Manager Sales

Mary Kay Feely

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Driven, analytical, incisive professional in production/creative services.

Solid experience in developing budgets, reconciling and finding cost

reductions through improved technology and management of time and resources

allowing for projects to come in on time and under budget. Motivating team

leader achieving increases in productivity without sacrificing quality.

Consistent top performer with a history of surpassing expectations.

Budget Analysis/Cost Reduction Strategic Planning

Internet Brand Identity Development Project Management

Contract Negotiations Technology Improvements

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Consultant, Scituate MA 2007-current

Analyze budgets, workflows and advising on Digital Asset Management.

Clients include Viking River Cruises, Woodland Hills, Ca; The Bodywork

Center, Hingham MA; Blackstone Audio, Ashland OR

The Bodywork Center, Hingham MA 2008-2009

Office Manager - Part Time

Major Accomplishments:

. Organized and reconciled 3 years of financial data

. Developed Sales tracking report

. Charted sales and discounts by categories and analyzed what was

working what wasn't

. Invoiced clients and reconciled monthly bank statements

. Developed a Birthday loyalty program

J JILL GROUP, INC., Quincy, MA

Director Production/Creative Services 1998-2006

Hired as Director of Production and promoted 2 years later to a newly

created position Director of Production/Creative Services. Managed

staff of 21, including Copy Director, Executive Art Directors,

Production managers and others.

Major Accomplishments:

Renegotiated 5 year print contract achieved savings of $1MM;

renegotiated 2 year pre-press contract realizing savings of $150M

annually; renegotiated 2 years retail print contract for store

signage achieved savings of $100M annually

. Developed all print, pre-press and creative budgets, as well as

schedules for the year, determining allocation of resources as needed

. Supervised the development of a Content Management system, utilizing

our pre-press vendor and off-the shelf software to streamline our

process and give more time to designers

. Oversaw the transition from film to digital photography on photo

shoots, making sure that standards were established between pre-press

and photographer to ensure quality reproduction

. Worked with E-Commerce Marketing to establish our brand identity on

our web site, transitioning from standard lay-down formats to include

model photography

. Negotiated Internet photography achieved savings of $75M annually

Production Manager, Hanover Direct, Weehawken NJ, 1996-1998

Oversaw color quality control, managed print/paper budgets for Women's

Apparel catalogs.

. Determined color quality from film approval through printing

. Supervised transition from conventional film to computer-to-plate

digital information, realizing cost savings of 13%, and improving

quality controls for press approvals.

. Reduced paper, postage and printing costs, saved $240K

. Developed financial forecasts for the catalogs

. Worked with corporate to develop more effective communication with

vendors as well as exploring new technologies for cost and time

effectiveness

Print and Paper Manager, Disney Direct Marketing, Inc., New York, NY 1990-

1995

Managed print/paper budgets and developed strategies to maximize savings

for catalog program.

. Reduced paper and mail costs, saved $5MM by taking two titles gravure

. Collaborated with vendors to shorten in-home date timetable from 13

days to 7 days

. Trimmed production schedules to maximize time for list development

from 20 to 7 days

. Maximized direct entry saturation; freight discounts; bar coding

resulting in savings in excess of $250K

. Managed package inserts and supplemental material programs

EDUCATION

. New York University, B.A. Social Science, Minor History

. Michigan State University, Honors College, Social Science

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