Real Estate Sales
Resume:
Carole M. Somers
La Jolla, CA 92037
*******@****.***
Experience
Asian Rugs & Arts, La Jolla, CA
Sales Manager
November 2002 - Present
o Manages high-end art gallery featuring lithograph and
original paintings, bronze sculpture and antique rugs
o Accounting responsibilities of daily transactions
o Recommends and sells merchandise consistently
exceeding sales goals and quotas
o Personally delivers customers' purchases and follows
up with customers offering new merchandise, assuring
customer satisfaction of their purchase
o Shares Art History knowledge, of Picasso, Chagall,
Matisse and Klimt and other artists to better assist
customers in making decisions regarding purchases
Hotel Parisi, La Jolla, CA
Senior Concierge/Guest Services/Head of Reservations
May 2003 - April 2013
o Excels in providing Customer Services, Concierge
Services and Guest Services for the luxury boutique
hotel
o Generates reservation sales in excess of $5 M in
revenue; ranked the #1 producer in a high multi-
tasking environment
o Consistently recognized for strong leadership, sales
and marketing, and communication skills including
the ability to efficiently handle a high volume of
calls, with exemplary phone etiquette,
o Establishes a strong guest relationship base for
loyalty, by providing VIP Guest and Concierge
Services, from initial booking of reservation, to
guest arrival and check out,
o Chosen to represent Hotel Parisi at The Small Luxury
Hotels of the World Conference in New York, NY
UBS Financial Services, La Jolla, CA
Finance Internship, Private Wealth Management
January 2007- May 2007
o Assisted Financial Advisors in correspondence with
clients, preparing Excel spreadsheets, and organizing
files
o Researched Morningstar website for historical stock
data, company releases, economic and financial
reports
o Prepared and presented a final paper to the Branch
Manager of UBS and to the Masters Business
Administration Finance Class
Real Estate Developer, La Jolla, CA and Aspen, CO
Owner, Managing Partner & Officer
1980 - January 1990
o Managed The Aspen Tennis Club, 20-acre property in Aspen, CO, which
included a tennis club, health club, and restaurant.
o Developed high end residential properties, including
new development and reconstruction in Denver, Vail,
Copper Mountain, Crested Butte, Aspen and La Jolla
Education
Alliant University, Marshall Goldsmith School of Management, San Diego, CA
Doctorate of Business Administration Finance Candidate
March 2003 - Present
Master of Business Administration, Finance and Marketing
August 2008
o Doctoral Dissertation: Behavioral Finance (ABD)
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
o Bachelor of Arts, Economics,
June 2002
o Bachelor of Science, Psychology
June 2002
Qualifications & Activities
o California Real Estate Broker's License; Colorado Real Estate Sales
License
o CCIM Commercial Real Estate Certificate Candidate
o Graduate Real Estate Institute Certificate
o Excel, SPSS, SEM, Multivariate and Business Statistics, Managerial
Accounting
o Interests: Tennis, Skiing, Running and Organic
Cooking
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