Athletic Trainer, Coach, Buyer, Marketing Communications Specialist

Garrett T Clark Escondido, CA ***** 734-***-**** *******.*******@*****.***

EDUCATION:

May – 1998 Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, MI

Bachelor of Arts

Majors in International Business & Japanese Culture

• Emphasis on Marketing, Psychology, Sociology

• Worked 30 hours per week throughout undergrad years

EXPERIENCE:

June 2012 – Present F3 Fitness Gym - Dearborn Heights, MI

Business Development & Operations Manager, Trainer

• Create revenue opportunities for growth; develop and nurture business relationships

with investors; promote/market the F3 Fitness brand; provide strategic vision

• Major projects and achievements include:

o Project managing the development of a “super facility” in San Diego, CA

Aug 2008 – June ’12 Sony Electronics - San Diego, CA

Manager, Marketing Communications (Oct 2011 – June 2012)

• Created, delivered and project managed marketing communication plans spread across

multiple marketing touch points

• Major projects and achievements include:

o Lead major nationwide retail store re-fresh project centrally focused on

promoting a new digital entertainment service; Refreshing covered collateral,

signage, graphics, messaging, training and merchandising; Increasing

awareness of the new service by 42%, sales in the service by 33%, well over

targets

Expert (Senior) Buyer – Marketing, Sales & Communications (Aug 2008 – Oct 2011)

• Managed marketing and creative related spend worth approximately $90mil; Creator

and gatekeeper of the preferred supplier network of creative agencies and related

suppliers

• Major projects and achievements include:

o Organized entire marketing & creative related supply base (over 1000

suppliers to start with) from scratch; Led development of in-house production

studio; Saved the company over $3mil

Nov 2005 – Aug ’08 AIG SunAmerica - Woodland Hills, CA

Marketing Specialist – Seasons Variable Annuities

• Managed the creative development of all Seasons Variable Annuity promotional

material, including copy writing proof reading, and commercial print management

• Major projects and achievements include:

o Project managed successful development and maintenance of e-commerce

website targeted towards independent financial advisors needing to self-

promote; site resulted in approximately $100k in annually incremental revenue

Aug 1998 – Mar ’05 Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, MI

Senior Buyer

• Production and non-production buying of auto manufacturing related parts, technology

and services; Assisted in the program management and launch of the Mazda 6 vehicle;

Lead strategic benchmarking initiatives designed to improve procurement

methodologies

• Buyer – testing equipment, components & calibration services (4/2004 – 3/2005)

• Purchasing Program Analyst - Mazda 6 Vehicle Launch Team (2/2001- 4/2004)

• Buyer – Fuel & Brake Line Bundles (8/99 - 8/2000)

• Purchasing Strategic Planning Analyst – Purchasing Business Office (8/98-8/99)

• Major projects and achievements include:

o Saved Ford over $11 million - obliterating cost save targets every fiscal period

o Founded monthly procurement newsletter

o Teamed to develop 1st hot/cold coolers for Windstar van

o 1st to propose anti-drinking and drowsy driving technology in 2000

SKILLS & INTERESTS:

• Project One award winner at Sony Electronics – procurement commercial print cost

savings program

• Project Management

• Marketing Communications

• Sports Marketing

• Advanced Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills

• MRP experience

• WIPS, WERS, Oracle procurement software familiarity

• Consistently recognized for having strong diplomacy and negotiations skills;

highly proactive nature

• Junior Achievement volunteer (2010 – present)

• San Diego Mesa College football coach (2012 – present)

• San Diego Enforcers football coach - San Diego, CA (2011 – present)

• Strength & conditioning trainer (2012 – present)

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