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Skills Summary

Creative

Marketing Skills

Customer Relationship building

Networking

Business Management

Detail Oriented

Bilingual

Professional Presentation

Goal Oriented

Team Player

Project Coordinator

Vision

Qualifications

Management

Accomplished in planning, scheduling and directing promotions and sales teams. Coordination and on-site supervision of grass-roots marketing events. Managed in-house graphics department. Provided an environment for others to succeed.

Marketing/Sales/Advertising

Creative advertising, grass-roots sales and marketing and community relations. Created and designed new concept products. Conceptualize and design new logos, newspaper ads and magazine ads. Able to interact with key community and business leaders.  Adept at recognizing customer needs and achieving balance between customer needs and company goals and policies.

Technical Ability

Creative degree with emphasis in Advertising. Expert Macintosh platform user and knowledgeable in Windows environment. Expert in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign. Successful experience in photography, video shooting and editing. Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Resourceful in research and information searches.

Professional Experience

Copa Creative Communications Knoxville, TN

Owner, Creative Director June 2008 -Present

University of Tennessee Dining Services ╨ ARAMARK Knoxville, TN

Contract Graphic Designer/Marketing Manager 2006 ╨ June 2008

AdvoCare International San Diego, CA

Independent Sales Director 2002 ╨ 2006

ELB USA Inc. San Diego, CA

Graphics Manager 2003 ╨ 2004

BRENTO Corp San Diego, CA

Marketing/Creative Content Designer 2000 - 2003

Adventures in Advertising San Diego, CA

Graphics Specialist 1999 - 2000

QUALCOMM San Diego, CA

Marketing Intern 1998-1999

Education and Accomplishments

Art Institute of California - San Diego, CA Graduated in 2000, Associates of Arts in Advertising

Strayer University – Knoxville, TN - Candidate for Bachelor of Science, International Business 2011

Professional Development/Success and Leadership Seminars

John Maxwell, author - The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader Atlanta, GA 2004

Joe Gibbs, Washington Redskins Head Coach, Owner Joe Gibbs Racing Dallas, TX 2003

Ken Blanchard, author -The One Minute Manager¿ Kansas City 2002

United States Navy, Honorable Discharge  1991 - 1995

Performed Joint Services and Navy specific applications and processes. Managed C4I database management functions, communications operations, and Force Over the Horizon Track Coordinator (FOTC) functions. Maintained the Common Operating Picture (COP) and provided input to the Common Tactical Picture (CTP) at the unit, battle group, component commander, joint and coalition level. These functions were performed at an afloat command.

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