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Sausalito, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

- Changed lives through travel! - Sold international educational travel programs to educational clients on the West Coast. - Implemented full client support from travel program selection and planning, marketing to travelers, operations details to execution satisfaction. - Performed as international travel spokesperson on incentive and familiarization tours strengthening customer loyalty and promoting new products. - Utilized CRM and database tools for lead management and marketing campaigns.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

- Develop strategic accounts to grow new markets and relationships.- Sell, design, produce and execute galas, weddings and corporate events.- Maintain project budget and schedule goals.- Design new products to build on trend inventory. - Create systems of efficiency and productivity in a growing small company.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Southeast Asia And Nepal

Philadelphia

- Coordinated upgrade from Internet Explorer 9 to 11, and upgrade from Microsoft Outlook to Office 365, affecting over 400 proprietary applications each. - Authored instructional webinars on the process and progress of the upgrade; collected and implemented feedback. - Orchestrated testing equipment, schedule; provided issue support and progress reports. - Developed and maintained project documentation, including charters and scoping, measures of success, project plans, weekly status reports, issue tracking/escalation/resolution, and financial tracking/forecasting- Gathered business requirements for new product line- Liaise with IT and business organizations to ensure engagement and project progress. Prepared formal presentations on project and status for business and IT leadership

New York City And Washington, D.C.

PROJECT MANAGER:- Built project management system and standard operating procedures to streamline cross-functional teams productivity and timeliness of deliverables.- Developed project plans to coordinate multiple production teams to for interactive and digital media projects.- Produced landing pages for sponsors, new product launches and advanced purchasing options.- Integrated customer feedback into product launches.- Managed B2B relationships with national sponsors including Fortune 100 companies.- Responsible for production, review and approval of 15 promotional videos and 500 marketing images annually.- Managed event design and procurement within designated budget ranging from $2K-350K.- Designed proprietary financial tracking system for all branding expenditures; generated monthly cost analysis for division and individual events.- Executed vendor negotiations and contracts.BRAND MANAGER:- Built template system to produce standardized marketing collateral for sales pitch materials.- Mapped the customer life-cycle experience; developed lead generation strategies creating brandparticipation, customer acquisition and revenue generation.- Created survey and evaluation methodology for measurement of event quality.- Developed and produced visual identity for the events including all marketing collateral.- Established the blueprint of standards and best practices for national event tours.- Produced tagged event photography and video database.- Replicated Urban Escapes business model into 25 additional US cities and London, UK.- Hired and trained 30 Event Managers for new markets.- Created annual employee review and evaluation system for Event Managers.Events with 20-7,000 people: Glow-in-the-dark 5K Runs, Concerts, Festivals, Multi-day Summer Camps, International Travel Tours, Beer and Wine Tasting Tours, Cooking Classes, Participatory Sports and Outdoor Adventures.

Philadelphia

*Acquired by LivingSocial in October 2010 to launch the Adventures division.Launched the Philadelphia branch by taking an unknown brand to a household name among the young professional community in less than a year. Urban Escapes was an adventure travel company for young professionals operating in NYC, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington DC. From day hiking to wine tasting and ice climbing, Urban Escapes provided affordable trips for young professionals seeking to "get out of the bubble" and expand their social network. - Operated Philadelphia branch. Responsible for budget, website upkeep, email marketing, event scheduling, quality metrics, and hiring and training of staff. - Designed, negotiated, contracted, sold and executed 15 events. Event design focused on adventurous, interactive experiences and social networking. - Awarded Philadelphia Magazine’s “Best Social Life Reboot of 2010” within six months.

Assisted in fundraising and event coordination. Researched incentive items, sponsorships,donations, grants and promotional opportunities. Events: Let Them Eat Cake, Michelle Offsie Memorial Walk, Hope Cuts, and Spirit of Life Luncheon

Philadelphia

- Worked on all phases of design and construction with a focus on higher education and industrial markets. - Produced contract documents and drawings under time sensitive deadlines using AutoCAD 2007 and REVIT 2009. - Created spatial and visual studies along with design presentations for clients using Adobe Creative Suite and MS Office. - Researched and applied new building technologies during design with an emphasis on sustainability and green building practices while applying applicable codes.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Performed surveys of existing field conditions and transferred data into CAD files.Created complete Construction and Condo Documents. Organized materials library.

Alexandria, Virginia

Performed surveys of existing field conditions and transferred data into hand-drafted files;created new office logo graphic.

Bachelors Of Architecture, Minor In Industrial Design, Cum Laude

- 1st Place Second Year Studio Competition, 2nd Place First Year Package Design Competition - Selected to lead the College’s Plaster.

Education record