Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

My professional background includes over ten years of experience working within professional services firms in the downtown Pittsburgh area.

This experience has allowed me to develop a unique skill set. I can successfully multi-task while maintaining high quality standards, I am able to effectively communicate with high level professionals, my organizational skills are excellent, and my client service skills always help me stand out from the crowd. Additionally, I think creatively, contribute ideas that lead to future success, and enjoy being part of a team.

Talents:
► Event planning
► Event marketing
► Media relations
► Public speaking
► Budgeting
► Proposal design
► Building responses to RFPs
► Marketing plan implementation
► Adobe InDesign
► Microsoft Office
► LinkedIn
► Facebook

Additionally, my professional background has allowed me to build many successful relationships throughout my career - across the globe. I have gained valuable experience in managing people though employee coaching/training and project management.

I also volunteer my time serving on marketing/event committees for various events throughout the Pittsburgh region. I was involved with the Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association's 3 Rivers Venture Fair which took place in 2009.

Specialties:
My talents allow me to successfully manage events - from client mixers to referral building; I can make your events a success. Additionally, I can increase brand awareness, build SEO and client relationships by utilizing my social media and PR talents

Work History

• Deloitte
• Document & Creative Services Coordinator
• May 2009 to Present

• As a Coordinator with Deloitte's Document & Creative Services, I am in daily contact with our partners and managers across the globe. I am responsible for ensuring each project is handled professionally and successfully. Projects include: financial statements, proposals, presentations, placements, signage, etc.

  Additionally, I have been awarded the role of being a training buddy - this enables me to teach new hires within our team how to be successful within their roles.

  Deloitte has also provides me the opportunity to become an active member of their Toastmasters chapter and the Women's Interest Network (WIN). I am also a facilitator for our weekly Connections Meetings.

• Alpern Rosnethal
• Marketing Specialist
• September 2002 to May 2009

• I began as a Marketing Assistant responsible for design and creation of high-value proposals for six niche groups (over seventy per year), produced employee newsletters, managed a firm-wide practice development program and provided administrative support to the Principal in-charge of marketing.

  I earned promotional raises during my tenure at the firm. While continuing to handle the firm's proposals and working on sales presentations, I became responsible for many high-level tasks that included: managing all firm sponsored events and seminars (between fifteen to twenty events each year); budget tracking and planning; developing niche marketing plans; public relations and advertising/sponsorship research. Due to staff transitions within my department, I had the opportunity to train several team members including a graphic designer and team managers.

Education

• Sawyer School of Business
• Communications Management
• 1996 - 1998

• Associates program