Writer/Teacher/Photographer
Resume:
DINA SCHWARTZ
Woodstock, GA 30188
*************@*******.***
Education
MA in Professional Writing, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA,
2012
BS in Secondary English Education, Kennesaw State University,
Kennesaw, GA, 1997
BA in English, UMBC, Baltimore, MD, 1995
Skills
Expertise in meeting planning, working with facilities, and handling
contracts
Expertise in writing and conducting training
Expertise in professional writing and editing
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, WordPress, CRM, and various
databases
Superior skills in communication, interpersonal, customer service,
analytical, organizational, and leadership
Professional Experience
Shepard Exposition Services: October 2008 - March 2015
Acts as general services contractor for trade shows and meetings
National Sales Manager
Primary responsibilities included networking in the meetings industry,
finding new sales opportunities and soliciting RFPs, developing and
managing proposal submissions, building and maintaining relationships
with clients, writing management orders and producing smaller events.
. Attend industry events for networking and educational purposes
. Attend facility site visits with meeting planners to discuss their needs
and solutions
. Develop, write and manage proposal process for RFPs
. Increased sales portfolio from $180,000 to $1,100,000 between 2013 and
2014
. Currently managing $800,000 portfolio of business
Proposal Writer/Marketing Associate
Primary responsibility was supporting the Marketing/Sales Director with
social media (Facebook and Twitter), monthly and quarterly newsletters
to customers, assisting in creating sales presentations, editing most
external documents, handling CRM inputs and updates, as well as managing
and editing the more complex proposal writing as needed. In addition,
handled travel arrangements for the national sales team in all branches
of the company as well as coordinated the set-up and travel arrangements
for the annual, educational client meeting.
Sales Administrator
Primary responsibility was managing and editing proposals for the
national sales team. In addition, acted as editor for marketing
materials and letters, entered leads for the sales teams into CRM,
edited and updated the ESG for shows, created online exhibitor manuals,
and handled travel arrangements for the all employees in three branches
and for the president of the company.
Kit Administrator
Worked part-time at home for Shepard Exposition Services creating online
exhibitor manuals; hired on full-time in March 2009.
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Cherokee County Board of Education, Canton, GA: August 2008 - March 2009
Handles all matters concerning education in Cherokee County.
Substitute Teacher
Worked as a classroom teacher for any school that needed someone to act
in the stead of the current teacher; worked primarily for Creekland
Middle School and Mill Creek Middle School when English teachers were
absent.
Classic Homes of Atlanta/Marietta Drywall, Inc, Woodstock, GA: May 2007 -
August 2008
Build and sell 1-3 homes a year; handle drywall needs for multiple clients;
handle painting needs for multiple clients.
Builder's Assistant
Maintained budgets; created, formatted and emailed proposals, bids, and
bills; wrote and maintained listings for rentals; filed liens and other
paperwork necessary with different county court systems for collection
of late payments.
Asurion Insurance Services, Smyrna, TN: May 2005 - May 2007
Offers cell phone insurance to customers and handles everything from the
sale of the insurance to cell phone companies to repairing and replacing
damaged phones.
TLC and ATAC Technical Trainer and Process Specialist, May 2005-May 2007
Wrote and taught classes as a team for new hires, enhanced job skills,
and any other topic considered necessary by management; organized,
created, and implemented training for the technical service
representatives. Wrote and revised processes, job aids, quality alerts
and deviations for the Repair Center; created and implemented training
classes to processes and quality alerts.
RAM Partners, LLC, Atlanta, GA: August 2002 - April 2005
Manages apartment and condominium properties from Maryland to Florida on
the east coast, as well as in Texas and Tennessee.
Assistant Manager, ALARA Brook, Franklin, TN: January 2005-April 2005
Responsibilities included collecting and recording all rent received and
owed; working with attorneys and collection agencies on delinquent rent,
renters who skipped and evictions; handling resident complaints;
managing three leasing consultants in organizing schedules and
supervising documentation of move-ins, move-outs, leasing goals and
marketing efforts within the community.
Assistant Manager, Pinnacle Heights, Antioch, TN: April 2003-December
2004
Promoted in October from leasing consultant to assistant manager.
Responsibilities included collecting and recording all rent received and
owed; working with attorneys and collection agencies on delinquent rent,
renters who skipped, and evictions; handled residents' complaints;
planning and implementing resident activities; managing one leasing
consultant in organizing schedules and supervising documentation of move-
ins, move-outs, leasing goals and marketing efforts within the
community.
Leasing Consultant, The Preserve at Brentwood: August 2002-April 2003
Responsibilities included marketing the property within the community
and outlying areas, leasing apartments, handling paperwork for move-ins
and move-outs, handling resident functions, creating resident
newsletters and flyers; promoting resident relations.
OTHER POSITIONS
USG, Customer Service Representative, Nashville, TN, 2001-2002; Publix
Corporate, Training Specialist, Lakeland, FL, 2000-2001; Orange County
Board of Education, middle school English, media, and gifted teacher,
Orlando, FL, 1998-2000; and Cobb County Board of Education, high school
English teacher, Kennesaw, GA, 1997-1998.
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