Dawn Restaino Email & Phone Number

United States

North Carolina, United States

• Planned Marketing Career Break 11/2017 - Present
• Took time away from career to act as caregiver to my mother - excited and eager to return to work and continue my marketing career.
• Kept marketing skills fresh by independently keeping up with marketing trends by participating in industry groups and completed certification via HubSpot, Coursera and Googles Digital Garage.
• Lead a team of 10 and act as an expert in flooring, appliances and pro services offering consultative services to customers with the goal of closing a sale and meeting mandatory metrics – Lowes Home Improvement 3/2018.

Raleigh, North Carolina

• Managed the day-to-day client relationship and program support for Cisco’s video webcast execution team.
• Responsible for assessing and restructuring Cisco’s video webcasting program to meet the changing needs within Cisco’s messaging and content innovation team.
• Assisted in the management and build-out of marketing platform and campaign assets related to webcast execution for transition from legacy CRM platform to Eloqua.
• Oversaw webcast team processes ensuring that deliverables met timeline requirements, guidelines were followed, and issues were addressed in real time.

Santa Ana, CA

• Created, managed, and executed strategically positioned marketing campaigns for major technology manufacturers.
• Monitored and drove revenue goals, expenses, and profit margins for multi-manufacturer marketing campaign that resulted in $1.5M in revenue, exceeding profit goal by 25%.
• Planned and executed monthly manufacturer sponsored webinars coordinating front end and back end set up. Organized speakers and developed forward thinking communications to grow registration and increase attendance.
• Managed annual multi-vendor technology solution events, hosting over 200 reseller partners, sales directors, sales managers, and top executives, producing $500,000 in revenue, exceeding profit goal by 25%.

Cypress, CA

• Oversaw the marketing and advertising programs for 30 Closet by Design franchisees.
• Worked with franchisees to tactically ensure marketing programs are reaching objectives.
• Managed traffic of advertising efforts ensuring consistent processing and distribution.
• Assisted in tracking and maintaining franchise sales progress and develop status and forecasting reports.

Orange County, California Area

• Developed and maintained public relations and marketing program for digital media content delivery projects.
• Worked closely with the E.V.P. of Business Development in the creation of company’s overall communication strategy.
• Acted as liaison for high profile clients during development and implementation of digital media hosting and content delivery platforms.
• Responded to media inquiries, prepared press releases and editorial pieces, and maintained effective media relationships.
• Managed trade show logistics, meetings, budgets, and performance.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Marketing And Public Relations

BA in Marketing and Public Relations – Expected October 2016

General Education