Experience

Managing Moves & More

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Manager, QuickBooks Online Bookkeeper, & Recruiting

  • Mar 2016 - Present

  Manage invoicing, paying vendors, receiving payments and issuing credits using QuickBooks online. Ensure all charges are accurate and included invoices, receive and process payments, keep vendors up to date on payments. Improve methods for storing customer files. Run payroll and manage the new hire process and on boarding. Recruit new staff members. Develop marketing and promotional materials including corporate website using WordPress, marketing collateral, presentation materials, and researching new marketing materials to increase brand awareness Promote business through public relations including press coverage in local papers, acting as company photographer, and maintaining the social media presence. Some of my photos can be seen on managingmoves.com and house2homeconnection.org. Connecting with new business partners to improve work efficiency for move managers. Defining processes to improve company efficiency and workflow using tools such as Trello, DropBox and Google Drive Seeking cost savings for the company by pricing out frequently used supplies from different vendors. Show less



FoxHollow Technologies

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Project Manager

  • 2003 - 2004

  Developed corporate presentations using PowerPoint for investment bankers in preparation for FoxHollow’s IPO. Worked across teams and with outside vendors to execute four to five events per month. These were customer dinners, seminars, trade shows, sales meetings, and management meetings ranging in size from 20 to 100+ attendees. Arranged catering, negotiated pricing for hotel room blocks, and promoted the events. Also managed event attendee lists and lead follow-up. Handled on-site last-minute adjustments to the plan. Organized customer focused seminars that led to a 75% increase in sales. Analyzed sales and marketing metrics. From raw sales data I tracked reorder rates, median sales per day, average selling price, and revenue. Senior staff used this data to make weekly business decisions. Show less



Independent Contractor

• Bay Area, California

• Marketing Specialist

  • 2002 - 2003

  Apherma Corporation - Handled logistics for trade show presence. Acquired booth space, shipped booth property, and managed all other details involved in attending a tradeshow Abbott Labs - Established the process to recover underutilized infusion pumps (medical equipment) from hospital customers. Wrote the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that is still in use today. Apherma Corporation - Handled logistics for trade show presence. Acquired booth space, shipped booth property, and managed all other details involved in attending a tradeshow Abbott Labs - Established the process to recover underutilized infusion pumps (medical equipment) from hospital customers. Wrote the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that is still in use today.



Symphonix Devices

• Biotechnology Research

• Marketing Communications Manager

  • 2000 - 2002

  Researched and selected new public relations agency. Produced video news release and b-roll footage with public relations agency and creative groups. Over 100 news outlets nationwide picked-up this release which resulted in additional print media coverage by The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and many others. Filled every seat at 250 Symphonix seminars each year by way of a direct mail campaign. Created invitations (a seminar cover letter and tri-fold brochure) which were mailed to over 60,000 potential customers. Launched corporate website with improved content and site navigation. The new web site brought in 250 pre-qualified leads within three months of going live. Developed sales presentations incorporating key marketing messages, technical information, and graphics for a visually appealing and logically written sales pitch. Simplified and streamlined the process for ordering and shipping marketing materials. Outsourced this routine process to a fulfillment company to reduce our office staff workload. Researched and selected a new tradeshow booth vendor and a substantial booth property.Coordinated logistics for 5 large annual tradeshow exhibits. Produced table top booth displays for smaller regional tradeshows and seminars. Show less



Abbott

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Pricing Analyst

  • 1998 - 2000

  Managed margin, analyzed pricing requests and wrote contracts for 60 salespeople.Utilized internal resources and worked across departments to find creative ways of obtaining new business within Division guidelines.Developed Financial Wizard sales tool and presented it at the National Sales Training Meeting with rave reviews.

• Project Administrator

  • 1994 - 1998

  Designed, developed and published the first product catalog for our product line. This served as an effective tool for the sales force and simplified their communication to customers. Distributed this catalog to over 3,000 hospitals nationwide.Improved sales material with graphics and finishing touches. Set standard for appearance and quality of all literature/communications generated by the Marketing and Sales Departments.



Merrill Corporation

• Palo Alto, CA

• Office Administrator

  • 1993 - 1994

  Provided customer service, administrative support, and food services to c-level corporate clients and attorneys preparing to submit IPO's and other SEC filings. Provided customer service, administrative support, and food services to c-level corporate clients and attorneys preparing to submit IPO's and other SEC filings.



UC San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Residency Application Coordinator - Student Assistant

  • 1992 - 1993

  Coordinated medical residency application process. Maintained voluntary faculty database. Solely responsible for maintaining faculty personnel records. Implemented new evaluation procedures for medical residency applications. We achieved recruitment goals for first year orthopedic residents. Coordinated medical residency application process. Maintained voluntary faculty database. Solely responsible for maintaining faculty personnel records. Implemented new evaluation procedures for medical residency applications. We achieved recruitment goals for first year orthopedic residents.