

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