Dynamic, results oriented professional who embodies the Nordstrom culture of service excellence and utilizes strategic thinking, leadership, and teamwork to design and execute company initiatives with a successful record of accomplishments. Effective communicator with the ability to manage multi-faceted projects while adhering to timelines and budgets.Qualifications Overview*Played key role in developing and maintaining Nordstrom Inc.’s international business*Applied Nordstrom culture of service and business experience to a start-up real estate company resulting in the successful entry into new construction condominium marketing*Skilled in areas of partner management, marketing, project management, strategic development and implementation, CRM (client relationship management), operations, and team building*Conversational Japanese language ability combined with strong cross-cultural communication and negotiation experienceSummary of Achievements Planned, directed, and managed new projects in both a Fortune 500 and startup organization. Crossed cultural barriers to forge long-term business relationships throughout multiple levels of international organizations Assumed responsibilities for un-defined roles and developed scope, processes, and procedures to deliver superior results Gained trust and confidence of ownership and executive management allowing ownership of key company initiatives to be delegated Analyzed results of operations to discover more efficient ways to utilize resourcesCoordinated and managed the successful simultaneous development of several projects. Delegated responsibilities and designed time schedulesNegotiated contracts that ensured qualityProactively resolved business issues with external business partnersSpecialties: marketing, project management, strategic development and implementation, CRM (client relationship management), operations, team building, Japanese language