Karen Mans is seeking a new position with strong skills in communication, sales, project management, and instructional design. She holds an MBA in Marketing and a Bachelor's degree in Education. Her previous roles include 12 years as a Special Education teacher developing IEPs and assessments, and 7 years in marketing and management positions where she increased sales and profits through new technology implementations. She provides excellent references praising her problem-solving, engagement of others, and ability to learn new systems quickly.

1. Karen Mans
412 36th Avenue NE, Great Falls, MT 59404
Cell: (406) 750-5789 e-mail: kmans1020@gmail.com
EDUCATION
MBA – Master’s in Business Administration
- Concentration in Marketing
1990 University of Denver GPA 3.6
Bachelor of Science
-Education with a minor in Spec. Ed.
1988 University of Great Falls GPA 3.2
WORK EXPERIENCE
SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Strong
Communication
Skills
 Demonstrates strong written communica-
tion in the form of marketing brochures,
training documents, Requests for Formal
Proposals (RFPs), Individualized Educa-
tion Plans, Evaluation Reports and govern-
ment grants.
 Excellent oral communication skills con-
tribute to success in sales, teaching, train-
ing, collaborating with colleagues and
working with owners and clients.
 Able to identify and address specific con-
cerns.
 Contributes to problem solving in teams.
 Proficient at Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint,
Word, MAP, AIMS and Silverback Mile-
posts. Also familiar with Moodle, Google
docs/drive, Google meetings, Join Me and
Skype. Quick Study when learning new
computer programs.
 Project management experience—
responsible for the implementing of two
technology services that increased compa-
ny profits significantly, resulting in a prof-
it sharing program for employees.
 Sold 98% of existing clients to convert to
new dial tone/long distance services be-
fore the installation.
 Increased office occupancy to 100%
Proven
Sales
Results
Technology
Enthusiast
REFERENCES
“She was a take charge type of person and her
outgoing personality fit the needs of our custom-
ers perfectly. Within a short period of time, we
found that she had skills in managing the complex
electronic equipment vital to the operation of our
business and that she also had sound people man-
agement skills.” - Gil Halley, Owner of Certus
“Karen worked with numerous members of our
team demonstrating her strong problem solving
skills and follow through for completing tasks.
Her ability to share her ideas while including oth-
ers helped to create a productive and rewarding
work environment.” - Rhonda Remsen, GFPS
School Psychologist
Instructional Design Consultant
▪ Designed a series of Facilitator Guides to be used for training Team Leaders at a multi-national Call Center.
▪ Provided participation/engagement activities for adult learners.
▪ Interviewed numerous company experts to ensure that the company’s philosophy and culture is represented.
▪ Collaborated with corporate VPs and the training department to create a needs analysis and design a comprehensive
set of training modules.
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Additional Work Experience
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Teacher Great Falls Public SchoolsAugust 2003 June 2015
▪ Taught reading, writing and math to students with disabilities (primarily Learning Disabilities – average IQ with pro-
cessing issues that prevent learning in the same way as typical peers). Also taught in inclusion model.
▪ Wrote 10-20 Evaluation Reports each year for nationally normed tests and wrote recommendations.
▪ Wrote 37-40 Individualized Education Plans (IEP) per year
▪ Collaborated with all of the teachers in my school and colleagues throughout the district to design proactive accom-
modations and problem solve.
▪ Attended training seminars and was responsible for training the teachers at my school.
▪ Worked with one other person to write a government grant that was awarded to our school.
▪ Kept data on all IEP goals.
▪ Used numerous education software products: AIMS, MAP, Silverback Mileposts, Moodle, SmartBoard, WIAT, and
more.
Marketing & Communications Manager
Promoted to General Manager July 1991 September 1997
Certus Corporation
Dba Business Service Center
▪ Business to business sales with Fortune 500 corporations and individual entrepreneurs.
▪ Wrote Request for Formal Proposal. Made project presentations and answered vendor rep questions.
▪ Negotiated new leases and tracked renewal of lease agreements for 135 offices.
▪ Responsible for marketing budget, strategy and advertisement design for executive suites, telephone answering, voice
mail, and virtual office services.
▪ Project manager who worked with consultants and multiple vendors to select, install, program, manage and market a
PBX system which provided dial tone and long distance services to 80+ companies. Also, selected and supported a
long distance billing system.
▪ Developed the business justification, design and implementation of 150+ node network for a resale environment. The
system included shared server resources, web hosting, e-mail services, VLANs, trusted domains and remote access.
▪ Responsible for all sales and marketing of the network.
▪ Wrote internal memos, newsletters and marketing materials to market to potential and existing clients.
▪ Worked closely with the two owners. Reviewed monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements.