Rebel Saffold III CEO at Lebertech Technology Services Business Technology Solution Expert Non-Profit Technologist rebelsaffold@lebertech.com Summary Specifically focused on the enhancement of non-profit and small business technology integration to enhance the operating efficiency and effectiveness of resources utilized to meet and exceed business goals. Superior ability to articulate ideas clearly, concisely, and passionately between IT professionals and leaders within an organization. Proven self-starter with established record of business process analysis and improvement. With a passion for transitioning your "database" into a decision support systems that drives and supports business decisions organization wide. Specialties: Data Driven Decision Making Team Leadership Web Development Non-profit Technology Data Mining Social Media Database Management Reporting Experience CEO at Lebertech Technology Services October 2012 - Present (1 year 10 months) Brand development, business growth in the areas of web development, technology support services, and cloud based operations divisions of the company. Management of all company resources including human, technology while increasing and maintaining revenue streams. Developed brand strategy and statistics systems to measure, monitor and maneuver operations to avoid potential risks. Strategic consulting for non-profit and start-up organizations nationally, including business plan & sales strategy development. Advising start-ups and non-profits organizations on formation of corporations, foundations and business Page1
structures, drafting privacy and confidentiality agreements and creating organizational operating procedures. Comprehensive database management, reporting and migration from databases to decision-support systems. Project management responsibilities in the areas of technology system implementation, enhancements or migrations. 2 recommendations available upon request Director of Online Systems and Alumni Programs at Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce January 2012 - December 2012 (1 year) Responsible for the creation of a dynamic and engaging program for alumni of the Chamber Connect Leadership Program. Execution of monthly and quarterly electronic communication and updates as well as professional career opportunities and events to continue the development of the future leaders of Denver. Online System and Social Media Manager at Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce May 2011 - December 2012 (1 year 8 months) Development, implementation, and maintenance of a new online presence. Including Social Media platforms, web development, and monthly electronic communication processes. Successful implementation and integration of Web 2.0 technologies resulting in improved communication with constituents while providing business, social, and educational opportunities to the city of Denver. 1 recommendation available upon request Director of Advancement Services at Metropolitan State University of Denver August 2010 - November 2012 (2 years 4 months) Directs and Manages entry of all data and gifts processing to maintain data integrity and adherence to the established policies and procedures. Responsible for providing timely and accurate information and support to the College Advancement division and other campus offices, including analysis of private and public support, design and production of reports, mailing lists, labels, solicitation materials and other retrieval as needed for the support of fundraising, alumni programs, and other academic initiatives. Design and create all reporting to the Advancement staff, as well as other College offices and reports to CAE, and CASE. Assures all Advancement Division gift records reconcile with the records of the Accounting and Foundation office. Directs a comprehensive data management plan to include ongoing data clean-up and enhanced data collection. Acts as liaison with the software vendor to provide service and obtain necessary corrections to database to improve functionality. Directs and monitors periodic upgrades to database. Updates and implements policies and procedures manual. Responsible for implementing policy and procedures for the Advancement Office to conform to industry standards. Provides direction and instruction on database for members of the Advancement Services staff and other campus users. Works with development, alumni relations and authorized college users to develop overall Page2
information strategies, respond to information requests and enhance the value and use of the information for development, alumni and external programs. Works closely with Information Technology staff to ensure smooth operation of software and supporting hardware. Direct oversight for the Annual Fund, Donor Relations, Prospect Research and Management programs, with supervision of 21 staff members. 1 recommendation available upon request System Developer at CASE VI September 2011 - December 2011 (4 months) Responsible for the development of a online awards system for use by the CASE VI members for the annual wide district conference. This system was responsible for processing over $20,000.00 in transactions by over 300 users, from 10 different states. Director of Development Services at Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School July 2007 - August 2010 (3 years 2 months) Responsible for the analysis, support, maintenance, and implementation of Senior Systems database information system. Perform queries to improve timeliness of reporting and enhance the ability of data analysis. Creation, maintenance, enhancements and management of all MICDS alumni office social media, website, and online communications. Assist and train other department personnel to allow them to work with the development database in a self-sufficient mode of operation. Developed, revised and implemented policies, standards, procedures, and guidelines necessary to effectively administer the database environment. Perform routine and customary operational and monitoring activities to ensure the database environment is stable and capable of meeting ongoing business needs. Analyze, design, and develop new database reports as required; and necessary Filemaker Pro programs and databases to augment the features of Senior Systems' information management systems. Reorganization of prospect and contact tracking system, creating a streamlined and efficient process. Coordinated the prospect processing and screening of all constituent records with Grenzebach Glier & Associates. Environment: Windows XP Pro, MS Excel, MS Word, Filemaker Pro 9, Filemaker Pro Server 9, LDAP, Oracle 10, ODBC,Windows Server 2003, Senior Systems, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Power Point. Page3
1 recommendation available upon request Database Manager \ Assistant to Regional Director at Washington University in St. Louis March 2004 - July 2007 (3 years 5 months) Collection and analysis of over 200 individual flat file database systems into the one single flat file database system. Filemaker Pro Database Administrator for the 100,000+ record Alumni and Development Filemaker Pro informational database system. Team leader responsible for enterprise wide deployment of Filemaker Pro upgrade software to 270 users, successfully completing the project on schedule and below budget. Served as liaison between the Alumni and Development office and Development Services, utilizing the Filemaker Pro database to determine business problems and assess business needs for implementation in the Alumni and Development operational information system. Creation of 7 hour enterprise wide training program for Filemaker Pro users, including courseware materials detailing policies, procedures and best practices. Successfully delivered 12 Filemaker Pro training classes to over 80 users. Participated in the development of project proposals and financial analysis and development of business cases. Development of streamlined, accurate and real-time reporting process for communicating and updating 60 individual volunteers throughout the United States on the status of over 18,000 alumni through electronic communication. Coordinator of athletic reunion program, ensuring a successful event, through event management, invitation production and delivery. Project Manager/System Support at Washington University in St. Louis August 2006 - May 2007 (10 months) Created Project Charter, Scope Statement, WBS, Activity Sequencing & Duration, Change Management Plan and Quality Assurance Plan.. Produced data flow diagram (DFD), context, level-0 and Entity-Relationship Diagram (ER). Effective management of the 9 knowledge areas recognized in PMBOK, while accurately executing all phases of the project. Installation of Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005 into district datacenter. Coordinate development of ASP.NET information system with developers, providing detailed database structure information to ensure accurate query results and data entry. Maintenance and tuning of SQL Server database to provide timely and efficient queries. Project manager for development of information system, monitoring progress of work ensuring completion of goals on time. Detailed descriptions of the user needs and functional specifications. Page4
Formed customized grade reporting for all students and parents. Environment: Windows XP Pro, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Project 2003, Power Point, MS Project 2003, and MS Visio, SQL Server 2005, Windows Server 2003, PMI Guidelines. Database Administrator at Maverick Tube Corporation June 2005 - August 2005 (3 months) Database development and construction for analysis and tracking of customers' accounts to eliminate a 5 million dollar loss from inaccurate processing of customer invoices. Development of the information system between the credit and sales department providing accurate payment, and customer information to local and satellite offices throughout the United States. Database Administrator supporting a 1,800 record sales SQL Server database responsible for improving, tuning, and accuracy of queries. Creation of reports eliminating 16 man hours a week from support staff. Environment: Windows XP Pro, MS Excel, MS Access, SQL Server, MS Project 2003, and MS Visio, PeopleSoft Accounting Software. Volunteer Experience Board Trustee at Colorado Ballet June 2012 - Present (2 years 2 months) Web Systems Support at Rebuilding Together Aurora July 2012 - Present (2 years 1 month) Vice President at Mountain Region Success Summit March 2012 - Present (2 years 5 months) The summit and expo that brings together the various financial, business and human resources to stimulate learning and growth among Colorado minority communities and women. MRBES mission is to provide a venue for minorities and women in the Mountain Region to share information for improving the economic vitality of our families, businesses, and civic organizations through: Increased financial literacy and personal wealth Increased business ownership Increased professional and organizational leadership Page5
Committee Member at Colorado Office of Economic Development Minority Small Business Committee November 2011 - Present (2 years 9 months) Skills & Expertise Web Design Web Development Web Services Databases Data Analysis Business Strategy Social Media Community Outreach Fundraising Direct Mail Fundraising Online Communications Online Research Business Analysis Web Applications Grant Writing Training Nonprofits Project Management Analysis Leadership Team Building Management Leadership Development Access Social Networking Desktop Deployment Desktop Support Management Content Management Operations Management Nonprofit Technology Email Marketing Visio Team Leadership Policy Budgets Facebook Volunteer Management Event Management Event Planning Program Development Philanthropy Public Relations Public Speaking Page6
Start-ups Community Development Grants Higher Education Strategic Communications Staff Development Program Management Education Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program: Impact Denver Leadership, 2012-2012 Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program Leadership, 2011-2011 Washington University in St. Louis Bachelor of Science, Engineering Information Management, 2005-2007 Activities and Societies: Association of Information Management Professional (President) University of Northern Iowa Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 1996-2000 Honors and Awards NEAT Scholarship Award Recipient, Denver Small Business Development Center Success Story Interests Project Management, Business Process Analysis, Technology, Social Media, Leadership, Management, Q4 Behavior, The Triple Constraint, Raiser's Edge, Data Management, Cloud Solutions Page7
Rebel Saffold III CEO at Lebertech Technology Services Business Technology Solution Expert Non-Profit Technologist rebelsaffold@lebertech.com 5 people have recommended Rebel "Just a quick compliment for a great collegue who I have worked with on several projects now. Rebel Saffold III. If you are a marketer or fundraiser or business owner or administrator and need anything regarding business technology solutions or non-profit solutions and services, there is no better company to work with than Lebertech Technology Services! Check it out at: http://lebertech.com/. Thanks for another great partnership, Rebel!" Lebertech Technology Services - Nonprofit Technology Solutions" Mary Lee Salzer, was Rebel's client "Rebel is a brilliant social media strategist and tactician. I had a chance to get to know Rebel while I was on the Board of CBCC. Rebel's work with Chamber significantly enhanced the organization's social media presence. I have subsequently consulted with Rebel on a project for my company Source Rock, LLC. I would highly recommend Rebel - he is creative, pragmatic and very professional." Marc Smith, Managing Director, Source Rock, was with another company when working with Rebel at Lebertech Technology Services "Rebel lead the development of a comprehensive social media presence for the Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce. Rebels work included the development of the Chamber website, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIN accounts. Tryly great work." Eric Lee, was Rebel's client "Rebel is a doer! He has great ideas, and the know-how and skill to get things done. He is a strong supervisor that challenges and supports his team." Cherrelyn Napue, MNM, Associate Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations, Metropolitan State College of Denver, managed Rebel at Metropolitan State College of Denver "Rebel is driven, focused, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and delightful to work with. I've never met anyone with a level of retention of products and services. I've partnered with Rebel on projects and he is meticulous with details and success is inevitable with every project, based on his dedication to everything he does. He would be an asset to any team and a pleasure to work with in any capacity." Hardeep Avery, National Sales Manager, Harris Connect, LLC, was a consultant or contractor to Rebel at Mary Institute and Country Day School Page8
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