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About Me

Personable business professional with a successful 5-year track record in tradeshow marketing and business development, in addition to customer service and project management experience in the telecommunications sector.

Diplomatic and tactful with professionals and non-professionals at all levels. Accustomed to handling sensitive, confidential client information. Acute attention to detail, very visual, and highly organized. Able to maintain tact and professionalism under pressure.

Open to new opportunities in tradeshow marketing and logistics, Internet marketing and business development ventures.

Currently learning fluency (written/verbal) in Spanish.

Work History

  • AT&T Advertising Solutions, YellowPages.com
  • Project Manager, Internet Advertising
  • March 2008 to November 2010

  • • Author professional web content using meta tags and Google Internet optimization.
    • Develop corporate branding packages for small businesses via AT&T Real Yellow Pages including all written content, slogan and logo design using PhotoShop, Illustrator and prefabricated template software.
    • Compose banner advertisement templates for small business advertisers.
    • Manage three-part design process in conjunction with designers, SEO specialists, and A/V developers to produce web design, audio and video advertising links for Real Yellow Pages advertiser sites while serving as a liaison with the client throughout the process to ensure quality control.
    • Produce and perform PowerPoint tutorials in coordination with Outside Sales Representatives for new YellowPages.com clients.
    • Serve as customer liaison with the graphic designer for conference calls and webinars with clients at AT&T YellowPages.com.

  • CO-OP Shared Branching
  • Business Development Coordinator
  • Febuary 2006 to March 2008

  • • Orchestrate, design and perform PowerPoint webinars for credit union clients at CO-OP Shared Branching.
    • Worked with the sales team to develop a shared branching link between the United States and Latin America via Ecuador – the first of its kind to be implemented for credit unions.
    • Performed presentations to promote shared branching at national conferences and tradeshows across the country.
    • Travel nationally to tradeshows building clientele and drawing leads from credit unions and affiliates.
    • Develop Web-based financial marketing links for credit unions in conjunction with Sales Managers across the country.
    • Tradeshow logistics and event sponsorship management. Managing, on average, between 70 – 90 tradeshow events within a typical 4 quarter sales cycle.
    • Design content for tradeshow booth and kiosk graphics for tradeshow marketing within the financial sector in addition to marketing collateral such as brochures for event promotions.

  • ChoicePoint, Inc.
  • Consumer Disclosure Advocate
  • January 2000 to Febuary 2006

  • Responsible for assisting victims of identity theft nationwide with obtaining important proprietary documentation from credit bureaus, state department of motor vehicles and insurance bureaus. Also worked with businesses to perform criminal background checks on new employees.

    Worked 40 hours a week while simultaneously working towards my bachelor's degree full time (Four-year advanced degree requiring 30-34 credit hours per quarter with a two-year joint study program between Georgia State and Northumbria Universities in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.) Received a recommendation and a leave of absence to participate in program.

Education

  • Georgia State University
  • Bachelors, English Literature, Criminal Psychology
  • 1999 - 2005

  • Dean's List.
    Hope Scholarship recipient.
    Pell Grant recipient.

    Accepted into 2 year study program with Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 1 of 9 selected to participate based on academic record, interview process and 4 recommendations.

  • Northumbria University
  • English Literature, International Relations (Joint study program with GSU)
  • 2003 - 2004

  • Two-year study program between Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA, US. 1 of 9 selected to participate based on academic record, interview process, admittance essay and 4 recommendations.