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Houston, Tx, Us

● Dog park explorer 🧭 ● Dog photographer 📸 ● Dog momager 🐶● Social Media Manager 💻

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

● Managed the logistics requirements for inbound and outbound transportation to support safe, efficient, and effective load optimization and distribution for three chemical warehouse facilities in the United States.● Presided over the conversion of transportation orders, freight tendering, load optimization, and dispatch planning initiatives. ● Played a key role in developing recommendations for process improvements, enhancing SAP and TMS systems, which ultimately improved the efficiency of the freight order conversion process by 45%.● Redesigned and implemented a new Less-Than-Truckload process for North American operations, impacting 100 planners.● Implemented auto-planning and pinpointed bottlenecks or gaps that affected planning company wide.

Bradenton, Florida, United States

● Implemented social media strategies by creating an online business portfolio on Facebook and Instagram to showcase work and various stair trends and styles, increasing social media followers and shares on all social media platforms by 60%.● Attracted a new small business and multiple referrals through social media platforms and quality of work.

Sarasota, Florida, United States

● Served the best tacos and margs in town <3● Found my work fam.

● Oversaw gathering and deciphering extensive and intricate transportation and logistics data to assess transit efficiency and offer recommendations for optimizing the transportation network by 15%.● Developed visual analytics, dashboards, and various modeling tools to present key performance indicators (KPIs) and formulated actionable suggestions aimed at enhancing network performance in PepsiCo's South Division by 10%.● Produced reports to monitor productivity in the logistics network encompassing Tropicana, Gatorade, and PepsiCo.● Conducted training for two supervisors and new team members on improved processes and standard operating procedures.

● Oversaw the scheduling, monitoring, tracking, and reporting of all rail backhaul activities within PepsiCo's chilled network.● Facilitated extensive coordination among external customers, suppliers, short-line, and class-1 railroads, while also fostering internal collaboration between transportation, manufacturing, and warehousing departments.● Achieved a net income of $200K from backhaul operations with a 20% profitability margin for each backhaul load.● Established a SharePoint platform for Backhaul loading, promoting improved cross-functional communication among the DC, dispatch, and rail teams, and facilitated process enhancements in tracking trailers that saved 10 hrs/week in productivity.

● Managed the planning, allocation, forecasting, replenishment, Invoice Match, and Vendor Management systems that supported various departments and internal customers within the company, impacting 300 employees. ● Oversaw the coordination of location planning, sales, and inventory strategy for a network of 70 department stores.● Conducted departmental analyses to identify underperforming SKUs and reduce sales floor duplication. ● Organized meetings and conducted brainstorming sessions to encourage team members to share their perspectives, insights, and innovative ideas, fostering a creative problem-solving environment.● Planned for the highest profiting department, leading to the expansion of the new program to 70 store branches in Florida and other departments throughout the entire company.

Bradenton, Florida

● Provided collaborative communication to assist a dedicated team of retail professionals in serving two buyers and 20 vendors.● Nurtured strong working relationships with vendors, building trust and fostering long-term partnerships intended to maintain a retention rate of at least 70%.● Spearheaded and implemented a strategic plan to expand the eCommerce product selection by choosing products and brands aligned with industry trends and demand forecasts.● Successfully managed the open-to-buy budget to meet weekly inventory goals, ensuring smooth and swift product flow from the distribution center to stores.● Personalized the selection of brands and products based on key target audiences and demographics for 600 off-price stores across the United States.

Orlando, Florida Area

● Pioneered managing a brand as the first Brand Marketing Manager that is now a multi-million-dollar brand on QVC and in Ulta stores.● Conducted market research and competitive analysis of market trends and customer insights to lead innovative marketing plan and branding strategies that resonated with customer needs and values intended to maintain customer satisfaction at 60%.● Participated in strategy meetings related to TV shopping, identifying opportunities for process enhancements and boosting sales through effective marketing analysis, becoming the top brand on both Evine and top launch on QVC when introduced.● Initiated the launch of a monthly newsletter, distributing it to team members and external sales representatives to enhance communication channels and boost brand engagement by 40%.● Executed training aimed at developing high-performing teams with a focus on customer engagement, brand growth, and revenue expansion for three departments, allowing the teams to take on extra workload from increased TV shopping sales.● Designed elevator ads, trade show signage, merchandise displays, and catalogs tailored to the specific needs of the wholesale, eCommerce, and retail segments.

Orlando, Florida Area

● Fostered enduring, positive relationships with key clients, resulting in annual sales growth exceeding 50%.● Orchestrated the logistics of sample shipments, oversaw showroom operations, and managed commission and sales activities for a network of over 100 sales representatives and six representative firms spanning the United States and Canada.● Successfully managed a substantial portfolio, achieving $100K in sales during the first year and $250K in the second year.● Crafted captivating advertisements with a well-defined vision and strategy, leading to significant year-over-year growth in commissionable sales of 50%, increased lead generation, and heightened positive customer experience.● Spearheaded in developing a QA sample and copywriting process for the first time for the company, impacting 100 employees and streamlining the process to save at least $1000 in expedited shipments and saving 10 hours of productivity per week.

Orlando, Florida, United States

● Provided excellent customer service and guest experience. ● Ability to multitask in a fast paced environment. ● Assisted teammates with tasks to improve guest experience.

Orlando, Florida, United States

● Assisted with email marketing. ● Created outreach materials to promote walks and educational programs. ● Researched media contacts in Jacksonville and Orlando. ● Updated social media accounts: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Bradenton, Florida, United States

● Completed sales transactions through knowledge of store merchandise. ● Helped support sales team in providing assistance with customer questions. ● Qualified leads for sales team and completed credit applications. ● Helped provide pleasant shopping experience for customers.

Bradenton, Florida, United States

● Welcomed guests in positive, upbeat manner. ● Set up appointments for sales team members. ● Provided assistance with guest questions or concerns. ● Created and maintained customers by building relationships with our guests.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marketing

Activities and Societies: VolleyballMinor in Event Management, AD/PR Go Knights!!

Associate Of Arts (A.A.)

Completed degree in high school as a dual enrollment student.