SUMMARY: A results driven, detail oriented leader in marketing management,
corporate communications, website content and portal development, medical
education, eLearning/training, event planning, operations management,
business administration, client services and customer focused project
management. Possession of a keen ability to provide senior-level briefings
on best practices, trend analysis and research findings in a professional
atmosphere.
TECHNOLOGY: Outlook, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access,
Publisher, PhotoShop, SharePoint, SAP, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Quark,
RoboHelp, ConstantContact, Exact Target, SalesForce.com, Adobe Acrobat,
Visio, HTML, WebEx, NetMeeting, Oracle, PeopleSoft
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS:
2009 MS Professional Communications and Technical Writing, GPA
4.0, NJIT, Newark, NJ
2005 PM@Siemens ESI Certification for Project Management (PMI/PMP)
1999 BS Criminal Justice (Pre-Law, Journalism), GPA: 3.86,
NJCU, Jersey City, NJ
WORK EXPERIENCE:
10/2009 - Current Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ - Meeting
Services Analyst
(6 mo contract)
. Managed operational processes for meeting services, working closely
with meeting services Account Managers to understand client
requirements and ongoing updates to activity forecasts.
. Partnered with IT, Procurement and Travel Services to optimize mutual
processes, capitalize on regional resources and integrate procurement
efforts in venue and agency relationships; provided analysis of
operational process thru day-to-day oversight; financial management,
planning, systems and controls; ensure Policy requirements are
supported; integrate and monitor.
. Business Practice & Compliance requirements relative to Physician
attended meetings; prepare and interpret key departmental operations
data.
. Web Portal, SharePoint, Documentum and Oracle Database, Permission
Management and Training
. Managed back end of website; Surveyed writing and analytical space;
SOP and Process Flow writing and approval management; Change Execution
Methodology; Provided delegation and guidance to internal and supplier
resources.
7/2009 - 10/2009 Kaplan EduNeering, Princeton, NJ - Marketing
Communications Manager
(3 mo contract) eLearning / MedEd, Pharma, LifeSciences,
Energy
. Marketing and Research to support initiatives for worldwide audiences
in Life Sciences, Medical Devices, Energy and Government for Online
LMS eLearning systems focusing on compliance, regulatory and ethics
(Code of Conduct) training, pharmaceutical PhRMA Code training,
Sustainability and GMP content.
. Tradeshow, Event planning, Booth Design, Collateral Design, Online and
Print advertising, Mailers and Blasts.
. Creation of and collaboration on: Fact sheets, Data sheets, White
Papers, Press Releases, Interviews, Research, Website content and
development, Google Ad searches, Blogs, Articles, Client
communications projects, Internal communications projects.
. Development and implementation of marketing campaigns using targeted,
drip, product-oriented, customer retention and special opportunity
campaigns.
12/2005 - 5/2009 Advanced Health Media (AHM), Union, NJ -Ops
Manager & Marketing Communications
Client facing Project Manager of
Pharmaceutical Meeting and Speaker Bureau Planners
. Internal and external client team and corporate communications.
Website, LMS and Portal development and content management; data
management and retention; relationship management; and, website/portal
usability and heuristics.
. Developing, editing and enhancing training: collateral, speaker slide
decks, eLearning content, mailers, invitations and overall heuristics
and usability designs. Surveys, needs analysis and data compilation.
. Product launches and project management including: SOWs, SOPs,
financial reconciliations, project and website specs, system
improvements; and, monitoring of scope and metrics. Authoring and
collaborating on project scope, website specs, business rules and
report design. Ensure compliance with PhRMA, and OIG guidelines.
Development of PRB approved and compliant documentation and
promotional materials.
. Database management, budget planning, forecasting and analysis, change
management and scope monitoring,
. Directing project team members to ensure processes and procedures are
followed so that Speakers, ensuring KOL and Host travel, hotel and
ground transportation is successfully planned and procured; AV, food,
venue and office locations, contracts, materials and travel logistics
are planned flawlessly.
. Client services/Account management: Creating and executing client
reports, defining program guidelines, creating business rules and
SOPs, and overseeing budgeting and financial transfers.
1999-2005 SIEMENS, Iselin, NJ
. Marketing Communications Associate & Event Planner, Office of CIO
(3/04-12/05)
. Executive Assistant and Paralegal to Senior Patent Attorney (6/01-
3/04)
. Website Administration Content Manager / eLearning Coordinator
(6/00-6/01) (Consultant)
. Executive Assistant to Vice President / Controller's Office (7/99-
6/00) (Consultant)