Michele Stamos

FITNESS INSTRUCTOR, BALLYS' TOTAL FITNESS, MILWAUKEE WI — 1990-1995
Led a group of people in exercise classes ranging from HI-LO Aerobics, body pump/sculpt, “jazzercise” style class, and Abs/and core work

FITNESS INSTRUCTOR, LE CLUB , MILWAUKEE WI — 1992-1996
Led a group of people in exercise classes ranging from HI-LO Aerobics, body pump/sculpt, “jazzercise” style class, and Abs/and core work, step aerobics and spin class.

NBA MILWAUKEE BUCKS DANCER/CHEERLEADER, MILWAUKEE, WI — 1993-1998
Cheerleader/Dancer for the Energee! Dance team. Dance squad for the NBA Milwaukee Bucks Basketball team.

FITNESS COORDI
MICHELE STAMOS

NATOR, MILLER BREWING CO., MILWAUKEE WI — 1994-1998
Directed a team of 12 -20 instructors for corporate health and fitness classes. Organized schedules and directed team leadership meetings. Set standards and policies and group team goals. Led groups in exercise classes, conducted body fat analysis, goal setting, nutritional programming, motivational programs and special events for the company related to health and fitness. Organized team bike rides, run events and sponsored festivals around town.

FITNESS COORDINATOR, HARLEY-DAVIDSON MILWAUKEE WI — 1995-1998
Directed a team of 12 -20 instructors for corporate health and fitness classes. Organized schedules and directed team leadership meetings. Set standards and policies and group team goals. Led groups in exercise classes, conducted body fat analysis, goal setting, nutritional programming, motivational programs and special events for the company related to health and fitness. Organized team bike rides, run events and sponsored festivals around town.

LAMPLIGHT FARMS , MENOMONEE FALLS WI — 1995-1996.
Import/Export Coordinator. Worked with the international business sales team, as well as the warehouse for supply and demand chain management for the various stores across the U.S.A and international locations. Liaison for freight forwarders.

PHARMACEUTICAL SALES, DSG, INT. CO. MILWAUKEE WI — 1996.
Pharmaceutical sales representative that sold oral contraceptives and anti depressants. This is where my sales train really excelled as we were sent to numerous sales training conferences across the U.S. Within 3 months our sales team met our yearly quota and was awarded a trip to Scottsdale Arizona for a golf outing with the other US leading sales teams.

BACARDI MARTINI USA, MILWAUKEE WI- 1996 -1998.
Marketing Manager for a three city territory (Milwaukee, Madison, Appleton, Wisconsin). Led a team of 20 people in marketing the portfolio of spirits in bars, nightclubs and restaurants for Bacardi- Martini USA. Planned special events and promotion parties, product launches and golf outings sponsored by Bacardi-Martini USA to promote the brand, increase sales and product a advantaged leverage of the market share. Consistently met and surpassed all my sales goals and was asked to move to Houston, Texas to develop the market, which was non existent before I took over.

BACARDI MARTINI USA, HOUSTON TX- 1998 -2001
Marketing Manager for the new market of Houston, Texas Led a team of 30 people in marketing the portfolio of spirits in bars, nightclubs and restaurants for Bacardi- Martini USA. Planned special events and promotion parties, product launches and golf outings sponsored by Bacardi-Martini USA to promote the brand, increase sales and product a advantaged leverage of the market share. Consistently met and surpassed all my sales goals. Directed city wide marketing campaigns and sales initiatives. Liaison between the distributors, the bars and restaurants and the manufacturer. Many times we worked on collaborative projects.

RESERVATIONS FRENCH DESK AND PILOT SCHEDULING COORDINATOR
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, HOUSTON TX- 2001 -2006
Managed reservations for Continental Airlines online scheduling program for their foreign passengers calling from France and Canada, or those who preferred to speak in their native tongue (French) rather the English. Was the team leader for our weekly staff meetings where we organized schedules and vacations, paid time off, sick leave etc. Was promoted to Pilot Scheduling Manager. In this position I worked with Houston Flight Operations and Flight Control tower to manage the pilots on their flights, manage the departures and arrivals of the flights, and the schedules of the pilots according to Federal Air Traffic Control (FATC) regulations. I worked shift worked and overnight shifts - sometimes working 48 hours straight with 2 days off.

SYSTEMS ANALYST NABORS DRILLING , HOUSTON TX- 2006-2009
Developed training manuals and training programs for the purchasing department/procurement division of Nabors Drilling. Responsible for the development and training of the purchasing of goods via our internet based ordering system for supplies for the operations of on site and off site platforms and oil rigs through the Continental USA and overseas. Performed on site training for our software system to facilitate order purchasing of supplies. Coordinated with management on schedules and developed a monthly budget for supplies, training, travel and expenses. Reported directly to the VP of Purchasing. Supervised the supply chain management of over 40 off site platforms and oil rigs throughout the USA, Gulf of Mexico and overseas. Liaison between the client, Purchasing Department and IT management. Many times we worked collaboratively on projects.

BUSINESS ANALYST PIONEER CHEMICALS, HOUSTON TX- 2009-2010
My role as a business analyst was as liaison between the chemical plants and the IT management team. Worked collaboratively on projects . Worked with teams on Oracle and SAP database. Managed the Help desk company wide. Frequent travel to New Orleans area and Quebec Canada (french language liaison as well). * Left career as systems/business to pursue career in Health and Fitness.

HOUSTONIAN LITE HEALTH AND FITNESS, 2009-2011
Led a group of people in yoga classes from Gentle yoga, beginner yoga, power vinyasa, hot yoga, ashtanga, and restorative yoga. Led a group of people in Pilates mat classes including the use of small props (power circle, Thera-bands, small balls and hand weights). Led private instruction on the Pilates equipment (Reformer, Chair, Cadillac, Tower, ladder barrel and spine corrector.)

YOGA, PILATES AND FITNESS INSTRUCTOR, SPIN, YOGA, PILATES, DANCE,
THE DOWNTOWN CLUB AT THE MET, HOUSTON TX 1998-2011, 2013-PRESENT
Lead a group of people in exercise classes ranging from Aerobics, body pump/sculpt, “jazzercise” style class, and Abs/and core work, step aerobics, spin, and dance fusion class. Lead a group of people in yoga classes. Lead a group of people in Pilates mat classes. Lead private instruction on the Pilates Lead group Pilates/Reformer Chair classes. Teach Barre classes and Reformer/barre classes.

MANAGING DIRECTOR, HAPPY BELLY STUDIOS LLC
HOUSTON TX OCTOBER 2010 - OCTOBER 2014
In October of 2011 I combined years of teaching and training to open up a studio to combine three of the things I love under one roof. On February 5, 2011, Happy Belly Studios had their Grand Opening. Three years later I continued to inspire a healthy lifestyle both physically and mentally as well as spiritually to hundreds of people a year. I recently left this position to pursue other career opportunities.

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE, BACHELOR OF ARTS, 1995,TRIPLED MAJORED IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, FRENCH AND POLITICAL SCIENCE. MINOR IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS/MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIOS
SKILLS/CERTIFICATIONS
Business management and consulting, staff management, payroll processing, HR systems and hiring/interviewing employees, customer service and front desk, retail sales. Yoga certified (ERYT 200hour YA) Pilates Certified, Dance instructor and choreographer, Group Exercise instructor, Spin instructor. Other certifications such as Nightclub cardio, Piloxing, (pilates+ boxing), Piloxing Barre (Pilates +boxing+barre/Ballet) Piyolet ( pilates+yoga+ballet), Barre, Pumped up Pilates, Cardio Dance, Cardio Ballet, and Athletic conditioning.