Larry Deckel

Experience

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  Troutco

  Jan 1978 - now

  Director

  Consulting business which includes event management, volunteer coordination, technology support, marketing and design, and creative development services. Certified Salesforce Administrator.

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  Actors Theatre of Louisville

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1988

  Resident Director

  Managed Apprentice and Intern Program, recruiting, hiring and training young theatre professionals. Directed over 100 new plays working with playwrights in the Humana Festival, Shorts Festival and showcase productions for the Apprentice company.

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  Milwaukee Repertory Theater

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1991

  Resident Director
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  CIGNA HealthCare

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Marketing/Communications - Human Relations

  2 Years in Human Relations Dept -- then freelanced as member of the Marketing/Communication Dept for 2 years.

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  L.A. Works

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2006

  Director of Programs
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  Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

  Jan 1998 - May 2022

  Volunteer Coordinator

  Responsible for recruitment, training and management of over 1300 volunteers for one of the premiere literary events in the country, attended annually by over 153,000 attendees.

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  Hands On Inland Empire, an initiative of Inland Empire United Way

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Program Manager / Technical Consultant

  Visit our website at http://www.HandsOnInlandEmpire.orgNow working as a consultant to Hands On Inland Empire

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  Points of Light & Hands On Network

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Technology Training & Support Manager
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  HandsOn Network

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  HandsOn Connect Training and Support Manager
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  Points of Light Foundation

  Jan 2009 - Sept 2015

  Director Technology Training & Support

  Responsible for supervising staff of client service and technical support personnel for POL's HandsOn Connect technology. Responsible for developing training, product documentation and management of Zendesk based support platform. Salesforce Administrator.

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  Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2017

  Volunteer Coordinator

  Responsible for recruiting, training and managing over 600 volunteers for one of the most prestigious triathlons in the world.

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  MissionHeads

  Jun 2015 - May 2019

  Senior Consultant
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  ACF Solutions

  Jun 2015 - Jan 2018

  Senior Consultant
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  HandsOn Connect Cloud Solutions

  Oct 2015 - May 2022

  Product Manager

  Manage the development roadmap for the Salesforce-based volunteer management app "HandsOn Connect". Prioritize product improvements and new features for the development team in an agile development, scrum environment managed in Jira. Test all document monthly product releases. Author training and release documentation using Screensteps. Provide client technical support, demos and training. Administer our zendesk-based client support site.