Maria Vanessa Aguirre Canella
EDUCATION
Tulane University, A. B. Freeman School of Business
Bachelor of Science in Management
Majors: Marketing/Consumer Behavior and Management (Consulting & Entrepreneurship)
Overall GPA: 3.77
Honors: Academic Merit Scholarship, Dean’s List every semester
Honor Societies: National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key International Honour Society, Alpha Kappa Psi - professional business fraternity
Loyola University, The Joseph A. Butt, S.J. College of Business
GPA: 4.0
Honors: Dean’s List, Academic Merit Scholarship
Makeup Forever Professional Academy
Received professional makeup artist certifications in the following academies, Stick Art Studio
(Barcelona, Spain), La Truccheria (Bologna, Italy) and MBA – Making Beauty Academy (Milan, Italy).
EXPERIENCE:
Nordstrom, Inc
Retail Management Internship
• Restocked inventory, reviewed end-of-day cash operations, kept records of the products, damaged product, sales and requirements
• Fulfilled service activities by understanding customer’s needs and communicating daily with them, appropriately followed up and resolved their problems
• Rotated in support departments within the store and assisted the managers of: Loss Prevention, Visual Merchandising, Human Resources, Customer Relationship Management, Information Systems
Tulane University, Reily Student Recreation Center
Program Office Assistant
• Assist a variety of department within Reily club sports, intramurals, fitness/wellness, instructional, and administrative office
• Prepare timesheets, file, maintain supply inventory, photocopy, update information, computer data entry, run errands, organize registration forms,
Music2night & Guate2night
Event planner
• Effectively coordinated staff, waiters, DJ’s, photographers, bartenders and entertainers.
• Initiated assisting in the preparation of small high school parties and accomplished the delegation of wedding assignments
Freelance
Makeup Artist
• Provided professional makeup applications and consultations for individuals
• Coordinated and managed application seminars
SKILLS/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Native Spanish speaker, fluent in English
Microsoft certified application specialist for office Access 2007 and Excel 2007. Proficient with Word, PowerPoint, Corel, and Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator