1. Bill Burns
burnswellfit@gmail.com ● 425.786.3814 ● Redmond, WA ● www.linkedin.com/in/billburnsuniquelyfit
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Masters of Science in Wellness and Fitness Management
(degree awarded June 2016)
30 years of experience as change agent, manager, educator, and coach serving the wellness, fitness, and software
industries. Hands-on management of fitness facilities improving the customer experience and increasing customer
servicing capacity. Educator of health/wellness/fitness concepts, process improvement methodologies, and physical
activity. Core competencies include:
Corporate Wellness & Fitness Services ● Project Management ● Training Special Populations
Sports Performance Facility Management ● Fitness Facility Management ● Process Improvement
Personal Fitness Training ● Group Fitness Instruction ● Bodyweight Suspension Training
Pedagogy ● Canvas Learning Management System ● Fitness Assessment
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Force 10 Performance ● Redmond, WA ● 2015 – 2016 www.force10performance.com
Service Coordinator
 Participant servicing capacity: Increased number of participants serviced (per unit time) by streamlining team
check-in, attendance reconciliation, and billing processes.
 Trainer time-entry errors: Reduced number of errors by creating time-entry tool.
Highline College ● Des Moines, WA ● 2014 – 2014 www.highline.edu
Emergency College Instructor (Adjunct Faculty)
 Emergency: One week prior to start of quarter, three health classes no instructor. Agreed to teach the classes.
 Learning outcomes: Specified outcomes were achieved by use of project management skills.
Bellevue College ● Bellevue, WA ● 2010 – 2014 www.bellevuecollege.edu
Employee Wellness Program Coordinator ● 2014 - 2014
 State requirements: Ensured employee wellness program satisfied WA state requirements by creating a wellness
program framework and mapping Washington state requirements to framework components.
 Wellness program data: Program data to be tracked by newly created methods and tools.
Curriculum Creator and Instructor (Adjunct Faculty) ● 2011 - 2014
 Activity class offering: Progressed the PE Dept.’s offering of activity classes by developing the curriculum and
instructing BC Boot Camp, BC HIIT, and BC xFit.
 Personal Fitness Trainer program: Resolved curriculum gap by developing curriculum and instructing Essentials of
Group Fitness. Instructed Sports Conditioning which was part of the curriculum.
Fitness Center Senior Staff Member (Managing) ● 2012 - 2014
 Off-peak attendance: Increased attendance by designing and instructing first group fitness class offered.
 Educate Not Just Demonstrate: Expanded awareness of bodyweight exercise by creating custom exercise library,
bodyweight group fitness classes, and introduction of TRX Suspension Trainer.
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2. Bill Burns
burnswellfit@gmail.com ● 425.786.3814 ● Redmond, WA ● www.linkedin.com/in/billburnsuniquelyfit
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Fitness Center Based Personal Fitness Trainer ● 2009 - 2014
 Healthy lifestyles: Helped clients establish healthy behaviors using custom training plans, one-on-one training, and
general healthy lifestyle information.
 Inclusiveness: Advocated for inclusiveness of physically disabled individuals, overweight/obese individuals, and post-
surgery/post-rehab individuals.
 Assessments: Administered %Body Fat, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Muscular Strength and Endurance, Sports
Performance, and Functional Movement Screen assessments.
PE Department Staff Member ● 2011 - 2014
 Curriculum validation: Validated Personal Trainer curriculum against NSCA Personal Trainer exam.
 Keeping current: Kept PE curriculum current by serving on the PE curriculum advisory board and by researching and
updating applicable educational material.
Uniquely Fit ● Redmond, WA ● 2009 - 2014
 Primary training modality: Bodyweight exercise used because of safety, fat burning capabilities, whole body
functional strength, and less muscle soreness.
 Primary training format: Bodyweight exercise via Boot Camp, interval training, and one-on-one formats.
 Primary training tools: Tools used were TRX Suspension Trainer, BOSU Trainer, and heavy training ropes.
 Client sourcing: Clientele sourced as direct clients and clients obtained via contract with City of Redmond.
EXOS Medifit Corporate Wellness Services ● Redmond, WA ● 2011 – 2012 www.medifit.com
 Expanded offering: Expanded class repertoire by adding high intensity interval training class.
 Client reference material: Addressed client’s questions by creating a library of bodyweight exercises.
Microsoft Corporation ● Redmond, WA ● 2003 – 2009 www.microsoft.com
 Process Improvement: validate Service Management standards, assess, and improve
 Process Improvement: filling gaps discovered via Sarbanes-Oxley IT Compliance Assessments
 Process Improvement: Quality Management standards, methods, and tools
Moss Adams ● Seattle, WA ● 2005 – 2005 www.mossadams.com
 Sarbanes-Oxley: Design Effectiveness and Operational Effectiveness audits were performed to ensure compliance to
Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
 Sarbanes-Oxley: Any gaps identified during audits were addressed as process improvements.
Boeing ● Bellevue, WA ● 2004 – 2004 www.boeing.com
 Sarbanes-Oxley: Design Effectiveness and Operational Effectiveness audits were performed to ensure compliance to
Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
 Sarbanes-Oxley: Any gaps identified during audits were addressed as process improvements.
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3. Bill Burns
burnswellfit@gmail.com ● 425.786.3814 ● Redmond, WA ● www.linkedin.com/in/billburnsuniquelyfit
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Philips Ultrasound ● Bothell, WA ● 2001 – 2002 www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/solutions/ultrasound
 Software Development Processes: Compared current processes against Capability Maturity Model criteria.
 Gap Analysis: Gaps were analyzed from a product quality perspective and a return on investment perspective.
 Project Management: Improvement tasks were treated as projects and managed accordingly.
Citigroup ● Dallas, TX & Tampa, FL ● 1995 – 2001 www.citigroup.com/citi
 Software Development Processes: Compared current processes against Capability Maturity Model criteria.
 Gap Analysis: Gaps were analyzed from a product quality perspective and a return on investment perspective.
 Project Management: Improvement tasks were treated as projects and managed accordingly.
 Functions established: Project Management Office, Change Control Boards, and Software Quality Assurance
Lockheed Martin ● Dallas, TX ● 1992 – 1995 www.lockheedmartin.com
 Software Development Processes: Compared current processes against Capability Maturity Model criteria.
 Gap Analysis: Gaps were analyzed from a product quality perspective and a return on investment perspective.
 Project Management: Improvement tasks were treated as projects and managed accordingly.
 Liaison: Role as a liaison between government auditors and company was a contributing factor in the company
being awarded a $515m contract from the Department of Defense.
Raytheon ● Dallas, TX ● 1986 – 1992 www.raytheon.com
 Software Development: Designed, coded, integrated, tested and documented software for an airborne platform.
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EDUCATION
MS in Wellness and Fitness Management, 2016 ● University of Western States, Portland, OR
AHA CPR/AED/First Aid (Adult & Child), 2016 ● SafeGard Professional Health Services, Redmond, WA
Certificate in Personal Fitness Training, 2010 ● Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA
Personal Trainer Certification, 2010 ● American Council on Exercise, San Diego, CA
Certificate in TRX Suspension Training - Level 3, 2012 ● Fitness Anywhere, San Francisco, CA
Certificate in TRX Suspension Training - Level 2, 2011 ● Fitness Anywhere, San Francisco, CA
Certificate in TRX Suspension Training - Level 1, 2010 ● Fitness Anywhere, San Francisco, CA
Software Quality Engineer Certification ● American Society for Quality, Milwaukee, WI
Manager of Quality Certification ● American Society for Quality, Milwaukee, WI
Bachelors of Science in Computer Engineering ● University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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