Project Manager Management

Althea McLeary

*** ******* ****.

Tequesta, FL **469

Cell: 561-***-****

Home: 561-***-****

*********@*****.***

www.almcleary.com

Dynamic management professional with over 10 years of successful

leadership.

Training AND SKILLS

Word-processing & Spreadsheet:

WordPerfect, Microsoft office, Frame Maker, Excel.

Database Management:

FileMaker Pro, Act, Access, ACT, AS400

Accounting:

Quicken, QuickBooks, MS Money, Peachtree

Publishing/Graphics:

Corel Draw, Corel Photo Paint, Adobe Photo Shop, Illustrator, Indesign,

Page Maker Acrobat, Fireworks.

Networking & Internet:

Explorer, Navigator, Front Page, Dreamweaver, GoLive, Flash, SEO, SEM.

Programming Language:

Java Script, HTML, CSS.

Platforms:

PC, Mac.

Areas of strength

. Excellent communicator with strong customer focus who can work with

business sponsors and technologists to articulate business

requirements and technology options

. Prior experience in internal consulting and customer account

management: defining engagement scope, negotiating commitments,

estimating costs and creating statements of work and service level

agreements

. Strong planning, coordination and project management skills, including

resource supply and demand planning

. Broad-based knowledge of information technology and good knowledge of

enterprise architecture principles.

. Ability to sustain strong ongoing relationships with client middle and

senior management during projects.

. 10+ years of industry experience that includes a broad understanding

of the general IT functions including software delivery process,

professional services consulting and project management.

. Extensive experience in client relationship management.

Marketing Manager (04/2009 to present);

Global Design, inc

Palm City, FL

Global Design is a web site development firm that specializes in the

development of content management systems.

. Design, create and manage the production of corporate brand

communication materials, partner communication materials, online web

content, and promotional product materials.

. Develop and maintain corporate brand guidelines for high-impact

marketing materials, including web-based materials; marketing

collateral and ads; newsletters; trade show materials; advertisements;

cards/invitations; stationery design, logo design, postcards/business

reply cards and PowerPoint presentations.

. Converts documents and integrates them into any database management

system.

. Web 2.0 - Advertise and establish a fan base on social networking

websites.

. Blog Management - Write blogs to promote our product, service and

brand, follow relevant industry blogs and post comments to expand web

presence

. Measuring the ROI of online advertising campaigns

. Tracking/analyzing sales and expenses associated with website tools

. Search Engine Optimization - Evaluated and tested existing site's

content, layout, server infrastructure; Keyword Market Research on

targeted markets searching habits.

. Created competition analysis reports, analyzed existing data from

server logs and created statistical analysis to project current search

engine traffic patterns.

. Used ethical/white-hat Search Engine Optimization techniques to

produce solid high rankings for numerous keywords.

. Developed and implemented numerous company-wide SEO "Best Practices"

policies/documents:

- HTML Coding Guidelines

- Content Copywriting Guides

- Keyword Research (density, relevance, weight, etc ... )

- Meta Tag Guidelines

. Search Engine Marketing - Successfully created and managed Internet

marketing campaigns that included: Rich Media Advertising, e-mail

campaigns, banner ads, e-commerce sales events, e-zines/newsletters

and various promotional strategies.

. Web Development / Site Optimization - Developed web applications for e-

commerce, online portals, accounting, project management, and

inventory automation. Web page optimization of navigation, load times,

graphics, XHTML 1.0 and CSS 2.0 - W3C cross-platform and browser

compliance.

Production Manager (04/2008 to 2/2009);

Beauty Venture, Inc

Pompano Beach, FL

Beauty Venture is a marketer and distributor of a broad line of

beauty products and accessories.

. Responsible for the overall management, direction and coordination of

all areas of production. Responsible for leading and implementing lean

operations to achieve company objectives while ensuring customer

schedule requirements and budget cost targets are met.

. Define and evaluate new product opportunities for retailer accounts.

. Perform SEO and SEM functions including:

Optimization, Content Development, Link building, Social Network

Marketing

. Creation and execution of online advertising campaigns.

. Reporting - Monitor and analyze search engine rankings and traffic,

and generate reports to improve results.

. Email marketing - assist in copywriting and campaign management

. Measure and analyze any testing performed online

. Creation and production of graphical elements related to ongoing site

maintenance

. Develop and implement marketing strategies and tactics that strengthen

brand equity with consumers

. Initiate and manage promotions and public relations in conjunction.

Logistic Administration Coordinator (5/2007 to 4/2008);

Ikea Sunrise, FL

Ikea is an international home furnishing store.

. Ensure implementation of In-Store Logistics by securing the

Sales/Space/Range relations

. Monitor and controlling the order process

. Ensure efficient goods-flow through the store

. Develop annual action plan for Logistics and establish controlling

tasks to execute Ikea's Business Plan and Commercial Goals

. Ensure consistent interaction and feedback with Sales management team

. Optimize the recovery of losses and minimize the impact of damages

. Perform administrative routines maintaining consistent stock balance

. Process physical stock movements timely and correctly

. Maintain and set order and distribution methods; secure optimal usage

of external/internal order and sales space parameters in the systems

. Execute order process to avoid shortage and overage

Electronic Publisher (Manager, Electronic Product Development) (2/95 to

10/2006);

CRC Press

Boca Raton, FL

CRC Press publishes Professional books in print and electronic formats.

My main responsibility included

. Project Manager, including ensuring the timely publication and

production of all electronic environmental, engineering, Mathematics,

Information Technology, Food and forensic titles.

. Negotiate, evaluate, select and manage various third party vendors.

Liaise between internal and external partners to maintain efficient

and cost effective Production of all e-books.

. Create and maintain detailed activity tracking reports.

. Site administration (updating the contents of CRC's e-book web site)

. Monitoring traffic to e-book web site

. Managing a staff of 7 employees.

. Ensuring that all titles are produced within the allotted budget

. Converting electronic files to PDF

. Creating hot links to areas of interest within an e-book

. Designing CD and DVD labels and jackets as wells as providing

technical copy for these labels

. Providing Technical support

. Production and testing of software

. Development of new products (Develop and manage the execution product

publicity strategy through pre-launch, launch, and post launch phases)

Education

University of Technology; Jamaica.

BA: Urban and Regional Planning.

Florida Atlantic University; Florida

BS: Geography

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