GEORGINA KLANICA
**** ****** **** **., ****** Mills, MD 21117
410-***-**** * **********@*******.***
CAREER SUMMARY & OBJECTIVE
Growth- and results-oriented professional with two decades of diverse, hands-on marketing experience. B.S. Marketing and M.B.A. Recent coursework in social media marketing and web coding/design. Seek to apply extensive background in a stable organization with long-term industry growth potential.
SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS
Wrote, designed and launched web sites – identified vendor that met needs at a significantly reduced annual cost; significantly reduced time needed to make ongoing improvements
Wrote and launched product/service manuals – increased sales by improving the knowledge level of front-line colleagues, enabling them to better communicate features and benefits to customers
Wrote and launched sales catalogs, eliminating traditional line of brochures (typical to the industry) – increased sales by enabling colleagues to cross-sell using one comprehensive promotional piece
Wrote winning application for Better Business Bureau “Torch Awards” ethics and integrity competition – utilized winner’s logo and designation in marketing efforts to differentiate small employer in a highly crowded, competitive industry dominated by large players
Worked as foreign aid agency volunteer for three weeks in Baku, Azerbaijan (a former republic of the Soviet Union, in the Caucasus region) – produced an annual report; made sales/marketing recommendations to a microcredit based on visits to rural offices and discussions with staff
Earned two “Outstanding” Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) ratings from federal financial institution regulator
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Copywriting
Database reporting/analysis
Direct marketing
Event planning/public relations
Merchandising/signage
Online marketing
Planning/budgeting
Print marketing
Product management
Research
Training/presentations
Vendor selection/management
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Direct Hire Temp, Strategic Marketing Department
BrightKey, Annapolis Junction, MD
7/12 - 9/12
Marketing & Business Development Coordinator
Prostatis Financial Advisors, Glen Burnie, MD
1/12 – 2/12
Senior Product Manager
MECU, Baltimore, MD
3/07 – 4/10
Marketing Manager
BUCS Federal Bank, Owings Mills, MD
6/00 – 3/07
A.V.P. Marketing
CSB Bank, Curwensville, PA
7/97 - 6/00
three positions (below)
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (FCFC)
9/91 - 6/97
1 Regional Marketing Officer
First Commonwealth Bank
Indiana, PA
2 Direct Marketing Officer
FCFC
Indiana, PA
3 Marketing Director
First Bank of Leechburg
Leechburg, PA
EDUCATION
M.B.A.
Business
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
B.S. highest honors
Marketing
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Development
Certificate
Loyola University of Maryland
BRAC JAVA “Boot Camp”
Honors Certificate
Central Atlantic Advanced School of Banking
Certification
CFMP (Certified Financial Marketing Professional) designation earned 2007 from the Institute of Certified Bankers (a division of the American Bankers Association)
Publication
"Direct Mail Fundraising Success 101", The Business Monthly, 3/06, pp. C1, C6
STRENGTHS
Organizing records & projects
Locating, interpreting & applying or distributing information
Thinking creatively, “outside the box”
Functioning independently as a "one-person department"
SELECT COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Garden Harvest - Spearheaded organization’s first outreach efforts at targeted community events
Armstrong County Tourist Bureau - Vice-chair; produced direct mail campaign for advertising in fundraising event program book
Parks Bend Farm Preservation Committee - Developed an 8-page educational/promotional newspaper flier for festival; wrote, implemented and analyzed vendor and public satisfaction surveys