★ Manage membership operations for a primarily statewide organization, including membership acquisition and retention, database management, and event planning while maintaining exceptional customer service through verbal and written communication with members, sponsors and external partners.★ Assist in the planning and execution of the Hunters Extravaganza shows through the coordination of registration and membership for roughly 50k attendees including the hiring and training of… Show more ★ Manage membership operations for a primarily statewide organization, including membership acquisition and retention, database management, and event planning while maintaining exceptional customer service through verbal and written communication with members, sponsors and external partners.★ Assist in the planning and execution of the Hunters Extravaganza shows through the coordination of registration and membership for roughly 50k attendees including the hiring and training of contractors, processes all transactions, organizing premium items and giveaways.★ Implement new renewal efforts and update existing efforts, improve member records for lifetime members, utilize problem solving skills and take initiative on locating the problems with new website launch and correcting membership issues it caused, spearhead special projects like revamping member discount program, new member premiums, creating first company brochure, and conducting and analyzing member survey. Show less

★ Provide support to the GO TEXAN marketing program through project and special event management, which included coordinating events such as the GO TEXAN Pavilion at the State Fair of Texas and Texas Pavilions at multiple domestic tradeshows, account management and updates, grants application review, and ecommerce site enhancement★ Partner with the Southern US Trade Association (SUSTA) to coordinate trade missions and tradeshows both domestic and international, which involved the… Show more ★ Provide support to the GO TEXAN marketing program through project and special event management, which included coordinating events such as the GO TEXAN Pavilion at the State Fair of Texas and Texas Pavilions at multiple domestic tradeshows, account management and updates, grants application review, and ecommerce site enhancement★ Partner with the Southern US Trade Association (SUSTA) to coordinate trade missions and tradeshows both domestic and international, which involved the planning and budgeting of promotional activities targeting various countries, assisting with logistics for the activities hosted in Texas and working with several external parties for logistics of in country activities, recruiting Texas companies to participate in the planned activities, conducting follow up and data collection through survey distribution, serve as on site contact and support at global tradeshows such as Gulfood and Anuga, conduct market research, maintain extensive recordkeeping, write annual export strategies, and create social media campaign content.★ Ensure exceptional communication and customer service to foster relationships with both internal and external partners such as in-country consultants, commodity boards, Texas businesses and TDA colleagues★ Manage SUSTA internship program which has consisted of onsite and remote interns. Trained interns on event planning, customer service and research analysis. Show less

As an international marketing intern, I worked in partnership with the Texas Department of Agriculture to:★ Build relationships with Texas businesses seeking export opportunities and assistance★ Maintain extensive membership and event recordkeeping to ensure success of event recruitment and planning★ Conduct foreign market research to assist international team in yearly strategy planning and in preparation for international visitors. Utilize research to advise companies when… Show more As an international marketing intern, I worked in partnership with the Texas Department of Agriculture to:★ Build relationships with Texas businesses seeking export opportunities and assistance★ Maintain extensive membership and event recordkeeping to ensure success of event recruitment and planning★ Conduct foreign market research to assist international team in yearly strategy planning and in preparation for international visitors. Utilize research to advise companies when selecting events best suited for their goals Show less

★ Assist in the coordination of procurement and transportation of over 600 million pounds of beef annually by coordinating quality control through certificate of analysis management ★ Optimize the beef raw material supply chain for the largest Quick Service Restaurant in the world ★ Conduct a research project evaluating cost saving of altering the lean to fat ratio and presenting my findings to senior management

★ Assisted the Meat Science Department with the planning and execution of professional extension programs including Beef 101, Beef Cattle Short Course, BBQ Camp and Sausage Camp. Event planning logistics included: expert presentation scheduling, registration, promotional item design and procurement, equipment set up and demonstration, meal and transportation coordination, event photography, and customer service

A Department of Homeland Security and collaborating center within the Texas A&M University system★ Assisted the Education and Outreach team with international projects such as conducting an analysis of global veterinary para-professional standards

★ Facilitated the breeding and farrowing of sows as well as piglet processing and detailed recordkeeping ★ Developed a thorough understanding of the pork production industry through exposure to the entire vertically integrated system