Adam Visconto
Philadelphia,USA
Summary
Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking a proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives. Eager to leverage extensive administrative and compliance expertise along with a strong foundation in school operations to excel in managing new areas.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Compliance and Operations
Freire Charter High School
Philadelphia, PA
08.2025 - Current
- Oversaw daily operations across multiple departments, ensuring seamless coordination and efficient execution of tasks.
- Defined, implemented, and revised operational policies and guidelines.
- Established strong partnerships with vendors, suppliers, and key stakeholders to improve collaboration and ensure alignment with business requirements.
- Negotiated with vendors, suppliers and other stakeholders to acquire mutually beneficial contracts and agreement.
- Improved facility efficiency by implementing cost-saving measures and streamlining operations.
- Managed facilities staff, providing guidance, training, and performance evaluations to ensure optimal productivity.
- Maintained physical condition of facilities, applying available resources and personnel to achieve safe, clean, and functional environment.
- Managed substitute coverages for teaching staff
- Collaborated with IT department to create tracking system for schoolwide laptop carts
Compliance Coordinator
Freire Charter High School
Philadelphia, USA
12.2023 - Current
- Provided high level administrative support to the Director of Student Services, School Psychologist, and department staff
- Managed calendar for the Director of Student Services to schedule events and meetings
- Determined the needs of the department and managed processes related to workflows
- Served as Site Coordinator for summer school by managing staff and logistical details, including student Chromebook distribution, staff assignments, and weekly timesheet approval
- Created virtual meeting platforms (ZOOM, Google Meets) and shared with team members
- Collaborated on projects with various stakeholders across the school network
- Promoted 100% compliance by establishing and maintaining systems and procedures to ensure legal timelines are kept
- Meticulously prepared and organized records and data, physical and electronic, for regular internal and state audits, ensuring 100% compliance.
- Prepared letters, correspondence, student records, and other department data
- Acted as a point of contact for all department calls and in-person visits
- Managed partnerships with 4+ vendors (Transportation, related services contractors, internship partners) including overseeing service agreements, approving contracted hours, and tracking related expenditures
- Supported department staff in creating and editing documents to ensure full compliance
- Managed department staff (coaching, mentoring), including establishing professional goals and creating action plans to achieve them
- Maintained state compliance tracking systems, including the creation of biannual state reports
- Assisted in departmental hiring processes, including coordinating interview schedules, preparing interview sessions, and facilitating aspects of the initial onboarding process
- Conducted employment verification, education verification, and other verifications as needed
- Ran legal meetings with lawyers to maintain compliance standards
Assistant to the Director of Student Services
Freire Charter High School
Philadelphia, USA
09.2020 - 12.2023
- Provided administrative support to the Director of Student Services, School Psychologist, and department staff.
- Managed calendar for the Director of Student Services to schedule events and meetings
- Created virtual meeting platforms (ZOOM, Google Meets) and shared with team members
- Prepared letters and other correspondence.
- Answered high volume of phone calls and email inquiries.
- Maintained organization filing, including electronic filing system.
- Updated and maintained confidential databases and records.
- Compiled reports on an as needed basis
- Supported department staff in creating and editing documents.
- Helped with special projects of varying degrees of complexity.
- Managed mail and both incoming and outgoing correspondence, mail, email and faxes.
- Worked with school administration to initiate new projects and assist in various processes.
Student Services Administrative Assistant
Freire Charter High School
Philadelphia, USA
12.2013 - 09.2020
- Assisted business department with HR related tasks including initial benefits enrollment, change in benefits, creating employee contracts, issuing notification of raises/stipends, authorizing checks
- Maintained personnel, student and compliance files
- Maintained inventory of office supplies and placed order requests with the business office
- Opened and properly distributed incoming mail
- Established administrative work procedures to track daily tasks.
- Managed filing system entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
Education
Associate of Arts - Education
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ04.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts
Peirce College
Philadelphia, PA06-2027
Skills
- Strong organizational abilities
- Self-motivated professional
- Effective project oversight
- Skilled in Google Drive
- System operations management
- Compliance oversight
- Clear verbal and written skills
- Solutions-oriented thinker
- Skilled in Microsoft Office
- Experienced with virtual collaboration tools
- Performing audits
- System development
Timeline
Director of Compliance and Operations
Freire Charter High School
08.2025 - Current
Compliance Coordinator
Freire Charter High School
12.2023 - Current
Assistant to the Director of Student Services
Freire Charter High School
09.2020 - 12.2023
Student Services Administrative Assistant
Freire Charter High School
12.2013 - 09.2020
Associate of Arts - Education
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts
Peirce College