MARK LUGRIS
Middlefield, CT 06455
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BVS
Business English & Spanish Teacher St. Gallen, Switzerland (2012-2013)
Responsibilities included teaching Business English to Marketing and Economics students in
preparation for Cambridge Exams, as well as conversation and intensive courses.
SWAROVSKI
PR/Communication Manager Mannedorf, Switzerland (2011-2012)
PR/Communication Manager for Swarovski Crystal Online.
Responsibilities included writing and editing pr and communication content, planning and
purchasing online advertising, developing and executing online public relations and
communications activities, contacting and broadening relationships with online media and
editors, and providing support for additional online activities, including SEO management and
SEO optimization.
POPENGLISH, SL
Executive Director Madrid, Spain (2000-2011)
Executive Director of PopGuide, a lifestyle magazine.
Responsibilities included developing communication, public relations and marketing strategies,
writing and editing, graphic design and direction, supervising and editing editorial and sales
staff, organizing events, coordinating promotions and sponsorships and supervising
production and delivery.
Executive Director of PopTranslations, a translation and communications agency.
Responsibilities included coordinating translation and communication projects for external
companies, as well as translating from Spanish to English and English to Spanish.
I was also responsible for developing communication projects for multinational companies,
including Merck, IBM, BMW, Coca-Cola, MSC and Allianz and Zürich Insurance, as well as the
Spanish Ministries of Industry, Health and Development.
Executive Director of PopEnglish, a language training company.
Responsibilities included coordinating in-house and in-company language courses for groups,
developing course outlines and guidelines, managing teaching staff and instructing select
courses for companies or individuals.
JOURNAL TRANSCRIPT NEWSPAPERS
Executive Editor Boston, MA (1997-1999)
Editor and reporter for Journal Transcript Newspapers
Responsibilities included writing, editing and translating content, graphic design, public
relations and media contacts, managing sales and editorial staff and planning events and
promotions.
THE RECORD-JOURNAL, Reporter Meriden, CT (1995-1997)
Reporter for The Record-Journal, a newspaper serving the cities of Wallingford, Meriden,
Southington and Cheshire in Connecticut. Responsibilities included writing, translating and
graphic design.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT Storrs, CT (1990-1995)
Bachelor of Arts, English and Creative Writing. Concentration in Photography
SKILLS
COMPUTER SKILLS
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Quark Xpress, Adobe Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Web Page
Design.
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English and Spanish. Knowledge of French, Italian, Portuguese and German.
INTERESTS
Winner of the International Library of Poetry medal.
Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. Fundraising, Risk Management and Social
Chairman.