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Phone 605-***-**** . E-mail abiidl@r.postjobfree.com
Nancy Beech
OBJECTIVE
A challenging office or consulting position to use my business management
skills with the ultimate goal of contributing to and growing with an
organization in diverse areas of operations with ambitious goals.
PROFILE
30 years experience in general business management, ownership and team
leadership
Excellent organizational, marketing, and promotional skills
Motivated, energetic, efficient, organized, self driven and reliable
Eager to meet new challenges and contribute to overall productivity and
accomplishments
General computer knowledge in QuickBooks Pro accounting, Publisher, Word,
Excel, and various corporate accounting, time management and expense programs
A natural entrepreneur, inquisitive and adaptable
Capable of adopting a number of roles and responsibilities simultaneously
20 years experience in project management
EMPLOYMENT history
Montana-Dakota Utilities
Bismarck, ND
Superintendent's Assistant
May 2010 to October 2010
Responsibilities include general office management: record keeping, financial
filing, safety training, inventory control, and construction inspection of the
natural gas pipeline for Basin Electric's new Deer Creek Station near Elkton,
SD.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Bismarck, ND
(Contracted) Project Assistant
May 2009 to present
Current responsibilities include but are not limited to Right of Way and
Easement acquisition for their wind farms and transmission lines, as-needed
South Dakota Notary, community liaison and company representative, pro-actively
communicate with media and project-related property owners, city and civic
organizations by upholding Basin Electric's outstanding public image.
Norpac, LLC
Rogers, MN
Project Manager
March 2008 to April 2009
Responsibilities were general project management for an industrial textile
company located for their start to finish product from design, prototype,
development, manufacture, and fulfillment. Primarily this position is working
with Asian manufacturers as well as with domestic manufacturing.
This position requires constant organizational skills with complete
confidentiality of propriety (IP) rights.
Company Name and Location Confidential
Marketing Director, Research & Development Director
October 2005 to August 2007
Marketing Director for an environmental company serving the petroleum and
agriculture industries.
Responsibilities included advertising coordination, designing of promotional
literature, photography,
tradeshow coordination and representation, public speaking and governmental
liaison, managing
new product development and fulfillment, media relations, and managing the
sales department.
The marketing department was partly responsible for a 23% sales increase in
2006, over 2005.
Research and Development in the agriculture industry specifically in the
biological remediation for the purpose of producing organic soil amendments.
Also R&D in the petroleum industry using similar biological remediation for
petroleum spills and other environmental contaminations.
JNB ORIGINALS, INC.
Tracy, MN
COO, CFO, Co-Owner
1997 to 2005
Co-owner and general business manager of successful start-up company that
manufactured patented
fishing and boating equipment for the sport fishing industry. The product line
was sold nationally
and internationally in major retail outlets including Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's,
Dicks Sporting Goods,
Gander Mountain, Scheels, and Sportsman's' Warehouse. My business management
experience
included general office responsibilities; finance & accounting, procurement,
materials acquisition,
production, inventory control, fulfillment, HR, advertising, marketing, and
Intellectual Property.
TAILORING AND TANS OF GOLD
Tracy, MN
Owner
1994 to 1997
Established, owned, and managed successful tailoring, alterations, and tanning
business.
ENDERSON CLOTHING
Tracy, MN
Assistant Manager
1980 to 1994
Provided excellent retail sales and service, directed customer relations,
organized in-store sales and
promotions, merchandise buyer, designed advertising campaigns, and managed
employee relations.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Former member of the Minnesota Small Business Development Center Advisory Board
Numerous church leadership positions
Former board member Tracy Chamber of Commerce
Charter board member Tracy Sportsman's Show
Former 4-H adult leader
Board member Hendricks Community Foundation
Clerk and board member Lake Hendricks Sanitation District
Board member Lake Hendricks Improvement Association
Board member of the Hendricks Improvement Team, Tree City USA
Committee member of the Hendricks Community Club
Traffic Coordinator and Organizer for Lifelight Music Festival in Worthing, SD
REFERENCES;
Dr. Mike Rich Executive Director SMSU, Professor of Marketing, Marshall, MN
Ms. Liz Struve MN SBDC Director Marshall, MN 507-***-****
Mr. Gavin McCollum, P.E., Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bismarck, ND 58503
Mr. Kelly Suko, SR/WA-NAC, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bismarck, ND 58503