G.A O. (Leesburg, VA) is an HR professional with an expertise in benefits administration and recent government contracting experience.  She is currently the Human Resources Business Partner for a mid-sized defense contractor. She manages the firm’s HRIS, onboarding processes, benefits, and electronic filing system. Prior to this, she held several corporate HR generalist roles at healthcare, IT, telecom, and professional services organizations. She has an MBA from Strayer University, is a certified Scrum Master, and has a Human Resources Management Certificate from George Mason University. She is an active member of SHRM both on the national and local level and is also an active member of Scrum Alliance.

V.C. is a project management and senior events management professional with 25+ years of experience working mostly for global corporations and supporting multi-million dollar projects. She recently built and maintained a global regulatory and compliance program for a newly launched short-term vacation rental division of a major international hospitality company.  She researched, analyzed and provided direction on the regulatory landscape in global markets, including 42 countries in Europe and the Americas. She monitored and provided guidance on changing legislation in 27 U.S. states and territories.  V.C. designed and built tools to create a regulatory and compliance procedures framework, prepared tax assessments by market, prepared an annual regulatory audit, prepared quarterly continent regulatory review sessions, identified hotel territorial restrictions and advised continent teams.  Earlier in her career, V.C. managead events for corporate, non-profit and a U.S. Presidential administration. She is skilled at negotiating, securing and modifying major multi-million dollar contracts for housing, air travel, ground travel, meeting space, food and beverage and destination management companies for hundreds of international programs to minimize risk and exposure and planned for cost-recovery.  V.C. is proficient in MS Office Suite; cloud-based collaboration tools including SharePoint, Team and One-Drive; and video conferencing products including SKYPE, Webex and Zoom.  She has a BS from the University of Dayton.

J.H. is an events management, marketing, and business outreach professional with experience in the non-profit and government sectors. She most recently worked as Events Manager for a workforce development nonprofit, where she collaborated with youth, volunteers, vendors, and corporate sponsors. J.H. has 10 years of experience managing special events, creating marketing collateral, and managing social media to strengthen partner relationships and attract new partners. Proficient in MS Office, MAC operating systems, Adobe Photo Shop. Familiar with Salesforce.com and SharePoint. J.H is currently pursuing a BBA with a concentration in Contracts & Acquisitions at the University of Maryland Global College (expected graduation 2022).

A.G. is a project management and operations professional with strong communication, organizational, and research & analysis  skills.  She is currently working in an administrative role supporting a boutique investment banking firm.  She is responsible for a wide range of functions including document preparation and review, meeting with clients, researching potential investors, invoicing and expense reports, planning and executing deal closing events, and managing Dropbox filing system and virtual data rooms.  Her prior work experience includes over 7 years conducting data research for Harris Interactive where she was promoted from Research Associate to Project Manager. In this role she designed large scale survey instruments, conducted statistical analysis to interpret data sets and presented findings both in written reports and oral presentations for clients such as the Families and Work Institute, Duke University, US Chamber of Commerce, Charles Schwab, and Northwestern Mutual Life.  She has a MA from Columbia University and a BS from the University of Wisconsin.

K.M. is an operations professional with business analysis, project management, sales support, and HR support experience. This experience includes 20 years working for tech giants Cisco and Sun  Microsystems, where she held various positions and received promotions. Most recently, K.M. was placed by FlexProfessionals at a small technology firm where she worked with executives to develop and implement a business development tool, research new business opportunities, oversaw business development reporting, and improved HR processes. She comes highly recommended by our client. From 2003-2010, KM was a Business Manager at Sun Microsystems where she supported senior sales leadership through forecasting, structuring sales opportunities, managing relationships with customers and conducting training on new internal policies and procedures.  From 1999-2003, KM managed a team of sales support specialists. K.M. is proficient in MS Office Suite. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Finance from Mount St. Mary’s University and an MBA from Keller/Devry University.

C.G. is an accomplished web developer and IT project manager who is seeking to use her newly-acquired data analytics skills in her next role. She has 15+ years of experience working on multi-functional teams to deliver technology solutions to clients. C.G. currently works for an IT managed services provider and has completed 6 months of coursework in Python, Data Science and Machine Learning. She started her career as a Software Engineer and Technical Team Lead for a financial systems development company, coding in the Smalltalk Object-Oriented Programming language. She then served as an IT Consultant where she led a team to design and develop a financial intranet portal for investment bankers at Lehman Brothers. She has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a BA in Mathematics from the University of Virginia.

M.D. is a bilingual, high-level administrative professional with strong event planning, sales and outreach, and communications skills. For the past 10 years, she has owned her own, successful, at-home wellness coaching business where she served 20-30 clients/month and honed her sales, marketing and business development skills. Prior to leaving the workforce, M.D. was Executive Assistant to the CEO, Event Coordinator, and Staff Writer at Latina Style Magazine. Working in a fast-paced environment and juggling many different responsibilities, she planned and organized magazine events for Congress, media, and the general public. She also interviewed and profiled local celebrities and wrote about trending topics. Prior to this, she worked for three years at True Position (GPS services) as Executive Assistant to the VP of Sales, supporting him as well as the entire sales department. She also worked for a federal government contractor providing logistical support and onsite coordination for a DOJ law enforcement contract in Latin America. M.D. is bilingual in Spanish and English. She has a Bachelors in Marketing from the University of Maryland.

eCommerce leader and owner of a consultancy that helps businesses understand their web audience so they can improve conversions. Her clients are individual business owners, marketing professionals, and agencies who need specialized technical and analytics expertise. Prior to consulting, J.H. was a founding member of an eCommerce startup and held multiple roles including Director of Ecommerce and Director of Product Management. Always a top performer, she was a Distinguished Member of Technical Staff while a software engineer at Bell Labs and is currently a top-rated freelancer on Upwork. She has an MS in Computer Science from Columbia University and is certified in Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager.

Experienced marketing communications professional with outstanding project management skills with the ability to prioritize, lead, and manage several initiatives at once. M.T is an effective communicator who is deadline-driven and results-oriented with experience in both a corporate and agency setting. In her current role as a marketing consultant, she coordinates direct mail, advertising, website content, printed collateral, and digital marketing for her clients. M.T. develops, maintains, and adheres to timelines and budgets. Prior to that, she spent five years as an account manager at a marketing firm where she successfully managed multi-channel campaigns for major organizations including the Boston Celtics, Merrimack College, and Project Bread. M.T. was also the marketing communications manager for a telecommunications start-up where she developed and implemented the successful launch of a new company and product. She established brand awareness and created a successful lead generation program while building and managing relationships with outside vendors and agencies. During her tenure in the software industry, M.T. was recognized as a resourceful, self-sufficient, effective problem solver and rapidly promoted to senior-level marketing positions, responsible for direct marketing, event/trade show management, email marketing, advertising, website content, printed collateral and public relations. M.T. received the Harvey Communications award for her work and was the recipient of several employee recognition awards. M.T. has an MBA and BS in Business Administration, with a concentration in marketing.

Copywriter and branding expert focused on content marketing and metrics-driven growth for social media. In her current role as director of content and branding at a start-up, she manages a team of contractors, copywriters, and designers to create high-engagement content for social media, email, and advertising. Over the past 3 years, she has been in turn recruited as a contributing consultant, hired full time, and then promoted in succession to the social editor, managing editor, then senior manager while growing the brand’s audience from 20 thousand into over one million followers. Prior to this, H.H. worked as a freelance copywriter and has coordinated content marketing campaigns for TripAdvisor, Bumble, Rent the Runway, Urban Outfitters, and WeWork. She has also worked with several arts institutions, including the Peabody Essex Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the New York Historical Society. Outside of her marketing work, she has composed catalog copy for Christie’s Auction House and covered exhibitions at the Peabody Essex Museum and Museum of Fine Arts for both local and national publications. She works with teams both in-office and remotely, coordinating projects with collaborative technologies and working across a wide array of content management systems. She holds a BA from New York University in Postcolonial History, with a minor in Global Fine Arts.