PAMELA GRACE

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Lafayette, CO ***26

Cell: 720-***-****

Email: p ab849p@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

To utilize my passion and excitement for initiating and closing sales in the construction

field, helping a growing company to raise revenues and create long-term repeat clients

SKILLS:

Identifying new client prospects Designing high impact trade show

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booths and displays

Closing sales and maintaining

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excellent customer relationships Managing work teams

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Public speaking and presenting Proficiency in MS Windows and

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Office Suite: MS Word, Quicken,

Visual design and implementation

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Excel, Google Docs, Power Point

Writing PR and marketing

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materials

WORK HISTORY:

Coloured Paint, Lafayette, Co

Owner, Sales and Designer, 1999-present

Created a company which provides painting, decorative painting (faux finishing) and

plasters. Duties included new client generation and sales, customer service to encourage

repeat business, marketing and bookkeeping. Was able to merge these skills with proven

business development talents to create a thriving and successful business.

Built company from zero to six-figure annual revenues in less than 5 years, with

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high percentage of repeat clients

Transformed hundreds of residential and commercial interiors through

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sophisticated decorative painting and plasters

Designed and presented eye-catching trade show booths at Colorado Home shows

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Developed content and digital marketing through e-newsletters, website and

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social media

Created multiple showcase projects for Junior Symphony Guild and Parade of

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Homes

Avalon Cleaning Services, Boulder, Colorado

General Manager and Sales, 1988-1999

Marketed and managed a housecleaning service for residences. After several years of

being a full time mom, created a business that allowed for flexible scheduling, and an

ability to utilize proven marketing talents once again.

Built a thriving business from zero to over 300 clients, retaining regular

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customers for an average of 4-5 year cycles

Developed staff for residential cleaning services and provided additional project

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management for larger projects

Successfully sold business in 1999

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Kimba Grace, Boulder, Colorado

Sales and Designer, 1991-1997

Created jewelry line with over 75 distinct pieces, and also developed the branding for

the line.

• Distributed and sold the line in specialty boutiques and major retail outlets.

including JC Penney in Alaska, and Colorado, plus over 700 direct customers

Created trade show booths and developed point of sale marketing materials

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Business Products, Inc, Denver, Colorado

Sales Representative 1981-1983

Served as a sales rep for CPT Word Processors. Desiring to move back to my past home

in Colorado, was pleased to use sales and rapport skills with an exciting product

offering and to develop a new market for the company.

Cold calling and generation of new client prospects for a new territory for the

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company, initiating and establishing CPT Word Processors as a presence in the

Boulder marketplace, resulting in multiple $25K sales

Maintained CPT Corporate liaison relationship with Ball Aerospace and

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coordinated meetings and events

Xerox, Omaha, Nebraska

Sales Representative 1980-1981 Sales of copier equipment

Led office in several sales contact and demonstration promotions

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Attended XEROX sales training at XEROX Corporation in Syracuse, NY

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EDUCATION:

University of Colorado, Bachelor of Science in Business

Numerous advanced design certificates in special painting and design skills

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