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Work History
Education
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Professional Educator
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Jon Giese, M.Ed.

Health & Wellness, Behavior Change
Rochester, MN,MN

Summary

LinkedIn recommendations:

“Expertise in fitness and health like no other. Very knowledgeable. Gifted in educating and motivating clients for positive behavior change. Pleasure to work with and dedicated to the work.” Marcie Lang, M.D. (Preventive Medicine, LLC)

“Expertise in fitness and exercise physiology played a key role in shaping our health and wellness digital product during the formative stages of digital platform development. Committed to excellence, passion for helping people, great work ethic. Most valued contributor.” Adrian Prezioso, Director of Technology (Preventive Medicine, LLC)

“Impressive background and expertise in Fitness & Exercise as well as in patient/public education. Assisted in constructing a very innovative digital system in the area of lifestyle behavior change and primary prevention of chronic disease. Extremely hardworking, reliable and very knowledgeable. Asset to any organization." (Colleague at Preventive Medicine, LLC)

“A truly gifted individual with amazing focus, intelligence, organization, integrity, and passion for health." (Long-time personal training client)

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Health Behavior Change Coach (Wellness)

Optum - OptumHealth
Eden Prairie, MN
02.2012 - Current
  • Health behavior change coaching. (15-20 calls/day)
  • Extensive use of Stages of Change/ behavior change models, motivational interviewing, performance goal development.
  • Successful completion of 25,000+ coaching interactions.
  • Extensive use of coaching and documentation in multiple digital platforms
  • Maintained client records for future use and for reference by other health coaches and healthcare providers.
  • Strived to eliminate high-risk behavior through education on nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress reduction/resilience.
  • Continually improved knowledge, skills and performance based on feedback and self-identified professional developmental needs.
  • Identified process improvements in day-to-day functioning of department.

Manager - Online Fitness/Activity Module

Preventive Medicine LLC
Bethesda, MD
07.2007 - 12.2008
  • Researched and developed all materials and logic behind the digital Fitness/Activity module.
  • Collaboration with MD’s, PhD’s and IT staff / Subject Matter Experts to integrate Fitness into core digital modules .
  • Collaboration with all Module Managers to maintain optimum levels of communication to effectively and efficiently complete projects.
  • 100% on-time project completion through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.

Operations Manager, Section of Patient Education

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
11.2005 - 06.2007
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired staff for Section of Patient Education including technical writers and graphic design/artists
  • Oversight and allocation of $2.5 million budget for development and distribution of all patient education materials including video, digital and online resources for Mayo Clinic.
  • Streamlined project management and created unprecedented efficiency in project completion to meet deadlines (improved from 20% on time to over 80% on time).
  • Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase budget efficiencies including use of lean project management for prioritization of projects and allocation of resources
  • Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain efficiency and responsiveness to demands.
  • Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
  • Collaborated with process owners to refine procedures, devise best practices and improve use of resources.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines.

Patient Education Specialist

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
06.1998 - 11.2005
  • Collaborated with 100’s of health care providers including physicians, RNs and RD's.
  • Assessed patient education needs including best media type
  • Coordinated resources for development of materials including written, digital (audio, video) and online materials.
  • Created implementation plans for patient education including written, audio, digital and online programs
  • Project resource assessment and timeline including collaboration with subject matter experts for content development and review
  • Coordinated patient education development team for delivery of high quality, patient-appropriate materials
  • Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Delivered exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions.

Founder, Owner

Lifestyle Management Personal Training Center
Minneapolis, MN
10.1990 - 11.1997
  • Created business model, acquired funding ($100k) to start personal training center.
  • Recruited, interviewed, hired and trained personal training staff.
  • Developed staff education curriculum for Continuing Education Credits(100+ credit hours); Fully-approved by American College of Sports Medicine(ACSM).
  • Intake assessment of all personal training clients for posture, range of motion, cardiovascular fitness.
  • Assigned personal training clients to appropriate personal trainer.
  • Oversight and job evaluation of personal training staff
  • Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth.
  • Grew revenue from $10,000 in 1991 to $1 million by 1996.
  • Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-oriented business culture to lead industry in innovation and push progress.

Education

M.Ed - Exercise Science

University Of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
09.1988 - 06.1990

B.S - Physical Education

University Of Wisconsin
Whitewater, WI
09.1981 - 05.1987

Skills

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Accomplishments

  • Ranked in top 5% performance of Wellness Coaches at Optum
  • Improved project on-time completion from 20 to 80% for Mayo Clinic Section of Patient Education
  • Managed team of 20 staff members and $2.5 million budget for Mayo Clinic Section of Patient Education
  • Developed and implemented a national level personal training staff education program (over 100, American College of Sports Medicine-approved CECs) for Lifestyle Management.

Professional Educator

Staff - National Academy of SportsMedicine (NASM)1990-1997

* Assisted in curriculum development

* Presented Personal Training certification courses

Staff - National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA) 2004-present

* Assist in curriculum development

* Present Personal Training certification courses

* Present Wellness Coaching certification courses

* Present continuing education courses in Motivational Interviewing, Fitness & nutrition, pre- & post-clinical exercise programs

Timeline

Health Behavior Change Coach (Wellness)

Optum - OptumHealth
02.2012 - Current

Manager - Online Fitness/Activity Module

Preventive Medicine LLC
07.2007 - 12.2008

Operations Manager, Section of Patient Education

Mayo Clinic
11.2005 - 06.2007

Patient Education Specialist

Mayo Clinic
06.1998 - 11.2005

Founder, Owner

Lifestyle Management Personal Training Center
10.1990 - 11.1997

M.Ed - Exercise Science

University Of Minnesota - Twin Cities
09.1988 - 06.1990

B.S - Physical Education

University Of Wisconsin
09.1981 - 05.1987

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