Jim Kramer

* (570)445-6611
* jim.kramer@sanofi.com

## KEY STRENGTHS

* Ability to teach (sportsmanship, volleyball skills, volleyball strategy, etc…)
* Knowledge of volleyball
* History of local and state wide volleyball (High School and College)
* Close friendships with the vast majority of local high school and college coaching staff & referees
* Known and respected throughout the state for my involvement in volleyball (often consulted for college recruitment)
* Active listener / observer of situations
* Disciplined / Structured / Organized

## ACHIVEMENTS

* Conference Record (High School + College, excluding Club): 108-12
* Overall Record (High School + College, excluding Club): 126-26
* 3 “Top 8” appearance in Class AA State Championship
* 1 “Top 16” appearance in Class AA State Championship
* 1 Wyoming Valley Conference Championship
* 2 “Top 16” appearance in NCAA Division III National Championships
* 2 Keystone Class BB USVBA (State) Champion (Player)
* 1 Keystone Class B USA (State) Champion (Player)
* Member of PA Volleyball Coaches Association

## COACHING EXPERIENCE

### High School 2010 – Present

Assistant Coach, North Pocono Men’s Volleyball. (2015 – Present, under Jud Holdridge)
Primary responsibilities included:

* Varsity Setters Coach
* Varsity Offensive Coordinator
* Varsity Organizer (Stats, Scorekeeper, Directions, Newspapers, Web Reporting etc…)
* JV Head Coach
* Equal contribution (w/ Jud) on strategy, starting line-up, substitutions, practice agenda, etc…
* Record: 11-1 (14-3 Overall) , Top 8 in States

Volunteer Assistant Coach, North Pocono Men’s Volleyball. (2012 – 2015, under Jud Holdridge)
Primary responsibilities included:

* Assisted as Varsity Setters Coach
* Assisted in Varsity Organization (Stats, Directions, Newspapers, Web Reporting etc…)
* Equal contribution (w/ Jud & Joe) on strategy, starting line-up, substitutions, practice agenda, etc…
* Record:
	+ 2014: 11-1 (14-3 Overall), Top 8 in States
	+ 2013: 12-0 (15-2 Overall), Conference Champions, Top 8 in States
	+ 2012: 11-1 (13-3 Overall), Top 16 in States

Volunteer Assistant Coach, North Pocono Men’s Volleyball. (2011, under Bill Kline)
Primary responsibilities included:

* Assisted in Varsity Organization (Stats, Directions, etc…)
* Record: 9-3 (9-4 Overall)

Volunteer Assistant Coach, North Pocono Women’s Volleyball. (2010, under JoAnne Perry)
Primary responsibilities included:

* Varsity Setters Coach
* Equal contribution (w/ JoAnne) on strategy, starting line-up, substitutions, practice agenda, etc…
* Record: 13-4 (15-5 Overall)

### Club 2012 – Present

Coach, Northeast Alliance Volleyball Club (AAU), U16 Boys’ Team (2012- present)
Primary responsibilities included:

* Head Coach (w/ 1 assistant – Pete McBade)
* Player Grades: Freshman & young Sophomores
* Schools: North Pocono, Wyoming Valley West, Lackawanna Trail, Dallas
* Of the 10 Players on the 2012 Team, 5 were selected as all-conference players in 2014, 1 was the 2014 regional MVP
* From the 2012-2014 teams, every player has started on their respective High School Varsity Teams

Coach, Northeast Alliance Volleyball Club (AAU), U16 Girls’ Team (2014-present)
Primary responsibilities included:

* Head Coach (w/ 1 assistant – Dwayne Hall)
* Player Grades: Freshman, young Sophomores & 8th Grade (primarily a U15 team)
* Schools: North Pocono, Lackawanna Trail, Dallas, Holy Redeemer, Troy, Tunkhannock, Blue Ridge, Abington Heights
* Majority of the tournaments we have played in have been U17 and have made the playoffs in half of them.

Coach, Northeast Alliance Volleyball Club (AAU), U15 Girls’ Team (2012-2013)
Primary responsibilities included:

* Head Coach (w/ 1 assistant – 2012: JoAnne Perry, 2013: Dwayne Hall)
* Player Grades: Freshman & 8th Grade
* Schools: North Pocono, Lackawanna Trail, Dallas, Holy Redeemer, Crestwood, Western Wayne
* Won 1 Tournament (Millersville). Placed 2nd twice (Palmyra & Kutztown)
* From the 2012-2013 teams, every player has played or started on their respective High School Varsity Teams
* Every player from the 2013 team, played in the 2014 district tournament

### College 1987 – 1988

Volunteer Assistant Coach, University of Scranton Women’s Volleyball. (1987 – 1988, under Kevin Cleary)
Primary responsibilities included:

* Setters Coach
* Defense Coach
* Equal contribution (w/ Kevin) on strategy, starting line-up, substitutions, practice agenda, etc…
* Record:
	+ 1987: 16-0 (17-1 Overall), Conference Champions, Top 16 in NCAA Div III Tourney
	+ 1988: 16-0 (17-1 Overall), Conference Champions, Top 16 in NCAA Div III Tourney

## PLAYING EXPERIENCE

* Penn State, University Park, USVBA Club Team (Class BB), Defensive Specialist / Setter (1983-1984)
* Penn State, University Park, USVBA Club Team (Class A), Setter (1985-1986)
* Pocono Pounders, USVBA Club Team (Class A/BB), Setter (1987-1990) – Including 2 Keystone (State) Class BB Championships
* NEVBA (Northeast Volleyball Association) USA Club Team (Class BB/B), Coach/Captain/Setter (1991-1994) – Including 1 Keystone (State) Class B Championships
* Multiple local leagues, including, but not limited to: Dunmore YMCA (manage the league), Carbondale YMCA, Pocono Mountain High School, Dunmore Community Center, Forest City Kennedy Field, Green Gables
* Pottstown Rumble (2011-2013)

## EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL CAREER

### Professional Career

Director of Global Functional Planning and Resource Management

* Sanofi Pasteur, Research & Development
* Responsible for the global Planning, Staffing and Budgeting of 1400 staff at 6 locations
* 11 direct or indirect staff (3 in US, 3 in Canada, 5 in France)

### College

Penn State University:

* University Park, PA 1982 – 1986
* Partial Scholarship (Academic)
* BS Finance

### High School

North Pocono High School:

* Moscow, Pa 1978 – 1982
* Top 10% of class
* National Honor Society
* 3 Yr Football Letterman
* 2 Yr Track Letterman
* President Varsity Club