Resume

• 2008

  Bachelor's

  B. A. English\nMinor Business Administrations\nBusiness Foundations Certificate

  English

  The University of Texas at Austin

• 3rd Annual Coldorado Classic

  Austin Paddle Sports hosted the 3rd Annual Colorado Classic. A 3x1 mile paddle board race benefiting the Flatwater Foundation. Find out more at www.AustinPaddleSports.com

  3rd Annual Coldorado Classic

  Legislative Bills Related to Insurance & Captives:

  We're excited to announce the passage of our legislation through the Texas Legislature. With the passage of HB 1944

  this will make several changes to align regulatory oversight with captive regulation in other states to make it easier for Texas...

  Legislative Bills Related to Insurance & Captives:

  HB 2235 by Murphy: Support Clarification of Utility Accounting Based on Change in GAAP

  AECT is a Texas-based advocacy group for electric companies providing an open forum for members to communicate with government at all levels.

  Texas Legislative Update- Property Tax Bill Summaries

  DuCharme

  McMillen & Associates

  Inc. (DMA) provides this information on property tax bills enacted by the 85th Texas Legislature Regular Session. The bills summarized below have been passed by both houses of the Legislature and sent to the Governor....

  Texas Legislative Update- Property Tax Bill Summaries

  Charter Victory with PSF Expansion

  There is great news for students on one of the Texas Charter Schools Association’s chief priorities for the 85th legislative session. Earlier this week

  the Texas House passed legislation to expand the capacity of the Permanent School Fund Bond...

  Charter Victory with PSF Expansion

  Hot or not

  bill would simplify sales tax on baked goods (video)

  A measure advancing in the Texas Legislature would make baked goods

  regardless of their temperature when served

  exempt from sales tax.

  Austin Subaru's Paddle For Puppies 2012

  Austin Subaru's Paddle For Puppies 2012 Benefiting Austin Pets Alive! Parvo Puppy Program

  Austin Subaru's Paddle For Puppies 2012

  Texas Approves Banning Drones Over Stadiums

  Prisons

  AUSTIN

  Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers have given final approval to a ban on drones over sports stadiums and correctional facilities.

  www.nationalsupday.com\n\nMy team at Austin Paddle Sports provided a day of paddle boarding for children with CF and their families. By partnering with the local CF chapter

  we organized a special

  private event focused on making the kids and their families the star of the day and one they wouldn't forget. Austin Paddle Sports arranged a location for the event donated by the Westlake Beach Club

  and lunch donated by Galaxy Cafe.\nPhoto Link: http://tinyurl.com/mf67wcm

  Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

  Social Media

  Merchandising

  Coaching

  Leadership

  Strategic Planning

  Sales

  Editing

  Microsoft Office

  Social Media Marketing

  Marketing

  Team Building

  Public Relations

  Microsoft Excel

  Event Planning

  Retail

  Public Speaking

  Management

  Customer Service

  Teaching

  Research

  Williams

  Williams

  Gap Inc./Banana Republic

  Gap Inc./Gap

  Austin Paddle Sports

  Rowing Dock

  Big Mouth Announcing

  Austin B-Cycle

  The Home Depot

  American Eagle Outfitters

  Gap Inc./Gap

  Texas House of Representatives

  Austin

  TX

  •\tRecruit and train district and office staff for Legislative session and the interim\n•\tManage 2019 Legislative package

  topics include real estate and probate

  law enforcement

  property tax process

  higher education

  \n•\tStaffed Committees of Public Health (Vice Chair

  ) Ways and Means

  and Calendars.\n•\tDeveloped Calendars committee workload and tracking process.\n•\tCommunicated messages tailored to our audience\n•\tBuilt

  developed

  and influenced partnerships at all levels\n•\tHandle difficult and complex situations without supervision.\n•\tHigh-level understanding of various legislative topics; prepare the representative with thorough

  background and information for reference.\n•\tTrained and managed staff on external/internal communication

  bill analysis

  talking points.\n•\tHandled all office disciplinary policies

  Chief of Staff - The Office of State Representative John Wray

  Texas House of Representatives

  Martin and Osa Div - Bellevue

  WA

  Associate Manager with a focus on Men's and Women's merchandise presentation. Martin and Osa is a boutique-style

  upscale casual clothing company owned by American Eagle Outfitters.

  Associate Manager

  American Eagle Outfitters

  Austin

  TX

  Owner / Managing Partner\n•\tAnnual revenues of $350K. Executed high-level competitive and fundraising events in the Austin community: COLDorado Classic 2011-13

  Dam That Cancer 2012-14

  National SUP Day for CF\n•\tMulti--dimensional company with retail

  rentals

  lessons

  tours

  and events with locations in Austin + Fort Worth.\n\nAustin Paddle Sports is Central Texas' best resource for anything and everything related to standup paddleboarding. A multifaceted business offering a retail showroom

  two rental operations

  lessons and tours results in non-stop action for me and my team. I draw on my experience from retail management to effectively keep up a quick pace for a business team that can be operating in as many as 5-6 locations at once.

  Owner / Managing Partner

  Austin Paddle Sports

  Austin

  TX

  State of Texas

  Office of State Representative Jim Murphy (2014-Present)\nLegislative Director\n•\t85th (2017) Managed 38 bills

  passing 14

  topics included captive insurance

  school finance + permanent school fund bond program

  drone regulation

  sales tax

  property tax

  registered sex offender restrictions

  and other topics. Assist and follow Committee on Special Purpose Districts (Chairman) and Committee on Ways and Means.\n•\t84th (2015) Worked on 34 bills

  passing 11

  on drone regulation

  permanent school fund

  franchise tax

  chapter 313 economic development program

  municipal pensions. Assist and follow Committee on Corrections (Chairman) and Committee on Ways and Means.\nDirector of Administration and Communications\n•\tMaintain social media presence

  FB + Twitter \n•\tManage bi-monthly digital newsletter to a list of 17

  000 stakeholders\n•\tManage all office communications

  press releases

  and inter-office communications.\n•\tRecruit

  develop

  and train office interns year-round.\n•\tDevelop inter-office systems for training

  management

  and administration

  Legislative Director - State Representative Jim Murphy

  Texas House of Representatives

  Austin

  TX

  Department Manager for Kitchen and Bath design

  Appliances and Window Treatments.

  Department Manager

  The Home Depot

  Austin

  TX

  Associate Manager

  Gap Inc./Gap

  Bellevue

  WA

  Retail management position focusing on visual merchandising. The Bellevue center included a Men's

  Women's

  and Women's Petites department with an annual volume of 5 million.

  Merchandise Presentation Manager

  Gap Inc./Banana Republic

  Austin

  TX

  General Manager\n•\tDrove annual revenues from $300K/yr to $800K/yr. Year-round operation with rentals

  lessons

  tours

  summer camps

  competitive rowing

  and events such as Bat + Moonlight Tours

  Stand Up to Domestic Violence

  and Rowing Team Events.\n•\tLobbied City of Austin to allow SUP rentals on Lady Bird Lake

  which was previously prohibited. \n•\tCreated a marketing strategy dependent upon coordination between print

  web

  and social media.\n\nKayak

  canoe

  paddleboat

  and standup paddleboard rentals. Also

  lessons

  tours

  and a summer camp. Rowing lessons and memberships. Developed efficient operating systems

  creatively solved problems

  and handled all human resources policies and issues. Recruited

  hired

  and developed a team of 25 employees including supervisors.

  General Manager

  Rowing Dock

  Central Texas/Houston/San Antonio

  One of the coolest jobs ever. Live emcee for races and events such as triathlons

  road races

  bike races

  and others. Keep the energy way up in Big Mouth Announcing Style. Personality

  quick-thinking

  and fast-talking are a necessity. The ability to add a personal touch

  and keep the crowd involved and engaged is the key to success for BMA and the event.

  Announcer / MC

  Big Mouth Announcing

  Austin

  TX

  Interim General Manager for the Holiday Season due to the General Manager's FMLA leave. Essentially

  I was the \"ringer\"

  or \"hired gun\" for the holiday season. Spent time developing the existing management team and ran #1 in the district to volume goal for the holiday season.

  General Manager

  Gap Inc./Gap

  B-cycle is one of the best new things in downtown Austin. As the marketing and events coordinator my job is to educate the public and share my enthusiasm for the b-cycle system with anyone in the downtown area

  tourists

  stay-cationers

  and local inhabitants. I represent B-cycle at major events as well as create promotional materials and online content. I must constantly develop creative ideas to involve local businesses and get riders to try B-cycle in new ways.

  Marketing and Events Coordinator

  Austin

  Texas Area

  Austin B-Cycle

  Had a great time on the ARC Board. Redesigned the website and helped better integrate it with social media channels. Helped plan and execute the 2012 Daisy 5K

  the 2012 Decker Challenge Hal Marathon

  and the 2013 Daisy 5K.\n

  Information Services

  Austin Runners Club