Violet Sahakyan
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Passionate bilingual Teacher with more than 19 years of experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices, market trends and regulatory requirements of operations. Talented leader with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Doral Academy Saddle Campus
10.2014 - Current
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to reinforce student participation and hands-on learning.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
- Served on school committee for Marcia Daft curriculum implementation and teacher support.
- LETRS training and PLC Activator
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet Common Core Curriculum Standards.
- Directed after-school tutoring and mentoring program.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Assisted struggling students to maintain progress levels by designing individualized lesson plans focused on areas for improvement.
- Collaborated with faculty to develop after-school tutoring program for struggling students.
Daycare Owner/operator
Kids R Kids
12.2003 - 08.2010
- Hired and mentored staff of 45 well-qualified job applicants for teaching and support staff roles, boosting program success.
- Maintained accurate accounting of tuition and operating reports.
- Modernized instructional plans and educational approaches to enhance student learning.
- Collaborated on strategies to enhance student learning and behavior alongside parents and teaching staff.
- Upheld sound financial principles to keep program operating within budget levels, maximizing resource utilization while minimizing costs.
- Worked with customers to understand needs and provide excellent service.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
- Provided monthly trainings to support staff using and implementing curriculum.
- Provided yearly training on curriculum.
- Managed financial aspects of the daycare business, including budgeting, expense tracking, and revenue generation.
- Maintained compliance with state licensing requirements through regular inspections, documentation updates, and policy reviews.
Manufacturing Manager
Gumuchian Fls./ Tiffany & CO
05.1995 - 11.2003
- Evaluated suppliers by assessing quality, timeliness and compliance of deliveries to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational efficiency.
- Tracked new material shipments and coordinated flow of materials at different stages of manufacturing to align with procurement expectations.
- Achieved aggressive production and quality requirements.
- Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, providing hands-on training and mentoring to individuals with lagging skills.
- Supervised team of 30, keeping production schedules on track to meet tight deadlines.
- Coordinated company projects and programs that supported manufacturing function.
- Liaised between customers and manufacturing to design new product.
- Collated components for assembly.
- Assisted in strategic development of new pieces.
- Fielded customer service issues.
- Supervised and motivated staff and management.
- Managed a team of production staff, fostering a positive work environment and encouraging professional growth.
- Supervised production team, keeping production schedules on track to meet tight deadlines.
- Coordinated with other departments to align production with customer requirements.
Marketing Executive
Orion Telecommunications
11.2001 - 05.2003
- Increased brand awareness by developing technical/non-technical marketing collateral and presentations, public relations campaigns, articles and newsletters.
- Developed and executed marketing programs and general business solutions resulting in increased company exposure, customer traffic and elevated sales numbers.
- Built brand awareness and generated leads while managing internal and external marketing campaigns and programs.
- Completed quarterly forecasting and monthly financial reviews.
- Worked with communications team to drive internal promotion of company programs, initiatives, guiding principles and mission.
- Analyzed consumer usage patterns to identify trends and target key demographics.
- Completed and submitted monthly and yearly reports to support executive decision making.
- Identified target audiences and devised campaigns to match target demographics and optimize results.
- Launched marketing activities for new product lines and market penetration.
- Consulted with product development teams to enhance products based on customer data.
Education
No Degree - Child Development Associate
CDA
Las Vegas, NVMaster of Science - Masters in Early Childhood Education
UNLV
Las Vegas05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
St. Johns University
East New York, NY1998
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
St. Johns University
New York, NY1998
High School Diploma -
New Dorp High School
Staten Island, NY06.1992
Skills
- Student-centered learning
- Classcape knowledge
- Elementary education
- Lesson Planning
- Test Proctoring
- Student engagement
- Fundraising
- LETRS Training
- Restorative Justice Trained
- Child development
- Curriculum Development
- Training & Development
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Customer service
- Planning and Coordination
- Team building
- Teamwork
- Responsible
- Data management
- Clerical
- Supervision
- Microsoft Office
- Excellent work ethic
- Business planning
- Staff Management
- Strategic Planning
- Business Development
- Financial Management
- Budgeting
- Sales and marketing
- Project Management
- Organization and Time management
- Collaboration
Languages
Armenian
Native or Bilingual
Russian
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Teacher
Doral Academy Saddle Campus
10.2014 - Current
Daycare Owner/operator
Kids R Kids
12.2003 - 08.2010
Marketing Executive
Orion Telecommunications
11.2001 - 05.2003
Manufacturing Manager
Gumuchian Fls./ Tiffany & CO
05.1995 - 11.2003
No Degree - Child Development Associate
CDA
Master of Science - Masters in Early Childhood Education
UNLV
Bachelor of Science - Elementary Education
St. Johns University
Bachelor of Science - Early Childhood Education
St. Johns University
High School Diploma -
New Dorp High School
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