Anne Knowler
Aberdeen,MD
Summary
Servant Leader and versatile professional with excellent presentation, research and communication skills. Organized and driven with impressive list of achievements and history of excelling in high-pressure environments. Skilled at applying various learning methods and tools to optimize student experience. Strives to teach course information and build students' lifelong skills. Engaged educator maintains highest standards of classroom instruction.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Licensed Health Insurance Agent
Self-Employed
Independent Contractor, MD
01.2023 - Current
- Employee Benefits Specialist and Licensed Life & Health insurance agent serving companies across 12 states
- Educated and supported employees in their selections of benefits to include medical, dental, vision, Critical Illness, Hospital, Cancer, Heart Attack & Stroke, Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
- Delivered record results for 2023 developing solutions for over 300 employees ahead of schedule
- Responsible for opening new groups and managing all aspects of new enrollments in addition to report development and execution
- Vast experience with government-funded healthcare and insurance operations and regulatory compliance.
Disaster Program Specialist
American Red Cross
Philadelphia, PA
03.2022 - 12.2022
- Temporary Assignment until they could find someone to permanently live in Philadelphia full time. I was a Volunteer in Baltimore before accepting this role.
- Responsible for the development of an elite volunteer workforce in support of the American Red Cross mission which is to alleviate human suffering in the face of disaster
- Philadelphia has one of the largest volumes of home fires in the United States to which Disaster Cycle Services sends volunteer second responders to help the displaced households
- Increased engagement from 6 regular responders to over 40 in the last eight months
- Improved On Call shift coverage to over 800 hours a month
- Conducts training, onboarding, development and tracking of the entire Philadelphia DAT responder workforce
- Performs Job Inductions and other training sessions for all Philadelphia responders and duty officers.
Trainer and Instructor
Bay Club Carmel Valley
San Diego, Ca
11.2004 - 10.2020
- Trained private clients and small groups in physical fitness and health programs as a full-time Certified Personal Trainer and Group Instructor.
- Enhanced functional movement and health skills of 500+ individuals with personalized programs and taught over 3000 classes in loud dynamic setting.
- Adapted teaching methods according to the needs of individual learners of all ages and disabilities.
- Certified American College of Exercise Senior Specialist
- Certified Functional Movement Systems Trainer
- Built reputation as one of top 3 highly recommended trainers among a group of 30 most competitive training professionals.
- Designed and developed training materials for new employees in the organization.
- Maintained up-to-date records of trainee progress and provided regular updates to management team.
- Documented all training activities including attendance records, feedback forms, surveys.
Sales Representative
Yarbrough Southwest
Austin, Tx
08.1998 - 09.1999
- Spearheaded sales activities of a small private manufacturer rep firm delivering services to semiconductor fabrication companies by serving as a Manufacturer’s Sales Representative with exceptional sales growth and customer engagement
- Maximized revenues growth by $1.5M+ by driving sale of various products, such as particle measuring equipment, air ionization devices, moisture analyzers, thin film analyzers, and other technology products
- National Salesperson of the Year Award from Particle Measuring Systems, Boulder CO
Product Marketing Manager, Ion Implant Division
Applied Materials
Austin, Tx
08.1994 - 08.1998
- Streamlined retrofit quality control, upgrades, enhancements, and non-consumable spares by exercising control over various functions of Ion Implant Division technical marketing and business strategies for North American and Asian Pacific regions.
Systems Acquisition Engineer, Material Command
USAF – Space Technology Center
Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque
08.1988 - 08.1994
- Set-up separate detachment directly reporting to Secretary of Air Force to support the mission of systems acquisition and initial system development in new Air Force Material Command/customer relationship
- Delivered effective consultation in terms of engineering and contracts to maximize classified intelligence and space systems development.
Project Manager, Global Technical Training Solutions
Applied Materials
- Prepared and delivered impactful presentations at customer sites throughout Asia and Europe
- Collaborated with simulation and CBT software developers and worldwide sales organizations to improve customer experience with equipment
- Advanced skills and expertise in terms of quality control, productization, marketing, customer support, and business management by setting-up the first Applied Materials Computer-Based Training (CBT) department.
Satellite Survivability Program Manager
USAF – Space Technology Center
Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque
- Coordinated with threat experts to determine potential satellite survivability problems and ensure resolution by integrating requirements into engineering test plans
- Managed a team of 18 government and contractor radio frequency experts in terms of critical Air Force space survivability by leading research and development programs.
Satellite Survivability Systems Acquisition Engineer
USAF – Air Force Weapons Laboratory
Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque
- Enabled ongoing and fundamental advancements in computer model simulating nuclear environments for satellite survival by directing team of government contractor engineers and experts in a major research program
- Saved $300K by owning independent control over design, purchase, and implementation of network of Sun Sparc Workstations for advanced scientific modeling/calculations and desktop publishing by in-housing technical services and avoiding subcontracts.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics -
United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs, COMaster of Science in Industrial Engineering -
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NMOrganizational Leadership
USAF Squadron Officer School
Maxwell AFB AlabamaSkills
- Group teaching
- Advanced Presentation Skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Training and Development
- Student Motivation
- Subject matter expertise
- Student Engagement
- Group Instruction
- Student performance evaluation
- Online Teaching
- Individualized support
- In-class lectures
- Curriculum delivery
- Classroom Management
Timeline
Licensed Health Insurance Agent
Self-Employed
01.2023 - Current
Disaster Program Specialist
American Red Cross
03.2022 - 12.2022
Trainer and Instructor
Bay Club Carmel Valley
11.2004 - 10.2020
Sales Representative
Yarbrough Southwest
08.1998 - 09.1999
Product Marketing Manager, Ion Implant Division
Applied Materials
08.1994 - 08.1998
Systems Acquisition Engineer, Material Command
USAF – Space Technology Center
08.1988 - 08.1994
Project Manager, Global Technical Training Solutions
Applied Materials
Satellite Survivability Program Manager
USAF – Space Technology Center
Satellite Survivability Systems Acquisition Engineer
USAF – Air Force Weapons Laboratory
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Mechanics -
United States Air Force Academy
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering -
New Mexico State University
Organizational Leadership
USAF Squadron Officer School