Ivan Saavedra

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About Ivan Saavedra

Highly motivated, dedicated and hard-working sports management/administrative candidate with experience excelling in building relationships and service leadership. Coach| Educator ivansaavedra118@gmail.com While I have spent fifteen years developing programs, service leadership skills and building relationships as a health and wellness professional in both the public and private sectors, I believe my experience will bring a valuable perspective to your team. I will work with great effort to help those I lead reach the highest level of competency they are capable of. Sports and fitness educator excelling in meticulously developing, coordinating and promoting sport and fitness programming. Possess a deep understanding of collecting, tracking, analyzing and reporting data to identify risk factors, high/low areas of performance and a pathway to process improvement. Experienced at interviewing, onboarding, training and mentoring staff. Proficient in managing and up-keeping fitness center facilities including budget management, layout design and purchasing equipment. Core Competencies • Strategic planning • Excellent organization skills • Leadership and personnel management • Project management • Attention to detail • Strong communication skills • Fluent in English and Spanish Most recently as a Senior Wellness Coach, I managed the employee health and wellness programming for several Baptist Health South Florida hospitals. Our team successfully revamped an outdated fitness program, implemented a more effective collaboration process across hospital departments, and streamlined our data collection process, leading to a 25% increase in fitness center memberships, improvements in employee engagement and program adherence, and reduced overall healthcare costs. As a senior member of the Wellness Advantage team, I mentored entry-level coaches and new hires providing guidance, motivation, and emotional support in their career path. The mentorship program ultimately led to a collaborative effort with my manager in allocating funds in the budget to support the continuing education efforts of the team. Thank you for taking the time to read through my experience and skills. Contact me at ivansaavedra118@gmail.com