Allie Gray

Experience

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  J World Key West/Newport

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Sailing Instructor
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  Allie Gray Sailing Services

  Jan 2014 - now

  Owner

  - Professional race team manager, overseeing vendors, maintenance schedules, and personnel for grand prix race programs.- On-site sails expert and consultant on the competitive needs of the sail inventory for the team.- World-Championship-level sail production (2019 TP 52 Platoon, 2019 RC44 Team Aqua), boat captain (2023 12M Challenge XII), and program manager (2023 12M Challenge XII).- Performs necessary on-site service for equipment failures and helping to create solutions to performance inhibiting gaps in the sail inventory for race teams. - World Championship- level athlete (2023 12M Modern Division Challenge XII)- Ran, managed, and competed in a Class 40 campaign as co-skipper 2018-2020. •Managed all sponsorship partners including: Helly Hansen, Harken, Spinlock, Mustang Survival, Marlow Ropes, Sailor and Seam. •Managed team logistics and relationships for all events including: Atlantic Cup, Bermuda Race, New England Solo-Twin, Ida Lewis Distance Race, Bermuda 1-2, Transat Jacques Vabre (DNC), Quebec-St. Malo (DNC). Show less

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  Zim Sailing

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

  Performance Sales Associate
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  Sail To Prevail

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2018

  Director of Program Development

  - Lead and managed partnerships with: 50+ regional agencies, 300+ agency leads, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Based Special Education Departments spanning 30+ schools.- Lead outreach and recruiting for building new programs, increasing participation in existing programs, and raising funds for 4 program locations.- Hired and trained seasonal instructional staff for all 4 locations.- Developed, designed, and launched new program website.- Organized curriculum writing using iterative, Agile-like approach, including logistics for all program activities and multiple annual sailing and fundraising events.- Opened 2 new locations and oversaw usership growth across all programs: •Newport (Flagship): 5.12% increase •Nantucket: 48.66% increase •Cambridge: Program launched in 2015- 200% increase from 2015-2018 •Organization wide: 7.45% increase from 2015 to 2018 Show less

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  US Sailing

  Jan 2016 - now

  - Lead training curriculum for certifying new, base-level sailing instructor candidates, including multifaceted communication techniques, multiple pathways of learning (visual, auditory, and kinetic) techniques, risk management and evaluation, program curriculum and development, and organizing staff. - Develop and teach national curriculum for sailing instructor training in disabled sports programs including: operation of specialized equipment, adaptive teaching techniques, physical risk assessment, and emergency protocol development.

  • US Sailing Level 1 Instructor Trainer

    Jan 2019 - now

  • US Sailing Adaptive Instructor Trainer

    Jan 2016 - now
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  Quantum Sails

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2020

  Service Technician
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  Sailor and Seam

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2023

  - Manages multidisciplinary partnerships with industry providers to deliver joint services to high end customers.- Builds client relationships through one-on-one strategy consulting, sourcing and producing in-house solutions, and installing and instructing clients on installations for best results.- Increases efficiency through overseeing employee performance and problem-solving to maintain billable hour targets.- Establish and optimize build schedules to keep service in line with forecasted demands. Show less

  • Manager

    Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

  • Sailmaker

    Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
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  RigPro

  Dec 2023 - now

  Global Sales Coordinator and Project Manager