Allison Ross

***** ******* **

Murrieta, CA *****

562-***-****

abjb89@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

My goal is to seek a position with a successful, vibrant company where I

will be challenged on a daily basis to utilize my skills and resources in

marketing, event coordination and communications. I am extremely focused,

organized, detail oriented, highly self motivated and dedicated to

contribute to the ongoing success of the company.

Computer Skills

*Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet

*Experience with Microsoft Access, Quark, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe

Illustrator, QuickBooks

Experience

Aug 2008-Jan 2009 RotoHog

Executive Assistant to the CEO

. Demonstrated capacity to provide comprehensive support for executive-

level staff including scheduling meetings, coordinating travel, and

effectively managing all essential tasks.

. Maintained vital competitive analysis process to facilitate

implementation of aggressive company marketing strategy

. Assisted accounts payable, receivable, and payroll.

. Prepared expense reports and credit card/bank reconciliation's.

. Responsible for all office management duties

. Fulfilled all prizes for company produced games

Mar. 2008 - Aug. 2008 University Kidney Disease Research Associates

Event Director

. Responsible for successful execution of all aspects of events

. Responsible for soliciting donations

. Responsible for all bookkeeping and budgeting

. Attend all board meetings

Dec. 2007 - Mar. 2008 Mann Productions

Event Director

. Responsible for successful execution of all aspects of events

. Responsible for soliciting donations and selling packages for events

. Design seating charts and manage guest lists with studio executives to

ensure accuracy for all events

. Responsible for budgetary accountability for all events

Apr. 2007 - Sept. 2007 Smooth's Sports Grille

Catering/Events Manager, Promoter

. Responsible for all aspects of banquets & events

. Responsible for increasing sales by soliciting business via email

blasts, literature and sales calls

. Creator and promoter of night club

. Responsible for all marketing and PR

Mar. 2006 - Apr. 2007 Oberthur Card Systems

Marketing Communications Specialist

. Create, manage and distribute all communications materials/sources

(i.e. brochures, hand-outs, web, presentations

. Responsible for planning and managing all internal and external

advertising and promotional communications projects

. First contact for all public relations activities

. Plan and coordinate production of customer and in-house product

training programs

. Develop and execute trade show strategies and schedules

. Responsible for planning/organizing and attending all trade shows

(Domestic & International)

. Manage contract negotiations with vendors and facilities

. Responsible for creating new North & Central America website

. Responsible for ordering and distributing all company branded

promotional items

July 2004 - Mar. 2006 Los Angeles Chemical Co

Corporate Marketing Manager

. Supervise & direct 5 employees

. Devise and implement training regimen for new sales techniques for

. field personnel

. Attend Trade Shows as needed

. Responsible for preparing & distributing monthly sales reports to

sales force and executive management i.e. Owner, CEO, CFO, COO

. Design & distribute monthly sales and customer newsletters

. Responsible for planning and organizing 3-day yearly sales meeting on

location

. Manage contract negotiations with vendors and facilities

. Coordinate all promotional item acquisition

. Prepare monthly commission reports

. Research via demo- and geographical analysis prospective customer

base, and develop reports for both executive and sales teams

. Responsible for researching and reporting loss of customers or

products purchased by customers

. Processed 13,000 customer data worksheets during data scrubbing

project for new computer system

Apr. 2001 - July 2004 Valero Energy Corporation

Marketing Area Administrator

. Daily monitored and broadcast the daily spot movement of NYMEX based

crude oil prices

. Bridged communication gap between executive level and field personnel

. Reported directly to top level executives

. Point person for 12 field sales executives

. Developed product movement and necessary allocation reports

. Responsible for departmental accounts payable

. Chaired planning committees for corporate events

. Managed contract negotiations with vendors and facilities

Volunteer Work

. Tutor for 1st-3rd graders at local elementary school

. Chairman of the volunteer boat decorating team for the yearly LA

Harbor Boat parade which placed 1st two years in a row under my

direction

. Coached a women's club & high school volleyball team

. Participated in numerous United Way volunteer events

Accomplishments

. Vice President of Valero Volunteer Council

. Member of the VPP (Voluntary Protection Program) team which was

successful in making Valero's Wilmington Refinery the first refinery

in CA. to achieve OSHA's Star Status, which is the highest award

bestowed upon a recipient

. Selected to attend the national VPP conference in Washington, DC

. Supervisor of the volunteer security team at the 2000 Democratic

National Convention in Los Angeles (2000 people)

Education

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

General Ed

Women's Volleyball Team

California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA

2001 - Bachelors of Science - Criminal Justice

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