Jennifer Renda, Mba Email & Phone Number

Clayton, Delaware, United States

Provide accurate estimates to customers for standard and custom equipment in food service and other settings. As part of a team, work to ensure that customer wants align with company capabilities.When necessary communicate with customer to gain further information necessary to complete the estimate.

United States

- Managed up to thirty projects simultaneously in various project stages of the project lifecycle, from project initiation to closure with timeline development based on target ship date, while ensuring budget adherence.- Provide information on trends for product development with market analysis.- Estimate creation for product costing to ensure the profitability of opportunities including sourcing and price negotiation.- Account management for clients from major national retail chains to startups, including customer support and artwork regulatory reviews.

East Hanover, New Jersey Usa

• Managing projects from order entry to delivery of products, ensuring the accuracy of sale staff with customer selection.• Office management including correspondence with corporate for a range of issue including financial, customer service, and delivery.• Handling customer issues and concerns as they arise, while managing expectations with the goal of total satisfaction.

Dayton, New Jersey

Permanent Employee - Manage events from tabletop portable displays to 20x30 booth spaces from initial concept through invoicing. (Average project values between $5k to $30K, responsible for over $300K in business for 2018)o Discussion with the client to develop concepts, from reviewing of proprieties last used, as well as discuss new display options. o Creation of estimates while meeting client budget restrictions. o Communication with the client throughout the process.o Work with internal departments to ensure the deadlines and deliverables are met. o Coordination of shipment of materials to the venue, additionally ensuring necessary show services and labor are arranged. o Addressing issues as they arise on show site with installation, dismantle, and delivery. • Program management with tracking to ensure properties are available when needed and arranging show to show shipments when necessary. • Relationship building with clients while managing customer expectations.• On-Site show site set up and breakdown supervision. • Assisting Account Managers and Account Directors with tasked assigned.• Invoice creation and reconciliation against estimate, following company and customer guidelines.• Providing clients with services and support.

New Jersey

As a contractor, • Manage portables from table top to 10x10 booth spaces from initial concept through dismantle with guidance from Account Mangers and Account Directors. - Creation of estimates while meeting client budget restrictions. - Communicate with client to provide status updates with conference calls and emails. - Work with internal departments to ensure the deadlines and deliverables are met. - Coordination of shipment of materials to venue, additionally ensuring necessary show services and labor are arranged. - Addressing issues as they arise on show site with installation, dismantle, and delivery. • Managed total portables program with routing of portable unit and sample cases.• Relationship building with clients while managing customer expectations• Assisting Account Managers and Account Direct with tasked assigned• Providing client services and support.

Linden Nj

• Mange the custom framing team by communicating weekly sales expectation to team members and provide motivation to meet department sales goals• Accessing areas of improvement for individual team members, and creating improvement plans• Organize and manage custom framing projects through framing process, including but not limited to supervising order entry, double checking orders, and issue resolution. • Design and sell custom frame solutions for client's artwork• Resolve issues with customer framing orders at any stage of the process. • Provide customer service and manage customer expectations • Generate sales and project status reports for store management and corporate office• Follow planogram instructions for custom and in-stock product resets.

New York, New York

• Project Management of small scale projects (Less than One Million dollars) from close of sale to turn over to customer. • Coordination the sales team to refine and finalize quotes to customers• Works directly with vendors to establish delivery of product, & provided updates to customers• Worked with customer and vendors to resolve situations as needed.• Organized paperwork to keep track of all necessary documentation for customer meetings.• Creation of product information and warranty binders for hand off to customer. • Developed and improved relationships with both new and existing customers. • Understanding of how to read and take off counts from blue prints and other design based materials. • Relationship management and development

Perth Amboy, New Jersey

• Coordination of Services for existing customers including creating of service proposals for repairs.• Organization of necessary permits• Coordination of inspections• Project management of service deployments. • Relationship management and development.

Green Brook, Nj

• Worked with Store Manager with developed events for showroom for both lighting professionals and retail customers• Management of large scale lighting projects with budget and time constraints. • Designed several under-cabinet lighting systems based off of blueprints. • Worked to develop relationships with Designers as well as gain referrals from one time customers.

Edison, New Jersey

• Coordination of attendance and national trade shows within the US. Included assisting with booth design and layout, and coordination of shipment of booth and other materials to Trade shows• Worked on the development of Social Media presence for US division in coordination with Headquarters. • Collaborated as an editor for the catalog (2 editions), and created information sheets for the customers• Processed application deadlines for various awards presented at national trade shows for Vibia, Inc

• Assisted with the conceptualization of DMC social media presence which lead to development of a blog. Developing new strategies to advertise through electronic media• Played a major role in the conceptualization, development, and launch of products which are still available in stores• Researched the market potential for a new product, and presented concept to the Marketing Manager and President• Offered expertise and recommendations during the development of the product, after approval of the initial concept• Created a preliminary package design that was used as inspiration for the graphic artist’s final design• Utilized Photoshop software to develop mock-ups that were presented to customers as sample packaging

• Oversaw the systematic installation of new hardware, ensuring the network remained functional during the process• Coordinated installations nationally and internationally, working frequently within a very short time constraint• Worked with partners to ensure enough time was allotted to account for unexpected issues during installation• Maintained accountability for the timeline, staff assignment, and ensuring availability of backup equipment• Developed plans for worst case scenario situation, creating pre-emptive solutions to ensure successful rollout

Prepared monthly Key Manager Meeting. Communicated with the Health Care Providers.Performed detail orientated confidential administrative work.Conducted daily interactions with colleagues in regard to assorted issues.Maintained and updated COBRA program for former colleaguesMiscellaneous Administrative duties such as file maintenance and updating, employment verifications, and typing.

Planned vendor fairs and high-level management meeting. Created company benefits kits for new employees as well as candidate packets.Updated the Benefits comparison. Communicated with benefits providers. Scheduled of candidates for interview for both local and remote candidates. Preformed general clerical tasks.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Business Administration And Management, General

Graduate Certificate, Entrepreneurship

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Project Management, 3.8

Graduated MBA program with distinction.

Bachelors' Of Arts, English

Attended part time while working full time

Certificate, Meeting Planning

Earn a certificate in Meeting/Event planning.

Associates, Applies Science, Paralegal Studies

Studied law in the concept of being a paralegal. I excelled at research.