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Education
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Hilary Sheldon

Newton,MA

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate returning to residential real estate sales. Previous 16-year sales associate position in Cambridge market. Successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Excited to join high-energy staff while pursuing individual sales goals and establishing own team.

Overview

35
years of professional experience

Work History

Bina Farm Center

Therapeutic Riding Volunteer Horse Handler
10.2020 - Current

Job overview

  • Therapeutic and OT PT lesson horse leader and side-walker
  • Barn chores and night check
  • Grooming and bathing
  • Volunteer assistant horsemanship instructor
  • Continuing training in advanced horse handling
  • Horse swapping to maintain tight lesson schedule

MIT

Research Group Manager
07.1988 - 03.2021

Job overview

  • Administration of freshman chemistry course with enrollment of 600, liaison between students, lecturer & 26 recitation instructors, management of tutoring program
  • Management of three senior professors' research groups of 35 individuals, coordination of visits of foreign research scientists; complicated travel arrangements
  • Editing manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals
  • Appointment of visiting students, postdocs, research assistants, undergraduate researchers
  • Management of outreach to MIT Leaders for Manufacturing Program 12 major industrial partners & 6 small & medium-size enterprises
  • Visits to domestic manufacturing partner companies to attain firsthand look at day-to-day operations and to place student interns in positions best suited to their career goals
  • Focal point of contact for LFM alumni; internship placement of LFM students

Charles Associates Real Estate

Sales Associate
11.2006 - 03.2020

Job overview

  • Negotiated, facilitated, and managed real estate transactions.
  • Leveraged market knowledge and analysis to provide guidance and advice on best options for clients.
  • Educated clients looking to sell or buy on current market conditions, legal requirements, pricing, and mortgages in order to reach informed decisions
  • Maintained connections with clients to encourage repeat business and referrals. Performed effectively in self-directed work environment

Education

Colby College
Waterville, ME

Bachelor of Arts from History
05.1980

University Overview

Honors Awarded for U.S. History Independent Study

Skills

  • Calm, compassionate and patient under pressure and in unexpected circumstances, able to handle diverse populations
  • Skilled user of Powerpoint, Excel, MSWord, FilemakerPro, SAP; High energy self-starter
  • Works well as team member and independently
  • Extremely well-organized and able to adapt to changing priorities
  • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and writing skills
  • Five years as Habitat for Humanity volunteer throughout the US – framing, siding, roofing, finishing, brick chimney construction

Timeline

Therapeutic Riding Volunteer Horse Handler

Bina Farm Center
10.2020 - Current

Sales Associate

Charles Associates Real Estate
11.2006 - 03.2020

Research Group Manager

MIT
07.1988 - 03.2021

Colby College

Bachelor of Arts from History

Hobbies

Classical and Blues Piano; West African Drumming; Volunteering: Horse handling, Habitat For Humanity Home Building (Mississippi, NM, PA, NC, WV); Global Volunteers; Prison Book Program; Gardening; Travel; Book Clubs; Photography; Writing Poetry and Travel Journals; Adult literacy tutoring.

Hilary Sheldon