LOUIS BANKSTON

Bronx, New York 347-***-****

ac6ujz@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/LouisBankston

PROFILE

Knowledgeable in the areas of Marketing, International Business, E-Commerce, Finance and Economics

Strong work ethic, punctual, and performs well individually and in a team environment

Engaging personality and helpful with clients, colleagues and the public

Effective problem solving and organizational skills, capable of thinking outside the box and multi-tasking

Skilled in computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Lotus Notes, Concur, QuickBooks, SPSS, 25Live, Adaptive Insights and PeopleSoft

EDUCATION

JUNE 2018

MBA - Marketing, Iona College

3.7 GPA, Advanced Post-Graduate Certificates in International Business & E-Commerce

BACHELOR OF ARTS – Economics, Purchase College

3.33 GPA and served as Professor’s Assistant in Economics Department

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SEPTEMBER 2015 – PRESENT

Office Manager Billing, Iona College, Speech Communication Studies Department

Coordinate with Department Chair and faculty to meet deadlines and oversee all aspects of project management

Manage, recruit and supervise 20 student-workers and 50+ student-clinicians.

Partner with Clinic Director to ensure and improve the business model of a teaching clinic.

Create, revamp, and maintain financial, accounting, billing and information systems.

Coordinate with clinicians and clients concerning scheduling and ensuring all practices are HIPAA and FERPA compliant.

Record income and expenses for the Speech Communication Studies Department and the Speech, Language & Hearing Clinic.

Oversee logistics and execution of event planning including coordinating with 3rd party vendors and serving as a person of contact.

Research, develop, and write grant proposals.

Manage social media platform and department website content, topics and marketing campaigns while networking with 3rd parties and creating new partnerships.

Develop online and digital filing, billing and accounting for the Speech and Language Hearing Clinic, generate revenue and budget reports and costs analyses.

OCTOBER 2012 – MARCH 2014

Coordinator, The Jones Group, Inc.

Served as a liaison between sales, marketing, production and public relations departments in apparel creation and operations.

Produced reports for vice-presidents, ad reports for sales team, and supervisors, along with assisting with invoicing and data management.

Carried out the receipt, inventory and distribution of samples, correspondence & materials to different departments and buyers as requested and ordered.

Traveled domestically to provide logistical, operational and communication support for my sales teams with trade shows and meetings.

Planned events as well as produced memos, schedules, letters, using PC software or my own initiative.

JUNE 2011 – OCTOBER 2012

Temporary Administrative Positions, Brooke Street Staffing Services

Assisted corporations with document management, confidential legal and financial documentation, and preparing communiques.

Filing, Faxing, copying/scanning, data entry, answering phones and emails, client relations, billing, logistics and mail distribution.

ACTIVITIES

Volunteer Coordinator of Events & Operations for The Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Society (CLDS) 2018 – Iona College.

Volunteer for Iona Scholar’s Day 2017 to Assist Undergraduate Students with research methods, analysis & presentation.

Coordinator of virtual Skype team with Operation Smile Nicaragua to assist children throughout Nicaragua with cleft palate.

Winner of National Black MBA Association Undergraduate Scholarship

Raised over $1,500 for Sloan Kettering (Research for Cancer in Children)

Collected food and cash donations for “Food for Friends”

Participated in “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” at Manhattanville College, Event Collected $1.6 Million

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