About Wes Maynard

Biography

Wes Maynard, MBA, CI/CT, NIC Master

Wes’s professional history includes a variety of public sector, private sector, and entrepreneurial experience.

Education and Credentials

Wes has a Bachelor’s in Intercultural and Organizational Communication (BA) and a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA).

He holds the following national certifications from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf:

· Certificate of Transliteration (CT) – 1998

· National Interpreter Certification Master Level (NIC-M) – 2006

Interpreting Experience

Wes currently works for the world's largest video relay service (VRS) provider, Sorenson Communications. VRS allows deaf and hearing consumers around the globe to communicate through sign language interpreters on the telephone using state-of-the-art video conference technology.

Additionally, he owns and operates Wes Maynard LLC, an independent interpreting firm that provides direct services in business, government, medical, and education settings.

Wes has interpreted in high-profile situations for world leaders such as President Barack Obama, former President George W. Bush, and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.

In the private sector, he has provided interpreting services for global Fortune 500 companies such as Boeing, Motorola, TRW, Micron, Hewlett Packard, Medtronic, Bank of America, American Express, Avnet, Qwest, America West Airlines, State Farm Insurance, Honeywell, Target, and UPS.

Public sector interpreting service includes agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service, Naturalization and Immigration, Department of Corrections, Housing and Urban Development, United States Post Office, Child Protective Services, Women Infant Care, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, and Fish and Game.

Post-secondary educational work includes interpreting courses at Arizona State University, Boise State University, College of Western Idaho, University of Phoenix, Grand Canyon State University, Arizona Art Institute, Mesa Community College, Phoenix Community College, Paradise Valley Community College, Devry Institute, Glendale Community College, South Mountain Community, Northern Arizona University, and Pima Medical Institute.

Public Sector Experience

Wes served as the Executive Director of the Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CDHH), a statewide agency that creates systemic improvements for deaf and hard-of-hearing citizens. Wes oversaw all operations of the agency, including budget, personnel, public relations, board of director relations, statute compliance, facilities, legislation, bylaw compliance, and inter-agency relations. In addition, during the time of Wes’s directorship, CDHH housed Idaho’s statewide Early Hearing and Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program—Idaho Sound Beginnings—which oversees the initial hearing screenings and tracking of babies born with hearing loss. Wes was the Principle Investigator of this EHDI federal program, and he oversaw all its operations.

During his administration, Wes’s primary visionary focus at CDHH was introducing and lobbying for legislation. His efforts resulted in three successful bills passing the Legislature, as well as the successful defeat of one bill that would have been detrimental to some of CDHH’s constituents.

Successfully Passed

· The Idaho Educational Interpreter Act – Title 33 Chapter 13

· ASL Recognition as a Foreign Language – SCR 102

· Deaf Child’s Bill of Rights – SCR 103

Successfully Defeated

· Deaf Education Reform – HB 821

Private Sector Experience

At Sorenson Communications, Wes was the general manager of the Idaho interpreting call center located in Boise. In this role he oversaw local recruiting, hiring, training, evaluation, performance, budget, personnel, projects, regulatory compliance, facilities, scheduling, logistics, internal technical support, professional development, and customer service. In addition to his management role, he was invited by various department heads to participate in many specialized national projects at headquarters involving professional development tools, marketing, and public relations.

While working for HostPro (a Micron Electronic’s company) as a senior account manager, Wes was responsible for selling high-tech Internet, Web hosting, and data networking solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses. He had the opportunity to manage some of the company’s largest business accounts, such as Idaho Department of Labor, Idaho Independent Bank, St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center, the Idaho Statesman, Idaho Power, the Kathryn Albertson Foundation, Manduca Management, Advisen, and AvenueMe. He exceeded his annual sales quota within the first six months of employment and won multiple sales awards during his time with the company.

As a pharmaceutical sales professional for the world's largest biomedical pharmaceutical company, Pfizer Inc., Wes worked on a regional team responsible for a 13 million-dollar annual quota. The blockbuster medications he promoted were Celebrex®, Zoloft®, Detrol LA®, and Bextra®. In addition to working with local physicians, part of his responsibilities included lobbying to and cultivating major accounts, such as Idaho Medicaid, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Boise VA hospital, and all major hospitals in the Treasure Valley. He was invited to represent Pfizer at local philanthropy events with U.S. Senators Larry Craig and Mike Crapo.

Entrepreneurial Experience

Wes was a co-owner of The Maynard Group LLC, a successful private real estate investment firm specializing in residential rental properties. In short order the company exceeded revenue goals and sold the company’s assets in 2005.

Board of Director Experience

Wes has served as a Board member of the Idaho Assistive Technology Project, Idaho Americans with Disabilities Task Force, Deaf Center of Idaho, Intermountain Special Studies Institute, Idaho Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Idaho Educational Interpreter Interagency Consortium, and the Consortium of Idahoans with Disabilities.

Volunteer Experience

Wes has had the pleasure of donating volunteer service to the Idaho Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Arizona Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Arizona Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Phoenix Day School for the Deaf, Phoenix Association of the Deaf, Baltimore Community Support Services for the Deaf, and the Walnut Creek California Police Department.