Experience

Borton Overseas

• United States
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Scandinavia and Marketing Specialist

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Price website packages, maintain and update website content in WordPress, design of ads and flyers, coordinates e-blasts via Constant Contact, manage of social media marketing. Arrange, design and maintain travel packages to Nordic destinations, from quotes to execution and financial management. Travel insurance liaison.

• Scandinavia Specialist

  • Nov 2019 - Sep 2022

  Create custom trips & itineraries to Scandinavia/Nordic countries for individuals and groups; to include pricing trip elements and working with foreign currencies, communication and quoting, management of bookings and trip details, customer service, coordinating with suppliers, invoicing, final documents. Work independently while also in team environment with colleagues. Website updating, as needed. Assist accounting department as needed with supplier invoices and payments. Travel insurance liaison (with MN license). Show less

• Scandinavia Director

  • Oct 2016 - Nov 2019

  Managed 4-6 specialists in the department; coordinated with upper management and marketing, along with vendor partners. Scandinavia Specialist duties.

• Scandinavia Specialist

  • 2005 - Oct 2016

  Create custom trips & itineraries to Scandinavia/Nordic countries for individuals and groups; to include pricing trip elements and working with foreign currencies, communication and quoting, management of bookings and trip details, customer service, coordinating with suppliers, invoicing, final documents. Work independently while also in team environment with colleagues. Assist the accounting department as needed with supplier invoices, payments, exchange rates. Travel insurance liaison (with MN license). Show less



CTS Capital Travel Solutions

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Group Travel Coordinator

  • Sep 2000 - Jan 2005

  Arranged travel elements for special interest groups: costings, customizing itineraries, coordinating with suppliers, communication, invoicing, charges. Special projects- assistance with website pages & updating, design of online registration form for groups. Primary for travel insurance. Assisted with larger Incentives and Meetings group events. Arranged travel elements for special interest groups: costings, customizing itineraries, coordinating with suppliers, communication, invoicing, charges. Special projects- assistance with website pages & updating, design of online registration form for groups. Primary for travel insurance. Assisted with larger Incentives and Meetings group events.



Weco Travel / Dane Tours

• Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Group Department

  • Jan 1999 - Aug 2000

  Arrangements for varying sizes of leisure and corporate groups. Assisted on registrations and confirmations for annual large conference event. Worked primarily in the Danish language, with English as secondary. Arrangements for varying sizes of leisure and corporate groups. Assisted on registrations and confirmations for annual large conference event. Worked primarily in the Danish language, with English as secondary.



Kristensen International Travel & Tours

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Group Department

  • Mar 1996 - Dec 1998

  Arranging the components for inbound and outbound groups - working with suppliers and fellow staff, tour costing, communicating with clients, invoicing, maintaining files/records/databases. Limited website content updating. Limited assistance on design of ads/promotional pieces, to include some copywriting. Arranging the components for inbound and outbound groups - working with suppliers and fellow staff, tour costing, communicating with clients, invoicing, maintaining files/records/databases. Limited website content updating. Limited assistance on design of ads/promotional pieces, to include some copywriting.



Moore Data Management Svc

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Lead Composition Specialist

  • Sep 1992 - Mar 1996

  Computerized set-up, layout and design of pages for weekly publication. Managed tabloid production from pagination through final camera-ready output, coordinating with area office and in-house production staff, including editing and proofreading. Computerized set-up, layout and design of pages for weekly publication. Managed tabloid production from pagination through final camera-ready output, coordinating with area office and in-house production staff, including editing and proofreading.



Highland Printing Service

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Desktop Publisher (part-time)

  • Sep 1992 - Feb 1993



University of St. Thomas

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Education Center - student worker (part-time)

  • Aug 1990 - Jul 1991

  Database management; some graphic design/desktop publishing. Database management; some graphic design/desktop publishing.



Healtheast Midway Hospital

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Admitting Clerk (part-time)

  • 1988 - 1991