Amanda Thornton, Mba Email & Phone Number

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

- Improve current processes and develop new processes to meet mission needs and increase efficiencies across divisions within the Energy Science and Technology Directorate- Manage proposal submissions for Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy lab-wide-Assist in coordinating proposal submissions for Department of Energy (DOE) Offices of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, Clean Energy Demonstrations, and the Grid Deployment Office- Assist principal investigators in preparing project proposals for sponsors outside of DOE through strategic partnerships projects and cooperative research and development agreements

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

- Develop project scopes and objectives- Develop a detailed project plan to track progress including all relevant milestones- Coordinate resources for execution of projects on-time, within scope and budget- Manage client expectations and maintain partner relationships- Act as liaison between clients and artists- Utilize project management software Basecamp to track project progress

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

- Provide daily support for commercial operations to maximize revenue potential- Manage assigned accounts, process all commercial instructions, and input information into database system- Interact daily with advertising sales, creative services, and agencies to build relationships and find solutions

Knoxville, Tennessee

- Coordinate and book over 50 film festivals at Regal theaters nationally- Identify and strengthen partnerships with national film festival clients and internal departments- Negotiate film festival pricing with internal departments - Write and negotiate contracts- Lead generation and outreach to new film festival clients- Communicate with theater staff across the country about film festivals and group sales bookings- Develop strategies for process improvement and set financial goals for department

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

- Generated and developed new unscripted show ideas, 3 of which made it to pilot stages with cable networks- Coordinated and executed contracts with clients- Created development edit post forms for sizzle reels to market original series towards target networks- Maintained development grid and wrote show treatments- Performed comprehensive research within a wide range of television trends and cable mandates

Murfreesboro, Tn

- Served as administrator to the Executive Council Student Coordinators over Games, Films, Concerts, Variety, and Athletic Event Promotion- Created and managed social media content for Raider Entertainment- Created and scheduled Raider Entertainment’s weekly email newsletter using MailChimp- Oversaw 30+ Raider Entertainment members’ event volunteer hours and attendance of weekly meetings- Created agendas for both the weekly Executive Council meetings and weekly General Council meetings- Networked with other student organizations and outside entities for co-sponsorship of events- Member of the Distinguished Lecture Fund Committee which delegated funds for notable lecturers and events- Attended the 2014 Association for Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA) Conference in Atlanta

Murfreesboro, Tn

- Managed all aspects of operation of the Game Room in the MTSU Student Union Building- Maintained the upkeep of Game Room equipment- Organized, planned, coordinated, and promoted events held in and outside of the Game Room- Hired and trained student workers for the Student Union Game Room - Created a training manual for Game Room workers and future Games Coordinators- Attended the 2013 National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Convention in Nashville

Master Of Business Administration, Mba

Won the Marketplace Masters Award shared with Marketplace team members

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Electronic Media Management, 3.75 Gpa

Activities and Societies: MTSU Student Programming & Activities (Raider Entertainment), National Society for Collegiate Scholars.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Manager of Bearden's volleyball team for 4 years, Student Government Association member for 4 years, and swim.