Resumes

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Wendy Young

Bachelors of Health and Sports Sciences from American Public University
Associates in Visual Arts from Oklahoma City Community College
2008 – Present: Tier 2 Support Analyst at MxToolBox
2006 – Present: CEO and Editor of Your Scrumhalf Connection
2011 –  Present: CEO of YSC Media Team

Commentator Experience
2011: Las Vegas 7s, U20 Nations Cup and upcoming events in 2011
2010: WRWC, CanAm, Nations Cup and other various USAR events.
2009: Atlantic Cup USA vs Canada, WPL, Div I and Div II & U23 All Stars

Rugby Experience
2006 – Present: Austin Valkyries D1 Club Player, Match Secretary and Webmaster
2006 – 2008: USA Women’s National Team Player
2004 – Present: West Senior All Star Player
2003 – 2004: West U23 All Star Player
2001 – 2006: University of Oklahoma Collegiate Player, Match Secretary and Webmaster

Coaching Experience
2010 – Present: Texas Rugby Union U23 All Star Coach
2008 – Present: West U23 All Star Coach

Traci Schmidtke

Bachelors of Accounting from Texas A&M University
2008 – Present: High School Teacher at Travis High School Austin, TX
2006 – Present: CFO of Your Scrumhalf Connection

Social Media Experience
2011: Las Vegas 7s and upcoming events in 2011
2010: CanAm, U23 All Stars, Nations Cup and other various USAR events.
2009: Atlantic Cup USA vs Canada, WPL, Div I and Div II & U23 All Stars

Rugby Experience
2006 – Present: Austin Valkyries D1 Club Player; Captain (2010 – Present)
2006 – 2007: USA Women’s U23 National Team Player
2008 – Present: West Senior All Star Player
2002 – 2006: West U23 All Star Player
2001 – 2006: Texas A&M Collegiate Player; Captain (2004 – 2006)

Coaching Experience
2011 – Present: Austin Valkyries Coach (D1 Club)
2008 – Present: Texas Rugby Union U23 All Star Coach
2007 – Present: West U23 All Star Coach

Nichole Lopes

Bachelors of Science in Business from Penn State University
Masters in Business and Engineering from Penn State University
2007 – Present: Penn State Alumni Rugby Club IT Lead
2010 – Present: IT Senior Consultant at a Major Firm

Rugby Experience
2006 – 2009: 15’s and 7’s Penn State Player (All years reaching D1 National Championship game)
2006 – Present: 6 International Tours (4 as player) to Canada, Wales, England, Ireland, Spain, France, and Italy
2008: Played 2 matches versus the Canadian U20 National Team
2006 – 2009: Guest Player for Keystone (Philadelphia Club; Woman’s Premier League)

Management Experience
2010: MARFU 15’s All-Stars Manager
2010: USA 7’s National Team Manager

Coaching Experience
2011: Head Coach at TC Williams High School, VA (USA Rugby Certified Coach)
2009 – 2010: Assistant Coach at State College High School, PA

Commentator Experience
2011: Las Vegas 7s & U20 Nations Cup
2010: U23 All-Star Championships
2007 – 2010: Penn State regular season games, camps, and clinics

Technical Experience
Pioneered Ustream web casting model at PSU that was later adopted by USA and Canada Rugby
2011: IT Lead for Las Vegas 7s covering the women’s international tournament
2007 – 2010: Penn State Alumni Club: Hardware and software lead for web casting, webmaster, interactive Hall of Honor display designer with both touch screen and Internet access software

Jeff Young

Bachelors of Anthropology form University of Oklahoma
2009 – Present: Business Owner
2009 – Present: Video Technician for Your Scrumhalf Connection

Video Experience
Has provided almost all of the 300 videos available on the YSC Vimeo Site. Specializes in videoing 15s/7s rugby matches and providing live video for Ustream.