Rhett Smith
Vice President Operations at The Engine Accelerator
Boston, Massachusetts
Overview
Work Experience
Vice President Operations
2023 - Current
Vice President Operations
2023 - 2023
Director Of Operations
2021 - 2023
Director Of Operations
2017 - 2021
- Led cross-regional efforts to reinvent and redefine school systems and guidelines for reopening school during a pandemic. - Successfully launched & grew Parent Family Council to establish a unified parent voice in the school. -Improved overall staff satisfaction by 35% to reach 100% staff retention in past two fiscal years. -Lead weekly team meetings with staff for accountability & to measure program progress. -Attend monthly Director of Operations meetings with 53 Directors in school's network. -Facilitate monthly extended leadership team meetings to discuss high level strategy, goals & initiatives
MBA Candidate 2017
2015 - 2017
Inspire Impact MBA Fellow
2016 - 2016
- Inspire Impact is a summer fellowship program which pairs top MBA students with nonprofits, social ventures, and corporation's CSR departments to help the organizations develop sustainable business strategies for social impact. -Consulted with Per Scholas, a national nonprofit that trains low income individuals in careers in IT and places them in corporations throughout the country. Worked with client on improving and developing earned income strategies for the company. Developed a cause marketing campaign for the organization that focused on aligning their mission and work with corporate partners in the New York area.
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Program Director
2013 - 2015
Held a split role program director for two branches where I supervised, organized, and developed youth programs in the Raleigh area: +Hired, trained and supervised 10 department heads. +Led cross-functional team that developed program standards for the entire association. +Collaborated with First Tee of Eastern North Carolina to start a new program in Pamlico County
YMCA of the Triangle is a non-profit organization that helps people by providing education, health & wellbeing facilities and work.
Credit Analyst
2010 - 2012
Underwrote small commercial business loans in the Charlotte area.
Park Sterling Corporation, the holding company for Park Sterling Bank, is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.