Eric Mueller

Experience

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  University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

  May 2008 - May 2010

  Graduate Assistant: Adaptive Transportation Coordinator

  - Recruit, hire, train, evaluate, and supervise staff of 20+ undergraduate student employees- Collaborate directly with Director and Assistant Director to develop and implement policies, services costs, and budgets - Provide resource and referral information to employees and riders as needed- Operate and oversee computerized route-scheduling system

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  Whitewater High School

  Aug 2009 - May 2010

  School Counselor Intern

  - Counsel students regarding personal social, academic, and career planning issues- Advise and coordinate student academic schedules- Collaborate with academic staff and parents regarding students academic plans- Organize and facilitate a group counseling regarding healthy relationship with sixth grade boys and high school students- Active member of the Student Resource Team, working collaboratively with counselors, administrators, and school social worker on prevention and intervention programming Show less

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  University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2014

  - Supervise Alternative Media student employees, maintain budget and increased productivity and usage converting print media into alternative text formats (E-text, braille, enlarged text, etc.). - Evaluate, procure, install, configure, maintain, trouble-shoot and update a variety of hardware and software involved in the delivery of support services such as remote captioning, C-Print, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Brailing Software (e.g. MegaDots), JAWS, and Kurzweil 3000.- Promote universal design for instruction and design throughout campus by engaging in professional development and sharing knowledge with campus partners. - Consult and collaborate with university departments and facilities regarding assistive technology and accommodation solutions and assistive technology needs.- Facilitate communication between faculty, staff and enrolled students with disabilities on access and accommodation issues.- Provide on-going consultation and problem-solving assistance to faculty and staff in the provision of appropriate services and accommodations.- Liaison with Instructional, Communication & Information Technology department (iCIT), college technology liaisons, and other campus partners. - Continuation of all duties outlined in Disability Services Coordinator description below Show less - Review documentation to determine student eligibility for services based on federal, state, and UWW guidelines and laws.- Counsel students regarding appropriate academic accommodations and services. - Participate in prospective student outreach meetings, UW-Whitewater on-campus days and area transition fairs with students and parents for transition information and recommended academic accommodations/services. - Assist students in developing strategies/skills to advocate for their own academic accommodations and develop their independence. - Monitor students’ academic performance and use of services and assist students with medical/academic concerns directly related to their disability.- Assist students in Major/Career exploration, course selection/scheduling, determining realistic graduation plans and appropriate campus referrals. - Create developmental curriculum and coordinated psycho-educational groups for conditionally admitted freshman students. Including the collaboration with UW-Whitewater Counselor Education Practicum Counselors.- Update and maintain departmental website to increase student and prospective student usage. Modernized and reorganized print media/brochures used for student recruitment and transitioned into the department electronic records management (Image-Now) system administrator/super-user.- Conducted pre-enrollment meetings with students with complex physical disabilities and chronic health impairments. Show less

  • Disability Services Coordinator/Adaptive Technology Specialist

    Jan 2011 - Oct 2014

  • Wellness and Sexual Assault Prevention Coordinator

    Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Disability Services Coordinator

    Sept 2010 - Jan 2011
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  Appleton Area School District

  Jun 2015 - Jun 2022

  – Counsel high school students using solution-focused and person-centered approaches to address social, academic and career planning issues. Related to but not limited to academic performance, social skills, self-esteem and attendance.– Advise and assist numerous students in short-term crisis situations such as bullying, friendship issues, conflict resolution, and classroom behavior issues.– Created, update and maintain departmental website and Social Media presences to increase student and family usage.– Assisted students with career exploration and creating an educational plan with a realistic path towards an established future.– Discussed with students, teacher, parents and administrators to solve the problems of students and developed and reviewed individual student career and educational plans. Show less - Serves as the summer school instructional facilitator for the high school consortium. - Observe classes and confer with teachers to assure that the district curriculum is being followed- Prepares and presents attendance reports and a final report on the site’s summer school program - Conducts fire, storm, and intruder drills- Supervises record keeping functions including the management of registration, attendance records, collection of fees and report cards.- Collaborated with teachers, staff and district administration to communicate and implement district and summer school rules. Show less

  • School Counseling Program Leader

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2022

  • School Counselor

    Oct 2014 - Jun 2022

  • High School Summer School Coordinator

    Jun 2015 - Jul 2019
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  University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

  Dec 2019 - May 2020

  Adjunct Lecturer

  Lecturer for College of Education & Human Services (School Counseling)

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  Plexus Corp.

  Jun 2022 - now

  Learning and Development Manager

  - Facilitates leadership development learning sessions and programs that are engaging, informative, and effective.- Reviews relevant research to create and facilitate high quality leadership development programs for their business unit or functional area.- Creates ad-hoc learning content that aligns with the needs of the business.- Engages with HR partners and business leaders to support the development of people within their functional area(s).- Administers and debriefs leadership assessments within talent development processes.- Acts as a subject matter expert (SME) for development content area(s) and introduces new learning topics to the organization- Supports and develops new leader onboarding plans to accelerate their team assimilation Show less

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  Appleton Education Foundation

  Dec 2023 - now

  Board Member