Emily Vaden Email & Phone Number

Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

Watertown, Ma

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Manages Tuxedo’s new accounts including cold calling potential clients, giving lunch and learn presentations, and following up on future projects and quotes. • Works directly with international suppliers to develop new product lines. • Maintains the company’s social media accounts and designs all marketing materials including sales pamphlets and supplier line lists.

Watertown, Ma

• Promoted from top salesperson to manager after 3 years with the company.• Supervised two direct reports responsible for over 50 percent of the company’s annual revenue. • Continued to personally hit high sales metrics with approximately $2.5 million in annual sales. • Handled VIP clients, specialty tours, and private trips. • Oversaw the implementation of new scheduled group itineraries to meet the needs of emerging markets. • Analyzed weekly and monthly revenue reports to set metrics for the sales team. • Developed new efficient sales processes including a pipeline to track leads in the company’s CRM and an automated email reply system to stay in touch with future leads.• Created and coded an online Wiki training manual for all departments using content generated from company lunch and learns.

Watertown, Ma

• Planned and sold luxury African group safaris including custom and private trips. • Top salesperson selling on average $2.5 - $2.8 million annually. • Worked directly with Tanzanian vendors to book and confirm itineraries.• Collaborated with the marketing team to develop low cost strategies aimed at increasing sales nationally including long-term email and postcard campaigns.• Produced a comprehensive training guide and organized monthly lunch and learn programs to train all new sales employees.• Presented at trade shows including the Chicago Travel and Adventure Show.

Greater Boston Area

• Evaluated econometric data based on field surveys in India to produce an impact assessment of a new microfinance program that extends agricultural loans to small farmers in India.• Generated and implemented qualitative surveys for a field research study in West Bengal. • Lead writer for the final impact assessment paper.

• Researched academic topics for various professors in the Sociology and History Departments. • Managed the online content for course websites.• Created PowerPoint presentations for several classes. • Graded papers and essays.

• Business lead and project manager for an interdisciplinary development project which created and implemented an electronic business approval program that revolutionized the workflow processes company wide.• Managed the day-to-day functionality of the company’s purchase order, capital finance, helpdesk, supplier application, online ordering, and marketing systems.• Analyzed current trends in the weekly, monthly, and quarterly spend reporting.• Created and successfully implemented new training systems for over 18,000 employees using existing technology.

• Taught independent living skills to multiply handicapped teenagers. • Assisted in daily living responsibilities including organizing and executing community based learning experiences.

• Raised small and large donations through both door-to-door and street canvassing. • Trained and supervised large groups of canvassers. • Planned local rallies, organized voting registration initiatives, and recruited volunteers.• Coordinated efforts with other 527s and non-profit organizations to promote the presidential candidate.

Ma, International Development, Microfinance, African Studies

Ba, Political Science And French Literature

Activities and Societies: Varsity Soccer, Model UN, Ultimate Frisbee