Joel Vallett

Experience

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  Professional Landscape, S. Faber Enterprises

  Mar 2005 - Aug 2005

  Landscaper

  - Organized crew for efficient installment of new sprinkler systems increasing customer satisfaction.- Installed sprinkler systems for new home developments.- Repaired older or broken systems.

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  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Representative

  - Organized conferences with specific training to improve the teaching skills of more than 150 representatives.- Planned flight itineraries and other travel arrangement for all in-coming and out-going volunteers.- Provided service for a diverse group of people in Southern California.- Redesigned geographically-focused teaching districts and zones, resulting in an increase in teaching productivity.

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  Missionary Training Center

  Apr 2008 - Apr 2013

  • Developed an eight-figure financial budget used to assess the funds for ten different projects, required proper accounting practices and excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel.• Industrialized an effective Intellectual Property (IP) system that allowed for the organization of all IP forms used on development projects.• Worked with team on developing a system for forecasting the effective use of employee’s time. Forecasts were used in setting project time frames and assessing the efficiency for over 30 development employees.• Coordinated with team in creating a Health and Safety Program for over 50,000 church representatives throughout the world and in 7 different languages. Show less • Led a 10-member training team to improve individual representative’s knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts and increased productivity of trainings by 15 percent.• Trained new teachers during the apprenticeship period, allowing the teachers to complete the objectives set up by the Missionary Training Center in less than 3 weeks.• Directed group discussions concerning individual volunteer representatives, development of teaching practices, and improving volunteer satisfaction. Show less

  • Project Development Specialist

    Feb 2011 - Apr 2013

  • Zone Coordinator

    Sept 2009 - Feb 2011

  • Teacher

    Apr 2008 - Feb 2011
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  Costume Events Inc

  May 2008 - Aug 2008

  Crew Lead

  - Assembled individual rides for over 50 school carnivals while meeting company and industry safety standards.- Managed other employee assets during construction and storage of equipment and increased productivity by 5 percent.- Transported equipment to individual sites while maintaining a perfect "zero incident" record.

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  Brigham Young University Athletic Marketing

  May 2009 - May 2011

  Athletic Marketing Intern

  • Generated brand review and financial analysis used to implement the 2009 basketball season ticket price.• Researched other universities’ marketing solutions and generated ideas used for restructure of gymnastic marketing plan. • Edited Hall of Fame biographies used for football half-time show; condensed to 5 minutes. • Actively participated in social media marketing used to generate interest in less popular athletic events. • Attended athletic events participating in on the field promotional activities used to market the main sponsors for the athletic event. Show less

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  Brigham Young University

  Dec 2011 - Apr 2013

  • Analyzed multifarious scholarly articles concerning work-life balance and meaningful work (calling), comparing possible research relationships between the two fields of studies.• Advanced a research concept that is currently being developed into a publishable paper for a top rated academic journal. This paper was presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management.• Collaborated with two BYU MPA professors on research design, evaluation, and development of a conceptual research paper.• Conducted research that has resulted in peer review scholarly papers that have been submitted for review in academic journals. Show less

  • Teaching Assistant

    Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

  • Research Assistant

    Dec 2011 - Apr 2013
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  Sandia National Laboratories

  May 2013 - Aug 2019

  Subcontracts Manager

  • Demonstrated high efficiency in contract development and placement, by placing over 300 contracts in my first year of employment. Including more than $1.5 million in new orders in the last quarter.• Managed the development of a complicated Best Value purchase of over $11 million for highly technological components.• Supervised a $47.5 million Operations and Maintenance Contract, reducing cost over runs, and increasing vendor efficiency.• Assisted Supply Chain Center Director in administering 2015 Division Strategic Goals for the development of all Supply Chain Staff Members.• Completed Greenbelt/Lean Six Sigma Lockheed Martin training in an effort to improve overall efficiency within Supply Chain Management.• Earned multiple organizational awards in recognition of exceptional customer service in support of Nuclear Weapons Program.• Recognized by management for unprecedented performance, including $12.5 million in contract management above that of peers. Show less

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  Boise State University

  Aug 2015 - May 2019

  • Defended dissertation on January 31, 2019. Title of Dissertation: ABUSE REPORTING AND EDUCATION LAWS: EFFECTIVE INCENTIVES FOR POLICY ACTOR CHANGE• Ph.D. Candidate; Program 4.0 GPA.• Recipient of the James and Dana Weatherby Award Scholarship.• Examined the concepts of meaningful work and its effect on job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and ethical behavior.• Conducted research concerning Public Service Management and its influence on lower level managers and their subordinates’ ethical behavior, performance, and hiring practices.• Studied various child abuse policies and preventative measures across U.S. States in order to measure if the specific policy requirements influenced the child abuse reporting by state and local government employees. Show less

  • Adjunct Professor: College of Business and Economics & College of Innovation and Design

    Nov 2015 - May 2019

  • PhD Candidate: Public Policy and Administration

    Aug 2015 - Jan 2019
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  Southern Utah University

  May 2019 - now

  Assistant Professor of Public Administration

  - Develop and deliver courses within the MPA Program (Face-to-face and online)- Teach courses in "Creative Thinking and Ethics" and "Research Methods"- Participate in active scholarly pursuits and research with Public Administration- Serve in various capacities to meet the needs of the students, program, and department.