Jordan Bailey
Boulder,CO
Summary
Program management professional with a proven track record in leading cross-functional teams and driving project success. Skilled in strategic planning, risk management, and resource allocation. Known for adaptability, problem-solving, and fostering collaboration to achieve results. Proficient in optimizing processes and aligning initiatives with organizational objectives.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Economic Justice Program Manager
Philanthropiece Foundation
06.2010 - 12.2024
- Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations.
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors, securing favorable terms that supported budgetary constraints.
- Developed strategic plans, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones for the team.
- Researched industry best practices in support of training development and program content.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
- Devised creative solutions to critical customer and user needs.
- Facilitated workshops and conducted one-on-one training to educate team members.
- Conducted comprehensive program evaluations, identifying areas for improvement and recommending actionable solutions.
- Managed multiple strategic projects with numerous sub-projects or workstreams.
- Identified program obstacles and communicated possible impacts to team.
- Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
- Coached team members on professional development opportunities, contributing to improved overall performance.
- Developed and maintained logistics workflows, procedures and reports.
- Leveraged technology tools for enhanced project tracking, reporting, and information sharing among team members.
Community Liaison - Mexico
Philanthropiece
08.2009 - 05.2010
- Company Overview: Philanthropiece is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) focused on health initiatives, environmental education, micro-finance and business opportunities
- Implemented a CPR and First Aid workshop to 22 local women to the community of Laguna San Ignacio
- Director of micro-finance and community banks
- English and environmental education instructor: Created a school garden project
- Supervisor for the wind and solar energy system
- Facilitator between the community and Philanthropiece headquarters
- Philanthropiece is an NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) focused on health initiatives, environmental education, micro-finance and business opportunities
Ramp
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport
01.2008 - 04.2009
- Operator of heavy machinery in extreme low temperatures: De-Ice truck, belt loader and tow trucks
- Carrying, shifting and lifting 100´s of bags (per day) in excess of 75 pounds
- Physically demanding job plus the pressure of deadlines
- After second season was given a promotion to work as an operations manager (responsible for the daily logistics of the crew and pilots)
Volunteer - Ecuador
Peace Corps
02.2005 - 08.2007
- Successfully wrote a SPA grant through USAID for a trash management project that cleaned up the image of the community
- My Business degree complemented the project extremely well:
- Managed the finances by keeping accurate records of the project
- Designed the plan with help from my counter-part
- Negotiated the cost with the manufacturer and contracted labor
- Supervised and delegated the work accordingly
- The majority of labor was free of charge because it gave the locals a sense of pride by helping their own community in doing right (contracted labor was kept within the community where possible)
- Worked in a rural farm community in Cayambe and the northern part of Ibarra educating better farming and animal raising practices
- Taught English daily in five different elementary schools
- Formed and strengthened an environmental group
- Organized and led hikes, camping excursions, clean up days, tree day, dances, theater, and the selling of local handicrafts
Education
Advanced CTESOL - Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Transworld Schools
San Francisco, California01.2004
B.S. Business -
University of Redlands
Redlands 01.2003
Semester abroad -
University of Queensland
Queensland01.2001
Skills
- Fluent in spoken and written Spanish
- Proficient in general computing
- MS Office applications
- Problem-solving
- Strategic planning
- Team leadership and direction
- Training and development
- Flexible and adaptable
- Attention to detail
- Relationship building
- Public speaking
- Scheduling and planning
Accomplishments
Raised over $60,000 in funding and $100,000 + in kind donations.
Certification
- Cultural Broker Certificate - (Cultural Brokers Resilience Program, the Boulder County SUMA Team) - March, 2021
- Money Essentials Training certificate (32 hours of coursework) - Accredited Financial Counselor - November 2024
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Economic Justice Program Manager
Philanthropiece Foundation
06.2010 - 12.2024
Community Liaison - Mexico
Philanthropiece
08.2009 - 05.2010
Ramp
Aspen/Pitkin County Airport
01.2008 - 04.2009
Volunteer - Ecuador
Peace Corps
02.2005 - 08.2007
Advanced CTESOL - Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Transworld Schools
B.S. Business -
University of Redlands
Semester abroad -
University of Queensland