Job Qualifications
Innovative and self-motivated management professional with over twenty years of experience. Industry strengths include graphic design, writing and editing, news, concept development, human resources background, accounting, organizational skills and television production. Exhibits outstanding verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal relations abilities, and teamwork aptitude. Trained in journalism, office management, business, and marketing copywriting. A competent leader with extensive computer, office, presentation and people skills, looking to join a company that values hard work and creativity within a corporate atmosphere focused on team work.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, Publisher)
InDesign CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6 Cloud Based
PageMaker 6.5 & Quark 7.0
PhotoShop 6.0 & CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, Cloud Based
Illustrator 8.0, 9.0, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, Cloud Based
QuickBooks 2002 / QuickBooks Nonprofit
Experience
President, VitAlex Marketing
Vitalex Marketing, Inc.
January 1996 – Present (20 years/$50,000/Part Time)
Responsible for developing an overall Marketing Strategy for clients utilizing feasibility and statistical research, and including a plan to develop and nurture relationships with print, video and online media sources. Coordinated a multi-national team to research, develop and produce Marketing Feasibility Studies, Strategic Tourism Plans and Training/Hospitality programs for over 20 international clients.
Hospice Chaplain
Legacy Hospice of North Arkansas
Provides direct spiritual/pastoral/bereavement support and/or counseling to patients/families, hospice staff, and volunteers as needed acknowledging and respecting their beliefs, culture and values related to life’s meaning including suffering and loss and a desire to receive support. Hospice chaplain duties pertain to the end of life needs of not only dying patients, but also their families, caregivers, community, and even the interdisciplinary medical team.
Duties include: Serves as a member of one or more Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and attends meetings; Complete spiritual assessment for patients admitted to Hospice care; Works with staff, clergy and community groups to enhance their sensitivity to the spiritual concerns of patients/families experiencing terminal illness or loss; Participates in patient care conferences by exploring and assessing the spiritual needs of patients/families; Maintains contact with community clergy regarding patients’ spiritual needs as needed; Manages the provision of bereavement services in accordance with hospice policies and Federal Hospice and State Hospice regulatory requirements; Maintains proper documentation of pastoral care visits to patients and their families; Performs occasional liturgical assignments such as the annual Service of Remembrance and monthly memorial services with staff; Conducts or makes arrangements for funeral or memorial services when requested; and Provides educational programs for hospice staff, community clergy, religious and lay representatives as appropriate.
Executive Director
Serenity, Inc.
Primary person responsible for the day to day agency management of Serenity, Inc., a non-profit Domestic Violence Shelter featuring a shelter, outreach program, and two retail locations. Responsible for all programs, services and functions of the agency. Duties include but are not limited to: staff/agency management, grant writing, program planning and implementation, financial management, media and communications, quarterly & annual reports, fundraising and working with the Board of Directors.
Marketing Coordinator
NLC Products
September 2012 – March 2013 (7 months/$45,000) Little Rock, Arkansas Area
Coordinator of Marketing for four online/print catalogs. Handled copy editing, layouts, photo shoots, prop procurement and talent procurement. Responsible for maintaining social media content and analyzing e-mail campaigns.
Managing Editor
Areawide Media
Managing Editor of The Villager Journal, The News, The South Missourian News and Avenues monthly magazine. Responsibilities including budget oversight, assignments, page layout and design, reporting, weekly column, ad design and sales.
Staff Writer/Reporter
Areawide Media
Reported on the South Missouri/Northern Arkansas beat for The News and The South Missourian News. Attended local community government meetings, hospital board meetings, events and activities within the four county region.
Community Relations Director
Elmcroft of Mountain Home
Responsible for outside sales and marketing to area physicians, medical facilities and the community at large. Conducted tours of facilities, arranged for meetings and presentations with health care providers and organized monthly events to assist local charities and community organizations.
Marketplace Coordinator
Areawide Media
Facilitate the day-to-day operations of the Marketplace website and to serve as a support position for the Marketplace sales staff, customers and users of the site.
- Provide professional and prompt feedback on general emails or phone calls about Marketplace.
- Measurable statistics that convey activity trends and usage within Marketplace through subscribed analytics application.
- Work with print creative team to coordinate creative requests such as producing videos and/or print ads for Marketplace sites.
- Attend face-to-face appointments with new and existing customers in Marketplace. Assist and train customers on how to optimize their business page within Marketplace.
o Building their business page.
o Taking and/or applying photos.
o Creating products listings.
o Creating new ads or coupons.
o Loading any additional required content.
- Work with existing print sales and support staffs to help answer questions they get from their clients re their Marketplace site.
Marketing Director
FundRaiser Software
Responsible for entire Marketing Department for Donor Management Software Company. Created and managed marketing business plan; managed coordinator, newsletter editor and forum advisor. Created ads and ad copy for magazines, e-zines and newsletter ads. Created and tracked marketing campaigns across targeted niche markets within our user groups. Maintained a yearly budget, handled tradeshows and conferences, spoke on behalf of the company at area business events and maintained brand awareness in our core market area.
Business Development Coordinator
Terra Renewal Services
Responsible for implementing and maintaining marketing programs across 18 states. Initiate contacts with new companies, develop strategies to increase organic growth and maintain client satisfaction. Created company’s first employee newsletter. Organized and maintained field manuals for operators. Created sales presentations for Board of Directors, targets of acquisition and area managers. Maintained sales funnel and generated leads for Regional Sales Managers.
Marketing Manager
Aramark Campus Services
Responsible for implementing and maintaining marketing and brand initiatives among 11-15 college and university campuses in Arkansas and Louisiana. Responsible for maintaining statistics and demographics for each unit, and working with Food Service Director and team to capitalize profit through increased check averages, lower food cost percentage and lower labor cost percentage. Responsible for training units on new brands, new corporate initiatives and maintaining brand standards. Oversee five student interns at various units and promote their growth in the marketing field.
Design Team Supervisor
Oberthur Gaming Technologies
Design Team Supervisor/Creative Services Dept./Oberthur Gaming Technologies (OGT)
In charge of a team of 11 Graphic and Imaging Designers within the Creative Services department. Responsible for meeting press deadlines for 20 Domestic and 6 International clients; Manage and schedule every individual job that comes into the department; oversee the two Senior Designers and their teams to ensure all client specifications are met and designs are both printable and profit-generating for the company; Assist with creative concepts and draft design work; Assist VP of Marketing with various internal design projects; Assist Quality Manager with updating and creating new policies and procedures for ISO compliance within the department; Manage weekly meetings between Creative Services and Marketing, Production Planning, IT Systems and Pre-Press; Manage costs and expenses for the department, including ordering supplies/services and software needs.
Proposal Coordinator/Project Manager
Oberthur Gaming Technologies - USA
Responsible for creating marketable written responses to Requests for Bid received from lottery jurisdictions for the production of instant lottery tickets and related services. Job duties included coordinating updated and relevant responses from each department within the company to adequately answer the specifications placed forth in each unique bid. Tasked with presenting the company in the best light, and using research on competitors to up play OGT's strengths and exclusive abilities. Managed and updated all information archives for each department as it pertained to the responses; responsible for the upkeep of company sample tickets per client; also responsible for the upkeep of all company resumes and corporate organizational charts. Dedicated to keeping design jobs on schedule. Responsible for managing and scheduling each Creative Services Project within the department; ultimately responsible for meeting client deadlines; manage weekly meetings between Creative Services Dept. and other departments within the Company; coordinate monthly update meeting with the President & CEO to review customer satisfaction and department productivity.
Writer/Producer/Editor
Maverick Video Productions
Responsible for acting as a liaison between clients and Maverick Video. Managed production crews ranging in size from 3-people to 30-people. Came up with creative concepts and wrote scripts for commercials, training videos, sales and marketing tapes and television infomercials. Managed all production aspects from helping clients choose talent to picking music, finding locations, coordinating the actual production shoot and preparing raw footage for edit. Clients included The Psychological Corporation, Castle Hills First Baptist Church, Providence Catholic High School, Habitat for Humanity, Lackland Air Force Base, Night in Old San Antonio, The San Antonio Express News, HEB, Providence High School and KSAT-TV. Wrote and produced projects as diverse as the Shiner Bock “Bocktober Fest” to training videos for Clarke American Checks.
Education
Magna Cum Laude graduate of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas - BA, Communications/English
Upon graduation, immediately began as the Morning Show Producer for KENS-TV in San Antonio Texas.
Ordained Interfaith Minister & Pastoral Counselor
Innovative and self-motivated management professional with over twenty years of experience. Industry strengths include graphic design, writing and editing, news, concept development, human resources background, accounting, organizational skills and television production. Exhibits outstanding verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal relations abilities, and teamwork aptitude. Trained in journalism, office management, business, and marketing copywriting. A competent leader with extensive computer, office, presentation and people skills, looking to join a company that values hard work and creativity within a corporate atmosphere focused on team work.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, Publisher)
InDesign CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6 Cloud Based
PageMaker 6.5 & Quark 7.0
PhotoShop 6.0 & CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, Cloud Based
Illustrator 8.0, 9.0, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, Cloud Based
QuickBooks 2002 / QuickBooks Nonprofit
Experience
President, VitAlex Marketing
Vitalex Marketing, Inc.
January 1996 – Present (20 years/$50,000/Part Time)
Responsible for developing an overall Marketing Strategy for clients utilizing feasibility and statistical research, and including a plan to develop and nurture relationships with print, video and online media sources. Coordinated a multi-national team to research, develop and produce Marketing Feasibility Studies, Strategic Tourism Plans and Training/Hospitality programs for over 20 international clients.
Hospice Chaplain
Legacy Hospice of North Arkansas
Provides direct spiritual/pastoral/bereavement support and/or counseling to patients/families, hospice staff, and volunteers as needed acknowledging and respecting their beliefs, culture and values related to life’s meaning including suffering and loss and a desire to receive support. Hospice chaplain duties pertain to the end of life needs of not only dying patients, but also their families, caregivers, community, and even the interdisciplinary medical team.
Duties include: Serves as a member of one or more Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) and attends meetings; Complete spiritual assessment for patients admitted to Hospice care; Works with staff, clergy and community groups to enhance their sensitivity to the spiritual concerns of patients/families experiencing terminal illness or loss; Participates in patient care conferences by exploring and assessing the spiritual needs of patients/families; Maintains contact with community clergy regarding patients’ spiritual needs as needed; Manages the provision of bereavement services in accordance with hospice policies and Federal Hospice and State Hospice regulatory requirements; Maintains proper documentation of pastoral care visits to patients and their families; Performs occasional liturgical assignments such as the annual Service of Remembrance and monthly memorial services with staff; Conducts or makes arrangements for funeral or memorial services when requested; and Provides educational programs for hospice staff, community clergy, religious and lay representatives as appropriate.
Executive Director
Serenity, Inc.
Primary person responsible for the day to day agency management of Serenity, Inc., a non-profit Domestic Violence Shelter featuring a shelter, outreach program, and two retail locations. Responsible for all programs, services and functions of the agency. Duties include but are not limited to: staff/agency management, grant writing, program planning and implementation, financial management, media and communications, quarterly & annual reports, fundraising and working with the Board of Directors.
Marketing Coordinator
NLC Products
September 2012 – March 2013 (7 months/$45,000) Little Rock, Arkansas Area
Coordinator of Marketing for four online/print catalogs. Handled copy editing, layouts, photo shoots, prop procurement and talent procurement. Responsible for maintaining social media content and analyzing e-mail campaigns.
Managing Editor
Areawide Media
Managing Editor of The Villager Journal, The News, The South Missourian News and Avenues monthly magazine. Responsibilities including budget oversight, assignments, page layout and design, reporting, weekly column, ad design and sales.
Staff Writer/Reporter
Areawide Media
Reported on the South Missouri/Northern Arkansas beat for The News and The South Missourian News. Attended local community government meetings, hospital board meetings, events and activities within the four county region.
Community Relations Director
Elmcroft of Mountain Home
Responsible for outside sales and marketing to area physicians, medical facilities and the community at large. Conducted tours of facilities, arranged for meetings and presentations with health care providers and organized monthly events to assist local charities and community organizations.
Marketplace Coordinator
Areawide Media
Facilitate the day-to-day operations of the Marketplace website and to serve as a support position for the Marketplace sales staff, customers and users of the site.
- Provide professional and prompt feedback on general emails or phone calls about Marketplace.
- Measurable statistics that convey activity trends and usage within Marketplace through subscribed analytics application.
- Work with print creative team to coordinate creative requests such as producing videos and/or print ads for Marketplace sites.
- Attend face-to-face appointments with new and existing customers in Marketplace. Assist and train customers on how to optimize their business page within Marketplace.
o Building their business page.
o Taking and/or applying photos.
o Creating products listings.
o Creating new ads or coupons.
o Loading any additional required content.
- Work with existing print sales and support staffs to help answer questions they get from their clients re their Marketplace site.
Marketing Director
FundRaiser Software
Responsible for entire Marketing Department for Donor Management Software Company. Created and managed marketing business plan; managed coordinator, newsletter editor and forum advisor. Created ads and ad copy for magazines, e-zines and newsletter ads. Created and tracked marketing campaigns across targeted niche markets within our user groups. Maintained a yearly budget, handled tradeshows and conferences, spoke on behalf of the company at area business events and maintained brand awareness in our core market area.
Business Development Coordinator
Terra Renewal Services
Responsible for implementing and maintaining marketing programs across 18 states. Initiate contacts with new companies, develop strategies to increase organic growth and maintain client satisfaction. Created company’s first employee newsletter. Organized and maintained field manuals for operators. Created sales presentations for Board of Directors, targets of acquisition and area managers. Maintained sales funnel and generated leads for Regional Sales Managers.
Marketing Manager
Aramark Campus Services
Responsible for implementing and maintaining marketing and brand initiatives among 11-15 college and university campuses in Arkansas and Louisiana. Responsible for maintaining statistics and demographics for each unit, and working with Food Service Director and team to capitalize profit through increased check averages, lower food cost percentage and lower labor cost percentage. Responsible for training units on new brands, new corporate initiatives and maintaining brand standards. Oversee five student interns at various units and promote their growth in the marketing field.
Design Team Supervisor
Oberthur Gaming Technologies
Design Team Supervisor/Creative Services Dept./Oberthur Gaming Technologies (OGT)
In charge of a team of 11 Graphic and Imaging Designers within the Creative Services department. Responsible for meeting press deadlines for 20 Domestic and 6 International clients; Manage and schedule every individual job that comes into the department; oversee the two Senior Designers and their teams to ensure all client specifications are met and designs are both printable and profit-generating for the company; Assist with creative concepts and draft design work; Assist VP of Marketing with various internal design projects; Assist Quality Manager with updating and creating new policies and procedures for ISO compliance within the department; Manage weekly meetings between Creative Services and Marketing, Production Planning, IT Systems and Pre-Press; Manage costs and expenses for the department, including ordering supplies/services and software needs.
Proposal Coordinator/Project Manager
Oberthur Gaming Technologies - USA
Responsible for creating marketable written responses to Requests for Bid received from lottery jurisdictions for the production of instant lottery tickets and related services. Job duties included coordinating updated and relevant responses from each department within the company to adequately answer the specifications placed forth in each unique bid. Tasked with presenting the company in the best light, and using research on competitors to up play OGT's strengths and exclusive abilities. Managed and updated all information archives for each department as it pertained to the responses; responsible for the upkeep of company sample tickets per client; also responsible for the upkeep of all company resumes and corporate organizational charts. Dedicated to keeping design jobs on schedule. Responsible for managing and scheduling each Creative Services Project within the department; ultimately responsible for meeting client deadlines; manage weekly meetings between Creative Services Dept. and other departments within the Company; coordinate monthly update meeting with the President & CEO to review customer satisfaction and department productivity.
Writer/Producer/Editor
Maverick Video Productions
Responsible for acting as a liaison between clients and Maverick Video. Managed production crews ranging in size from 3-people to 30-people. Came up with creative concepts and wrote scripts for commercials, training videos, sales and marketing tapes and television infomercials. Managed all production aspects from helping clients choose talent to picking music, finding locations, coordinating the actual production shoot and preparing raw footage for edit. Clients included The Psychological Corporation, Castle Hills First Baptist Church, Providence Catholic High School, Habitat for Humanity, Lackland Air Force Base, Night in Old San Antonio, The San Antonio Express News, HEB, Providence High School and KSAT-TV. Wrote and produced projects as diverse as the Shiner Bock “Bocktober Fest” to training videos for Clarke American Checks.
Education
Magna Cum Laude graduate of St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas - BA, Communications/English
Upon graduation, immediately began as the Morning Show Producer for KENS-TV in San Antonio Texas.
Ordained Interfaith Minister & Pastoral Counselor