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San Jose, California, United States

San Jose, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Palo Alto, Ca

Generate new business and maintain corporate partnerships with Stanford Athletics.

Stanford, Ca

Represented the Stanford Athletic Department in engaging alumni and fans with Stanford sport experience packages.Top sales rep of 2014 in overall revenue.Achieved over $1 million in ticket, premium, and donation revenue during tenure.Secured first full season "Field Box" sale (premium space at SU Football games)Assisted in other initiatives outside of job scope including the creation of Stanford soccer sales/promotion plans, development of Cardinal Kids Day (free youth and educator game), and the production of premium inventory marketing materials.

Santa Clara / San Francisco, Ca

Oversaw sponsorship contract execution, audit performance and compiled reports for sponsors. Served as the key contact for Symetra Heroes in the Classroom program. Managed all game-day sponsorship interns and assisted with game-day client-relations. Responsible for sponsor media trafficking, logs and affidavits. Worked with several departments internally. Supported account managers on an ongoing basis. Prior: Game day and special events Corporate Sponsorship Intern serving as an Ambassador for the team. Role included VIP coordination and implementation of corporate sponsorship agreements.

San Francisco Bay Area

Involved in all aspects of the development of the new Santa Cruz Warriors NBA D-League Affiliate stadium. Identify and provide the architects with physical stadium operational needs, giving consideration to every aspect of maintaining and running a sports facility. Interact with top executives in the D-League Warriors Organization and lead architect.

Berkeley, Ca

Full range of responsibilities for a start-up fair trade soccer equipment company. Oversee sales activities including developing and managing the pipeline, cold calling and making presentations in person and by phone. Efforts have resulted in the single largest club soccer sale for the company. Also oversee a variety of marketing efforts designed to grow sales and create brand awareness. Responsible for developing and implementing unique marketing opportunities, sponsorships and partnerships. Hire and oversee small staff of interns. Entrusted to run the company for three weeks while the CEO was out of the country on a factory tour.

San Francisco Bay Area

Managed the GamePlan OTX product, a syndicated weekly tracking tool that provides timely consumer insights for the video game industry. Position also included custom project deliverables based on client needs. Part of a two-person team that doubled revenue in four months. Promoted to full-time salary position after four months.

Master'S Degree, Sport Management

Attended USF Master in Sport Management program via evening classes. Graduated in December 2013.

Bachelor Of Science In Commerce, Major: Management Minor: Urban Education

Activities and Societies: • Santa Clara University Xavier Hall Leadership Council President Led, planned, budgeted and executed over forty.

Education record