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Tampa, Florida, United States

Responsible for regional oversight of day-to-day operations and administration of the Corporate Fellowship Program, part of the US Chamber of Commerce Foundations' veteran employment initiative, Hiring Our Heroes. In addition to managing local CFP program site in Tampa and throughout Florida, builds relationships with employers, community partners, and relevant government agencies in an effort to grow the program and expand opportunities for hiring employers and the candidates applying to the Corporate Fellowship Program; leads the team of Program Managers across the East USA including Mid-Atlantic Region, National Capital Region, Fort Campbell, and Greater Atlanta Region.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

Hiring Our Heroes is a program under the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation; the Corporate Fellowship Program (CFP) is a nationwide initiative to connect participating host companies with the outstanding talent of transitioning service members seeking meaningful employment opportunities.The 12-week fellowship program places the transitioning service members in a local company in Tampa Bay, and provides education and networking opportunities to increase their marketability and competitive edge as they enter the job market.

Vacaville, California

Managed average of 15 listings per month ranging between $450,000 to $8,500,000; from traditional residential properties to 10-acre development lots through to 250-acre farmland properties.Increased efficiency in company's systems; tested and implemented new technology tools such as TRELLO to streamline processes and communication within the team; oversaw integration of new Moxiworks CRM system; supervised transfer of 10,000+ contacts into new CRMSpearheaded rebranding of the team logo; created detailed job briefs, reviewed proposals and quotations, provided creative direction to outsourced agencies; managed relationships with third-party vendors and partners; kept track of all project completion on time and budget; tracked ROI of marketing initiatives, kept organized records of all projects, budgets, and timelines Planned and managed two client appreciation events per year for 50 - 100 clientsProduced videos featuring agents going out into the community to interview popular local establishments for social media promotion and to raise profile of local neighborhoods; set up interviews with local community promoting the city

Set up Multi Mammoth TM to provide innovative bilingual language materials through an online retail store. Conceptualized and produced bilingual alphabet placemats, posters, books, flashcards, and audio in 8 languages including French, Spanish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Portuguese, and Polish. Developed social media presence and blog, participated in small business fairs and exhibitions. Established network of wholesale partners. Worked with team of designers to develop original content and graphics. Managed WordPress platform for www.multimammoth.com

Clearwater Fl

Provided differentiated classroom instruction to 150-170 students per year. Developed lesson plans for 4 levels of French. Sponsored the Multinational Club at the school, growing the club from 25 to 300 students. Mentored club's youth leadership team of 10 students to give them experience in organizing events, public speaking, and creating a positive and tolerant culture at the school.

Dunedin, Florida

Abu Dhabi, Uae

Managed team of 14 account managers, designers, and support staff at full-service PR and communications agency, servicing 10-12 clients per year in real estate, tourism, construction, and government sector providing multi-platform integrated communications campaigns with combined marketing budgets of $3 million; provided corporate identity/logo development, brand management, marketing research, project launches, press conferences, media buying, advertising campaigns, corporate events, exhibition stand design and exhibition management at industry specific events and conferences. Prepared pitches, proposals, presentations for business development, growing the company from 3 to 15 members in one year. Maintained organized and timely communication with clients with weekly progress updates, budget reviews, and prompt response to amendments based on thorough creative briefs to designers.

Global`

Produced promotional country investment reports in Barbados, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Angola, Namibia, and UAE; lived in project country for 3-4 months during production of report, identified unique selling points and investment incentives across relevant sectors of the economy including finance, real estate, tourism, trade, infrastructure, communications; sold $150,000-$250,000 in advertising space within the report to the industry sponsors seeking to promote their brand internationally. Set up meetings and interviewed government leaders and CEOs of public and private sector companies to be featured in the country promotion report; most notable interviews included:- President of Namibia- President of Costa Rica- the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, UAE Researched local business communities in each location, participated in industry events, exhibitions, and conferences to become knowledgeable on each sectorCollaborated with marketing departments of sponsor companies to develop effective branding and ads targeted at an international audience and potential investment partners

Paris, France

Boston Ma

Boston, Ma

Assisted with all duties of the Consul, received guests and visitors, assisted with application processing, promoted cultural relations and events

Ba, French Studies

Activities and Societies: Crew Team Member, Language TutorGraduated cum laude with a French Studies degree and a specialization.

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