Sean Deardorff

Performed peer-audited quality assurance on frontier LLM reasoning by progressing to top-tier evaluator status and running red-team stress tests. Authored and audited 100+ multi-step Chain-of-Thought rubrics to calibrate model reasoning against safety benchmarks while working across DataAnnotation.tech, Outlier.ai, and Mindrift.ai.

Maintained a top 20% statewide sales ranking among 100+ active representatives over an 11-month period. Served as a primary mentor for incoming staff, helping the Madison location compete consistently for the #1 top-grossing rank among regional teams.

Built an inaugural event strategy from zero, using CRM infrastructure to acquire, track, and manage the full lifecycle of 200+ corporate events within six months. Led the operational launch of a second retail location and implemented localized QR-code feedback that increased Google Review ratings from 4.0 to 4.7 stars.

Deployed and customized CRM infrastructures (Salesforce, Zoho, Nimble) for independent sales professionals, more than doubling gross revenue across 8 client portfolios within one year. Directed end-to-end development for cannabis operations up to 17 acres, including irrigation and climate-controlled greenhouse systems and full-cycle seasonal logistics.

Directed global research teams across 13 countries and implemented research/lead generation SOPs that reduced database error rates from 68% to 7%, driving a 900% increase in annual acquisitions (from ~200 to ~2,000). Built an intelligence dashboard aggregating hyper-targeted RSS feeds to monitor trigger events and originate enterprise negotiations exceeding $100M+.

Led a 12-person 'proportional appeasement' pilot that eliminated supervisor backlogs by empowering front-line staff with discretionary authority tied to issue severity. Scaled the framework into a company-wide SOP across ToysRUs.com and BabiesRUs.com, driving a 250% localized increase in customer re-order value and supporting a $400M revenue growth phase.

Managed full P&L execution and workforce staging during a commercial cleaning services turnaround period while holding an ownership stake/buyout arrangement. Introduced a proprietary 50-Point QA grid, captured $96,000 in new high-margin contract revenue using real-time variance tracking, and funded a 25% wage increase by voluntarily reducing personal compensation.

Managed operational overhauls, inventory auditing protocols, and standard accounting reconciliations across a 3-store postpaid and prepaid carrier retail portfolio.

Produced 200–250% of group average performance metrics across multiple national fundraising accounts by designing a custom persuasion system. Authored master scripts based on real-time news injection and audience pain-point mapping that were deployed company-wide, then was promoted to Team Lead and Training Assistant based on sustained performance.

Co-founded, funded, and managed a modular, mobile youth sports apparel retail startup generating $120,000 in gross first-year revenues. Built and assembled an 18'x8' modular stadium kiosk, then managed inventory control, B2B procurement, and QuickBooks financial accounting.

Achieved #1 national performance ranking in lead generation within 90 days by applying self-directed psychological and consultative influence methodologies. Maintained a 75% in-home appointment conversion rate through personality-tailored, responsive consultative presentations and supported parallel entrepreneurial execution.