Derek Snyder

About Derek Snyder

Accomplished business professional with more than ten years of experience in management, client relations, business development, staff training, and IT solutions. Natural leader with a strong work ethic, outstanding verbal and written communication skills, and great interpersonal skills. Exceptional at multitasking, managing people, and projects.

Experience

1. Head Fencing Coach

   Chaminade College Preparatory, CA

   Jan 2006 — Present

   Duties/Responsibilities: Manage and run a fencing program across both middle school and high school campuses that includes nearly fifty fencers. Responsible for teaching students from 6th through 12th grade how to fence from scratch, outfitting fencers and managing their equipment, keeping scoring equipment maintained, collecting team dues, running practices, organizing and hosting tournaments, reporting results to news sources, giving group and individual lessons, sending team emails to fencers and their parents, organizing team events, etc.Coaching Achievements:• 8-time High School Men’s Foil State Champions• 4-time High School Women’s Foil State Champions• 3-time High School Men’s Epee State Champions• 3-time High School Women’s Epee State Champions• High School Men’s Saber State Champions• 6-time High School Scholastic League Men’s Foil Champions• 5-time High School Scholastic League Men’s Epee Champions• 3-time High School Scholastic League Women’s Foil Champions• 5-time High School Scholastic League Women’s Epee Champions• Coached more than 350 kids from 6th-12th grade; taught nearly all of them how to fence from scratch• Grew fencing program from 25 fencers to over 45 fencers per season, making the program one of the school’s most successful and profitable athletic programs• Organized, managed, and hosted dozens of tournaments with hundreds of fencers• Ran successful summer school camps with kids 5-16 years old• Managed the purchase and maintaining of team equipment with tens of thousands of dollars in inventory• Comfortable coaching adults• Have recruited fencers and coaches to the program• Exceptional English skills, people skills, managerial skills, and motivational skills• Former Vice President of Southern California Scholastic Fencing League and active member involved in making important league decisions and running events• Orchestrated and secured the first ever league sponsor for the Southern California Scholastic Fencing League

Education

• University of Notre Dame

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Public Relations
• Account Management
• Customer Relations
• Facebook Marketing
• Management
• Social Media
• Public Speaking
• Editing
• Linkedin Marketing
• Marketing
• Word Processing
• Online Marketing
• New Business Development
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Ftp Software
• Leadership
• Organizational Management
• Research
• Teaching
• Entrepreneurship
• Employee Relations
• Business Performance Management
• Writing
• Office Administration
• Corel Office
• Performance Management
• Sales Letters
• Event Planning
• Online Research
• Project Management
• Event Management
• Long-Term Customer Relationships
• Sports
• Fl Studio
• Problem Solving
• Fundraising
• Software Integration
• Nonprofits
• Team Management