Responsible for both the business and creative sides: securing clients and new project work, programming, concept drawings, schematic design, space planning, code compliance, construction documents, bidding, procurement, contract administration, project timeline and trades management, invoicing, and follow up.

Project Manager/Analyst (2014 - 2016):
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Planned and managed multi-year, client facilitation projects with combined annual revenue of $1.25M. I negotiated contracts, developed and maintained relationships with contract trainers, and resourced projects.

• Planned and managed the delivery of 270 live training events per year within the United States & Canada and 240 webinars per year

• Increased the margins of a $0.5M/year project by 20% by improving efficiencies & implementing new contract provisions to capture hidden value provided

• Increased the volume of live sessions we successfully delivered by improving processes to increase efficiency


Solutions Designer (2014 - 2015):
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Evaluated clients’ most pressing issues, designed solutions, determined pricing, created
client proposals, and prepared & led client sales presentations.

• Designed scope of work and proposed engagements which resulted in sales of $1M


Executive Coordinator to the CEO (2000 - 2014):
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Eased the workload of busy executives by providing top-level business and administrative support, such as speech/presentation development and scheduling, but also engaged in the role of trusted advisor and confidant to the leader of the company who's annual revenue was $50M and was named one of Inc. magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Companies for three consecutive years.

• Collaborated with the CEO in the development and implementation of company initiatives which resulted in increased employee satisfaction and improved sales processes

• Acted as ghost CEO during busy times (addressed business issues & delegated assignments to company officers) allowing CEO to confidently travel out of the office 150+ business days per year

• Independently maintained relationships with Fortune 500 executive clients, board members, investors and senior leadership.

Performed field measures, conducted client calls, drafting and redlines, SketchUp modeling, selected palette options for new construction condominium building, met with reps, updated the design library and researched new products.Managed and led my own commercial design project (art studio) from initiation to completion

Assisted the Design Studio clients in solving their residential design challenges by improving their space plans with store merchandise and taking into account the client budget parametersEarned the trust of several clients who continued to come back for my design assistance year after year because of my ability to use store merchandise in unique ways that made their spaces look original, beyond the designs seen in the pages of the widely-distributed catalog

Assisted the CFO with Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) product research, international client communications, scheduling, maintaining confidential files and the creation of presentations to investors and other financial institutions• As the artistic director and graphic designer for the company's real estate investment trusts, I created logos, newsletters and brochures, developed cohesive presentations, proofed all materials before being sent out, scanned and corrected images for marketing purposes and coordinated the printing and assembly of marketing packages for investors

Supported back office needs for a busy design-build construction firm who specialized in historic renovations, restorations, and sustainable design projects.

Managed both the retail and wholesale departments of an art supply store, including marketing, inventory management, resolving employee conflicts, customer service, daily decision-making for the company and merchandising.• Initiated, implemented and maintained several programs to increase efficiency, improve customer service, streamline the ordering and re-stocking process, increase wholesale sales, improve employee product knowledge