Chester resume revised

Chester L. Miller, jrwww.linkedin.com/in/chestermiller Phone: (919)909-9209 | [email protected]

Strengths: Deliberative, Relator, Learner, Intellection, Analytical

MID-LEVEL ADMINISTRATOR – HIGHER EDUCATIONLiving-Learning Programs Residence Life/Operations

Career/Professional Development

nterprising, results driven, data-oriented, technically skilled, versatile and competent administrator leveraging knowledge of academic and student affairs practices to provide exemplary support services to diverse student

populations. Adept at aligning procedures, principles and practices with students’ needs while developing and executing a holistic programmatic curriculum. Successful manager, advisor and community builder with a deep commitment to collaboration in support of diverse constituencies to create welcoming and inclusive environments fostering genuine connections among students, faculty, administrators and alumni.

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Key Accomplishments

Living-Learning program creation, development, execution, growth and management specific toward learning outcomes targeting academic student success, retention, critical and creative thinking and high-impact practices.

Program curriculum development and execution supporting first and second year engineering students.

Developed collaborative partnerships with both campus and industry partners like Intel, IBM, Duke Energy and Eastman Chemical to establish high-impact opportunities and experiences for engineering students.

Supervised, trained and developed professional, graduate, undergraduate, trades and support positions to deliver excellent customer service.

Planned, managed and reconciled budgets ranging from $100,000 to $5million in support of student programming, capital projects and renovations.

Executed capital purchases totaling $5million for furniture, fixture and equipment for new construction.

Intimately involved in the conceptualization, planning and opening of a $140 million student housing project

Organized, planned and executed large scale high-impact activities in collaboration with campus and industry partners for department living-learning programs targeting interdisciplinary, critical and creative thinking.

Served as Faculty Advisor for 4 Alternative Service Break trips to Nicaragua and San Francisco centered on Engineering Service-Learning & LGBT issues facilitating service projects and reflection activities to gauge learning, understand stereotypes, privileges and biases.

Core Competencies

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Living-learning Program Development/Management Retention Budget Management Residence Life Project Management Facilities Management

Capital Projects Supervision Strategic Planning Crisis Management Partnership Development

Training

Technical Skills

Proficient in Microsoft (Word, Power Point, Excel, Access), Google Drive (Sheets, Forms, Doc, Slides)

Survey Monkey, Qualtrics, Maxient, People Soft

Related Professional Experiences

North Carolina State University (2007 – Present)A public, land-grant research university in Raleigh, NC enrolling 34,000 students with strengths in Engineering, Agriculture, Life Sciences, Textiles and Design.

Engineering Village Director July 2014 - PresentProvide oversight and management of the Engineering Living-Learning community’s mission including strategic planning, learning outcome-based initiative development, high-impact activities, program planning and implementation, Advisory Board leadership, partnership development, Village member recruitment and related administration, peer mentor supervision, Village student council advising, Village academic course development, administration and teaching.

Assistant Director, Wolf Ridge Apartments February 2012 – July 2014Intimately involved in the planning, construction and opening of $140 million apartment community housing 1195 upper-classed student. Responsible for $5million in purchases by researching, organizing and creating RFP’s, selecting winning bids and planning for the delivery and installation of furniture, fixture and equipment. Performed overhead, in-wall, electrical, plumbing and mechanical walk-throughs for pre-final and final inspections identifying punch-list items. Performed market survey of neighboring institutions for sub-leasing policies and protocols to develop a sub-leasing process in consultation with University Legal office to best meet the needs of lease holders.

Assistant Director, Wolf Village Apartments August 2007 – February 2012Responsible for the oversight, planning and management of 1204 bed apartment community for upper-classed students. Oversight of an area budget totaling $1.08 million including operating, maintenance, programming and capital expenditures.




Supervised, trained and developed professional and paraprofessional staff to support the holistic development of students.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (2005 – 2007)A public, research land-grant institution serving over 10, 000 students with strengths in Engineering and is considered the top public historically black institution in the nation.

Area Coordinator, North Campus August 2005 – August 2007Provided leadership for an area of campus consisting of suite-style, traditional and master-leased apartment units housing 1800 first year through graduate students. Supervised, trained and evaluated post bachelor and master level professional staff and indirectly supervised 72 paraprofessional staff members. Was directly responsible for the recruitment, selection and training of paraprofessional staff for the department. Served on University Learning Community Commission to provide Residence Life perspective and insight in the creation of living-learning communities. The result was the creation of 6-living-learning communities (Nursing, Honors, Teaching Fellows and Engineering). Advised students in the establishment and registering of an organization to meet the needs of LGBT students entitled H.E.R.O.

Hall Director, River Walk Apartments December 2003 – August 2005Managed a 200 unit master leased apartment community housing upper-classed and graduate students. Supervised two graduate assistants to provide a residential programming curriculum in support of life skills, academic success and professional development. Liaised with private apartment community to develop maintenance process and protocol to address student concerns. Worked with private management to schedule, plan and renovate apartments pre-move-in and post move-out processes.




Teaching Experience

Instructor, Introduction to Engineering and Problem SolvingAugust 2014 – Present

Introduced first year engineering students to the field of engineering and opportunities available related to professional development, academic and personal success.

Integrated teamwork, problem solving and interpersonal skill development in capstone projects to ensure students developed skills and competencies to become successful engineers

Instructor, Topics in College Student Development August 2007 - 2012

Developed instruction, activities and assignments to introduce students to concepts, theories and practices in support of student success, retention, diversity and inclusion, multicultural competence and emotionally intelligent leadership in preparation for student leadership roles in Residence Life.

Professional Affiliations

North Carolina Housing Officers (NCHO) Business Manager (2014 – Present)

South Eastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO) Associate’s Committee Member (2013-2015)

Association of College and University Housing Officers, International (ACUHO-I)American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)NASPA Region III and SACSA, Mid-Manager’s Institute 2012National Association of Student Administrators (NASPA)American College Personnel Association (ACPA)

Awards

NC State Academic Advising Academy (2015)Division of Academic and Student Affairs Award for Excellence (2015)SACSA Mid-Manager’s Institute Graduate (2012)Certificate of Completion, Performance Leadership Training for Managers and Supervisors (2011)Certificate of Completion, Equal Employment Opportunity Institute (2011)Aggie Institute for Visionary Leadership Graduate (2006)NCSL Certified Student Leader (2006)Department Award for Outstanding Service and Contribution (2005)

Education

M.S., Electrical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY




Thesis: A Dynamic Content Addressable Memory with Hidden Refresh

B.S., Electrical Engineering, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD


Documents

Chester resume revised