Chris Dito

Executive Director - UC Berkeley Management Entrepreneurship & Technology Program @ UC Berkeley Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology (M.E.T.) program

About

Career Development Strategist with decades of leadership, innovation, recruitment, employer relations/outreach and candidate development experience. Enjoy working with all student populations - undergraduates, graduate students and alumni. Focus on developing the potential of each student professionally, academically and personally. Currently involved with the following organizations - National Association of Colleges and Employers, Future Talent Council, Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges.

Country

United States

City

Davis

Industry

Higher Education

Skill

Career Development, Leadership, Recruiting, Interviews, Resume Writing, Public Speaking, Staff Development, Job Search Strategies, Social Media, Job Coaching, Job Search, Higher Education, Community Outreach, Leadership Development, College Recruiting, Organizational Development, Training, Cover Letters, Coaching, Time Management

Experience

Executive Director - UC Berkeley Management Entrepreneurship & Technology Program

UC Berkeley Management, Entrepreneurship, & Technology (M.E.T.) program

2018-5 - Present · 8 yrs 5 mos

Berkeley, Ca

Direct the Management, Entrepreneurship Technology Program at UC Berkeley. Students in this undergraduate program earn two degrees (business and engineering) in four years. The M.E.T. academic tracks include: Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) & Business Track Industrial Engineering & Operations Research (IEOR) & Business Track Mechanical Engineering (ME) and Business Track Civil Engineering (CE) & Business Track and Bioengineering (BioE) & Business Track Aerospace Engineering & Business Track Handle admissions, employer engagement and help students maximize their potential professionally, academically and personally while curating resources for student success.

Senior Director, Career Development

University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management

2011-9 - 2018-5 · 6 yrs 9 mos

UC Davis - Graduate School of Management

Passionate career development professional specializing in employer outreach and student collaborations with industry, while working with all our student populations - Work with our Master of Professional Accountancy, Full-Time and Part-Time MBA Program and Master of Business Analytics candidates. Provide career counseling and coaching to all students with the goal to secure full-time and internship placements while helping students maximize their career potential with continual networking and advising. Instrumental in the forecasting of trends and alternative delivery modalities to reach all students for maximum content delivery of a multi-week business boot camp each Fall. Continue to enhance candidate EQ with such topics as The Power of Grit, How to Rock Your Brand, Leveraging LinkedIn, Elevator Pitch Success, Using Improv in the Search Process and How to Strategize your MBA Search. As a proud brand ambassador for the GSM, connect with new companies and employers by attending national events including - MBA Conferences, NACE/MPACE Conferences, ALFPA, CES, BSR.org and SXSW Conferences. Thrive on creating meaningful partnerships and new relationships for the mutual benefit of students seeking positions and employers seeking talented candidates.

Project Manager, Career Recruiting Programs

University of California, Davis

1996 - 2011 · 15 yrs

Specialized in employer partnerships on behalf of the UC Davis Internship & Career Center. Managed On Campus Recruiting Program which facilitated interviews with hundreds of employers that recruited at UCD, worked with thousands of students career coaching, taught a career development course, continual member of MPACE (Board position), NACE (committee involvement), coordinated annual career fairs and worked with IT team to bring the Symplicity system to UC Davis in 2003.