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Greater Seattle Area

Everett, Wa

Works to guide students with development of linear models to gain a better understanding of ERP's, with emphasis on statistics, working with levels of uncertainty, logistics, and work flow & assignment models, while employing advanced Excel functions, to drive solutions including: minimization of resources, maximizing profits scenarios, and optimal resource allocation., .

Tukwila, Wa

Charged with core business classes to IT students (adult learners) with continued education to provide foundations in business methodologies, principles, and strategies through various college courses providing immersion in:Professional Communications (intercultural communications, written business communications)Problem solving, (e.g. KT decision analysis, TRIZ, Risk Analysis). Project Management (phases, team dynamics, milestones,) Self-marketing (resumes, cover letters, online etiquette, marketing collateral)Business Analytic (MS Excel, e.g. break-even,maximization/minimized/optimization formulas)Critical Thinking & Innovation (defining markets and trends, mission & vision statements)Business Strategies (organizational behavior, opportunities in intrapreneurship, "matrixed" management)Research (market research, social, legal, political aspects,)

Greater Seattle Area

- Defined Client Services (customer facing) communication strategies for fledgling start-up firm. - Liaised between Sales, Marketing, and IT to foster remote teams and cross-team-collaboration, in support of service implementation for technology products. - Drafted B2B contracts and renewals, review and edit of marketing collateral (documents, website content), create new customer on-boarding packets. - Tier 1 customer support for Webhosting, cloud servers, and colocation. - Built technology-driven automated, scale-able process innovations to nurture start-up firm to mature growth and profit stage.

Edmonds, Washington

• Developed business proposal, while serving as project team lead and spearhead for development of strategic marketing plan to reposition the firm's value proposition to appeal to new growing national trend for contemporary Family Entertainment Centers. • Business Plan encapsulates capital outlay & finance, and project management plan for buildout of new facilities at a newly proposed location, with goals for request of additional financing for $300,000.

Renton

• Transitioned between a multitude of project modules to ensure productivity is accomplished, critical milestones are met, and minimize chaos in the midst of the 2008 Presidential elections.

Greater Seattle Area

• Hands-on approach for ad-trafficking and order placement for 3 vertical sales desks with coordinated team efforts to manage and maintain $5.66 million in annual revenue.• Motivated and leveraged individual’s and team strengths to surpass 2007 Q4 sales goals.

Bellevue Wa

• Balanced multiple responsibilities as a call-center manager to service 44 nationwide service locations for Direct TV® and broadband internet with scope of $2.6 million in annual revenue.• Led 6-8 member marketing/sales staff to develop an organizational culture that recognizes and values the lifetime customer/partner relationship, and improve retention and satisfaction.

Bothell, Wa

• Implemented pricing promotions, to bring in $3.12 million in new and repeat business.• Charged with quality assurance, and ensured accuracy for advertised promotions in order catalogs• Provided sales support for telesales reps, and handled escallation calls to ensure customer satisfaction

Greater Seattle Area

• Enhanced brands while serving as main point of contact for (TimeShare) owner base of 34K+ member clientele, with booking of resort accommodations, airfare, and car rental.• Added shareholder value with service offering for exclusive resort destinations provided by International Partners and resort vendors. (i.e. International Travel Corporation)

M.B.A., Technology And Digital Marketing Management

Activities and Societies: Invited to panel of judges to review and critique Keller MBA Capstone Senior Projects, June 2012.Started out.

Bsba, Small Business Management/Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Dean's List 2008.Acquired marketing foundation. Further developed business acumen while learning new software.

Certification, Analytic Techniques For Business Specialization

Working to keep abreast in the industry of Data Analytic through a certification in Excel, SQL, and Tableau. Hoping to gain insight.

Data Analysis