DINA SCHWARTZ

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Woodstock, GA 30188

770-***-****

acpadq@r.postjobfree.com

Education

MA in Professional Writing, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA,

2012

BS in Secondary English Education, Kennesaw State University,

Kennesaw, GA, 1997

BA in English, UMBC, Baltimore, MD, 1995

Skills

Expertise in meeting planning, working with facilities, and handling

contracts

Expertise in writing and conducting training

Expertise in professional writing and editing

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, WordPress, CRM, and various

databases

Superior skills in communication, interpersonal, customer service,

analytical, organizational, and leadership

Professional Experience

Shepard Exposition Services: October 2008 - March 2015

Acts as general services contractor for trade shows and meetings

National Sales Manager

Primary responsibilities included networking in the meetings industry,

finding new sales opportunities and soliciting RFPs, developing and

managing proposal submissions, building and maintaining relationships

with clients, writing management orders and producing smaller events.

. Attend industry events for networking and educational purposes

. Attend facility site visits with meeting planners to discuss their needs

and solutions

. Develop, write and manage proposal process for RFPs

. Increased sales portfolio from $180,000 to $1,100,000 between 2013 and

2014

. Currently managing $800,000 portfolio of business

Proposal Writer/Marketing Associate

Primary responsibility was supporting the Marketing/Sales Director with

social media (Facebook and Twitter), monthly and quarterly newsletters

to customers, assisting in creating sales presentations, editing most

external documents, handling CRM inputs and updates, as well as managing

and editing the more complex proposal writing as needed. In addition,

handled travel arrangements for the national sales team in all branches

of the company as well as coordinated the set-up and travel arrangements

for the annual, educational client meeting.

Sales Administrator

Primary responsibility was managing and editing proposals for the

national sales team. In addition, acted as editor for marketing

materials and letters, entered leads for the sales teams into CRM,

edited and updated the ESG for shows, created online exhibitor manuals,

and handled travel arrangements for the all employees in three branches

and for the president of the company.

Kit Administrator

Worked part-time at home for Shepard Exposition Services creating online

exhibitor manuals; hired on full-time in March 2009.

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Cherokee County Board of Education, Canton, GA: August 2008 - March 2009

Handles all matters concerning education in Cherokee County.

Substitute Teacher

Worked as a classroom teacher for any school that needed someone to act

in the stead of the current teacher; worked primarily for Creekland

Middle School and Mill Creek Middle School when English teachers were

absent.

Classic Homes of Atlanta/Marietta Drywall, Inc, Woodstock, GA: May 2007 -

August 2008

Build and sell 1-3 homes a year; handle drywall needs for multiple clients;

handle painting needs for multiple clients.

Builder's Assistant

Maintained budgets; created, formatted and emailed proposals, bids, and

bills; wrote and maintained listings for rentals; filed liens and other

paperwork necessary with different county court systems for collection

of late payments.

Asurion Insurance Services, Smyrna, TN: May 2005 - May 2007

Offers cell phone insurance to customers and handles everything from the

sale of the insurance to cell phone companies to repairing and replacing

damaged phones.

TLC and ATAC Technical Trainer and Process Specialist, May 2005-May 2007

Wrote and taught classes as a team for new hires, enhanced job skills,

and any other topic considered necessary by management; organized,

created, and implemented training for the technical service

representatives. Wrote and revised processes, job aids, quality alerts

and deviations for the Repair Center; created and implemented training

classes to processes and quality alerts.

RAM Partners, LLC, Atlanta, GA: August 2002 - April 2005

Manages apartment and condominium properties from Maryland to Florida on

the east coast, as well as in Texas and Tennessee.

Assistant Manager, ALARA Brook, Franklin, TN: January 2005-April 2005

Responsibilities included collecting and recording all rent received and

owed; working with attorneys and collection agencies on delinquent rent,

renters who skipped and evictions; handling resident complaints;

managing three leasing consultants in organizing schedules and

supervising documentation of move-ins, move-outs, leasing goals and

marketing efforts within the community.

Assistant Manager, Pinnacle Heights, Antioch, TN: April 2003-December

2004

Promoted in October from leasing consultant to assistant manager.

Responsibilities included collecting and recording all rent received and

owed; working with attorneys and collection agencies on delinquent rent,

renters who skipped, and evictions; handled residents' complaints;

planning and implementing resident activities; managing one leasing

consultant in organizing schedules and supervising documentation of move-

ins, move-outs, leasing goals and marketing efforts within the

community.

Leasing Consultant, The Preserve at Brentwood: August 2002-April 2003

Responsibilities included marketing the property within the community

and outlying areas, leasing apartments, handling paperwork for move-ins

and move-outs, handling resident functions, creating resident

newsletters and flyers; promoting resident relations.

OTHER POSITIONS

USG, Customer Service Representative, Nashville, TN, 2001-2002; Publix

Corporate, Training Specialist, Lakeland, FL, 2000-2001; Orange County

Board of Education, middle school English, media, and gifted teacher,

Orlando, FL, 1998-2000; and Cobb County Board of Education, high school

English teacher, Kennesaw, GA, 1997-1998.

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