Curious as to who exactly is Conquering Chaos?

 

Jill Grzankowski is originally from Buffalo, NY, and her background includes French and Spanish translation, computer technical support, and project management. She founded Conquering Chaos in March of 2004 in Northern Virginia and relocated the business to the metro Denver area in March of 2006. Conquering Chaos is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers as well as the NAPO Colorado Chapter. Jill has appeared in several publications talking about the benefits of organizing and has also given numerous presentations and speeches.

 

Below are previous employment descriptions, starting with most recent:

IT Administrator: performed network administration, established and maintained backup system, troubleshot hardware and software problems, configured email and FTP accounts, and researched, purchased and installed new hardware and software

Project Manager: responsible for the successful completion of translation and localization projects, involving quote generation, file preparation, personnel research and management, desktop publishing, quality assurance reviews, invoicing and billing; also researched new marketing strategies and opportunities, maintained company website, and designed PowerPoint presentations, e-newsletters and brochures, posted job openings, reviewed applicants, interviewed and trained incoming project management staff, trained employees on various computer skills, reviewed proposals, enhanced and organized electronic and paper file systems, and created new forms for smoother processes

Executive Assistant: provided administrative assistance including travel arrangements, expense reports, meeting scheduling and document creation for the Strategy and Business Development team of a large international defense contractor; coordinated international participation in major military trade shows in the DC area, including organization of exhibit space and hospitality suite, meeting schedules, equipment rental, billing, catering, and banquet planning; maintained files in conjunction with ISO 9001 standards

Software Support and Training Specialist: provided technical support on all products through email and phone calls, provided training on all products on a variety of levels, beta tested new products, submitted bug and enhancement requests to development team and tracked the progress of the requests; contributed to support resources through the creation of knowledgebase articles, training documentation and procedure outlines; organized and streamlined process of replacing faulty dongles (software keys)

 

Conquering Chaos is always looking to learn more, improve our skills and implement new information and techniques. Some of our training and education includes:

	B.A. in French and B.A. in Spanish from Penn State University
	M.A. in Applied Translation Studies from the University of Leeds, UK
	Certified Internet Webmaster certification (CIW)
	Online course on LAN administration
	Attended Spring Seminar sponsored by the Washington, DC Chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) in 2004 and 2005
	Listened to all presentations given at the NAPO Annual Conference in 2003, 2004 and 2005
	Interior design course
	Residential organizing course
	Presentations by NAPO members and guests
	Several NAPO-sponsored Professional Organizing courses
	Continually reading books, websites and newsletters about various organizing topics and latest industry news