Christina Dodson

• Planned lessons according to district standards to cover requirements and prepare for standardized tests.
• Implemented classroom management improvements to enhance class morale and engagement.
• Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
• Kept classroom clean, organized and safe for students and visitors.
• Helped students develop self-esteem and life skills by fostering healthy conflict-resolution, critical thinking and communication.
• Drove student learning by establishing clear classroom plans and group objectives, as well as actionable strategies to achieve each goal.
• Collaborated with administrators on classroom policies, management strategies and discipline.
• Stayed abreast of new trends in education by attending professional development courses and in-service trainings.
• Built positive and highly professional relationships with the administration, faculty, and staff by avoiding unprofessional scenarios, or Complaining that may take time from an administrator's busy schedule or that may bring down the moral of coworkers.
• Built positive relationships with parents to involve families in the educational process.
• Assessed student progress by administering tests and evaluating results.
• Established and enforced rules of behavior to drive social development and maintain positive interactions.
• Organized classroom supplies and decorated walls to create fun, nurturing settings and meet learning needs.
• Chaperoned field trips to maintain safety and encourage learning.
• Promoted exploration of building blocks of learning by leading diverse, hands-on activities.

• Reviewed plans from architects and consulted with clients to gain deeper understanding of project plans, constraints and objectives.
• Reviewed project scope, required materials and labor pricing to develop competitive bids.
• Budgeted for various types of construction and reconstruction plans such as medical facilities, military facilities, business offices, retail and boutique buildings, restaurants, and homes.
• Collaborated with clients and their insurance companies to reconstruct homes and local businesses after natural disaster, flood, fire and hail damage while staying within the clients budget.
• Maintained good human resource qualities by communicating often and listening to client concerns after they have been hindered by devastating circumstances listed above.
• Maintained a no bias professionalism by treating all clients and workers equally.
• Completed all clerical responsibilities of the office manager.
• Maintained optimal cost controls by making affordable supplier purchases and negotiating lower prices.
• Implemented changes requested by designers, owners or inspectors to conform to specifications or updated demands.
• Improved operations and boosted profits by streamlining procedures, controlling waste and bringing in new clients.
• Hired and oversaw subcontractors to meet project needs.
• Assessed engineering documentation to determine order of construction operations.
• Collaborated closely with clients to better understand entire project scope.
• Delivered outstanding service to customers to maintain and extend relationships for future business opportunities.
• Created and improved intelligence resources to facilitate consistent data management strategies.
• Synthesized current business intelligence data to produce reports and polished presentations, highlighting findings and recommending changes.
• Collected, arranged and input information into database and QuickBooks.
• Coached staff on daily performance and conducted evaluations to constructively address concerns.
• Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
• Developed and updated tracking spreadsheets using Quickbooks.
• Kept site work safe and in line with budget, schedule and applicable building codes.
• Managed construction schedules to achieve adequate project labor coverage.
• Communicated daily with vendors to keep project fully operational and on time.
• Improved cost control through effective allocation of subcontractors and site resources.
• Resolved installation inefficiencies to reduce project lags and promote on-time deliverables.
• Created schedules and roadmaps for projects with budgets ranging from $5,000 to $750,000.
• Attended 2-3 weekly on-site meetings with subcontractors and clients.
• Formulated quality assurance and safety standards to comply with construction plans.
• Verified completed projects met approved time, quality and cost estimates.
• Put together contracts, estimates, specifications and other project documents.
• Identified special circumstances and constraints in order to develop effective alternatives or solutions.
• Read plans and blueprints and communicated to workers. Altered plans if necessary using computer programs.
• Thoroughly reviewed material proposals and negotiated contracts.
• Scheduled workforce needs with superintendents and allocated company resources to meet project requirements.
• Managed commercial and residential construction projects by working effectively with general contractors, subcontractors, engineers and architects.
• Reduced costs by driving competitive subcontractor bids and effective contract execution.
• Obtained building and specialty permits from local jurisdictional agencies.
• Directed day-to-day operational aspects of project and scope and monitored progress of construction activities.
• Kept project on schedule and within budget while serving as project leader and office manager.
• Kept detailed track of daily progress and productivity and analyzed data to identify and correct holdups.
• Developed and executed pre-construction milestones on project schedule.
• Remained up-to-date on best housing and building practices and negotiated pricing and schedules.
• Interviewed, hired and trained new workers.
• Kept sites compliant with OSHA, federal, state and local regulations to prevent unnecessary delays.

• Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
• Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
• Gained 2nd through 5th State Ranking for student achievement on state test 8 years in a row.
• Gained 1st or 2nd District Ranking on state test 9 years in a row.
• Developed and implemented lesson plans that addressed general students as well as those with individualized 504 plans as part of integrated classroom.
• Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
• Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
• Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
• Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
• Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
• Devised and implemented strategies to create and maintain cohesive school community within virtual classroom setting.
• Completed daily reports, meal count sheets and attendance logs.
• Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
• Implemented and encouraged debate-style classroom environment to increase student engagement and promote critical thinking.
• Designed dynamic lesson plans based on student interests to increase overall student GPA.
• Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
• Collaborated with faculty to develop after-school tutoring program for struggling students.
• Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
• Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
• Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
• Fostered team collaboration between students through group projects.
• Piloted program to address proposed state subject area competencies and standards.
• Directed after-school tutoring and mentoring program serving elementary school students.
• Supervised learning groups of students in classroom stations.
• Instructed students in core educational principles, concepts and in-depth subject matter.
• Enhanced student knowledge of technology by integrating various web-based applications for research and assignments.
• Developed fundraisers and completed grant documentation to raise money for district.
• Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers and course work.
• Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
• Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.

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