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Robert Jordon

robertbeckjordon@gmail.com

(857) 331-3750

Thirty six year old professional with 12+ years of experience in the following areas:

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• Business and Non-Profit Administration

• Account Management and Fundraising

• B2B Product, Sales, and Marketing

• Project and Program Management

• Software and Web Engineering

• Multi-year International Assignments

• Music Education, Production, and Performance

Selected Work Experience

Personal Assistant 

Benjamin Zander, Cambridge MA

April 2022 to Present 

Benjamin Zander is a world-renowned conductor, speaker, and best-selling author lauded for his work in diplomacy, international relations, and corporate speaking. He is the founder, musical director, and trust partner of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra. I currently manage his home office in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Responsibilities include:

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  • Communications and relationship building with high net-worth individuals 

  • Projects, concerts, and events with Boston Philharmonic Board of Directors

  • Upgrading office network hardware and development workflows 

  • Billing, accounting, vendors, calendar, and contact database management​

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Notable Achievements: 

  • Helped Ben fundraise over 2M to support international Youth Orchestra tours of South Africa and Europe.  

  • Coordinated logistics for documentary production and concert performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony at Carnegie Hall

  • Brokered the release of personal assets held by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Education and Community Engagement Manager

Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston MA

September 2018 to June 2020 

The BPO's Crescendo Music Education program supports Boston city school students who would otherwise not have adequate access to high quality music education opportunities. These opportunities include a wide range of personalized music instruction, small group lessons, and free community concerts. 

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  • Managed equitable employment program for 25+ Teaching Artists

  • Administered 1,500+ teaching hours in 20+ city schools

  • Financial oversight and reporting controls on 100K+ budget

  • Instructional design, curriculum design, digital marketing copy

Founder, Project Lead 

Teach To Learn, Boston MA

January 2017 to Present 

Teach To Learn provides charitable support to vulnerable musicians and offers online cultural-exchanges featuring traditional artists from around the world.  We are a 501(c)3 non-profit project operating on a part-time scale.

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  • Global mission to support traditional artists and build non-mainstream music ecosystems

  • Product development in K12 Education and Creative Aging market verticals

  • Sold 75K+ in B2B sales, raised 200K+ in contributions over 7 years

  • Artist network management including 40+ traditional artists in 25 countries

  • Account management and partnerships, 15+ international and domestic clients

  • Virtual classrooms and programs reaching 5000+ students in 30+ countries

  • Wrote legal narratives, managed books, built website, grant writing, tax filing

Full Stack Web Developer

Ananta Intelligence, Global / Remote

June 2020 to April 2022

During a two year gap away from the Boston Philharmonic caused by the COVID19 Pandemic, I taught myself computer programming. My time with Ananta was a project based apprenticeship with a senior full stack engineer and executive manager focused on building a unified workflow for an online cultural learning program. Sponsored by the BPO COVID Relief Musicians Fund.

 

  • Built backend API using NEST, Typescript, TypeORM, NodeJS

  • Built frontend UX using React, NodeJS

  • Basic unit and integration testing, configuration, data serialization, and authentication.

Project Manager

Kathmandu Jazz Conservatory, Kathmandu Nepal 

June 2020 to April 2022

  • Technical writing, budgeting, business planning, assessment, program design

  • Small, grassroots team raising 50K+ through grants and awards (Goethe Institute)

  • Administrative streamlining consultation to implementation, paper to digital transition

Program Manager 

Musicmatters School, Colombo Sri Lanka

September 2017 to September 2018

  • Trained local teachers and helped streamline administrative processes

  • Classroom, ensemble, and 1-on-1 teaching, outreach in K-8 after-school programs

  • Fulbright Research on youth creativity in resource poor environments

Faculty, Percussion Studio Director 

Afghanistan National Institute of Music, Kabul Afghanistan

August 2013 to August 2014

  • Yearlong Faculty Residency, two Guest Artist Residencies funded by the World Bank

  • Taught classes, coached ensembles, directed the percussion studio

  • Negotiated contracts, grants, and sponsorships under pressure

International Charitable Work

Outreach efforts in the form of artist residencies, musical performances, educational workshops, lectures, teacher-training, curriculum development, administrative consultation,  and fundraising:

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  • Himalayan Youth Foundation: Kathmandu, Nepal (2018)

  • Calcutta School of Music: Calcutta, India (2018)

  • Vidya Sagar School for the Blind: Chennai, India (2018)

  • CHEERS ENT Hospital: Kathmandu, Nepal (2018)

  • Music Basti: New Delhi, India (2017)

  • Esufally Family Foundation: Colombo, Sri Lanka (2017)

  • Empowerment Through Integration: Tripoli, Lebanon (2016) 

  • Dessaix Baptiste Music School: Jacmel, Haiti (2015)

  • Chemuchca Institute of Music: Cap Haitian, Haiti (2015)

  • Holy Trinity Music School: Port Aux Prince, Haiti (2015)

  • Shroff Charity Eye Hospital: New Delhi, India (2015)

  • Bridge Music Academy: New Delhi, India (2015)

  • Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music: Tamil Nadu, India (2015)

  • One World College of Music: Gurgaon, India (2015)

  • AFCECO Orphanage: Kabul, Afghanistan (2014)

Grants and Awards

Boston Cultural Council, January 2023

Goethe Project Award, June 2020

MIT Creative Arts 15K, April 2019

MIT Sandbox 5K, October 2018

Mass Cultural Council Fellowship, September 2018

Fulbright Research Scholarship, September 2017

Education

Coding Bootcamp in Full Stack Web Development

MITx Online, October 2021

CS50 Certificate in Computer Science

Harvardx Online, December 2020

Master of Music in Jazz

McGill University, Montréal QC October 2011

Bachelor of Music in Jazz

New England Conservatory of Music, Boston MA June 2009

Precollege Graduate Certificate

Manhattan School of Music, New York NY June 2005

High School Graduate Diploma 

Cranford Senior High School, Cranford NJ June 2005 

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