Project Manager Sales

BRIDGET E. TRECCIA

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Apartment 1604

Chicago, IL 60616

Cell Phone: 630-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Ambitious, young professional living in Chicago with demonstrated

experience and success in marketing, publishing, website content

development, client/member relations, and sales. Well-developed

communication skills conducive to forming strong client, association-

member, and business relationships. Enjoy working in a team environment

and lending support to coworkers. Proficient knowledge of the publication

production process - project manager for 4 recent medical texts, with 1 in

development currently. Excellent ability to take initiative with decision-

making and problem-solving situations. Enthusiastic about utilizing Exact

Target for marketing initiatives, publishing material online via

SharePoint, producing publications and marketing brochures, completing

research projects, goal-setting, and seeing results of hard work.

Proficient knowledge in using Microsoft Office Suite, Exact Target,

SharePoint, CRM4M, Adobe, Photoshop (and other various image-editing

applications), and Survey Monkey. Also have experience with Delphi CRM

system, Basecamp software, and Apple systems. Member of Association Media

and Publishing and attend its workshops to further personal education and

knowledge in marketing and publishing.

EDUCATION

Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois

Bachelor of Science in Marketing Graduation Date: May 27,

2007

WORK EXPERIENCE

American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)

Marketing and Publications Coordinator (May 2008-present)

. Project manager for published ASSH medical books

. Key staff person for marketing initiatives, product development, and

product sales to consumers

. Staff liaison and grammatical editor of 200-question annual Self-

Assessment Examination (SAE) written by physician volunteers - exam gives

continuing medical education credits necessary for physician

recertification

. Edit, work with volunteer committee, typesetter, and printer to produce

the SAE for 1,800+ physicians globally

. Publisher of monthly and weekly association member electronic

newsletters

. Serve as staff liaison for member editors, authors, contributors, as well

as production house teams, printers, and other related vendors

. Use Microsoft Excel to track project budgets and keep related costs at a

minimum

. Send Microsoft Word RFPs to all vendors before starting business

relationships

. Utilize Exact Target at least 5x/month for weekly and monthly

newsletters, or more frequently if marketing SAE or other association

initiatives and track click rates in individual stories to analyze

membership interest

. Publish association member updates and pages on the ASSH website

. Manage the ASSH product store on our website

. Frequently utilize the association contact database, CRM4M to send Exact

Target emails, process invoices and orders, as well as manage customer and

association member/nonmember relationships

. Daily interaction with association volunteers and members, as well as

outside vendors

. Serve as staff liaison to association member volunteer committee

. Currently looking to publish online examination for physician

members/nonmembers of the association

. Frequently design and utilize surveys on Survey Monkey to poll the

interests of those affiliated with the association, and recently completed

a survey to poll the interests of those who do not buy association

products

. Carry out all publishing-related tasks, even minor ones such as obtaining

permission to republish original material, utilizing independent graphic

design artists for publication artwork, as well as reformatting and

editing manuscripts/contributions developed and submitted by association

volunteers

. In 2008, served as sole representative of the ASSH staff at an product

association meeting exhibition in Boston

Corporate Executive Board, Washington, DC

Sales Associate (August 2007-March 2008)

. Completed a concentrated, 3-week long curriculum focused on developing

staff members for an entry-level sales role and beyond- taught by

department leaders and high performing sales associates

. Worked specifically within the IT department, daily job involves engaging

and speaking with C-level IT executives within their respective companies

. Prospected leads and managed territory in Ohio, Michigan, Texas,

Missouri, and Canada

. Delivered company research data to prospective executive members

. Communicated with research and member services team to coordinate

relationship information on current members

. Assisted Associate Director; including setting and following up on

appointments, and completion and forwarding of all necessary documentation

for distribution within the company

. Daily invoicing of information into computer database; emailing; phone

calls; traditional administrative work

. Worked overtime on a regular basis to make progress toward goals as set

forth by management

Jenny Craig, Incorporated, Chicagoland, Illinois

Program Director Float (June 2007-July 2007)

. Completed Jenny Craig Consultant and Sales Training

. Presented introductory client consultations

. Sold Jenny Craig products and programs to potential clients and current

clients

. Daily invoicing of client information and payments into computer

databases

Intuit, Incorporated

FLEXforce Sales Representative (October 2006-March 2007)

. Chosen as vendor/sales representative for company's Field Sales

Organization through April 2007 (1 of 220 interns in 45 cities nationwide)

. Build relationships with store management/personnel in 10 retail stores

in the Northern Chicago area; maintain weekly contact with each stores

assigned; manage store accounts and report to Territory Sales Manager on

completion of assigned weekly objectives

. Coordinate new product launches in individual retail stores (Office

Depots, Best Buys, Office Max, Costco, Staples, and CompUSA)

. Developed knowledge about company's software products to be an effective

resource for retail stores

. Merchandise product (Turbo Tax, QuickBooks, Quicken) in store inventories

and follow store planograms for product placement

Enterprise Mortgage Corporation, Oakbrook, Illinois

Summer Intern (May 2006-July 2006)

. Contributed ideas to a possible marketing endeavors-specifically,

manager's B2B/B2C marketing packaging outreach; spoke with local business

owners about this idea, and also mailed flyers to potential customers

about sales associates' services in the mortgage and loan industry

. Gained knowledge about complexities of mortgage loans and loan

applications

. Performed administrative office duties; spoke with title companies and

insurance companies to assist with closing loans, filed paperwork, made

spreadsheets and typed documents using Microsoft Excel and Word

Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois

Resident Adviser (December 2005-November 2006)

. Planned and marketed educational and social programs for residence hall

students, while staying within the residence hall-programming budget

. Provided leadership and direction, as well as performed administrative

functions in a coeducational residence hall for over 200 students; also

attended meetings of the residence hall's council

. Offered counseling for peers, enforced campus policies, and responded in

emergency situations

Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois

Office Assistant in EC Theatre Department (August 2005-October 2005)

. Worked closely with local business in promoting EC Theatre productions

. Collaborated with EC Director of Public Relations, and maintained

responsibility for marketing distribution

. Performed administrative box office duties; filed paperwork, answered and

made phone calls as instructed, took and provided information for theatre

patrons, typed memos using Microsoft Word, created and finalized mail

merges, and organized database information using Microsoft Excel

spreadsheets

OTHER EDUCATION-RELATED ACTIVITIES

. Staff writer for student newspaper The Leader, Elmhurst College (August

2005-March 2006)

. Fundraiser for an Elmhurst College charity "Walk for Hope" (Spring

Semester of 2006)

. Co-Advisor to Residence Hall Council meetings (January 2006-November

2006)

. Collaborated on, administered, and gathered results for Elmhurst YMCA

market research study-presented recommendations and findings to YMCA Board

of Directors

. Also held previous positions customer service-related industries (can

give information if deemed necessary/appropriate)

INTERESTS

. Project-managing publications, distributing newsletters, and serving as

staff liaison to association volunteers

. Writing and editing research reports, articles, and other miscellaneous

documents

. Building association member, nonmember, and vendor relationships

. Research and analytical work (including, but not limited to, marketing

research and surveys)

. Campaigning and promotion of products or services

. Participating in group projects and campaigns

. High appreciation for the arts, music, literature, and theatre

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