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Austin, TX, US

Denver, Colorado, US

Denver, Colorado, US

Centennial, Colorado, US

Managing Arrow's Network Security business at Optiv.

Centennial, Colorado, US

• Vendors: Blue Coat, McAfee, Intel Security, SafeNet, Gemalto, Aerohive Networks, Guidance Software, Forcepoint, ForeScout, Ixia
• Developed partner business plans and analyze business intelligent data to increase sales
• Represents Arrow Electronics to specific vendors, as the face and voice of the company. Likewise, representing the same vendors to Arrow Electronics as the product and sales expert.
• Enabled partners through webinar and onsite technical & product trainings
• Produce marketing plans comprised of lead generation and sales incentive programs
• Excelled in partner onboarding, enablement, and support programs

New York, NY, US

• Account Planner, 2011 –2013
• Marketing lead, responsible for the project management of client presentations, marketing plans and the primary point of contact between sales management and the marketing team.
• Media buying expert to sales staff, communicate with agency Media Buyers, put together media and online display schedules for agencies and direct clients according to client needs.
• Contributed to a team environment, in which each member brought a valuable resource to function as an in-house advertising agency

Austin, TX, US

• Accounts: Zales, AARP, Ace Hardware, Caesars
• Manage and maintain job assignment workflow withinthe creative team.
• Coordinate the creative process for new business concepting.
• Schedule business travel as needed for 18 team members.
• Complete expense reports for Creative Directors, immediately following travel and monthly expenditures.
• Maintain positive cross-departmental communication with Project Managers and Account Service to ensure client objectives are achieved within planned time lines.

Austin, TX, US

• Accounts: Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits, AARP, Norwegian Cruise Line
• Prepare buy summary reports in, formatted for client presentation
• Evaluate, negotiate and implement quarterly promotions to support clients media objectives
• Provide analysis of CPPs, post results, added value, media accruals, savings reports, SQAD comparisons and any other requests needed to better serve our clients.

Austin, TX, US

• Accounts: Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits, AARP, BMW, AT&T, Air Force, World Market, MasterCard, Small Smiles, Norwegian Cruise Line, Walmart, Chili’s, L.L. Bean
• Responsible for the full cycle of a Media buy from estimating ratings to post buy analysis.
• Strong communication with vendors, clients and prospective customers, providing them with accurate information regarding the ongoing initiatives
• Purchase spot media on local broadcast television, cable and radio, within client guidelines and deadlines.
• Utilized research from Nielsen and Arbitron to estimate quarterly ratings for future programs.
• Negotiate rates and ratings with Sales Reps, in accordance with client needs and competitive analysis.

Austin, TX, US

• Accounts: WalMart, Sams club, AARP, BMW, AT&T, Air-Force, World Market, MasterCard
• Ensured quarterly buys for radio, television, cable and direct response television ran properly in (25) markets and negotiated makegoods for spots that ran outside of acceptable limits.
• Resolved monthly invoice discrepancies for stations, identifying potential errors that do not coincide with client requirements.

New York, NY, US

• Ensure the proper entering, confirming, and running of orders, finding make-goods when necessary.
• Develop and keep weekly and monthly sales and budget Tracker Report for Sales Manager.
• Investigate discrepancies in billing.
• Gained experience with ratings, share and impressions through the assistance in planning of new proposals and the post reporting of completed campaigns.

• In charge of constructing the weekly employee schedule, interviewing and hiring new employees, and building a disciplinary system.
• Responsible for cash deposits, balancing daily figures, settling the balance of the company vault, and reporting daily sales to the company owner.
• Functional duties include: monitoring sales and consumption of product, assisting employees with volume of business, watching employees for efficiency, and improving customer relations.
• Booking, coordinating, and confirming private and corporate parties and meetings.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Marketing

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