Anthony Harlow
Culver City CA 90230
Phone: 760-***-**** Email:
***.***@*****.***
Objective: To obtain a market analyst position where I can use and further develop my skills.
Motivated business professional with 7+ years of experience in management, business analysis, customer
relations, and new system implementation. Excellent communicator with innate ability for effective
public, customer, and co-worker correspondence at all levels. Well developed written and verbal skills
suitable for corporate presentations, negotiation and strategic marketing plans. Expert knowledge base on
demographic trends, patterns, and segmentation used to identify target markets. Well versed in internet
marketing with emphasis on increasing revenue, awareness and visibility through use of social media
networks. Analytical candidate with keen ability to merge marketing with operations to develop viable
business solutions.
EDUCATION:
California State University Northridge Bachelor of Science in
Marketing
• Team Leader in Gateway Business Class focused on real business Case Studies.
• Analyzed demographic and psychographic data to determine value of geographical areas,
identify segments and target markets.
• Conducted focus groups and in depth interviews to determine effectiveness of ads and marketing
strategies.
• Wrote attitude and usage studies and analyzed data using factor and conjoint analysis methods.
• Developed advertisements and websites targeting segments based on various demographic and
psychographic elements.
• Conducted consumer surveys, sampled and evaluated findings using conjoint analysis, perceptual
maps and cluster analysis.
SKILLS:
• Expert on demographic patterns and trends. Demographic junkie.
• Thorough knowledge of consumer behavior, branding strategies, buying habits and retail and
internet market trends.
• Exceptionally strong analytical skills suitable for development of strategic business solutions.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office applications. Familiar with, MiniTab, SPSS (data mining
and statistical software).
• Effective team member, leader and builder with entrepreneurial mindset.
• Driven professional with candid ability to work effectuvely with a wide variety of individuals,
groups, departments and organizations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENECE:
Marietta Corporation
Operations Supervisor (Compounding) September 2008 - September 2010
• Supervised thirty employees in three separate departments with emphasis on team building,
employee development and group dynamics.
• Evaluated sales data to determine where and why customer attainment was decreasing and
proposed persuasive solutions to upper management.
• Analyzed financial, manufacturing, and procurement processes and implemented new strategies
to ensure that outputs were more reliable and pertinent to company objective.
• Conducted internal departmental and external company S.W.O.T. analysis to determine viable
marketing business plans for each organizational entity.
• Analyzed high labor variances and developed long term plan to solve issue resulting in 50%
increase in labor efficiency.
• Conduct FMEA analysis with operations and marketing departments to ensure effective product
launches.
Thibiant International Chatsworth, CA
Compounding Supervisor April 2006 - September 2008
• Managed eleven employees in two separate departments responsible for quality, production and
timely delivery of customer products.
• Focused effectively on group dynamics to develop a cohesive team.
• Used spreadsheets to analyze process downtime and develop a schedule designed to reduce
financial waste, improve throughput and to punctually deliver a quality product to customer.
• Prepared department for audits from customers such as Beauty Avenues, Murad, Benefit,
Unilever, Estee Lauder and Proctor & Gamble.
Compounding Coordinator May 2004 - April
2006
• Developed and maintained a schedule designed to communicate to entire company the status,
timetables and product logistics of customer products.
• Conduced daily analysis on inventory levels and other MRP data to ensure that bottlenecks and
customer attainment issues are avoided.
• Developed and maintained training database as part of business improvement strategy.
• Created time-sensitive operation agendas as part of communication improvements with
organization.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST