Museum Executive

[moirarauch]

Headline: Museum Executive
Name: Moira Brigitte Rauch-Thane
Email Address: moirarauch@hotmail.com
Current Location: Rancho Mirage, California, USA

Preferred Job Category: Other

Personal Statement:
• An innovative and seasoned Senior Executive & Consultant, with a successful background in crisis resolution, turnaround, and start-up situations. More than 18 years of successfully developed skills in areas such as strategic planning, operations, cost reduction, performance/profit improvement. Involved in all aspects of business plan development, client relationship building, and sales/marketing. Developed key account presentations and successfully negotiated contracts. Organized events for international fashion shows, corporate seminars, trade conventions. Possess extraordinary multi-tasking and project mapping talent, with a strong motivation to achieve individual and organizational goals.

Education:
Graduated wih honors from the Humboldt School in 1979, a college preparatory school in Caracas, Venezuela. Won a full scholarship to St. Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont. Graduated in 3 years with a 3.5 GPA. Received a MBA 1 year later in the Domincan Republic.

While working with the Red Cross. I was recognized for my volunteer and fund raising efforts, and was flown to Washington DC to receive certification training for the Benevon system - a non-profit fund raising system. This was an honor, becasue it is normally reserved for board members only.

Presently, I am working toward a 2nd Masters degree in Museum Studies.

Professional Experience:
Volunteer and Internship Coordinator for the Children’s Discovery Museum of the Desert
• Recruit, train and create volunteer opportunities for Junior Docent and Docents in the museum. This past summer, recruited 130 teen volunteer and 50 adults (total managed 180 with existing volunteer pool) in 30 days; scheduled and managed all the volunteers for a 90 day summer camp - incremented volunteer participation 400% this year versus 2007( new milestone in the history of the museum volunteering); created the internship program for 11 College students; designed a project for the internship to increment sales of merchandise at the museum store and exhibits; developed the “Green” program for the Teen advisory Council and created staff/internship opportunities. Crossed trained in all areas of the Museum for effective management from Museum Store, Front Desk, Gallery, inventory control, develop study programs and create community relationships. Record keeping of volunteer hours and creating monthly reports for Museum and Board of Directors. Establish relationship with teen volunteer programs in the Coachella Valley. Introduce sponsors and create relationship with organizations and companies in the area, to aid in the fundraising effort of CDMOD. Currently working in the strategic planning and development of the Home Tour 2009 and the Duck Pluck 2009. Worked to coordinate efforts of re-opening exhibits as well as dismantling; supervised entire cleaning staff.

Production Manager for Practice Helpers
• Created e-newsletters for plastics surgeons around the country, responsible for developing and maintaining their marketing campaign. Secure current clients and follow up on leads, e-blast marketing campaign and recruitment of prospect clients around the country.

TRACCC – Consulting Project Coordinator

• Hired by the Transnational Crime and Corruption Center as Project Coordinator and Analyst for their US Spanish Border Patrol Project. Designed and developed feasibility studies for extending the grant awarded to ACGE and American University. Created quantitative and qualitative studies of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S. borders. Researched cultural impact of the U.S. Spanish Border Patrol Program. Completed extensive field research on the Charleston, S.C. Border Patrol Academy, and made recommendations on the additional pre/post academy training needed to improve the program and expand budget requirements.

KRITHE International – President/Owner

• Served as Senior Executive & Business Consultant to PDVSA, one of the world’s largest producers of crude oil. Provided expertise in crisis resolution. Acted as company liaison to clients in Europe and the United States to facilitate the marketing and distribution of various oil derivatives.

• Completed feasibility studies to enhance marketability and distribution of Russian/Colombian coal mining operations in Venezuela. Established potential risk assessments that allowed leasing contracts for mining equipment to be implemented.

• Successfully launched an international seafood company. Responsible for all aspects of business development and expansion of business client relationships. Negotiated multi-million dollar contracts in North America, South America, and Asia.

• Exported and imported fish to bait companies and to restaurants, and wholesale distributors. Grew corporate revenues 200% in three years.

• As the Advisor to Yanowitch Law Center, implemented revenue income enhancement strategies. Assisted in structuring international law office partnerships in South America.



CARI-FLO Manufacturing – Assistant Vice President

• Served as Plant Comptroller, managed textile operations, and supervised plant production under the “807” trade agreement between the United States and the Dominican Republic. Played key role in client relationship development within the haute couture industry.

Deco Flora – President

• Owned a convention/events planning company. Involved in all aspects of business plan development, client relationship building, and sales/marketing. Developed key account presentations and successfully negotiated contracts. Organized events for international fashion shows, corporate seminars, trade conventions.

Applicable Skills:
Highly proficient in utilizing the following software packages:
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, Dreamweaver, AU Introduction to Technology seminar
Internet communications packages including leading search engines
Completed “Intel Teachers of the Future" program, which certifies that I have expertise in the areas of multimedia presentations and publications.

I speak and write English and Spanish fluently and am conversational in German and French. Because of

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Other:
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Events coordinator, International Children’s Art Foundation, DC 1999
• Fund raiser, Georgetown Medical Hospital, DC 2000
• Fund raiser, Kennedy Center of Performing Arts, DC 2000
• Co-director Parents Educational Nights - The River School, DC 2003/2004
• Folk life Festival at the Smithsonian Institution, DC 2004
• Publication Department, creating Authors Corner for the VIEW of Saint Margaret’s
• Episcopal Church and other publications, CA 2007
• Website Development Department, creating the Historical Society for Saint Margaret’s Episcopal Church, CA 2007
• Saint Margaret’s Music Department, aiding in their fundraising efforts, 2007
• Red Cross Development Committee for the Coachella Valley, Committee Member and Red Cross Volunteer, since 2006 to the present
• Palm Springs Short Film Festival, 2007
• Walk of Stars, Palm Springs, 2007
• Red Cross Media and TV liaison for the Southern California Wildfires, 2007
• Red Cross Media representative for TV appearances and shows for community awareness, bilingual, channels ABC, NBC, Telefutura, Univision, 2007
• Developing the Red Cross Youth Group in the Coachella Valley, 2007
• Community awareness programs in conjunction with Univision, “Despierta nuestro Valle”, 2007
• Palm Springs International Film Festival, events, guest relations, film presenter Galas & Social functions, 2008
• Episcopal Conference, Assisting and welcoming clergy in Indian Wells, 2008
• Episcopal Conference “Nuevo Amanecer” in Atlanta-Georgia, presenting book and assisting in simultaneous translation in conference workshops, 2008
• Free Family Fun Night for CDMOD, volunteer coordinator monthly, 2008
• Healthy Family Fair, volunteer coordinator, 2008