Management Project
Resume:
R esumé
Sarah Calcagno
Sarah Calcagno … (Pronounced: cal-can-o as the “g” is silent)
Experienced manager and recent management grad seeking business career opportunities
B.S. in Business Management (Aug, 2010)
24935 Lazy Tee Lane, Tomball, TX 77375
Email: **************@********.***
JOB OBJECT I VE
Seeking career position offering growth potential in the preferred areas of
Houston, TX or Orlando, FL. Recently graduated from the University of
Phoenix in the top 3% with a Bachelor in Business Management, I offer more
t han 10 years of advertising, business management and graphic design
experience with current Adobe CS5 and MS Office skills. Additionally, I have
an older and separate, non-accredited Associate’s Degree in Advertising &
Design from the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Currently I’m
searching for a full-time position in project management, financial analysis or
other career oriented positions. As a former business owner, I bring to the
t able a solid history of team management experience and I am willing to
u ndergo up to 50% business travel.
SPEC I F IC SK I L LS
Propensity for excelling in financial ratio analysis using data from
Standard & Poor Indices and Dow Jones.
Very experienced in multi-project cost projection assessments/budgeting.
Generation of internal production management and external vendor
outsourcing within contractual budgetary parameters.
Time and personnel management experience in the coordination of these
m ultiple complex print projects on prior to established deadlines.
Vocational college teaching experience.
Sr. level graphic design in print and in limited web graphics. Team
experience and leadership.
Media planning and purchasing.
Bookkeeping, trained in basic accounting principles and processes per
GAAP.
Experience conducting interviews with ability to use metrics for
performance evaluations.
Formal research capabilities and executive writing presentation skills.
Generation of corporate business reports: marketing strategy, project
p roposals, new project development, competitor analysis, and product
forecasting.
Training and motivating of diverse groups using presentation tools,
evaluative tools, attainable measures of performance, quality control,
and job satisfaction.
Awareness of EEO, AA and ADA compliance.
Familiarity with a wide variety of social service organizations within the
State of Texas; particularly those located within the Austin and Houston
a reas. Additional life experience and extensive knowledge in special
needs issues and topics.
PC & Macintosh Computer Software Proficiency :
Adobe CS5: I llustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, PageMaker, Acrobat
P ro,
Microsoft 2007: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook
Misc: CorelDraw, QuarkXPress
Adobe CS3 Dreamweaver® – Level One Certification, through
Adobe Online Training.
Program Code: Basic HTML with CSS per W3C compliance.
E M P LOY ME N T
11/04 – Present: Recent student (mid-age adult), a dvocate and volunteer.
Maintained a 3/4 time student status while recently completing
BSM (management) degree.
Federally recognized job ti tle as an Unpaid Advocate (part-time,
special needs) with references. Traveled routinely within the State of
Texas, handled legal case mediation, education meetings (ARDs, IEPs,
etc.), reporting, case documentation and paper processing. Please note:
T his is not the same work as ‘parenting’.
Graphic skills kept current with small business and volunteer
work.
• Created website: h ttp://www.ricktrivia.com
• Designed brochure for Beauty Bar day spa in Tomball, TX
• Currently working on website: h ttp://www.shoplandbystate.com
• Created website: h ttp://www.portfoliohut.com
Occasionally accepted consultancy work through Gerson Lehrman
G roup (GLG).
04/03 - 10/03: Sr. Graphic Designer: K wik Kopy - Spring, TX
Utilized Mac & PC to handle production workload in creating press ready
g raphics and forms.
08/01 – 04/02: Sr. Graphic Designer: P rintMax – The Woodlands, TX
Utilized Mac & PC to handle production workload in creating press ready
g raphics and forms.
1/01 - 7/01: Senior Graphic Designer: D. H il ton Associates - The Woodlands, TX
Conceptualized and implemented printed promotional materials on deadline
for key account credit unions clients located in various states within the U.S.
C reated full color brochures, billboard campaigns, newsletters, annual reports,
calendars, direct mail and in-house graphics.
6/99 - 1/01: Marketing Coordinator/Sr. Graphic Designer: MegaHaus, Inc. - Dickinson,
TX
Responsible for the design, current price and product updates of full page color
layouts for national distribution of monthly ads appearing in Computer
Shopper, Mac World, Mac Addict, PC Magazine, M aximum PC, EMedia and
P rocessor magazines. (Approximately $360,000 in annual print ad placements).
M anaged and tracked production schedule of in-house graphics and worked
w ith outsourcing through vendors. Supplied graphics for both company web
sites and helped monitor and update the sites. Created company catalogs, large
p rinted banners and billboard designs, corporate brochures, trade show booth
design, presentations, web animated banners, web graphics and other projects.
11/98-6/99: F reelance Graphic Designer: Houston, Texas
Managed personal accounts and, through Houston based agencies: Mac Temps
and Art Squad, worked hourly for Channel 11, marketing agencies, advertising
agencies and corporate in-house art departments.
03/98-10/98: Production Coordinator: P ino Training Organization - Orlando, Florida
D irected the creative concept and the production of the American Cash Flow
Journal, a 72 page color newsprint magazine reaching 22,000 international
lending investor members monthly.
Coordinated trade show graphics during hosting of San Francisco
convention/expo, direct mail promos, logos, ads, etc...
11/96-03/98: F reelance Graphic Designer: Spring, Texas
Progressive experience obtained through substantial volunteer work for local
religious organizations and fundraising events. Substantial advocacy work also
during this period following adoption.
04/95-11/96: Art Di rector: M omentum Printing & Graphics - Houston, Texas
Managed the production of all computer graphics for this small business
p rinter.
8/90-03/95: Ad Agency Owner: U l timate Graphics & Advertising - Altamonte Springs,
F lorida,
Supervised team graphics production, managed marketing promotions and
media placement, attended community networking & public relations functions
for this five person design firm which provided Central Florida with fine
quality advertising. Handled and kept financial records on weekly billing,
AP/AR, shipping/delivery. Executive rented office. Member: Orlando Chamber
of Commerce.
6/89-12/92: Commercial Art I nstructor: O rlando College, Winter Park, Florida
Taught the entire curriculum of coursework to adult students seeking an A.S.
i n Commercial Art.
E DUCAT IO N
Bachelor of Science in Business Management from University of Phoenix. 3.77 GPA
(A).
Graduation 9/2010. Courses taken include: Accounting I, A lgebra I, Anatomy
& Physiology I I (Honors), B usiness Law, Chemistry, Conflict Resolution,
A nthropology, Cultural Diversity, Ecommerce Development, E thics in
M anagement, Economics, F inancial Analysis for Managers, Research &
P resentation, Human Motivation, H uman Resources, Mgt . I nformation
Systems Mgt., Marketing, Microbiology, Operations Management,
O rganizational Psychology, Statistics, Speech, Team Dynamics for Managers,
V irtual Communications, Web Design, etc. Earned 140 Total Credit Hours of
recent, documented business management coursework; equivalent to a Master’s
Degree. T he value of this education has been assessed and is recorded at
$160,000.00.
A.S. in Advertising & Design. Art I nstitute of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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