Christopher Rubin Email & Phone Number

Simi Valley, Ca, Us

Arcadia, California, Us

Inside sales manager for the E-Bike division of Segway.

Lévis, Canada | Lexington, Sc | Camphill, Pa | Sparks, Nv | Dallas, Tx, -, Ca

• Inside sales support for the Western region, supporting eight outside reps. • Market development for the region, creating business opportunities with existing, and new clients.• Providing expert knowledge, technical support, and customer relations for bicycle retailers using Microsoft AX, PowerBI, Excel, and our B2B website. • Managing events including planning & logistics, and on-site representation for our exclusive vendors at events like the Sea Otter Classic, and building brand awareness at local cycling related events.• Onboarding of new accounts, including verifying and processing applications, and providing instruction on the use of the B2B.

• Leading the Marketing direction for the 2021-2022 seasons, including managing all social media efforts, content writing for the website and press releases, and designing all hard copy marketing pieces.• Performed as Sammy in "Stay" in The Elite One Act Festival.• Directing "Picasso at the Lapin Agile" for the 2022 season. Responsible for production management, casting, set & lighting design, cast direction & management, fundraising, and marketing.

• Oversees Fiscal Year Mandatory Training for Civilian and Active Duty personnel, tracking certification status, metrics and requalification for specific requirements utilizing a variety of training platforms and Microsoft office software.• Facilitates live and virtual training events, including registration, and logistics using MS TEAMS, PowerPoint, and other presentation tools for New Hire Orientation and Command Mentoring sessions.• Tasked with providing exceptional customer service through effective email, phone, messaging, and Portal communications.• Responsible for creating written content for communications, instructions, SOP guides, and All Hands announcements.• Provided ongoing support for the Command Leadership Forums; created and managed the PowerPoint presentations, and was responsible for collecting and crediting post-event metrics.• Supports Workforce Development/HR, Department Shipboard Work (SWT Tier Cards) process and approvals, and Travel Office training requirements.• Increased FY Mandatory Training requirement completions by 5% over previous FY (from 94% to 99 %).

Simi Valley, California, Us

• Managed the testing process for ELPAC students, including guiding online training and conducting in-person testing.• High School & Middle School Substitute Teacher (English, History, Science, P.E. & Theatre)

Moorpark, Ca, Us

• Recruited, hired, and trained sales, service and management staff. • Managed payroll, bookkeeping, and tax services, and assessed and analyzed monthly financial statements to identify opportunities and/or issues proactively.• Cultivated vendor relationships including product evaluations and contract negotiations, and analyzed inventory reports to optimize product life cycle and identify trends and growth opportunities. • Planned and executed marketing and merchandising strategies to create relationships, increase community engagement and customer retention. Created digital marketing campaigns for advertising and social media engagement to build brand awareness.• Consistently increased sales by 10% each year.

• Responsible for opening and closing store duties and employee management. • Implemented new social media campaigns that grew brand awareness and engagement by over 1000%.• Top monthly sales performer by 50% over average, while also handling service repairs and new bicycle assembly. • Planned and executed merchandising strategies to increase sales and overall profitability.

Los Angeles, California, Us

•Yearly contract position for Breath of Life Triathlon-Ventura, San Diego Challenge Triathlon, M3 Triathlon-Santa Clarita•Coordinated logistics for bike course layout and design of race director packet.•Day of event set-up and course management.•Volunteer training, staffing and management.•Event point person for affected community law enforcement to provide efficient and affective event flow.

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• Contracted to write marketing summaries of magazine and online product reviews published as website content• Copy-writing for marketing materials used in sales presentations by Account Executives and for POP advertisements

Denver, Colorado, Us

• Cultivated relationships with Top 100 fundraisers, sponsors, and talent/pro athletes, including recruitment and retention of all active participants while increasing fundraising totals by over 50%.• Managed online media assets including writing monthly e-newsletters, website content, and maintained online social media engagement. • Coordinated event logistics for Bike MS and Walk MS events, including serving as the point person for the finish line festival, route design and festival layout. Responsible for volunteer recruitment and management for numerous events.

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• Managed department budget, purchase orders, inventory control, and created tech procedures for bicycle and e-bike technologies. • Lead the customer service/warranty team including onboarding, training, performance evaluations, and reporting department initiatives to senior executives.• Provided expert knowledge, technical support, and customer relations to customer base including bicycle retailers and end-users worldwide. • Participated in numerous marketing efforts and tradeshows to increase brand awareness.

• Managed a staff of 6-36 people for various retail store locations for the largest bicycle chain in the United States. Consistently promoted to stores with greater responsibility• Responsible for training, staffing, performance evaluations, and mentoring of up to 36 employees per store. Lead monthly staff and safety meetings• Implemented training program for staff to learn the Plan-o-gram system of store design and taught merchandising at various retail locations

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

•Initiated grassroots marketing programs for the inaugural Amgen Tour of California including speaking engagements and event planning logistics.•Researched and wrote participant biographies, community press releases and contributed to the content and design of the race program and event media guide. •Liaison for host city Santa Barbara in developing its marketing plan to ensure local public and commercial support of the inaugural event. •Promoted other AEG sporting and entertainment events and properties through leveraged media relationships.

Ma, Sport Management

B.S., Kinesiology