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Greater Los Angeles Area

Los Angeles, Ca

Greater Los Angeles Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

Controlled the budget for the Luke James tour (Opening Act for Beyonce’s Mrs. CarterWorld Tour), while developing team itineraries and managing tour calendar; I currentlyprovide business management services to R&B recording group - June’s DiaryResearched and developed system for capturing audience impressions resulting in a contactdatabase of over 10,000 fans making it possible to send targeted messages regarding artistpromotions and release informationContracted by Showbiz Is Production and Management Inc. to provide day-to-daymanagement of assigned artists and to ensure that client campaigns, reports and projectsare on target and executed effectively to increase the company’s bottom lineBook studios, production equipment, performance and production staff

Los Angeles, Ca

Delivered tailored technical presentations to senior R&D professionals in the Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical space, while demonstrating executive presenceCreated and presented insight sales messaging to customers by identifying operational shortcomings and presenting needs-based solutions (innovation, cost optimization opportunities, and/or second supply source)Developed strong relationships with global sales team and key stakeholders internally in order to provide structured and cohesive support to our customers globally

Greater Los Angeles Area

Execute sales and business development plan for Evonik's Health Care business line consisting of pharma polymers, bioresorbable poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), and portfolio of amino acids, peptides, and amino acid derivatives

Parsippany, Nj

Co-manage the implementation of a EUR multi-million dollar investment in a new Personal Care ingredients manufacturing facility within Latin AmericaResponsible for developing our production portfolio valued at EUR 30mn annually, forecasting production allotments, analyzing production costs and negotiating pricing with global key accountsExpanded the external growth target list from 25 potential acquisition targets to 80 by identifying companies based upon market attractiveness, strategic fit and availabilityPrepared analyses for seven potential acquisition targets with total market value of roughly EUR 150mn and made “pursue, drop, or watch” recommendations to key stakeholdersManaged a cross-functional team of 8 in the development of the social media infrastructure for Evonik North America, resulting in the creation of a Social Media Manager position

New York City

Evaluated market attractiveness and potential of Pfizer's Emerging Markets Business Unit and created a strategy for entering each marketPerformed valuations on each option in support of the overall strategy; presented findings to senior managementCreated a bottoms-up P&L spreadsheet for senior management allowing them to better estimate true profit margins of key competitive productsResearched average monthly exchange rates for five major currencies against the US Dollar and assessed the foreign exchange impact on Pfizer revenues and net income over a six-year spanAssessed Pfizer's exposure to future foreign exchange fluctuations; presented results to Senior Director

Analyzed territory reports and refined product presentations, resulting in increased market share for product portfolio in 2006, 2007, and 2008 sales yearsAchieved highest market share growth in the nation (5.3%) above baseline for 6 months for Detrol L.A. by educating physicians and staff on the features and benefits versus competitionDeveloped and implemented a territory business plan improving my regional rank by 50% Served as team product leader; implemented national strategies and tactics, provided feedback to the team, lead product presentations, and shared best practices to impact territory growthMentored new sales representatives in building relationships with key clients and delivering impactful product presentations

Upland, Ca

Contributed to the generation of over $1.5M in sales through delivery of technical support and product training to over 200 sales associatesServed as Financial Captain; researched district-wide and store-level sales trends and communicated findings to team in order to create sales opportunities

Oversaw logistics for the organizational transition from Marshall Field's to Macy's Managed a team of 6 full-time supervisors and 40 off-stage team membersUtilized daily supply chain technology and workload forecasting tools to manage productivity

Mba, Corporate Finance And Global Business

Activities and Societies: Member, Entertainment, Media & Technology Association, Member, Graduate Finance Association, Member, Stern.

Bachelor Of Science, Communication Studies

Activities and Societies: President, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.