Kelly Masters-Melton

I developed "Entrepreneurship: Skills, Strategy, and Competence", a Graduate/ Undergraduate course at the Romanian- American University. The course highlights essential tools, methods, and skills within the startup world. Course includes:

• Entrepreneurism and Strategy; Self Leadership, Management, and Ethics
• Agile v. Waterfall Methodologies; Communication and Crisis
• Marketing Yourself and Organizational Change

I created budgets, proposals, and contracts for projects up to $45,000 while interfacing with clients and engineers to ensure deadlines were met.

• Project management- overseeing a 5 person engineering and design team
• Proposal writing - identifying client needs and requirements
• Creating contracts establishing terms of service, licensing, and fiscal duties
• Gathering client project requirements and maintaining business relationships
• Improved in-house communications by introducing Scrum

I enjoyed my role here as a business development consultant. I helped streamline operations, resulting in a 35% increased employee output.

• Proposal writing/contract creation
• Coordinated within team to monitor budget and scheduling; accounting
• Client correspondence and team communication using Office, Google Apps, Slack, and Dropbox
• Routinely interfaced with diverse client bases - identified project scope and risk

While promoting a coding boot camp, I networked with Ed Tech organizations, IT companies, and numerous potential students.

• Client recruiting and job fair representative
• Established strategic partnerships and pitched the product
• Grant writing and general administrative functions- scheduling, financial oversight, and accounting

I supported a startup software company by managing all business concerns including personnel, finances, software projects, and proposal and grant writing. In turn, office efficiency increased by 40%.

• Accounting, financial planning, budgeting, payroll, HR and compliance
• Securing client relationships, identifying requirements and coordinating projects
• Leading Scrum and using Atlassian products, Slack, Google Apps, and Toggl
• Proposal and grant writing; creating technical contracts - establishing terms of service and product outcomes
• Managing 12 team members- engineers, designers, business development, and support staff

I organized staff at the $1 million + revenue-generating location, managed inventory, produced financial reports, and was responsible for opening and closing of the site in addition to completing banking transactions.

• Determined sales focus by monitoring sales activities and customer satisfaction
• Prepared financial reports for district office review; completed banking transactions
• Ensured shipments received from suppliers were accurate

I supported 10 faculty members and was responsible for preparing and hosting events, communicating with guest speakers, and fulfilling day-to-day administrative needs including opening and closing the department.

• Supported administrative and logistical efforts through accurate bookkeeping and management of supply and records databases
• Prepared written communication, analyzed financial statements and routine inquiries utilizing Microsoft Excel and presentation software
• Scheduled appointments and maintained and updated appointment calendars
• Greeted visitors and special guests, determined nature and purpose of visit, and escorted them to specific destinations
• Scheduled special events; supported setup and logistics of speakers and guests

I supported the festival by garnering sponsorships and by managing on-site logistics during events with 3,000+ attendees. Responsibilities included:

securing donors; managing logistics for sponsor and vendor placement, arrival, and tear-down; managing sponsor and vendor transaction fees

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