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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Networking and Community Building
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JESSE N. TVRDY

La Vista,NE

Summary

Competitive professional with over 20 years of diverse experience seeking a career in Pharmaceutical Sales.


Client-focused, seasoned, passionate, and educated leader striving to improve lives and serve communities while operating around a sense of hope. Values and creates highly collaborative working relationships that focus on exceeding goals using active listening and strategic planning. Applying strong interpersonal skills to build authentic relationships that produce highly effective teams who are creative and resourceful. Strategic planner that produces actions resulting in a culture of continuous improvement. Continuous learner who uses expert knowledge, data, exceptional presentation skills, and relationships to convince, encourage, and create a sense of urgency, resulting in action.

Overview

22
years of professional experience

Work History

Green Hills Area Education Association
Council Bluffs, IA

Field Director
07.2022 - Current

Job overview

  • Supervised LEA school support staff in 12 School Districts and coached/mentored 26 school principals
  • Handled customer complaints, resolved issues, and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
  • Maintained compliance with company policies, objectives, and communication goals.
  • Became expert on our services and sold building principals on their value.
  • Used interpersonal skills to develop authentic relationships built on trust.
  • Mentored new and veteran school principals on instructional, cultural, and operational strategies to promote change using data.
  • Developed effective improvement plans based on data to improve use of fiscal dollars, human capital, and improved outcomes
  • Evaluated customer needs and feedback to drive product and service improvements.
  • Conducted research and analysis of learning needs of employees to develop targeted training programs.

Ralston High School
Ralston, NE

Principal
07.2015 - 06.2022

Job overview

  • Used Data and shared leadership to sell the idea of changing grading policy, intervention, and credit recovery to the staff and school board.
  • Focused on students and how our decisions would impact their ability to thrive and feel cared about, supported, and valued.
  • Facilitated mediation with parents, students, and staff to reach a shared understanding and resolution for significant disagreements.
  • Evaluated data, resources, and personnel to make hiring and budget decisions
  • Presented ideas, visions, and programs to the school staff and school board to get collective buy-in
  • Verified adherence to state, federal, and private funding source requirements across programs and outcomes.
  • Prepared school budget and submitted recommendations for hiring, capital expenditures, and cost-saving initiatives to the school board.

Kanesville Alternative High School
Council Bluffs, IA

Principal
06.2013 - 06.2015

Job overview

  • Created learning opportunities and environments for the district's most at-risk students to excel in.
  • Collaborated with different experts to develop and manage four independent and distinct specialized programs serving over 180 students
  • Became an expert on Trauma and different mental and physical health diagnoses to respond appropriately.
  • Partnered and networked with community health care systems to get students' medical needs met and prescriptions filled so they could succeed in school.
  • Restructured the district’s highest-level behavioral support program for students with IEPs through collaboration and planning with special education leadership
  • Created and adopted several action steps to increase positive perception of the district by leading strategic planning sessions over several weeks with district staff and the community
  • Used out-of-the-box thinking to develop and streamline the first academic reassignment center
  • Convinced District leadership to let me lead a Sumer School Academy, which resulted in increase of Credits by over 156 hours from the previous year
  • Actively listened to the most at-risk youth to advocate and make decisions that would most positively impact them.

Thomas Jefferson High School
Council Bluffs, IA

Assistant Principal
07.2009 - 06.2013

Job overview

  • Created District's First ninth-grade academy with 17 direct reports serving 328 freshman students
  • Convinced and led a group of teachers as the 9th-grade team, asking them to work more for no increase in pay, but what is best for kids.
  • Increased on-track status from 72% to 96% and improved attendance by 11% in the first year while maintaining on-track status at 94% or higher for three consecutive years.
  • Attained highest performing and effective ninth-grade team with over 97% on track to graduate by planning and facilitating the district’s first summer teaming retreat
  • Served on the District Technology Team and used my Copier Sales experience to help save the district over $110,000.00 in copy service.

East High School
Des Moines, IA

Assistant Principal
07.2008 - 06.2009

Job overview

  • Supervised and evaluated teaching and support staff through instructional leadership and professional development.
  • Supported hiring, training, and disciplinary action in compliance with legal guidelines and requirements.
  • Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.

Leadership High School
Oakland, CA

Resident Principal
05.2007 - 06.2008

Job overview

  • Researched and incorporated new educational trends and instructional strategies to optimize education effectiveness.
  • Defined and enforced student academic achievement standards in line with district goals and objectives.
  • Administered personnel policies and procedures for school faculty and staff.
  • Performed classroom evaluations to assess teacher strategies and effectiveness.

California School Districts
LA County, CA

Teacher
07.2002 - 05.2007

Job overview

  • Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards.
  • Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and course work.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.

California Office Solutions
Orange, CA

Business To Business Sales
05.2004 - 05.2005

Job overview

  • Managing sales process from start to finish
  • Identifying new business opportunities
  • Established relationships with potential customers
  • Negotiating and closing deals
  • Maintaining ongoing account management
  • Cold Calling
  • Created Product Demonstrations
  • Portfolio Development
  • Performed Cost Saving Analysis

Education

California State University
Hayward, CA

Master of Science from School Leadership
2008

University Overview

  • Dean's List

New Leaders For New Schools
Oakland, CA

Graduate from Urban School Leadership
2007

University Overview

Cohort 6 for New Leaders of New Schools (a national nonprofit)

Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA

Master of Science from Physical Education Teaching And Coaching
2004

University Overview

  • Dean's List

Soldier United States of America
ARMY

92A 63B
2003

University Overview

University of Nebraska Lincoln
Lincoln, NE

Bachelor of Science from Health/Physical Education And Coaching
2002

University Overview

  • Dean's List
  • Exercise Kinesiology
  • Physiology of Sport and Exercise
  • Biomechanics
  • Anatomy Physiology


Skills

    Analytical Acumen

    Persuasiveness

    Computer Literacy

    Presentation Skills

    Relationship Building

    Agility Mindset

    High Level of Integrity

    Employee Recruitment and Retention

    Marketing and Selling Ideas

    Customer Service

    Networking

    Teaching Adults

Timeline

Field Director
Green Hills Area Education Association
07.2022 - Current
Principal
Ralston High School
07.2015 - 06.2022
Principal
Kanesville Alternative High School
06.2013 - 06.2015
Assistant Principal
Thomas Jefferson High School
07.2009 - 06.2013
Assistant Principal
East High School
07.2008 - 06.2009
Resident Principal
Leadership High School
05.2007 - 06.2008
Business To Business Sales
California Office Solutions
05.2004 - 05.2005
Teacher
California School Districts
07.2002 - 05.2007
California State University
Master of Science from School Leadership
New Leaders For New Schools
Graduate from Urban School Leadership
Azusa Pacific University
Master of Science from Physical Education Teaching And Coaching
Soldier United States of America
92A 63B
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Bachelor of Science from Health/Physical Education And Coaching

Networking and Community Building

Networking and Community Building

Team Mates Mentor 

Volleyball Official 

Youth Volleyball Coach

SAI Member

Community Volunteer



JESSE N. TVRDY