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California, United States

San Diego, California, United States

S29 Consulting is a Women-Owned + Operated Growth Marketing Agency and Certified HubSpot Solutions Partner. As Managing Partner, I focus on operations, revenue growth, and strategic partnerships while ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality projects and services. I joined as a partner to support the website launch and to expand our HubSpot partnership practice through dedicated HubSpot service delivery. My role includes managing strategic alliances, overseeing project delivery, and fostering a collaborative environment that supports growth. Leading initiatives to expand our freelance and contractor network, my focus is to strengthen our capacity to meet client needs through impactful partnerships and optimized processes.

San Diego, California, United States

I specialize in Microsoft partnerships and alliances, offering freelance and contract support to Microsoft vendors and partners looking to grow their Microsoft business practices. My expertise includes advancing Microsoft Co-Sell initiatives, enhancing strategic partner engagement, and streamlining operational processes. In previous contract roles, my contributions spanned partnership strategy sessions, event support, relationship building, channel marketing program development, Co-Sell offer development, and marketplace approvals.

San Diego, California, United States

During my contract as a Partnerships and Alliances team member at Managed Solution, I focused on advancing our Microsoft practice through Co-Sell initiatives and enhancing brand visibility to boost referrals via strategic partnerships.Initially, I supported the department through interviews, training, and mentorship. Over time, I became a team contributor in weekly meetings and new partnership engagements, and managed partner inquiries during team absences.My responsibilities included negotiating new partnerships, standardizing operational processes within the sales playbook, and providing insights on contract redlines and addendums. These efforts contributed to year-over-year growth in channel revenue for the team.

Greater San Diego Area

As the national channel partner manager I was responsible for enhancing our partner ecosystem by developing and implementing the organization's National Channel Strategy to generate new business through channel marketing, demand generation, referral programs, and incentives. Accomplishments include managing a department that generated 50%+ of new logo sales for the company, a partner program website refresh and development of the partner portal. A promotion to the leadership team in 2021 and assisting senior leadership in restructuring the Channel Department for 2022 to align more resources for future growth include additional achievements. 2021 - promoted to the leadership team. 177% of quota attainment.2020 - 109% of quota attainment /162% increase in Microsoft Cloud Services referrals. 2019 - 164% of quota attainment. New strategic partner referrals had 197% growth. 2018 - Exceeded annual quota targets by 110%. *Microsoft Certified Facilitator responsible for conducting workshops for internal staff, partners, and customers to educate end users on the modern workplace productivity suite and drive Microsoft 365 consumption. *Microsoft US Partner Award for Modern Workplace – Teamwork (2018)*Immersion Experience Elite Facilitator (2018)*Developed Sales and Marketing Getting Started Guide and video tutorial for rolling out Microsoft Teams within the organization (2018).

Greater San Diego Area

As the marketing & engagement manager I oversaw the creative process managing milestones and objectives for marketing campaigns and projects. Responsible for delivering critical analysis based on content engagement insights and campaign objectives to gain alignment in order to stay on timeline and budget. Lead manager for Microsoft Partner Incentives and Investments (top 1% global Microsoft partner), content development, event logistics, customer engagement activities, marketing operations, campaigns and budget. Supervised an in-house team of junior marketing representatives, monitored trends in the industry with an innovative and creative approach in content development including infographics, blog writing, WordPress website, social media, digital/print ads, email campaigns, press releases, social media, presentations, articles, award nominations, and speaking engagements. Developed dozens of training videos for sales and marketing demonstrating how to utilize Microsoft Dynamics CRM and ClickDimensions (certified in ClickDimensions 2016).Created more than 1900 content-marketing pieces in one year propelling SEO metrics and inbound lead gen counts substantially past target .Increased key marketing and customer engagement KPI's 20% or above YoY with a tantalizing increase in inbound lead generation above 40% gains. Developed the first charity golf tournament (2015) now hosted annually; collaborated on the creation of the first online/Live Silent Auction, cultivating $25K of sponsorship.Managed first job shadow initiative at the company headquarters, more than 60 students learned critical IT skills and received career mentoring from company representatives (2016). *Microsoft's US SMB Champions Club West Region Marketer of the Year (2016).*Microsoft Facilitator of the Year (2017).

Travel excursion: China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia. -Expanded economic and cultural views -Utilized budget and planning skills -Enhanced creativity through photography and design projects

Greater Los Angeles Area

The Ming Hsieh Institute (MHI), in the Department of Electrical Engineering at USC Viterbi School of Engineering was established in July 2010. The vision for the institute is to create a vibrant intellectual environment at USC where world-class researchers in electrical engineering and related fields can come together and engage in the development of new ideas. I was hired as the first manager and successfully developed and implemented the MHI mission, policies, project goals and strategies to create a brand and increase visibility. I was responsible for marketing and communications, including managing the institute website, creating social media outlets, and generating newsletters. I created a branding campaign using visual messaging to showcase department research through web, video and print marketing. While managing marketing and communications, I oversaw the production of all collateral ensuring that university identity guidelines were followed. I designed publications including event brochures, signage, and annual reports. In addition to web marketing, I developed and managed two major MHI events, which are now hosted annually, the department Retreat and the Research Festival. I handled all logistics, created the programming and supervised students who participated and presented at the events.

Greater Philadelphia Area

The Office of Protocol and Special Events plans and produces high‐profile events for the offices of the President, Provost, Government and Community Relations, Corporate Relations and Economic Development, Research and Institutional Advancement. In this role, I assisted in the management of 200+ events including annual meetings, donor recognitions, presidential house dinners and fundraising & stewardship events. I supervised the operations team on-site at events (catering, set-up, audio visual, stage party, facilities). As the lead event director at an annual fundraising event (Business Leader of the Year), I helped successfully raise $400,000 to establish a scholarship fund. I was promoted twice during my three years with the Office of Protocol & Special Events and assisted in interviewing and training five new hires during my tenure.

Liaison for the administration and management of all special projects, meetings and events supported by the Office of Protocol & Special Events.

Assisted in the planning of events managed by office and responsible for scheduling meetings, travel, hotel, and transportation arrangements.

Assisted in planning and on-site execution of Alumni Reunions, Homecoming and networking events.

Sold international vacation packages to prospective travelers and trained and managed sales representatives to sell vacation packages.