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Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Professional Instructor
Covanta Energy
Long Beach
02.2011 - Current
- Privately owned water sports school affiliated with the largest U.S. surfing supply store.
- Utilized mobile applications to expedite and make general bookings and management more effective.
- Brought CNN and high quality video production to a school with no prior video work.
- Hurricane Sandy Sessions generated 31,823 views.
Kitesurfing Coach and Strategic Marketing Planner
Zenith Ocean Voyages
City
07.2010 - 12.2010
- Responsible instruction in Kitesurfing and big wave riding and strategic market analysis.
- Developed and executed marketing plan, leveraging available resources to drive credibility, industry awareness and visibility.
- Created boat sponsorship and branding association with Naish Kiteboarding thereby utilizing their international marketing initiatives, including a featured story in their newsletter and web based episode.
General manager and shop manager
Windtown Beach Resort & Spa
City
05.2009 - 08.2010
- Complete operation management that included staff, maintenance, and food & beverage.
- Dutch owned waterfront Resort in Cumbuco, a mecca for wind and wave sports aficionados that offers strong tourism during the season.
- Responsible for daily operations, guest relations and overseeing the effective work of a twelve person staff.
Collegiate Kitesurfer and Kitesurfing Instructor
Eckerd College
City
02.2007 - 02.2009
- Competed and organized the first ever collegiate Kitesurfing competition.
- Bringing together schools nation wide to compete in freestyle, wave, and boarder cross disciplines.
- Founding the organization, and planning and executing the events themselves.
Kitesurfing Instructor
Triton Kiteboarding
City
01.2007 - 05.2008
- Kite Instruction while I was studying to get my BA in International Business.
Intern
Rolling Stones Magazine
City
05.2005 - 08.2005
- Assistant to Senior Editor working in the ad sales department.
- Worked presentations and general tasks for each issue.
- Sought new clients through personal client base.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - International Business
Eckerd College
2008
Skills
- Global marketing experience
- Excellent written and verbal communicator
- Digital advertising experience
- Founding father of the CKA (Collegiate Kitesurfing Association)
- Naish Kitesurfing - Sponsored Rider - 2009 to present
- Hyperflex Wetsuits - Sponsored Rider - 2011 to present
- Peppers Eyeware - Sponsored Rider - 2011 to present
- Zinka Sunscreen- Sponsored Rider- Sept 2012 to present
- Out of the box approach to problem solving
- Social marketing
- Excel & Powerpoint savvy
- Effective project manager
- Follows through with deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Thrives in a team environment
- 1st Place - "The First Ever" collegiate kitesurfing competition - March 2007
- 33rd Place - "The Extreme 60 mile downwinder" race - December 9 2006
Accomplishments
- Forged a startups strategic marketing plan to make them successful and sell all tours their first year.
- Not afraid to put in long hours of work and overtime to get the job done right.
- Won "Star of the Month" and has a place in the "IKB Hall of Fame!" - October 2011 http://www.ikitebecause.com/spotlight/shortlist
- The Kiteboarder Magazine Close Up March 2011 link: http://www.thekiteboarder.com/2011/03/close-up-oli-Claire/ CNN "Kiteboarding Florida"
- Brought CNN to Cocoa Beach and generated the main focus for the story. http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/living/2011/05/30/kite.boarding.florida.cnn.html
Additional Information
- Hobbies: Video editing, Kitesurfing, wakeboarding, surfing, sailing, hockey, snowboarding, skateboarding, golf, sketching and painting.
Timeline
Professional Instructor
Covanta Energy
02.2011 - Current
Kitesurfing Coach and Strategic Marketing Planner
Zenith Ocean Voyages
07.2010 - 12.2010
General manager and shop manager
Windtown Beach Resort & Spa
05.2009 - 08.2010
Collegiate Kitesurfer and Kitesurfing Instructor
Eckerd College
02.2007 - 02.2009
Kitesurfing Instructor
Triton Kiteboarding
01.2007 - 05.2008
Intern
Rolling Stones Magazine
05.2005 - 08.2005
Bachelor of Arts - International Business
Eckerd College