Jacqueline Ballard

JACKIE BALLARD ABOUT ME Always seeking a new challenge and looking to answer new questions. Dynamic professional hoping to bring new skills to a remote team thinking and working differently towards common goals. CONTACT- - http://tiny.cc/in9kjz Sacramento, CA EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS, JOHNSTON CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE STUDIES Bachelor of Arts 2004 BERKELEY CITY COLLEGE Certificate, American Sign Language 2013 DYNAMIC PROBLEM SOLVING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE Motivated self-starter looking for work that will engage and challenge me, looking to join a distributed work-force that seeks to answer big questions in new and dynamic ways. EXPERIENCE FREELANCE CONSULTANT (JULY 2017 - PRESENT) Freelance copy editing, project, office and schedule management, transcription, & paralegal. Proficiency in Asana, and Clio Manage, Zoom, G suite & Slack. Fully remote worker, executing tasks with minimal / no supervision or oversight. PROGRAM SPECIALIST (August 2013-July 2017) Worked closely with staff of various community, state, and federal programs for coalition and initiative building, and funding ($37 million in federal dollars). Primary foci: federal compliance, governance structure, content development, system performance, and project management. DATA AND POLICY MANAGER (April 2007-February 2012) Prepared reports for community organizations, federal departments, and donors for funding compliance, federally mandated database superuser, maintained and audited client files, facilitated annual funding and compliance audits. SKILLS Project management Dynamic problem solver Mult-tasking Oral and Written Communication Self-starter Bi-lingual (ASL) Superior Work Ethic Organization & Detail Collaboration Time Management