Nathan Hays

Experience

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  Baylor University

  Aug 2014 - May 2016

  Teaching Assistant

  • Assisted 2 professors over a two-year period with student engagement, grading, proctoring, and leading review sessions (as needed) for 8 different undergraduate classes• Taught classes when the professor was absent

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  Baylor University

  Aug 2016 - now

  • Provide guidance to 12 different teams developing and implementing innovative projects designed to expand a sense of purpose in diverse communities as part of the larger Called to Lives of Meaning and Purpose Initiative of Lilly Endowment Inc.• Financial and budgeting acumen as evidenced by managing cost estimates, cost control, contracts, procurement, payment requests, and reimbursements for $1.5 million Soundings grant• Ability to enhance process efficiencies as demonstrated by implementing Kanban-style board, knowledge base, and Microsoft Project along with related training resources and standard operating procedures to facilitate work between 5 undergraduate assistants, a graduate assistant, and 3 full-time staff members• Strong communication skills demonstrated by sending regular messages through a mass email system to a list of 5,500+ people and by building out and managing websites and posting on social media for 2 Baylor programs Show less • Collaborated internally and with external stakeholders to plan the largest annual conference at Baylor in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023 (approximately 500 participants in 2023), with particular responsibilities in scheduling, communications, and website design• Cross-functional collaborator with research team to provide feedback on quantitative and qualitative research conducted nationally across 13 different programs and to develop customized evaluation tools for program partners and for the leadership team’s activities• Documentation and reporting skills as demonstrated by collecting data for and composing 4 interim and 4 annual reports to Lilly Endowment Inc.• Evaluated partner project proposals to ensure alignment with overall program objectives and with Lilly Endowment Inc. goals• Planned 6 large meetings with program partners and 4 multi-day retreats (averaging 31 participants) Show less

  • Program Manager for the Soundings Project and Institute for Faith and Learning

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Project Coordinator for the Soundings Project and Institute for Faith and Learning

    Aug 2019 - Aug 2023

  • Instructor

    Aug 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Research Assistant

    Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

  • Doctoral Administrative Fellow

    Aug 2016 - May 2018
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  Self-employed

  Jan 2017 - now

  Copyeditor

  • Writing and editing skills as evidenced by ensuring that books, book chapters, dissertations, and journal articles conform to various content and formatting standards• Ability to manage project timelines as demonstrated by working closely with clients to ensure that results are delivered within tight deadlines