SUMMARY

B Scene ADVERTISING Newport Beach/Beverly Hills, CA 2010-Present
VP, Business Development
• Event marketing strategies and sponsorship sales for the 2010 Newport Beach and Beverly Hills Pageants;
• Social media campaign and community relations.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION, OC Chapter, Irvine, CA    2009- Present
Event Marketing Consultant
• Broadway Memories Silent Auction, 2010 - currently involved in recruiting auction packages;
• Visionary Women Luncheon & Holiday Boutique – managed all aspects of event producing, vendor selection and contracts;
• Fullerton Memory Walk 2009 – responsible for recruiting and contracting all Food Court vendors for the event.

CONSTANTINA CHILDRENS FOUNDATION, Beverly Hills, CA     2009- 2010
Marketing Communications Consultant
• Grant Writing - Ghana Sokode-Ho Orphanage Campaign, India Ramnad Special School- ongoing;
• Newsletter, Sponsorship request letters, Auction packages, etc;
• Special Events - lead generation, all event correspondence.

HOLT MCDOUGAL PUBLISHING, Evanston, IL    2007 - 2009
A division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a $2.5 billion global education company
Inside Sales Regional Coordinator
• Customer Account Management and sales operations for Mid-South (IN, NC, SC, KY, TN)
• Coordinated a wide range of sales events, mailing campaigns, mass samplings;
• Operated as a liaison between regional manager, sales representatives and consultants in developing and implementing marketing strategies;
• Improved customer satisfaction rating by 25% while managing a web requests database in Lotus Notes – generated new leads, provided product information and qualified sample requests;
• Managed 3rd base customer accounts driving $600,000 in revenue during busy sales season, assessing customer needs and providing free products lists, cost proposals, and other sales-related tools;
• SAP project management: increased efficiency in tracking implementation orders in (ZOTCM application), reducing downtime by 60%.

CH2M HILL, Chicago, IL    2006 - 2007
A $6 billion international leader in full-service engineering, construction and operations
Project Associate - Contractor for Transportation Group
• Meeting planning: assisted project manager with meetings agenda, presentations design, and facilitated monthly internal learning modules;
• Maintained superior standard of IDOT bid documentation for I-90 Interchange Reconstruction Project – research, proofing, file converting, archiving;
• Provided specific financial documentation (invoices, expense reports), eliminating pricing and coding errors by refining a self-populating template.

ARTHUR MURRAY DANCE STUDIOS, Chicago, IL    2004 - 2005
Event Marketing
• Worked with Guest Director in producing a wide range of events such as: Spotlight Ball, Dance-O-Rama, Michigan Avenue Lights Parade, Lake Michigan boat cruise, special guest coaching sessions, open-houses, etc;
• Achieved 98% sales rate for wedding packages by seeking new sales opportunities and maintaining extensions rate.

LEE HECHT HARRISON, Chicago, IL     2004 - 2005
Member of the Adecco Group, a global leader in career transition services
Administrative Assistant
• Event planning: participated in organizing the LHH 2005 Appreciation Reception for 250 guests – managed invitations and RSVPs, data-show, day-off on site coordination;
• Increased customer satisfaction by customizing web-based resources such as: Career Resource Network, Resume Reserve, and Lead Link.

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