Lisa A. VerHalen
262-***-**** (H)
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Delafield, WI 53018
Professional Experience
Market Probe Wauwatosa, WI 2012-Present
Research Project Manager
. Assist in executing research projects, both qualitative and quantative
and various report production.
. Create and data cleaning and quality assurance protocols.
. Facilitate internal communication and interaction to deliver timely
results.
. Meet client needs for information and data analysis deliverables.
. Assist and advise other project staff.
Kohl's Corporation (Retail Industry)
2008-2010
Marketing Research Analyst.
. Strategize and implement marketing campaigns of high volume under
very tight budgets and deadlines.
. Conduct segmentation and data mining utilizing SAP and Business
Objects.
. Worked on both the direct and ecommerce campaign promotions. Generate
daily, weekly and monthly reporting to both internal and external
stakeholders.
. Manage all communication with internal creative, production
team,merchandising, IS & external list services.
. Developed and conducted test and control strategies to measure
incremental response impact of direct mail program success in order to
increase ROI.
. Recommend optimal mailing scenarios while considering cost, delivery
and marketing collateral design.
. Provide recommendations to senior principals in order to improve
product profitability utilizing historical response analysis and
benchmark analysis.
GE Supply /Rexel-GEXPRO (Electrical Manufacturing & Distributor)
2001-2008
Marketing Research Specialist.
. Led corporate projects with focus on optimizing the business platform.
. This responsibility required interpreting data and making concrete
strategic recommendations, reporting these findings directly to both
internal and external stakeholders.
. This role also required selecting and maintaining a CRM solution and
coordinating training throughout marketing and sales. The CRM
database provided various market intelligence such as, sales leads,
trend analysis, statistical modeling, target marketing and competitive
pricing strategies.
. Defined and executed data mining segmentation programs to benchmark
all marketing initiatives through SAP and Business Objects.
. These initiatives identify growth opportunities for NPI, trade area
reviews(roadmaps) including market share, penetration and
diversification within each product segment.
. Created and managed a Telesales team initiating customer campaigns
focused on expanding product market penetration and cross selling.
Education Lakeland College Sheboygan, WI
-BA - Marketing Degree
-MBA
-Green Belt Certification - General Electric Company