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Arts & crafts, everything outdoors - hiking, kayaking, the beach, reading, trying new foods!
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Kim Flesch

Kim Flesch

Early Childhood Education
Maynard,MA

Summary

Experience in Early Childhood Education, IT Services, Marketing & Sales, and Customer Service

Overview

38
38
years of professional experience

Work History

Marketing Coordinator

Simplified IT Solutions, Inc
07.2023 - Current

• Brand templated/create/post tech-related postings on various social media platforms

• Set up relationships with Chambers of Commerce towards creating beneficial connections related to business development

• List building/cleaning

• Maintain website copy

• Maintain search engine presence

• Brand templated/create direct mail campaigns

• Monitor social media for response

• Answer all inbound calls

• Prepare monthly billing reports for SimpInc clients

• Attend training on weekly basis

• Maintain CRM (KEAP)

• Set appointments for owner

• Trained in marketing by Technology Marketing Toolkit

• Outbound sales calls

Tier 1 Help Desk Support

Simplified IT Solutions, Inc.
01.2022 - 07.2023
  • Answer all inbound calls
  • Resolve tier 1 support issues
  • Create and maintain ticketing on each issue
  • Respond to users within 30 minutes
  • Experience with: resolving Outlook/Office 365/proprietary software/hardware/ordering new hardware & peripherals/printer issues/mobile devices/multifactor authorization/software updates/performance issues/vendor liaison
  • Write/correct/maintain documentation
  • Install VoIP systems, from start to phone installation
  • Prepare monthly billing reports for SimpInc clients
  • Attend training on weekly basis
  • Experience with Datto/Autotask/IT Glue/Office 365/Phone.com/Invarosoft/Webroot/Threatlocker
  • Consistent training in cybersecurity – Bullphish/PII Protect
  • Certified in CompTIA Fundamentals.

Teacher

Kids-A-Lot Country Day School
09.2019 - 01.2022
  • Developed careful and creative program suitable for preschool children of all needs
  • Lead teacher in room that is generally for children with behavioral issues/autism, who need smaller classes and extra attention
  • Applied principles of child-directed learning, supporting them in discovery of their world
  • Employed variety of educational techniques (storytelling, educational play, media etc.) to teach children
  • Observe each child to help them improve their social competencies and build self-esteem
  • Encourage children to interact with each other and resolve occasional arguments by reflection and modeling
  • Guide children to develop their artistic and practical capabilities through introduction to shapes, numbers or colors, crafts etc
  • Organize nap and snack hours and supervise children to ensure they are safe at all times
  • Track children’s progress and report to parents
  • Communicate with parents regularly to understand children’s background and psyche
  • Collaborate with other educators
  • Maintained clean, tidy, and safe classroom consistent with current COVID health and safety standards
  • Created Social Stories for students who needed them, and shared with others to reinforce desired responses.

Receptionist/Administrative Associate

Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley
02.2016 - 09.2019
  • Provide daily phone and guest support, greeting and directing guests as needed
  • Administrative assistant to Executive Director, as well as management team
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Responsibilities include daily updates of patient roster, forwarding of mail, mass mailings, organization of patient records, copying, faxing, upkeep of office machines, creation of reporting documentation for all departments, ordering of supplies, communications between departments throughout facility, resident and family communication and resident assistance
  • Experience with fast-paced environment, with all levels of customer experience

Inbound Sales

Deluxe Inc
10.2015 - 02.2016
  • Answering inbound sales calls for Deluxes' Bags & Bows division
  • Dealt mainly with business owners looking to restock their decorative and packaging supplies.

Paraprofessional

Hudson Public School System
10.2013 - 06.2015
  • Worked with preschool to pre-K children of varying levels of need
  • Assisted Lead teacher in planning curriculum
  • Concentration on Social Thinking curriculum
  • Paraprofessional
  • Worked as a special needs paraprofessional in Academic Center and in classes with assigned students
  • Helped students with their school work in Academic Center, and supported them in classes
  • Worked with students of various diagnoses, applying Social Thinking strategies.

Assistant Manager

Pet Source
01.2010 - 01.2013
  • Assisted in day-to-day people management including staffing, scheduling, counseling and motivation of employees, provided in-store marketing, helped develop business strategies and relationships with distributors to increase revenues, inventory management, including supply chain, recording receiving of inventory, and training of employees at other store locations.

Substitute Teacher

Blanchard Memorial
09.2008 - 03.2012
  • Substituted for teachers for all elementary grades, covered for paraprofessionals for general and special education, music class and art class
  • Worked with many different teaching styles and learned various grade-level curriculums
  • Preferred substitute of the Integrated Pre-school.

Partner

Village Art Workshop
06.2008 - 11.2010
  • Served multiple roles, including management of staff, marketing and advertising for the business, developed business strategies and relationships to increase revenues, day-to-day operations, inventory management and IT.

Assistant Teacher

Boxboro Children Center
09.2006 - 09.2008
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
  • Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
  • Worked with teachers to design lesson plans and coordinate activities for classes.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.

FT Group Leader, Application Support

MFS Investment Services, Inc
10.1987 - 02.2002
  • Served initial roles in Customer Service and Database Operations, then became a Team Manager in 1998
  • Responsible for independently managing a staff that provided 24/7 technical support of the MFS Portfolio Management System
  • Interfaced daily with MFS portfolio managers, providing data necessary for trading and portfolio management decisions.

FT Product Specialist

John Hancock, Inc
09.1985 - 10.1987
  • Served initial roles in Customer Service and Agent Relations, then became Product Specialist for the Universal Life Insurance Product in 1986.

Education

Certification to teach preschool. Certificate provided upon request - Early Childhood Education

Middlesex Community College - Bedford
Bedford, MA

A Year of Finance - Finance and Accounting

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Skills

  • Classroom Observation
  • Positive Reinforcement Strategies
  • Educational Strategies
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Technical Support
  • Special Needs Education
  • Behavioral Modeling
  • Age-Appropriate Curriculum
  • Diverse Classroom Settings
  • Student Behavior and Progress Reporting

Arts & crafts, everything outdoors - hiking, kayaking, the beach, reading, trying new foods!

I love hiking and everything else outdoors! I also love arts & crafts, reading, music, trying new foods, and playing my ukelele (still a beginner, but having fun learning!)

Timeline

Marketing Coordinator

Simplified IT Solutions, Inc
07.2023 - Current

Tier 1 Help Desk Support

Simplified IT Solutions, Inc.
01.2022 - 07.2023

Teacher

Kids-A-Lot Country Day School
09.2019 - 01.2022

Receptionist/Administrative Associate

Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley
02.2016 - 09.2019

Inbound Sales

Deluxe Inc
10.2015 - 02.2016

Paraprofessional

Hudson Public School System
10.2013 - 06.2015

Assistant Manager

Pet Source
01.2010 - 01.2013

Substitute Teacher

Blanchard Memorial
09.2008 - 03.2012

Partner

Village Art Workshop
06.2008 - 11.2010

Assistant Teacher

Boxboro Children Center
09.2006 - 09.2008

FT Group Leader, Application Support

MFS Investment Services, Inc
10.1987 - 02.2002

FT Product Specialist

John Hancock, Inc
09.1985 - 10.1987

Certification to teach preschool. Certificate provided upon request - Early Childhood Education

Middlesex Community College - Bedford

A Year of Finance - Finance and Accounting

Northeastern University
Kim FleschEarly Childhood Education