Experience

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  Pawsitive Tails

  • Encinitas, California, United States

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • Mar 2017 - Present
    • Encinitas, California, United States

    Elite dog care services for the Northern San Diego region. Boarding, daycare, walks, In home visits, etc.

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  Advantage Solutions: Sales, Marketing, Technology

  • Encinitas, CA

  • Event Specialist

    • Sep 2016 - 2018
    • Encinitas, CA

    Field marketing rep for major wine and beer companies.

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  IBM

  • Greater San Diego Area

  • Bid Team Graphic Designer

    • Jan 2012 - Mar 2015
    • Greater San Diego Area

    • Created and designed any and all images to be used by the Bid team for any RFI’s, RFP’s or internal images needed by the Bid team.• After Cúram was acquired by IBM, I re-branded all images that the IBM Cúram Bid team used in any proposals.• Managed all project overviews of any Cúram projects and any changes to the current projects information to be used as references for future or current customers.• Managed all duties of the weekly Cúram bid report, which included circulating and updating the report weekly with statuses of all current stages of all our RFI, RFP and EOI opportunities in their current, anticipated and closed stages.

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  Curam Software

  • Herndon, VA

  • Desktop Publisher, BID Team

    • Dec 2009 - Dec 2012
    • Herndon, VA

    • Managed all project overviews of any Cúram projects and any changes to the current projects information to be used as references for future or current customers.• Created and designed any and all images to be used by the Bid team for any RFI’s, RFP’s or internal images needed by the Bid team.• Managed all duties to support our widely circulated RAG report that was updated weekly and listed all opportunities/ possible new projects in all aspects of RFI’s. RFP’s and anticipated projects and closed projects.

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  Monster Energy

  • San Diego, California, United States

  • Brand Ambassador

    • Aug 2007 - Jun 2009
    • San Diego, California, United States

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  Ciao Bella Gelato

  • San Diego, California, United States

  • Brand Ambassador

    • Apr 2009 - May 2009
    • San Diego, California, United States

    Promoted Ciao Bella Gelato at Costco's for a month. Contract position.

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  DRIVECAM LTD

  • San Diego, California, United States

  • Marketing Coordinator

    • May 2007 - Nov 2008
    • San Diego, California, United States

    Research and evaluate potential trade show and event opportunities.Coordinate all event logistics including ordering items, shipping materials, planning social events, and submitting all necessary event information.Coordinated and organized all aspects of trade shows and conferences.Weekly meetings with Marketing Director to select trade shows & events.Organized all travel arrangements for Sales staff for tradeshows and sales meetings. Maintained monthly marketing budget spreadsheets.Kept Inventory of all Marketing Collateral, Press Releases etc.

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  Barney & Barney

  • Administrative Assistant

    • 2008 - 2008

    Formatting of all old proposals to new brand -format.Filing proposals and summaries in network database.Proofreading proposals pre-print.Coordinating with press department on post formatted proposals.

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  PetCo

  • Purchasing Coordinator

    • May 2007 - Jun 2007

    Responsible for generating store franchise orders for North America.Created purchase orders using Oracle's PeopleSoft.Responsible for daily purchasing for back-room organization.

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  Curam Software Inc

  • Marketing Assistant

    • Dec 2006 - Mar 2007

    Helped coordinate the "Curam 2007 Global Sales and Services Conference" at the Westfields Marriott in Northern Virginia. (total attendance of 198 people.)Helped arrange travel & accommodations for staff.Organization of collateral/ inventory for attendees.Helped set- up/ breakdown of all events during the conference.Researched Federal Grant opportunities for prospective clients of our benefits and eligibility software.

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  Weichert Realtors®

  • Marketing Manager

    • May 2005 - Nov 2006

    Managed entire Tyson/ Vienna Weichert Marketing department.Helped agents identify their target markets and the best way to communicate to them.Designed direct marketing materials.Maintained a production database.Developed and created ads for newspapers reviewing all ad proofs to insure Quality Control and precision.

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  Memex Incorporated

  • Graphic designer / Marketing assistant

    • Mar 2005 - Apr 2005

    Designed (using photoshop) a banner for Memex's 19th International User Conference; Created and sent out invitations (using mail merge, Excel) for this conference to clients to market our conference in Miami and gain prospective users of the Memex software.Recreated several brochures using Quark, Illustrator and Photoshop.Edited many documents pre-press production. Consistently had many other duties outside of job requirements that consisted of making hotel and flight reservations, and reserving booths at conventions. Created slides for marketing team using Powerpoint to best demonstrate the Memex concept.

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  Booz Allen Hamilton®

  • Receptionist

    • Jan 2005 - Mar 2005

    Kept a presentable first impression of the company.Monitored multi-line telephone system. Helped direct people to appropriate places to call using Viper Directory Xpress Pro.Logged incoming mail for fed-ex and ups for security purposes.Helped clients and employees with locations for meetings and interviews.Kept record of daily schedule using Microsoft Outlook.