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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Interests
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Max Parks

Max Parks

Project Manager
Corvallis,OR

Summary

Experienced Project Manager with a strong background in sales, customer service, and client relations. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, optimizing processes, and delivering high-quality projects on time. Proficient in utilizing tools such as Salesforce, Slack, and Zoom to enhance productivity and collaboration. Demonstrated success in driving operational excellence and consistently achieving project milestones.

Focused Project Manager adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Experienced in directing manufacturing employees and keeping efficient production in accordance with quality standards. Applying creative and analytical approach to operations for continuous process improvement. Skilled at identifying or anticipating problems and providing solutions. Excels through mentoring, training and empowering team to excel in performance.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language

Work History

Project Manager

EmpowerUs LLC
Westlake Village, California
08.2024 - Current
  • Managed a team of 4 developers in designing and building a medium-complexity benefit package mobile application
  • Led project planning, scheduling, and milestone tracking 40+ hours a week, ensuring timely delivery of the MVP and subsequent features
  • Facilitated communication and collaboration among team members, stakeholders, and clients to align project goals
  • Oversaw quality control processes and coordinated with development teams to troubleshoot and optimize application performance

Instructor

App Academy
San Francisco, California
09.2023 - 08.2024
  • Delivered educational lectures and led interactive discussions to enhance learning and engagement among students
  • Coordinated daily scrum meetings to foster communication and resolve issues promptly, ensuring project milestones were met on schedule, Taught 50+ students and achieved a 90% project completion rate
  • Supervised and assessed student projects, ensuring academic standards and learning objectives were achieved
  • Tested and evaluated students on materials presented in workshops and classes.

Manager

Bas Rutten's Elite MMA
Westlake Village, California
06.2020 - 07.2023
  • Managed user accounts and client relations, ensuring positive experiences and satisfaction
  • Oversaw inventory management, supply orders, and restocking processes
  • Handled the hiring and training of new employees, fostering a team-oriented environment conducive to high performance

Education

BBA - Business Administration

Western Governors University
09.2023 - 07.2025

Full Stack Web Development Certificate - Software Engineering

App Academy
San Francisco, CA
08.2022 - 08.2023

Associate of Science - Exercise Science

Moorpark College
Moorpark, CA
05.2021 - 05.2023

Skills

Accomplishments

  • Saved the company $10,000 over 1 year by implementing a successful productivity improvement plan.
  • Supervised team of 20 staff members.
  • Collaborated with team of 5 in the development of EmpowerUs.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Mentored 10+ new employees to bring them up to speed on projects, resulting in quicker overall completion milestones.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.

Certification

App Academy

Interests

Boxing

Mixed Martial Arts

Golf

Hiking

Surfing

Timeline

Project Manager

EmpowerUs LLC
08.2024 - Current

Instructor

App Academy
09.2023 - 08.2024

BBA - Business Administration

Western Governors University
09.2023 - 07.2025

App Academy

08-2023

Full Stack Web Development Certificate - Software Engineering

App Academy
08.2022 - 08.2023

Associate of Science - Exercise Science

Moorpark College
05.2021 - 05.2023

Manager

Bas Rutten's Elite MMA
06.2020 - 07.2023
Max ParksProject Manager