Gretchen Smith-Joines Email & Phone Number

Texas

Film, Television, Commercial, Print (Event Hosting)Writer - Novel, Screenplay

Austin, Texas Area

• Edited working and helped publicize the book, “The Gas Mileage Bible”.

Austin, Texas Area

• Worked directly with the Vice-President to execute tactical delivery and communications of key operational initiatives to the field-staff.
• Greeted all visitors to corporate offices, answered phones, maintained office schedules for the Vice-president.

Austin, Texas Area

• Supervised operations and maintained strategic-to-tactical management of the company’s alignment to expected results as per the direction as defined by the strategic plan.
• Deployed operational directives and maintained direct operational deployment of key projects and measurement of success to both strategic and tactic park objectives.
• Directly managed 5 technical resources varying from daily sales and marketing operations to technical solution delivery.
• Created and maintained a fun yet results-driven professional interaction and focus with staff and clients.
• Coordinated and deployed cost savings which netted a 20 percent decrease in expenses with a 30 percent increase in top-line revenue.
• Maintained direct P&L maintenance and responsibility.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Screened technical candidates for computer technical positions.
• Aligned external project roles for clients to potential technical resources.
• Maintained MS-Access and SQL Server recruiting databases.
• Performed on-board training for new staff as well as external client project on-boarding.
• Performed exit interviews for technical staff.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Assisted the Executive Director in all phases of planning, budgeting, vendor, and facilities management.
• Managed / coordinated the coach’s clinic subject matter experts and clinic break-out sessions.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Managed and drove direct business relationships with external data providers as well as customers.
• Aggregated and maintained information technical delivery from raw paper-based data to SQL Server database storage.
• Facilitated new processes and execution framework to drive operational efficiency.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Extensive research for stocks, mutual funds, and other portfolio products.
• Generated pertinent charting, reporting, and research material to aid brokers in marketing meetings or other sponsored events.
• Sales Assistant for 3 Stock-Brokers.
• Addressed questions about current and future portfolio investments.
• Handled all account transactions for will-call and final distribution to end customers.
• Made stock quote buy-sell tickets and portfolio assembly for review and approval by the Stock-Brokers.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Auditioned and made the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
• Maintained position while performing full-time stock broker assistant role.
• Cut short due to prenatal conditions.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Managed all phases of the leasing process for new leasing of 5 different including the largest 500 unit properties.
• Maintained the top monthly sales in leasing for both new leases and leasing renewals.
• Performed post-lease walk-throughs of leasing properties.
• Was principally accountable and created lease incentive strategies for Directors and property leadership.
• Managed the property leasing maintenance staff and schedules for make ready’s to new tenants.
• Aligned and corresponded with the Texas Apartment Association (T.A.A.) for background investigations on all new and renewal leases.