Vanae N. Williams
Rocklin,CA
Summary
Passionate health and wellness advocate with caring nature, attention to detail and diverse work experience. Demonstrates strong analytical, communication, and teamwork skills, with proven ability to quickly adapt to new environments. Eager to contribute to team success and further develop professional skills. Brings positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Personal Trainer
Villa Sport
09.2024 - Current
- Conduct fitness and mobility assessments
- Train clients on proper movement, form and mobility to build strength and stability
- Educate clients on nutrition and exercise specific to their individual health and weight management needs
- Teach high intensity interval training classes
Owner
Vanae Williams Photography
07.2016 - Current
- Create visually pleasing photographs as requested and commissioned of: weddings, birthdays, landscapes, events, families, milestones, modeling portfolios and creative projects
- Process and edit photos using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
- Curate galleries to evoke emotion and create a sense of a particular time/place/event/feeling
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Monitored market conditions to set accurate product pricing and take advantage of emerging trends.
- Organized and attended trade shows and special events to showcase products, network with other businesses and attract new customers.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients, resulting in repeat business and referrals.
- Managed financial aspects of the business, including budgeting, financial reporting, and tax preparation.
- Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
- Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts, and costs.
- Strategically use social media to tell stories, bring in new clientele and create a sense of connection
Certified Personal Trainer/Fitness Manager
Crunch Fitness
04.2021 - 01.2024
- Conduct fitness and mobility assessments
- Train clients on proper movement, form and mobility to build strength and stability
- Educate clients on nutrition and exercise specific to their individual health and weight management needs
- Teach high intensity interval training classes as well as small group classes
- Community outreach
- Event planning
- Customer relationships
- Educate and train new recruits
- Run reports
- Calendar management
Client Service Representative
H&R Block
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Greet clients
- Answer phones
- Make and confirm appointments
- Take payments and run cash drawers
- Run daily reports
- Ensure the office is welcoming and clean
Accounting Assistant IV- Payroll Liaison
State of Nevada
08.2012 - 07.2016
- Review status of time sheets in NEATS for any missing, pending approval, prior pay period, or rejected status assuring approval in timely manner
- Run reports for underreported and furlough hours and ensure all discrepancies are rectified
- Process necessary forms for pay and leave adjustments and process termination payout documents by deadline
- Audit special pay documents, ESMT's, and LEAV documents
- Prepare correcting documents and hand typed check requests as required
- Temporary Employee Procurement Coordinator assignments
- Process all division requests for temporary/contract positions, including routing forms for signatures, ensuring proper budget calculations and approvals, and track all positions via spreadsheets and reports
- Assist employees with payroll and timekeeping questions and solving any payroll issues that may arise
Financial Sales Representative
City National Bank
10.2009 - 08.2012
- Build Customer relationships
- Open new business, personal, and trust accounts
- Maintain accounts
- Prepare trust certification documents
- Cross-sell financial products
- Offer financial solutions
- Uncover the needs of financial solutions for existing and prospective clients and maintain and monitor current accounts and follow up to assure client satisfaction
- Attend Chamber of Commerce meetings and mixers as well as other community outreach and networking opportunities to grow business and build relationships
Member Service Representative (Banker)
Greater Nevada Credit Union
03.2009 - 10.2009
- Strengthen member relationships
- Open member checking, savings, and certificate of deposit accounts
- Maintain and monitor member accounts and information
- Offer financial solutions
- Uncover the needs of financial solutions for members and process and evaluate loan applications and documentation
Education
Bachelor Of Arts - Art Therapy
Chemeketa Community College
Salem, ORTransfer - Art
Western Nevada College
Carson City, NVSkills
- Payroll
- Timekeeping
- CPR & AED
- Corrective Exercise
- Patient Advocacy
- Behavior Change
- Social Media
- Photography
- Photo Editing
- Client Relationships
- Attention to Detail
- Event Planning
- Employee Development
- Teaching/Training
- Sales
- Typing
- Data entry
- Auditing
- Calendar Management
- Finance
- Networking
- Customer Service
- Loan Funding
- Community Engagement
- Management
- Administrative Assistance
- Office Administration
- Leadership
- Coaching
Certification
ACE Certified Personal Trainer
NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
National CPR Foundation CPR/AED
Volunteer Work
Ruhkala Elementary school: Weekly copying and project curation since 2023
Carson City Chamber of Commerce: Former Committee Chair of Young Business Professionals
Boys and Girls Club of Western Nevada: 3 years of volunteer work
Empire Elementary: 1 year of volunteer work in kindergarten classroom
Friends In Service Helping: Volunteer yearly at holiday food drives and assisting director with grant writing and applications
Business Resource Innovation Center: Completed grant writing workshop
Timeline
Certified Personal Trainer
Villa Sport
09.2024 - Current
Certified Personal Trainer/Fitness Manager
Crunch Fitness
04.2021 - 01.2024
Client Service Representative
H&R Block
01.2018 - 01.2019
Owner
Vanae Williams Photography
07.2016 - Current
Accounting Assistant IV- Payroll Liaison
State of Nevada
08.2012 - 07.2016
Financial Sales Representative
City National Bank
10.2009 - 08.2012
Member Service Representative (Banker)
Greater Nevada Credit Union
03.2009 - 10.2009
Bachelor Of Arts - Art Therapy
Chemeketa Community College
Transfer - Art
Western Nevada College
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