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■ Develop new volume in Southern California Off & On Premise target accounts. ■ Maintain and strengthen relationships with key accounts. ■ Set goals with distributor to achieve monthly, quarterly and annual targets. ■ Work with distributor sales force to monitor progress and ensure goals are achieved. ■ Participate in regular review meetings with Distributor Management, track progress to volume, distribution goals, identify areas of opportunity, address any business concerns and review key marketing programs for assigned territory. ■ Monitor distributor execution weekly and address all shortfalls when they occur with corrective actions plans. ■ Successfully execute all Off & On Premise events and complete execution recaps. ■ Provide monthly program recaps to Regional Manager and identify any issues/concerns that can be improved upon with future programs. ■ Provide monthly sales training and communication to distributor sales force in areas of brand trend awareness and sales technique. ■ Manage all sales expenses, plus inventory and Global Spirits POS with distributors. ■ Ensure all efforts and sales involvement is in strict compliance with state and federal laws.A Fortune 500 Company in Europe, Global Spirits was established in 2008 and has offices in New York, Moscow and Kiev, employing over 5,000 people. The company's annual volume exceeds 10 million cases, with distribution in over 80 countries. Global Spirits USA markets and distributes strategic brands including: Khortytsa Vodka (3rd largest selling international vodka brand*), LEAF Organic Vodka, and Odessa V.S.O.P. Brandy.For more information on Global Spirits USA, please visit http://globalspiritsus.com.

Greater Los Angeles Area

2015 – Dec 2016Absolut ELYX Event SupervisorLos Angeles■ Assisting with production activities for Elyx celebrity events. ■ Sourcing assets, coordinating vendors, asset retrieval, packing and return shipping. ■ Overseeing event check-ins. ■ Confirming schedules ■ On-site management.■ Build relationships and follow up with vendors to ensure flawless execution.■ Speak and write with a high degree of professionalism and credibility.2015 – July 2016ABSOLUT Brand Activation ManagerLos Angeles■ Drive sales and represent Absolut (Citron, Mandarin, Oak) Vodka in 50+ on premise accounts across the Greater Los Angeles area. ■ Collaborate with Market manager, Key account manager, and SWS distribution sales team on account planning and activation to deliver brand KPI’s – points of distribution, menu placement, POS placement, back bar placement, trade events and special events. ■ Create and foster relationships with key stakeholders including local trade community, distributor, account staff and consumers. ■ Budget Management for sampling spends and consumer conversion. ■ Conduct bar and wait staff trainings to ensure that the brand is properly represented and that all speaking points are being hit when discussing Absolut cocktails.Corona “Always Summer” Activation Manager 2015 Los Angeles summer contract & 2012 New York summer contract■ Oversee 45+ on-premise accounts in Los Angeles and New York with over 180 activations. ■ Educated the retail and wholesale trade to drive distribution, improve visibility and increase sales. (300+ personnel) . ■ Increased in-account product visibility with merchandising materials and menu list placements. ■ Experiential Marketing. ■ Event Staff Hiring & Training (12 event personnel) ■ Manage budget ■ Generate incremental sales volume. ►http://legacymp.com

Greater New York City Area

JIM BEAM -- PINNACLE Vodka "Whip it Sip it" Metro NYC Activations ■Responsible for executing both on and off-premise activations for Pinnacle Vodka. ■ Manage 30+ promo staff ■ Developed and maintained strong relationships with bartenders, account managers and owners. ■ Schedule activations in target accounts in collaboration with account management and distributor personnel. ■ Schedule promo staff for planned activations ■ Work with distribution team to ensure sufficient quantity of item/product is in venue to support scheduled activations. ■ Coordinate delivery of POS kits and other materials required to support execution ■ Coordinate payment of bar tabs within approved budget framework. ■ Review accurate post-event reports, capturing key goals/metrics specified for each program. ■ Maintain warehouse of POS inventory ■ Provide feedback concerning brand positioning, competitive activities, market trends and input regarding future marketing plan development. ■ Monitor the status of all goals versus actuals.

Greater New York City Area

*Strategic Brands/DIAGEO Portfolio NYC■ CIROC Vodka 'CIROC Summer Cabana' pop-ups (NYC Summer 2012)■ Jose Cuervo NYC■ Captain Morgan NYC■ Kettle One Vodka SPECIAL EVENTS (Los Angeles Market)Used networking ability to target influencers and increase brand loyalty and consumption.■ Guerilla Marketing + Street Team Leader■ ON-premise Project Leader/Manager■ provided timely, concise reporting with qualitative and quantitative data

South Beach, Miami

Developed relationships with key influencers in key On and Off independent accounts.Negotiated and administered bottle service contracts with various tastemakers/influencers.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Industry Name: Maria ArceLink to IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0033903/