WORK EXPERIENCE
Operations Director
The Epidemiology Monitor
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Present
MARKETING
. Served as Social Media Marketing Coordinator for The Epidemiology
Monitor, involving daily posting and correspondence involving
Hootsuite, LinkedIn, Facebook, Wordpress blog, and Twitter.
Maintains contacts for all the sites.
. Facilitated plans and execution of all marketing and social media
efforts. Ensures freelancers are on task to meet the deadline for
reveal the new Epidemiology Monitor website for the 2011 N.
American Congress in Montreal and the World Epidemiology Congress
in Edinburgh, Scotland.
. Updated web advertisements for the weekly website EpiMonday and the
monthly Epidemiology Monitor.
. Organized, edited, and uploaded monthly newsletter content to the
Epidemiology Monitor website
. Produced and managed storyboards, outlines, and presentation slides
for inclusion in The Epidemiology Monitor newsletter's monthly
publication.
. Organized layouts, delivery and shipping methods of
newsletter to the printing agency for publication.
. Introduced a new way to showcase job advertisements in The
Epidemiology Monitor leading to an
increase of advertising .
. Brainstormed, designed, managed and moderated groups pertaining to
all apparel, designs, marketing materials and advertisements for
conventions and other events as related to The Epidemiology
Monitor.
. Served as U.S. representative for the World Epidemiology Conference
in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2007. Organized all conference
materials, which involved marketing brochures and raffle giveaway,
acted as liaison between newsletter, conference promoters and
attendees which led to 75 international attendees purchasing a
yearly subscription to The Epidemiology Monitor.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
. Senior Account Coordinator and Lead Designer for the advertising
department. Handled national and international clientele
interaction involving design execution in Quark Express and Adobe
Creative Suite. Enforced and tracked contractual obligations
between The Epidemiology Monitor and respective clients.
. Served as Head Project Manager for website revitalization and
backend administration of job board software for updated website.
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
. Negotiated and drafted corporate business subscription rates with
overseas clients such as EBSCO, FDA, with the most notable being
the World Health Organization and secured a contract with them from
2008 - 2009.
. Served as Director of the Accounts Receivables (A/R) Department for
3 years. Developed a system to track old and new clients.
. Developed and implemented a new checks and balance system
to ease in weekly financial record
keeping Revised Filemaker Pro database files by setting
up a VPN connection between MAC OS computers,
which led to workflow being more streamlined and
organized.
Project Manager
Hooks Unlimited 2005 -
2007
. Designed and implemented the layout for both CD and audiotape
materials produced for tests using various design software.
. Through continuous improvement, developed processes that resulted
in cost savings and human capital expenditures.
. Coordinated project deadlines with clients (locally and overseas),
negotiated contracts and budget concerns, as well as, scheduled
production and delivery times.
. Handled bookkeeping, budgets and financial records for all
production projects and reported details to upper management.
OWNER/CEO
Devora, Inc
2005 - 2010
. Designed an array of marketing materials for various organizations
across a wide spectrum of mediums for commercial, government, and
non-profit clients
. Aided in the design and restructure of business models for small
businesses by implementing fresh, unique content and social media
tools that would best suit their business structure.
. Drafted unique content for updated website designs and newsletters
that would best suit Search Engine Optimization and email
specifications.
. Designed customized templates for clients that aligned with their
current business models.
. Managed a group of freelancers who provided support and technical
assistance for clients.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science- Art - Digital Illustration
Towson University
Awarded 2004
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Suite, Macromedia Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS, FoxPro,
FileMaker Pro, Quickbooks, Java, Linux-OS, PHP, Quark Express, MS Project,
Basecamp, Windows OS, Mac OS, Google, Social Media Marketing, SEO,
Hootsuite, Wordpress, Mailchimp, GoTo Meeting, Smart Job Board, Constant
Contact, Calendar Whiz