Raj R. Patel Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

United States

Chicago, Illinois

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

• Develop and implement operational plans in support of CSI’s strategic goals.
• Achieved the 2016 annual student population goal in the first fiscal quarter.
• Establish and implement standards that improve academic and operational effectiveness.
• Projected to exceed expectations of $12.5 million revenue while maintaining a 25-30% profit margin
• Direct internal and external partners to manage campus-related facilities and IT requests.
• Manage campus leadership and develop hiring strategies with HR.

Greater Chicago Area

• Developed and managed relationships with international recruiting agencies resulting in over 100 new student enrollments at a lower cost.
• Hired, trained and managed international admissions representatives in three Chicago area and two Boston area campuses.
• Established and refined admissions processes and recruitment goals for international students, leading to an increase in student population from 1,400 in April 2014 to more than 2,800 in February 2016.
• Oversaw all communications disseminated to international students across five campuses to ensure consistency in messaging.

Skokie, IL

• Contracted and managed external recruitment agencies to bring a steady stream of international applicants.
• Developed strategic partnerships with other universities and colleges to increase opportunities for current students and explored joint ventures to enroll new students.
• Overseeing the design of internal and external marketing materials such as flyers, brochures, and advertisements to ensure consistency with overall brand image.
• Served as the marketing representative of the executive group.
• Trained and monitored overseas team on CRM system to effectively outsource data entry and reporting tasks and increase efficiency.

• Overseeing the internal and external lead process making sure all leads are tracked allowing for advertising and marketing decisions to be made based on results.
• Directed external vendors to redesign international website, translated into nine languages to internationalize the website leading to increased traffic
• Managed the ESL website and external SEO/SEM vendor for updates and site maintenance continuously increasing traffic.
• Managed and mentored marketing interns to successfully master junior marketing objectives such as community event and festivals.

Skokie, IL

• Coordinated and implemented Internet, print, and radio marketing strategies to increase leads and website traffic.
• Planed, coordinated, and executed successful recruiting and appreciation events for the English as a Second Language (ESL) program.
• Drove sales opportunities for ESL through grass roots campaigns in select communities.

Franklin Park, IL

• Developed and launched online marketing strategies by writing, editing, filming, and managing instructional product and promotional videos for YouTube.
• Updated thousands of current and potential customers’ contact information using WebLead, Microsoft Excel, Internet research and cold calling.
• Wrote and edited all copy for the new company catalog using Adobe InDesign.
• Planed future marketing steps with the company president and director of marketing.

Greater Chicago Area

• Organized photo shoots by selecting models and photographers, dressing and styling models, and archiving all merchandise used.
• Collaborated with magazine editors to brainstorm magazine content and research current trends.
• Assisted the launch and promotion of the online store by arranging and photographing outfits in appealing poses.
• Coordinated with designers and boutiques to feature them in the magazine while maintaining all contacts used for fashion trends.

London, United Kingdom

• Compiled all Miss Sixty, Energie, Sixty, and Killah press release presentations for the Italian headquarters and for potential buyers by researching magazines and other media.
• Selected models from agencies and managed clothing samples for multiple magazine photo shoots.
• Worked with various departments to set up showroom for buyers, magazines, and public relations agencies.
• Attended promotional strategy presentations on social media and other new marketing techniques.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Public Relations And Advertising, Academic Distinction

Ba, Business & Communications

Study Abraod, Business, Communications, And Global Issues

Activities and Societies: Semester at Sea- Traveled to 9 countries while studying business, communications, and global issues