Lauren Hale, CAPM
Santa Barbara
Summary
CAPM certified Project Manager. Forward-thinking with exceptional implementation and task management abilities. Highly organized, resourceful, and methodical in achieving a smooth operational flow.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief of Staff
Raise Green, Inc.
10.2023 - Current
- Managed business operations while overseeing contractors and consultants to verify on-time completion of key deliverables.
- Supervised staff meetings to coordinate cross-departmentally, inform business decisions, provide operational support, and evaluate progress toward goals and objectives.
- Attended weekly meetings with Executives and members of the board
- Owned all financial processes including: payroll, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, accounts payable and receiveable, and cash flow management, while maintaining tax and insurance compliance
- Lead a $124k crowdfunding (RegCF) raise; aided a Seed fundraising round raising $2M+
- Onboarded and trained 17 employees, contractors, and interns after creating a Company onboarding program and department-specific training guides
- Sourced, recruited & managed: 6 interns over 2 years
- Developed and led employee introductory and semi-annual performance reviews and implemented company improvements to increase staff retention and satisfaction
Operations Manager
Raise Green, Inc.
03.2021 - Current
- Supervised staff meetings to coordinate cross-departmentally, inform business decisions, provide operational support, evaluate progress toward key goals and objectives.
- Saved the team XX hours with efficiency updates
- Work closely with executive team to execute on strategic goals.
- Continuously improve team workflows, processes, procedures, and communication systems for overall team efficiency and productivity.
- Optimize people resources with task delegation and hold all members accountable to deadlines.
- Oversee Raise Green’s growth by leading the recruitment of new hires and conducting onboarding and initial training.
- Manage company-wide budgets and accounting, including payroll.
- Manage company-wide schedules and event planning, in-person and remote.
- HR liaison between all team members and dedicated PEO.
- Assist all departments as needed, including in fundraising, investor and project acquisition and management, and digital marketing.
- Administer and manage all SaaS management tools
Project & Asset Manager
Arctic Fox Hair Color
04.2019 - 06.2020
- Initiated and guided project creation across departments, identified resources needed to set important checkpoints, and created actionable tasks for all team members in order to meet deadlines.
- Directed individuals' workload across several departments- social media, marketing, graphic design, product development, and data analysis to streamline processes for achieving goals and deadlines.
- Deployed 360° online marketing plans including social media strategies, email marketing, effective SEO, & influencer relations, to drive online sales & create brand awareness.
- Worked closely with the logistics team to facilitate integration with customer service and other departments.
- Overhauled the digital asset management procedures to create a system that was intuitive and organized.
Administration Assistant
Arctic Fox Hair Color
09.2018 - 04.2019
- Managed facility through daily upkeep, office supply and product inventory, and assisted all departments and executives as needed.
- Tracked company-wide spending to regulate budgets, including monthly transaction reports.
- Organized frequent company-wide events including holiday celebrations.
Controller's Assistant
Fresh Pac International
01.2017 - 07.2018
- Included but not limited to: assisting banking, gathering IRS audit info, and filing paperwork.
Education
CAPM - Certified Associate in Project Management
Project Management Institute (PMI)
01.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA06.2015
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Time management
- Organizational efficiency
- Interdepartmental communication & facilitation
- Talent acquisition & development
- Project & life cycle development
- Meeting facilitation
- Staff Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Resource Planning
- Financial Management
Technical & Language Skills
- Advanced experience in: G Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Admin), Asana, Slack, Hubspot CRM, DocuSign, Quickbooks, Jotform, LucidChart, Zoom webinars, Foundersuite
- Proficient in Shopify, Canva
Timeline
Chief of Staff
Raise Green, Inc.
10.2023 - Current
Operations Manager
Raise Green, Inc.
03.2021 - Current
Project & Asset Manager
Arctic Fox Hair Color
04.2019 - 06.2020
Administration Assistant
Arctic Fox Hair Color
09.2018 - 04.2019
Controller's Assistant
Fresh Pac International
01.2017 - 07.2018
CAPM - Certified Associate in Project Management
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies
University of California, Santa Cruz