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I am a Physician Assistant in Urgent Care in a rural town in Northern Wisconsin. I have been in my [...]
After obtaining my undergraduate degree I worked as an intensive care nurse for several years. I continued working while obtaining [...]
I standardize process and procedures across our $25 billion dollar program. We put together mega highway projects, procure developers to [...]
I write software for submarine and surface ship sonar systems. I create GUIs that are used by Navy sonar operators [...]
As the gallery manager, I do everything from accounting to installing artwork. I ship and receive artwork; correspond with artists [...]
I currently serve as the Director of Operations at Rick's Cleaners in Austin with 15 locations. I strive to continuously [...]
At IBM, I manage software development and software engineers. I work with executives and other teams on my project, such [...]
Develop and implement a program that changes how Dell approaches services.
Manage the operational work for program content for public television.
I am involved in all aspects of fundraising strategy and non-profit management including major donor strategy, cultivation and solicitation, corporate [...]
On a daily basis I work with college students, university administrators, faculty and other staff. Most of my job entails [...]
I oversee the Systems Management staff for the following disciplines globally: Patch Management Software Distribution and Inventory PC Security PC [...]
I oversee all land development and home building operations (marketing, sales, advertising, balance sheet and P&L managment,product design, construction, land [...]
I help people live healthy and happy lives through chiropractic care. It involves working one on one with people's unique [...]
I own my own company, which provides web design and development services.
Build the skills of civic organizations overseas to contribute to better development.
Orientation and Mobility (O&M) is a unique profession and not very well known! O&M instructors teach blind individuals how to [...]
I oversee all aspects of an NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Program, including but not limited to budgeting, recruiting, day [...]
I provide consulting advice to companies who are looking to transfer their employees abroad. This is mainly in the form [...]
I write web applications through various contracts with entities across the UT campus, so I work on multiple projects at [...]
Digital Alchemist - Team Leadership, Project Management, Usability, Accessibility, Web Standards, Mobile and Museum Technology Consulting.
I started out by learning to program and develop administrative software applications. Now I am managing others who are designing [...]
In my position, I assist the attorneys with anything they may need.
I work in the central information technology group at UT, where I lead the team that is responsible for the [...]
I represent the Research and Development department of Nestle Purina. In my position I utilize my background knowledge as a [...]
Web application development
I manage fundraising activities for Senator McCain's leadership PAC and his U.S. Senate reelection campaign. Previously, I worked on the [...]
As Legislative Director and Counsel to Congressman Lamar Smith, I oversee his legislative priorities and serve as a liaison between [...]
Navigation Instructor, Chief of Safety, C-130 Navigator. My responsibilities include the daily management and leadership of a flight of 3 [...]
I work in retail, marketing, and social media impresario. I'm also a writer and will soon release a book, "Indisputable [...]
I write books for young children.
Solicit University friends, alumni, and donors for scholarship and endowment funds.
I am currently working as a researcher studying the genetics of Parkinson's Disease.
I analyze blood and other biological specimens for the presence of drugs and alcohol in drug driving cases and post [...]
www.TexasVentures.org - Texas Ventures empowers young enterprise by offering a supportive entrepreneur network, business-plan validation, mentor network and investor relationships [...]
Sports Information Director (SID) is a job that is charged with promoting the athletics department. My job at CTX includes [...]
I've had an interesting career path. I started in business consulting after college, focused on Change Management. In consulting I [...]
Some people tell me I'm a motivational speaker. I travel the world, speaking to audiences about achievement strategies they can [...]
I produce and engineer Internet TV broadcasts, including red carpet events, live shows, and video on demand.
I provide the medical care for all of the student athletes at Concordia University Texas.
I am a men's college basketball coach. I coach, recruit and tutor approximately 20 college athletes. I travel across the [...]
There are two areas of focus in my current position as Head Men's Basketball Coach and Associate Athletic Director for [...]
I write and edit all of the marketing and PR copy for the bedandbreakfast.com brand. This includes blog posts, promotional [...]
I have co-founded and work for a medical device start-up company. We have four people working in this company, but [...]
I help Non Profits and people for a living. I do that as a full-time Author and Consultant, at HelpAttack [...]
I am responsible for all marketing and advertising initiatives for a growing urgent care practice in Austin. It is my [...]
As a member of the Network Events Management Center, I am responsible for coordinating customer-impacting events on the Qwest Networks [...]
I manage the RMHC Austin website, email marketing and communications, social media (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) traditional media, PR and [...]
As the chief fundraiser for the local Chapter of RMHC, I am involved in a variety of activites that create [...]
Since I work in General Counsel (as opposed to a specific division of the agency), I get to work with [...]
My title is Marketing Manager, but what that really means is my job is to grow the company. I'm responsible [...]
At JWH Communications, I provide strategic communications, social media and public affairs services to a wide range of clients and [...]
Engineers in all types of disciplines use National Instruments (NI) software products to write their own programs for test [...]
I write, make, produce, and edit films. Comedy shorts, full-length docs, you name it.
I am a Research Associate (faculty) at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. For the past year I have [...]
I work on the Indeed.com sites for the Netherlands and Belgium. This is a very varied job that includes anything [...]
I teach traditionally under-served and at-risk students in a kindergarten classroom. The students are at a dual language school where [...]
Here's a typical day: I wake up around 9:00 a.m. without an alarm clock. One of the perks of my [...]
I am a self-employed bass player who is hired by bands, solo artists, and producers to play with them. I [...]
Establish plans for enrollment management in all program areas to meet goals set by the board and the dean. Identify [...]
The Coordinator of Campus Ministry is a lay ministry position in youth ministry. This position plans for and executes the [...]
I'm an editor for a press release wire service. What's that, you ask? Our company distributes press releases for companies [...]
I conduct my own research into scientific visualization algorithms and applications (like the weather report, but with different data) and [...]
I raise money for the School of Undergraduates Studies at the University of Texas to enhance programs and provide scholarship [...]
I am responsible for designing and implementing software and hardware interfaces used to test the performance and functionality of mixed-signal [...]
I am a television producer for a national broadcast show on CNN/HLN. My daily duties include a wide array of [...]
I'm the majority owner at a local civil engineering consulting firm, Texas Engineering Solutions, LLC. TES specializes in land development [...]
I work alongside the executive producer and artistic director to seek out potential projects, cultivate relationships with both established and [...]
I oversee the Capital Project Delivery Section of the City of Austin Public Works Department. My divisions include Project Management [...]
I assess nutritional risks and nutritional status. Some of these markers might involve things like dietary intake or looking at [...]
I am a microbiologist at the Clinical Center at NIH. I spend most of my day at the lab bench [...]
As a Structural Field Engineer for Hilti, I bridge the gap between a highly technical background and business understanding - [...]
I am a graduate student at Stanford University. This means I spend 85% of my time doing academic research and [...]
I control and manage all the elements that go into a software release - the who, what, when, where, and [...]