Sales Director

Katherine Jensen

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EXPERIENCE

May 2010- Present Sales Coordinator . Surf & Sand Resort Laguna

Beach, CA

. Support the Director of Sales and 2 Full Time Sales Managers

. Create contracts, proposals, invoices and all needed

administrative duties

. Manage all of the Corporate and Social group bookings

. Bring in new clients through cold calling, trade shows and

industry events

. Works closely with clients in the planning stages of the

program as well as on site

. Continually growing rapport with repeat clientele

March 2007- Dec. 2009 Catering/ Events Coordinator . InterContinental

The Clement Monterey Monterey, CA

. Supported the Director of Meetings and Events and 2 full time

Catering Managers

.Acted as first point of contact for callers/ visitors; sent all

preliminary information, drafted proposals

. Conducted both corporate and social site visits for perspective

clients

.In charge of all internal meetings, including scheduling,

creation of Banquet Event Orders, and

overseeing event

.Represented hotel at 6-8 wedding trade shows per year

Nov. - Dec. 2007 Corporate Meeting / Event Planning Internship ( Meeting

Sites Pro San Diego, CA

(Completed 2 month / 40 hr week/ unpaid internship

( Managed aspects of assigned events including site selection, hotel

contract, food and beverage menus

( Assisted with air and ground transportation, agenda development and

review, registration, on-site supervision of event and budgeting

( Created all published flyers and internal documents for company

Dec. 2005 -May 2007 Office for University Events ( California State

University, Monterey Bay Monterey, CA

( Acted as a student volunteer assisting with the planning and

execution of events; Worked directly with the University Events and

Public Relations Coordinator

( Created menus, themes, guest lists, booked keynote speakers and

caterers

( Coordinated closely with the Marketing Coordinator to market events

July 2003- Nov. 2005 Starbucks Barista

Monterey, CA

EDUCATION

2003-2007 California State University, Monterey Bay

Bachelor of Science in Human Communications Emphasis Area -

Journalism and Media Studies

Studied Abroad - Paris, France (Summer 2004)

Barcelona, Spain (Summer 2005)

COMPUTER

SKILLS

( Microsoft Word, Outlook, Publisher, Power Point, Excel, Delphi,

Opera, Windows 98/2000/2007/XP

Adobe Acrobat & Photoshop

SUMMARY OF

QUALIFICATIONS

( Excellent communication and interpersonal skills due to my customer

service background

( Self motivated, highly organized and strong ability to work well

under pressure as a result of several fast

paced hospitality work environments

( Professional, hardworking and reliable

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