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Portland, Or, Us

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Enterprise SW Territory (California, Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii) (January 2023-Present)Education and Business Solutions (July 2022-December 2022)- Developing CTE partnerships with school districts in the Southwest.- Educating states about funding opportunities for product upgrades and refreshes. - Closed single biggest deal of quarter for company (Q3 2023, Elk Grove School District rollout, $200K)

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Wacom produces hardware used in the creative industry with top-of-the-line tablets, electronic pens, and display units utilized by the creative teams at the leading organizations in entertainment, fashion, automobile manufacturing, video games, higher education and more.I'm the main POC on the operations side for the US distribution stream, working with our distribution partners, VARs and DMRs on issues pertaining to allocation, forecasting, logistics, accounting, sales support and customer service.

Portland, Oregon Area

SheerID is a SaaS provider empowering the world's largest brands to acquire new customers and build brand loyalty through gated offers, personalized online discounts geared towards lucrative demographics including students, seniors and military. Nike, Spotify, Lowe's, Target and many others have all found major success implementing SheerID in their eCommerce platform.I worked with the Revenue Generation team to craft content, strategy and execution to help add new logos, grow business with existing clients and field inbound leads from marketing campaigns.* Generated over $400K in new revenue pipeline* Found opportunities with Fortune 500 Enterprise brands, as well as SMB/Mid-Market brands* Worked on a four-tier model to generate leads: emails, cold calls, LinkedIn and direct mail* Helped drive attendance to marketing events and webinars* Researched companies and put together detailed account plans for each of them* Led discovery calls with interested prospects and qualified them for Account Executives* Talked with C-level and Senior VP level executives about business and partnership opportunities* Discovered opportunities with brands including AutoZone, Kohl's, Waste Management, Peloton, YETI, Adorama, Title Boxing, Purity Coffee and Leatherman Tool Group

Portland, Oregon Area

A leading IT Managed Services Provider in Portland, Portland Internetworks offers a complete IT offering for small to mid size businesses so they can focus on operations. * Created and delivered proposals for IT solutions, projects and services* Gatekeeper and manager of the company CRM for the sales team* Dispatched sales tickets and service requests to the CAMs and engineers * Quosal and ConnectWise POC for the sales team* Created activity reports for the sales team* Managed renewal opportunities* Telecom solutions advisor and project manager for ISP opportunities* Managed house accounts, plus a SLED account and a major real estate agency

Portland, Oregon Area

AWS Elemental's mission is to deliver the perfect media experience by offering state of the art video solutions for leading media and entertainment companies worldwide. *Assisted in writing and editing updated product content for brand relaunch*Wrote award entries for major trade shows (including award winning entry for NAB 2017 "NASA 4K")*Wrote and edited product announcements including updates and end of life notices*Updated product data sheets to fit the current messaging*Created new content and collateral, including solution briefs, white papers and case studies, for products and verticals*Cleaned up and created PowerPoint decks*Wrote and edited content for Channel Partner communications, including emails and monthly newsletter*Attended conferences and workshops to stay up to date on sales and marketing strategies *Assisted RFP team with proposal writing

Clackamas, Oregon

Leading IT consulting and engineering company headquartered in Portland, Structured provides IT services and solutions to clients nationwide of various size including government organizations, healthcare institutions, financial agencies, and a variety of other businesses. Areas of practice include Secure Infrastructure, Storage, VoIP, and Managed Services.*Wrote and Edited RFP response proposals for complex IT project opportunities*Worked with Sales Team to create professional, polished proposals that represent our company and brand at the highest possible level*Worked with little to no supervision and strict deadlines*Worked with Engineering team to translate complex, technical language into clear, concise paragraphs*Project managed resources and individuals to complete work within the time frame allocated*Worked with our vendor partners to ensure delivery of goods and services to our customers within time frame requested*Worked with vendor partners to achieve mutually beneficial goals*Continuously updated sales documents, datasheets, brochures and RFP templates*Researched new opportunities utilizing tools like ONVIA, WEBS and ORPIN*Achieved certifications of our top vendor partners*Worked with leadership team to come up with new, more efficient methods of winning RFPs*Created pricing quotes utilizing Salesforce and Microsoft ExcelIn my 5 years of RFP response proposal writing/technical writing, I brought in over $8 million in revenue and $4 million in profits.Significant RFP Wins:- Portland Trail Blazers Wireless Project (Aruba/Juniper/Palo Alto/Infoblox/Professional Services)- Beaverton School District Wireless Project (Aruba/Professional Services)- Mentor Graphics Firewall Project (Palo Alto)- Bainbridge Island Switching Project (Juniper)- Chugach Electric Phone Systems (ShoreTel)Past positions at Structured:Senior RFP Specialist (2015-2016)RFP Specialist (2013-2015)Inside Sales Associate (2012-2013)Project Writer (2011-2012)

Portland, Oregon Area

Helped design, promote and execute marketing and public relations campaigns for a small mobile gaming company

Irvine, Ca

• Assisted in the development and implementation of various Marketing/PR account activities for high tech, wireless and mobile clients. Duties included:o Preparation of drafts of routine news releases, style guides and media tracking reportso Conducting research and fielding routine account inquirieso Creation and management of monthly clip reports, speaker matrix, media databases and editorial calendar activities and providing updates to team memberso Development, production, management, tracking and scheduling of client projectso Support print, online and technology projectso Work with social/digital media team in implementing online marketing projects for clients via Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and YouTube• Oversee the production of:o Executive briefing bookso Press kitso Event guide books• The development and writing of:o Media story angleso Editing of editorial articleso Proofreading of account materialso Coordination of photography• Handle account logistics:o Events: catering, press conference, Audio Visual demandso Weekly and monthly status reportsClients Serviced:- Mobile Giving Foundation- Scanbuy- Mavenir Systems- CellTrust- FusionOne- Zinwave- Nuance MobileAccomplishments:- Secured Tier One coverage for clients (New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Good Morning America, etc.)- Wrote and edited press releases, newsletters and email marketing items for clients- Managed and coordinated major events for clients (Mobile Giving Forum, Mobile Now Conference, Secure World, CTIA)- Helped launch major marketing events (Scanbuy/Home Depot partnership, Mobile giving for Japan earthquake assistance, etc.)- Helped lead media/marketing efforts for exit strategy for a client (FusionOne's sale to Synchronous Technology)- Managed social media marketing efforts for Mobile Giving Foundation, Scanbuy, CellTrust and Mavenir Systems- Award winning PROTOS entry (Mobile Giving Foundation: Mobile Giving and Haiti Relief)

Irvine, Ca

*Worked on three different accounts: GoLive SMS, Compatible Home Care, and Elite Court Reporting*Wrote web copy and created content for Elite Court Reporting website*Wrote a complete franchising manual for Compatible Home Care*Created marketing materials for GoLiveSMS and gave recommendations for future business growth*Wrote press releases for media*Tracked sales team and built a CRM for follow up with clients and potential business

Irvine, Ca

*Wrote a monthly newsletter for the company*Created a Powerpoint presentation used to sell a $2.5 million business*Created and edited a guide to selling businesses for the company*Researched and added new prospects to the CRM database*Created other marketing materials*Developed a social media presence

Orange, Ca

*Assisted students of all grade levels and subject matter in revising and editing papers.*Taught basic writing and composition skills for ESL (English as Second Language) and freshman level students.*Gave guidance and tips on writing organization, structure, tone, etc.*Brainstormed with team to come up with writing center guides, lessons and other tools to better assist students.

Writer of articles for stories in topics such as entertainment, sports, consumer awareness, culture and arts.

Omaha, Ne

*Ran and coordinated Omaha youth group meetings*Lead Contact for all Nebraska youth activities and groups statewide *Organized the State-wide Youth Group Training in 2006*Talked to the state leaders about working together and partnerships*Assisted in putting together legislation *Organized the Youth Legislation Day*Went to area high schools to recruit more members*Put together marketing materials *Co-manager of We Want You Back campaign

Weekend event emcee and disc jockey for weddings, dances, parties, reunions, etc.

Omaha, Ne

*Assisted clients in questions they had regarding their accounts*Worked to retain biggest clients from leaving the company*Studied the Series 7 and 33.

Tour guide and boat driver for General Marion Boat Tours at Heartland of America Park in Downtown Omaha.

Mfa, Creative Writing, 3.96 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Writing Club, Writing Center Tutor

B.S., Communications, Business Administration, 3.5 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Beta Upsilon Chi Fraternity Member/Cell Group Leader, KTCU Disc Jockey, Bowling League, TCU Student Government.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Cross Country, Track, NHS, Theatre, Campus Ministry, Big Brothers, Operation Others