Accomplished and results-driven professional offering more than 20 years of experience translating business initiatives and marketing strategies into bottom-line results in revenue and client growth. An expert at connecting the dots to translate customer needs to technological solutions. Led transformational changes for customers to enable savings of 20% - 40% by launching new technologies and streamlining processes. Solid understanding of the SaaS business model and its product development lifecycle to provide dynamic value to customers. I specialize in community engagement, and public/media relations in order to create external visibility and internal buzz. I am a strategic thinker, thrive on teams but can also work well independently. I am passionate about education and technology and love finding ways to streamline processes to increase productivity and efficiency.HIGHLIGHTS - Trilingual and cross-functional leader, with fluency in Portuguese and Spanish. - 20+ years in marketing and communications globally, with 17 years focused in education landscape. - Managed cross-functional teams of more than 50 people, including pastors, public servants, businessmen, medical doctors. - Proven track record in developing and executing effective strategies to build upon the company brand, steer public perception, and drive internal and external communication. - Increased revenue by more than 30% when managing the “Evening of Elegance for the Arts” fundraiser for Christian Academy of Knoxville. - Drove cost-reduction strategies by 20% - 40% for clients by launching new technologies and streamlining processes. - Secured new grants and developed new partnerships for Casa El Buen Samaritano. - Redesigned, edited, and oversaw all aspects (including budget) of numerous communication publications, newsletters, advertisements for different organizations.