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Sarah Elizabeth Lowery

Sarah Elizabeth Lowery

Chaos Wrangler and Sauce Boss
Scottsdale,AZ

Summary

Highly creative, charismatic Professional with a talent for inspiring trust and building relationships—a natural communicator who connects easily with people from all walks of life. Team player and facilitator with proven ability to work cooperatively with diverse individuals and lead productive team efforts. Unwavering commitment to inspire people, deliver value, performance, balanced by solid planning and implementation skills, resulting in a high level of achievement. Skilled instructor complimented by a teaching/coaching background mentoring students in theater.

Work History

Head of Culture and Facilities

SENDOSO
Scottsdale, AZ
05.2019 - Current
  • Interim Head of IT
  • Orchestrated 6 office moves
  • Developed and lead company WFH culture initiative
  • Managed facilities for 5 different locations
  • Managed global new hire onboarding team and responsibilities
  • Initiated development on international expansion projects
  • Built and managed Executive Assistant program internally
  • Oversaw daily warehouse procedures and ordering logistics
  • Drove compliance with regulations, building codes and health and safety standards.
  • Worked quickly on emergency requests in order to minimize disruptions to operations.

Office Manager

SENDOSO
Scottsdale, AZ
05.2019 - 11.2019
  • Project Managed Warehouse construction project
  • Managed On-Boarding personal as well as Terminations
  • Directed the design, planning, construction and maintenance of an organization's facilities and properties
  • Responsible for developing budgets and long-range facilities plans based on company growth and future needs
  • Ensured building operations comply with all local zoning laws and regulations
  • Built and maintained relationships with all department heads, external partners, and vendors to make decisions regarding operational activity and strategic goals
  • Led recruitment efforts for sales and customer success positions
  • Planned and executed events on a national scale

Office Manager and Event Coordinator

VARSITY TUTORS LLC
Scottsdale, AZ.
08.2016 - 05.2019
  • Project managed the development and build of two new offices and personnel from 8 to 215
  • Acted as HR generalist and Recruiter for West Coast territories
  • Developed relationship with vendors for ordering and events
  • Development, production and delivery of projects and events from proposal through execution
  • Maintained office services by organizing office operations and procedures
  • Designed filing systems; reviewing and approving supply requisitions; assigning and monitoring clerical functions
  • Managed On-Boarding personal as well as Terminations
  • Designed and implemented efforts to publicize events and promote sponsorships.
  • Managed event logistics and operations.
  • Arranged availability of audio-visual equipment, transportation and displays for various types of events.

Youth and Family Entertainment Host and Trainer

DISNEY CRUISE LINE
04.2013 - 08.2016
  • Interacts and relates with guests to create a personalized guest experience
  • Performed scripted Disney material and choreography for children and families
  • Maintained and ensured cleanliness of areas to uphold USPH and Disney Standards
  • Spontaneously entertained large groups of children ages 3-17 in absence of planned activities
  • Responsible for emergency evacuation procedures upheld by the US Coast Guard
  • Utilized great communication and interpersonal skills when interacting with parties to promote smooth and efficient operations.
  • Prepared variety of different written communications, reports and documents.
  • Lived and worked about the Disney Fantasy for up to 6 months per contract

Administrative Assistant

WACKER DRIVE EXECUTIVE SUITES
Chicago, IL
04.2012 - Current
  • Assisted with preparation of presentation materials, support documents, and miscellaneous reports
  • Schedule and cater meetings for clients
  • Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
  • Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
  • Booked airfare, hotel and ground transportation to coordinate office travel.
  • Scheduled conference rooms, prepared agendas and maintained calendars to prepare for meetings and events.
  • Recorded meeting minutes to provide historical account of actions, measure progress against strategic plan and drive accountability.
  • Scheduled office equipment repair and maintenance to extend equipment lifespan and prevent unplanned downtime.

Shift Supervisor

STARBUCKS
Chicago, IL
05.2006 - 07.2011
  • Increase Company’s profit through proper training of staff, improved speed of service and commitment to customer service excellence
  • Successfully meet established management goals, maintain a positive, productive and open working-relationships with store manager and team, and provide new employee training and coaching as needed.
  • Built performance-oriented culture with satisfied, hardworking employees by clearly highlighting employee success and developing leaders from within.
  • Established effective employee schedules and delegated tasks to take advantage of individual abilities and meet expected demands.
  • Helped store management meet standards of service and quality in daily operations.
  • Applied security, safety and loss prevention strategies during shifts.
  • Created successful work schedules for each team member to maintain deadlines and fully staff shifts.

Independent Consultant

THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Chicago, IL
08.2007 - 03.2013
  • Direct theatre performance of up to 160 children in singing and dancing, and develop and adapt scripts to match environmental and personality traits of the individual
  • Motivate and empower young people to become successful actors and expose children to their own creative and artistic possibilities.
  • Leveraged on-site observation and personal interviews to identify team and individual strengths.
  • Developed schedules for production, editing and duplication for timely delivery.
  • Orchestrated license agreements for music and footage, talent releases and distribution contracts.
  • Remained highly composed and calm in very fast-paced, stressful and constantly changing environments to provide optimal leadership and achieve desired results.
  • Participated in meetings with producers and production crew to keep program in step with creative vision.
  • Directed work of lighting and sound crews to coordinate efficient production operations.
  • Presented production ideas and determined creative scenarios for production and delivery.

Education

No Degree - Spanish, Art History

University of Granada
Granada, Spain

Bachelor of Arts - Theatre, Creative Writing, Spanish

Lake Forest College
Lake Forest, IL
05.2008

Skills

  • Chaos Wrangler
  • Google Workspace
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Problem-Solving
  • Self-Motivated
  • G-Suite
  • Cultural Awareness
  • Budgetary control
  • Vendor and contract negotiations
  • Event Planning
  • Executive Travel

Timeline

Head of Culture and Facilities

SENDOSO
05.2019 - Current

Office Manager

SENDOSO
05.2019 - 11.2019

Office Manager and Event Coordinator

VARSITY TUTORS LLC
08.2016 - 05.2019

Youth and Family Entertainment Host and Trainer

DISNEY CRUISE LINE
04.2013 - 08.2016

Administrative Assistant

WACKER DRIVE EXECUTIVE SUITES
04.2012 - Current

Independent Consultant

THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE
08.2007 - 03.2013

Shift Supervisor

STARBUCKS
05.2006 - 07.2011

No Degree - Spanish, Art History

University of Granada

Bachelor of Arts - Theatre, Creative Writing, Spanish

Lake Forest College

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