Caleb Watkins
Tampa
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Pre-Sales Consultant
Whiskey Joes
03.2025 - Current
- Respond to inquiries about private dining, events, and catering services
- Build rapport with potential clients to encourage repeat business
- Provide feedback to management on client preferences and market trends
- Qualify leads by understanding guest needs, budget, and event type
- Ensured beverage selections were available to maximize revenue
- Support post-event follow-up to gather feedback and testimonials
National Recruitment Manager
Amergis Healthcare Staffing
09.2022 - 02.2025
- Placed Travel Nurses across the country on assignments
- Developed new recruitment strategies while also adapting to changing circumstances
- Cultivated new client relationships, generated growth for multiple local offices
- Helped Amergis new hires with learning of RC, recruiting methods, payroll, and Amergis policies
- Kept a consistent book of business of 25-30 caregivers on assignment
- Led high-volume recruitment efforts across 50 states to source and recruit potential caregivers for a variety of healthcare facilities
- Increased offer-to-sales ratio and candidate pipeline by effectively using recruiting platforms and resources, including social media, networking, and referrals
Solar Consultant
SunVena Solar
01.2022 - 07.2023
- Solicited prospective customers door to door
- Developed profitable relationships with current and prospective customers through attentiveness and extensive product knowledge
- Presented solution programs to potential customers through detailed sales process
- Sold existing homeowners on the financial and environmental benefits of installing solar panels
- Cultivated new accounts, generated growth and profitability, adapted to changing circumstances with innovative sales strategies
- Evaluated prospective properties for shading, sun exposure, and viable roof space in regards to designing a PV solar system
Science Teacher
Palm Springs Community Middle School
01.2019 - 07.2020
- Developed daily lesson plans for students
- Communicated with parents on how their child was progressing and behaving
- Served as the Business Liaison for Student Council and managed a budget for the proper materials that would benefit the student body most
- Generated a budget for the 6th grade science program
- Collaborated administration staff to improve school’s overall grade
Student Equipment Manager
Division I Football Team – The University of Akron
08.2016 - 12.2018
- Communicated with the coaching staff and student-athletes on what’s needed for practices/game days
- Set up field equipment for practices and game routines
- Collected practice and game-worn apparel and sanitized and cleaned, folded and made sure it was available for re-usage
- Fixed and adjusted helmets to the proper size and need for the student-athletes
- Steam pressed jerseys and team apparel with proper labels and logos
- Managed the laundry room and communicated with other staff members on what should be on each student athlete’s loop
- Helped with the organization of the team semi to ensure we had everything we needed for away games
Building Manager
Student Recreation and Wellness Center – The University of Akron
08.2015 - 07.2017
- Managed approximately 200+ Informal Rec employees including training, mentoring, interviewing, and disciplinary issues
- Communicated consistently on expectations for staff and what areas of the facility are running well, or need improvements
- Ran supervisor meetings and generated better ways to improve emergency codes
- Ensured student and staff safety by maintaining facility cleaning procedures for equipment, floors, and basketball courts
- Maintained a variety of facility equipment and observed that it was taken care of and returned safely
- Scanned student/faculty/staff ID cards and tracked who was entering and exiting the building
- Manage a 295,000 square foot recreation facility including fitness floor, 5 courts, leisure pool, Olympic Competition Natatorium, Central Hower gymnasium, and Buchtel Field
- Guide tours and group visits throughout the entire facility and program areas
- Communicating directly with community emergency response teams and campus police department
- Co-teach Informal Recreation full staff meetings
- Knowledge of whentowork.com scheduling program with experience with trade board, preferences, and other such features as well as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Excel, CSI and Form Connect
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sport Management
The University of Akron
Akron, OH08-2018
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Social Media (X, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn)
- Excel Spreadsheets
- Timekeeping
- Job Organization
- Payment Deadlines
- Talent/Account Acquisition
- Lead qualification
- High-volume recruiting
- Customer needs assessment
- Pipeline management
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Team collaboration
- Solution selling
- Business development
References
- Laura, Steinbauer, Director of Human Resources, 740-361-0791, Premier
- Jim, Siragusa, Senior Recruiter, 813-453-2922, Amergis Healthcare Staffing
Timeline
Pre-Sales Consultant
Whiskey Joes
03.2025 - Current
National Recruitment Manager
Amergis Healthcare Staffing
09.2022 - 02.2025
Solar Consultant
SunVena Solar
01.2022 - 07.2023
Science Teacher
Palm Springs Community Middle School
01.2019 - 07.2020
Student Equipment Manager
Division I Football Team – The University of Akron
08.2016 - 12.2018
Building Manager
Student Recreation and Wellness Center – The University of Akron
08.2015 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Science - Sport Management
The University of Akron
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