Senior Digital Recruiter @ The Creative Group (TCG): Specializes in the placement of highly skilled interactive, design, marketing, advertising and public relations professionals on a project or full-time basis. We are a division of Robert Half and work specifically with talent in San Francisco and the Bay Area. I am now able to provide creative talent such as: • Graphic Designers • Web Designers (UX/UI/Visual/Product) • Multimedia Designers • Production Artists • Marketing Managers • Interactive Project Managers • Art Directors & Creative Directors From July 2015 to Present (6 months) Project Manager @ The Project Manager is responsible for the coordination and execution of KaBOOM! community built playground projects and activities in a one day build event. The Project Manager coaches the community partner through project planning and provides the planning teams the resources and tools to achieve positive changes within their communities, specific to a community-build playspace project. The Project Manager is also responsible for leading volunteers through the playspace build event. Experience: ● Organized, planned and lead eight “Build It With KaBOOM!” playground grants and supported other project managers for over 15 other “Build It With KaBOOM!” playground grant projects in which a playground was built with over 200 volunteers in six hours; three projects were lead in Spanish ● Managed community partner and funding partner relationships throughout the planning and build processes to ensure successful, energetic and fun Build Days ● Established trusting relationships in the community to increase play dialogue and action to promote active and balanced play for underserved youth ● Encouraged and celebrated leadership potential and action within community groups that allowed for project success and salience ● Traveled frequently to host Design Days in communities so that adult and child input could be gathered for the playground design ● Oversaw projects with an average budget of $115,000 per playground; processed orders with vendors including play equipment manufacturers, mobile storage container vendors, engineered wood fiber suppliers and more From February 2015 to May 2015 (4 months) Associate Project Manager @ The Associate Project Manager (APM) will assist in and lead the coordination and execution of KaBOOM! community-built playground projects and activities culminating in a one day volunteer event. The APM coaches the community partner and funding partner through project planning and provides the planning teams with specific resources and tools to achieve positive changes within their communities. The APM will shadow a Project Manager on all elements of a community-built project prior to leading her/his first project. The APM will serve as a Build Day Second and a Third for multiple builds in the first 2 – 3 months and will lead approximately 6 - 9 projects during the first year. The APMs will be closely supervised by more senior staff on their first few projects and will gradually gain autonomy as their experience grows. *Experience listed above* From April 2014 to February 2015 (11 months) Assistant General Manager @ ● Developed and implemented Standards of Practice manual for restaurant employees in order to maintain a consistent level of outstanding customer experience ● Supervised a team of 15 servers, bussers and hosts, trained new employees, and fulfilled weekly supply orders with various vendors From January 2011 to April 2014 (3 years 4 months) Peace Corps Campus Recruiter @ ● Created and executed recruitment campaigns for Virginia Tech and local universities by collaborating with different campus groups and officials to host events, promoted activities through various media outlets including newspapers, radio, and local television, and maintained active online social media presence ● Coordinated and presented general information sessions on area campuses to an average 700 people per year and conduct interviews with 35-40 applicants per year ● Fostered active relationship with Peace Corps Headquarters through monthly, biannual and annual status reports, monthly conference calls, and in-person training workshops From August 2011 to June 2013 (1 year 11 months) Peace Corps Volunteer @ ● Partnered with Save the Children-Honduras, Plan International, World Vision, CARE International, and local municipalities to provide assistance to surrounding communities ● Developed, designed and assisted in the construction of potable water systems for rural communities and provided education on operation and maintenance of the systems ● Led workshops on reforestation and watershed maintenance in Spanish to promote ecological awareness and sustainability to ensure healthier living conditions ● Taught high school Biology at the US nonprofit El Maestro En Casa From February 2008 to April 2010 (2 years 3 months)

Biological Systems Engineering @ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University From 2011 to 2014 Graduate Certificate, Nonprofit Management and Organization @ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University From 2011 to 2013 Bachelor of Science (BS), Biological Systems Engineering @ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University From 2003 to 2007 Certificate And Course Credit, Engineering @ Technische Universität Darmstadt From 2005 to 2005 Chris Hickey is skilled in: Spanish, Public Speaking, Nonprofits, International NGOs, Program Development, Watershed Management, Event Planning, Watershed Modeling, Staffing Services, Talent Acquisition, Management, Hydrology, Governance, GIS, Recruitment, Community Development, Recruiting