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• Provide strategic direction, operations management leadership, and business development support for automotive retail performance agency. • Manage a cross-disciplined team that develops and executes automotive retailer-focused marketing initiatives such as incentives, rewards, and recognition solutions, training and professional development programs, communications strategy and support, and other performance improvement solutions.• Collaborate with sales leadership to create market and account-specific strategies, develop proactive client recommendations, and respond to client proposal requests.• Maintain shared profit and loss responsibility, develop and manage department budgets, and oversee monthly forecasting process.

• Led cross-functional teams in design, development, and execution of performance improvement programs for all domestic automotive clients.• Directly supervised seven project managers and one project coordinator.• Collaborated in the development of account strategy, wrote and presented business proposals, and interfaced with multiple client contacts.

• Managed two project managers and one project coordinator on major automotive account. • Responsible for ensuring team achieved clients' Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and internal profitability objectives.• Charter member of The Leadership Council, an advisory group responsible for establishing a formalized mentoring program, creating and facilitating project manager training programs, and leading other company-wide initiatives.

• Managed creative communications programs, including print, video, and events. Wrote and edited magazine articles, brochures, and video scripts, and presented promotional concepts to clients.

• Assisted in production of sales training product guides, videos, and magazines.• Coordinated all photography and art procurement for print and video projects.

Mba

Activities and Societies: • Selected for overseas strategy-development assignment to establish U.S. marketing plan for 30 management.

Bachelor Of Arts, History

Activities and Societies: • Recycle UM • Intramural soccer