Cerner Corporation
Professional Services Consultant
July 2013 — Present
• Earned $18,000+ in philanthropic donations for the University of Iowa by cold-calling alumni, parents, and friends of the university
• Exceeded calling goals during most shifts by attaining a high percentage of pledges from contacts
• Reviewed and critiqued 20+ resumes/cover letters weekly for students interested in internship and job exploration
• Aided employers and students during the Job & Internship Fair and on-campus interviews
• Executed 10 Change Management projects during 11 week internship for strategic company-wide software implementation impacting customers, suppliers, and more than 7,000 HNI members (employees)
• Partnered with Business Leaders across HNI Operating Companies to develop Communication and Training templates for customers, suppliers, and members that will be leveraged throughout multi-year project
• Created a welcoming and inclusive living environment that produced a sense of community on a floor of 70 residents with many different personality types and backgrounds with personal interaction and programming for the floor
• Counseled residents as they adjusted to being away from home, to campus life, and community living and mediated conflicts that occurred between residents
• Phase II CLA student of four-phase academic program focused on developing leadership and employment skills
• Strengthened communication, teamwork, leadership style, and interpersonal skills and networked with professionals and CLA students
• Educated over 200 first-year and transfer students during summer orientation programs on university websites and resources, how to read a degree audit and how to build a class schedule
• Facilitated group interaction and created an energetic group atmosphere to allow students to feel comfortable in the first leg of their transition
• Worked with students on developing time management, studying and test taking skills through personal interaction and writing for Peer Mentor Blog, "Peers on the Pentacrest"
• Organized a successful campus study event for over 150 first-year students that involved multiple university departments, faculty, staff and local businesses
• Delegated duties, ensured employees completed jobs effectively and efficiently, and stayed on task during shift
• Motivated employees with relational leadership skills that created an enjoyable and productive work atmosphere