Mark Truman Resume

Mark Truman 480.239.8370 [email protected] Objective An educational administration position with an organization seeking innovative problem solving skills, superior systems development, and a track record of student success. Summary Executive Educational Administrator experienced in teacher management, student relations, and systems development who succeeds by crafting dynamic programs. Proven ability to motivate and work effectively with a large and varied staff throughout a sizeable regional area. Committed to the highest levels of professional and personal excellence as measured through student, parent, and teacher satisfaction. Talent for finding innovative solutions to long-standing, complex problems. Professional Experience Owner / Chief Executive Officer (January 2007 – Present) Omniac Education – Albuquerque, NM / Phoenix, AZ • Omniac Education prepares high school students in New Mexico and Arizona for college through a variety of programs including academic tutoring, test preparation, and college consulting. • Founded Omniac Education in 2007 following the death of Alan Posich, owner of Educational Consulting and Tutoring Services. Retained over 90% of the staff and client base through a managed transition. • Grew revenue to nearly $250,000 in 2008 from a capital investment of less than $1,500 in January 2007. Currently Omniac is the largest privately held educational consulting firm in the state of New Mexico • Supervised daily operation for courses and tutorial in Arizona and New Mexico that aided over 3,000 students in 2008 to prepare to for a four year university post-high school. Managed a staff of 20+ teachers and admins that were selected, hired, and trained through in-house training materials and programs. Director of Test Preparation (April 2006 – January 2007) Education Consulting and Testing Services – Albuquerque, NM • Generated needed Test Preparation materials during 2006 and carried them forward to Omniac upon the death of ECTS’s owner, Alan Posich. • Grew tutoring revenue from $50,000 in 2005 to nearly $100,000 in 2006 by adding new programs, training additional tutors, and increasing referrals through an organized marketing plan. Course Director (April 2005 – April 2006) The Princeton Review - Tempe, AZ • The Princeton Review prepares students to take standardized exams such as the SAT, ACT, LSAT, and MCAT by offering a wide variety of courses and tutoring programs throughout the country. • Supervised daily operations for courses in Arizona that served over 1,000 students in 2005. Managed a staff of 50+ teachers utilizing student evaluations to monitor course quality and student success. • Grew tutoring revenue from $130,000 in 2004 to $260,000 in 2005 by motivating tutors to improve quality and increase referrals. Arizona tutoring led the nation in quality in 2005 by internal metrics. • Designed quality controls that resulted in Arizona placing #2 in the nation in quality overall for 2005. Educational Experience Arizona State University B.A. English Literature (May 2004) • 2000 National Merit Scholar • Magna Cum Laude Graduate Additional Skills HTML, JavaScript, PHP, CGI/PERL, MySQL, MSSQL, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe ImageReady, Cobalt Server, Apache Server References available upon request.