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ALEXIS A. FERMANIS

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COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER ? October 2007 - Present

National Council for Interior Design Qualification, Inc. - Washington, DC

Manage all external and internal communication strategies and

projects. POC for all written correspondences via Web, e-mail,

print, etc. Second-in-command IT support. Social media, Web 2.0,

marketing and public relations company representative.

. Developed online shopping cart for organization that produced more

than $24,000 in the first two months (resulting in nearly 150% sales

increase and earning nearly 50% of annual budgeted income).

. Trained staff on how to use the shopping cart, eliminating time and

money from hand-processing orders.

. Created and managed the process of publishing new exam study

materials, sales from which represent a large portion of the company's

examination income.

. Produce and publish more than three newsletters monthly, sometimes

weekly, to key audiences, writing and editing content and

coordinating layout design for publications.

. Manage the annual report, coordinating staff duties, managing

schedules, costs, printing vendors, etc.

. Developed proposal for increasing revenue and decreasing cost; many of

the suggestions began being implemented by the organization.

. Produce marketing material for trade shows, conferences and sales

promotions such as brochures, fliers, posters, Web documents, etc.

. Serve as an NCIDQ Ambassador, presenting webinars and educating the

public on programs and services.

. Act as communications liaison during industry events and trade shows.

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST ? September 2006 - October 2007

Energy Enterprise Solutions, LLC / Department of Energy - Washington, DC

Oversaw the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of the Chief

Information Officer (OCIO) communications duties, acting as lead on

creative projects, internal communications and external marketing

projects.

. Designed and produced communications documents for internal and

external publication, including brochures, white papers,

presentations, and special requests from the Chief Information

Officer.

. Designed and published the 2007-2009 DOE's CIO office strategic plan

brochure for internal and external circulation.

. Established a strategic communications plan, interviewing federal team

leaders and department heads and working with them to establish

internal plans.

. Created monthly newsletters, writing and editing content and

coordinating layout design for publications.

. Managed the collection, editing, and production of the weekly

Communications Management Brief, reporting on efforts of all

departments within the Office of the Chief Information Officer.

. Managed the IT Program Manager Certification Process, assessing

qualifications, authorizing certificates, and supervising the ITPM

database and Program Offices' requirements.

. Researched, analyzed, wrote and edited official documents for

government presentations and assignments.

. Created and facilitated strategic and tactical communications plans

for staff offices and departments within the Department of Energy.

. Analyzed and interpreted the achievement of milestones and objectives,

spreadsheets, and strategic data, constructing proposals and providing

content for communications throughout government agencies.

SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR ? July 2005 - September 2006

Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation - Washington, DC

Oversaw VVAF's overall communications, including managing media

relations, marketing and internal communications and development.

. Managed the content and design of the VVAF website, writing and

editing all public content, including press releases, features,

background material and articles, and constructing and producing all

features and layout designs for the entire website.

. Coordinated strategic communications plans, establishing key

objectives and implementing new proposals.

. Managed all on-line fundraising and merchandise purchasing, including

customer relations and financial management.

. Oversaw development, including managing the online member database,

coordinating all messaging, and implementing all appeals and external

communications.

. Oversaw two newsletters and e-newsletters, writing, editing, designing

and producing all content and layout, as well as managed a bi-weekly

web committee as Chair.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Broadcast Journalism

Minor, Sociology

S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, NY

HONORS

Cum Laude ? Division 1 NCAA All-American Academic Honors ? Dean's List

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PC/Macintosh proficient ? Microsoft Office Suite (current) ? Graphic Design

? HTML ? CSS ? AVID

? Java ? Adobe Creative Suite Applications

(Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign/Dreamweaver,etc.)

? Homesite ? Constant Contact ? CMS ? Social Media Applications ?

Lexis/Nexis ? Digital Video and Still Camera Operations

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