Christopher Pickard Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, California, United States

Sacramento, California Area

Sacramento, California Area

Emergency Preparedness Office

Sacramento, Ca

Sacramento, California Area

As a member of Parasec's communication staff, I serve as an assistant to the sales team, performing administrative tasks, promoting the profitability of the company, researching, facilitating, and planning trade-shows, conventions, and seminars for the sales team. Working in both the marketing and sales departments as administrative support, I assist in maintaining our customer relationship management software and database.

Sacramento, California Area

Managed a client base of 12 to 15 candidates for elected office. Utilized Salesforce.com as a cloud based database of over 100,000 entities. Maintained good relationships between clients and political action committees. Organized logistics for visiting clients, booking flights, organizing rental vehicles, and hotel accommodations. Introduced and implemented new fundraising ideas for candidates. Solved technical computer network issues in the office. Researched legislation that clients drafted, supported, or opposed in session. Served as an assistant to the office manager, ordering office materials, conducting inventory of campaign materials, and implementing new organizational techniques. Focused on increasing office efficiency in the workplace and at fundraising events. Designed databases that would increase Political Action Committee financial resources, and design and implement new tracking systems that would benefit our political action committee clients. Composed campaign budgets and campaign strategies for candidates. Assisted in the planning of fundraising and awareness events for clients.

- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Outlook. - Organized time sensitive legislative material, and distributed petitions to the appropriate legislative committees. - Proficient with Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system. - Was required to speak publicly, and deliver mail to a variety of recipients on a daily basis.

B.A., Legal Studies

Associates Degree, Liberal Studies