Chris Hampton
Chicago,IL
Summary
A dedicated professional with wide-ranging experience in community and economic development, client management, and resource linkage. Skilled at working with diverse populations, providing education, and connecting individuals and communities to resources.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
CHX Enterprises LLC
02.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Owner of a small Real Estate and Transportation business working primarily in short-term rentals and fleet management
- Administrative Work
- Conceptualize and identify investment opportunities
- Create project budgets and timelines
- Manage projects, programs, and equipment
- Development: Raise capital through multiple income channels, including grants, traditional credit financing, hard and private money lenders
- Contracting
- Review bids for work
- Recruit, interview, and hire contractors
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with national, state and local laws
- Customer Service: Settle any customer disputes in a professional and pleasant manner
- Owner of a small Real Estate and Transportation business working primarily in short-term rentals and fleet management
Financial Representative
Northwestern Mutual
09.2022 - 02.2023
- Company Overview: Financial Representative working primarily in insurance, planning, and investment management
- Client Management
- Grow and retain an investment and insurance book of business
- Acquire, expand and maintain client relationships
- Own the client experience by: efficiently handling service, identifying sales and/or executing opportunities, and making referrals to internal partners
- Account Administration
- Provide day-to-day servicing of Wealth Management client accounts
- Assist in preparation of account opening documentation and account profiles, obtain required approvals, and gather legal documents and tax cost information
- Financial Planning
- Consult, develop, and implement investment and insurance strategies for clients
- Monitor financial plans and recommends changes as needed
- Financial Representative working primarily in insurance, planning, and investment management
VISTA Leader
Housing Action Illinois
03.2020 - 08.2022
- Company Overview: Project manager responsible for the management of Americorps grants and grantees working at more than 20 organizations throughout Illinois
- Collaborative Management
- Worked with rest of Service staff to develop project budgets and timelines
- Recruited, interviewed, hired and placed new Americorps VISTAs with member organizations
- Partnership Management: Acted as a liaison between the membership organizations and Housing Action Illinois
- VISTA Management
- Acted as the first point of contact for the VISTA members
- Trained new VISTAs
- Completed monthly check-in calls and coached VISTAs through any challenges
- Reporting to CNCS: Collected monthly reports
- Reformed and analyzed data, then sent reports to granters at CNCS
- Streamlined data collection process to ensure accurate reporting with less inertia and effort
- Project manager responsible for the management of Americorps grants and grantees working at more than 20 organizations throughout Illinois
Project Manager
Next Generation Transportation and Daycare
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: Responsible for all phases of fleet management, including coordinating workers, equipment, budgets and schedules
- Effectively determined and defined project scope and objectives
- Developed key project goals and worked collaboratively with teams to meet those goals
- Managed project budget and requirements
- Developed a cost-effective plan and schedule for completion of maintenance projects
- Tracked and controlled maintenance schedule and associated costs
- Keep daily and weekly maintenance logs
- Ensure company compliance with all Illinois safety regulations
- Effectively managed contracts with suppliers
- Responsible for all phases of fleet management, including coordinating workers, equipment, budgets and schedules
Program Manager
School of Public and Environmental Affairs Overseas Office
07.2016 - 07.2017
- Company Overview: Project Management and program coordination for several study abroad programs
- Program Planning: Worked with the rest of the office to identify suitable destinations, and create project goals, objectives, budgets and timelines
- Travel Planning: Coordinated flights, accommodation, and planned excursions and events for my portfolio of programs
- Recruiting: Fielded questions students had in the pre-departure process
- Worked in a team to manage the social media outreach effort
- Recruited students via in class room presentations and one on one meetings
- On-Ground Support: Acted as point of contact for students abroad
- Supported professors in teaching abroad classes
- Collected and storing medical and emergency information while on trip
- Project Management and program coordination for several study abroad programs
Community Development Coordinator
YMCA of Greater Indianapolis
07.2014 - 08.2016
- Company Overview: Project Manager in large-scale Community Development project
- Managed multiple objectives simultaneously
- Research: Developed the project strategy, research design, and metrics
- Sourced data
- Employed quantitative analysis methodologies like, ANOVA (Excel), Regression (SAS/R), and GIS (ESRI ArcGIS) to identify the health disparities, as well as the most disparate populations in YMCA service areas
- Conducted survey research to discern best programming options for disparate populations
- Prepared reports, graphics, maps and presentations with Microsoft office and Adobe Creative Suite to convey outcomes
- Collaboration: Worked with YMCA Directors to develop programming that would best reach disparate populations
- Procured and managed external Partners
- Collaborated with Marion County Public Health to source much of the data set used for quantitative analysis
- Developed a Capstone course and 10 year research partnership between the YMCA and Indiana University's O'Neil School of Public and Environmental Affairs, ensuring the work can be repeated and tracked over time
- Coordinated volunteers to complete field research
- Meeting Management: Convened and TOP 10 Coalition monthly coordination meeting
- Participated in YMCA of Greater Indianapolis Association Meetings, providing presentation and support where needed
- Participated in working groups with YMCA program directors focused on implementation
- Represented the YMCA of Greater Indianapolis in meetings with outside organizations
- Communication: Responded to inquiries from Executives, Directors, external partners, and community members regarding the project
- Budgeting: Prepared and managed project budget
- Project Manager in large-scale Community Development project
- Managed multiple objectives simultaneously
Wellness Director
YMCA of Greater Indianapolis
03.2012 - 07.2014
- Oversaw Personal Training, Wellness Coaching, and Group Exercise departments
- Hired, fired and trained wellness staff
- Coordinated work schedules for group exercise instructors
- Managed budget for wellness department
- Formed working partnerships with area business to develop community-based programming
- Sold corporate memberships to downtown businesses
- In-service hours: Taught group exercise classes, personal trained clients
Education
Bachelor's of Science -
Millikin University
Master's of Public Affairs - Economic Development and Policy Analysis
Indiana University
Skills
- Community Development
- Project Management
- Financial Management & Planning
- Data Management & Documentation
- Client & Member Relationship Management
- Case Management
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Communication & Collaboration
- Outreach & Engagement
- Microsoft Office Suite
- ArcGIS
- R
Timeline
Owner
CHX Enterprises LLC
02.2023 - Current
Financial Representative
Northwestern Mutual
09.2022 - 02.2023
VISTA Leader
Housing Action Illinois
03.2020 - 08.2022
Project Manager
Next Generation Transportation and Daycare
01.2018 - 01.2020
Program Manager
School of Public and Environmental Affairs Overseas Office
07.2016 - 07.2017
Community Development Coordinator
YMCA of Greater Indianapolis
07.2014 - 08.2016
Wellness Director
YMCA of Greater Indianapolis
03.2012 - 07.2014
Master's of Public Affairs - Economic Development and Policy Analysis
Indiana University
Bachelor's of Science -
Millikin University
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