Nathan Rhead Cox

Nathan Rhead Cox

Training Coordinator, Member Services Representative and Security Assistant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Software Engineer

  • Education

    • Code Fellows

      2020 - 2021
      Certificate in Advanced Software Development with JavaScript Computer Programming

      A five-month, intensive course in web development, culminating in two months of advanced training in JavaScript and related libraries and frameworks.

    • Brigham Young University

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      Bachelor's degree English and Russian Language and Literature, plus editing

      Activities and Societies: Writing Fellows; editor of the creative writing Journal, Inscape; Men's Chorus; orchestra; ultimate frisbee. Degree in English and Russian literature and language.Courses in editing for publication.Honor's track.Worked as head editor of the university's creative writing journal, Inscape.Writing Fellow. Played ultimate frisbee.

    • American University

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      Master’s Degree English Language and Literature, General 3.90

      Activities and Societies: Employee at the Writing Center Studied critical reading and writing, research, and English and American literature.Worked as a consultant in the writing center (August 2004 – May 2005).Received recognition for academic excellence.Presented at conferences.Wrote a thesis titled, "NATIVE SON AND SOCIALIST REALISM: REHABILITATING BIGGER THOMAS AS APOSITIVE HERO."

  • Experience

    • Bank Fund Staff Fed Cu

      Feb 2003 - Jul 2006
      Training Coordinator, Member Services Representative and Security Assistant

      Trained new hires and other staff; revised, edited and composed training curricula; fielded and resolved members’ questions and concerns; used Microsoft Office software extensively.

    • The New Press

      Apr 2007 - Oct 2007
      Intern

      Evaluated manuscripts and composed reader’s reports.Wrote press releases and pitch letters and worked as interim office administrator.

    • Refugees International

      Nov 2007 - Nov 2007
      Consultant

      Short-term consultant (November 2007, December 2010 and January 2016): translator, interpreter and guide. Note-taker, interviewer and compiler/writer of reports and essays.

    • American Councils for International Education

      Jun 2008 - Dec 2016
      Resident Director

      • Oversaw the academic and cultural programs of fifty-plus participants annually.• Managed the work of in-country staff and vendors.• Counseled participants on all aspects of study abroad, and planned and conducted orientation sessions and weekly group meetings.• Ran point during the management of crises, tracked a monthly budget, and found and implemented cost-saving measures.

    • MIR Corporation

      Jan 2017 - Mar 2020
      Program Manager and Tour Specialist

      • Operated dozens of tours with hundreds of individual travelers a year, representing over half a million in annual revenue.• Built and maintained excellent working relationships with individual travelers and institutional clients alike, such as Nat Geo Expeditions, Road Scholar, and Harvard Alumni Travels.• Orchestrated each trip with international vendors, from the planning, pricing, and marketing stages through operation, quality control, evaluation, and program revision, resulting simultaneously in larger margins year-over-year and higher client ratings. Show less

    • NCompass.org

      Jul 2021 - now
      Software Engineer

      • Contracted with three multinational companies to build, maintain, debug, secure, and dismantle client-facing web sites and portals, as well as internal tools and apps and their attendant databases.• Learned and implemented new technologies, including PHP, NGINX, Apache, MariaDB, SQL Server, cron, Ubuntu, Twig, Tailwind, OAuth 2.0, IIS, custom APIs, and the QuickBooks Online API.• Interfaced with stakeholders to determine and implement layout and functionality, resolve hot issues quickly, understand systems’ logic and workflow, provide custom data, and make decisions about decommissioning legacy systems.• Based on multiple user stories, designed, built, tested, deployed, and maintained the dashboard, along with its attendant custom API, of a Business Central integration; developed test plans and implemented unit tests for the integration in C#.• Researched and reported on software solutions, including the benefits, drawbacks, price, and implementation time of each solution. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3

      Code Fellows
      Feb 2021
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Board Member

      Issued by Leavenworth Village Voices on Jun 2023
      Leavenworth Village VoicesAssociated with Nathan Rhead Cox
    • Missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

      Issued by St. Petersburg, Russia on Sept 1996
      St. Petersburg, RussiaAssociated with Nathan Rhead Cox
    • Instructor of Survey of British Literature

      Issued by BALTIC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES on Jan 2015
      BALTIC UNIVERSITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGESAssociated with Nathan Rhead Cox
    • Coach

      Issued by LEAVENWORTH YOUTH BASKETBALL LLC on Oct 2022
      LEAVENWORTH YOUTH BASKETBALL LLCAssociated with Nathan Rhead Cox