Career Summary: Gloria S. Oatman- 210-***-****

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Education: Bachelor's Degree- Communications and Theater May, 1978

Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas

Continued Education:

●2013- Front Door Insights-Mobile Feedback Now-

Build your Brand, Encourage Repeat Business and Drive Sales.

●2013- Market Authority,Inc.- Layne D. Snyder- World Wide Web versus Yellow Pages

●2012- CRM Associates-Dennis R. Fromholzer, PhD- Creating and Delivering

Value to Advertisers with Yellow Pages

●2011- Scooter University- Motivational sales training and

Technique based on “Core Ideologies” and Medicare guidelines

For durable medical equipment.

●2004-2007- Bassett University-Specialized training in

Fabrics, colors, and interior design and accessorization.

●1998 to 2006- 60 hours in Social/Life Sciences/ Health: Special Studies with

Dr. Deepak Chopra, M.D.-La Jolla, CA.

●1997 and 1998- Featured Speaker at The Austin Whole Life Expo on the

Topics of Synergy in Foods, and

Making Zen Soup: A Recipe for the Kitchen & Life

Computer/Software Education:

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Illustrator, Publisher, Front Page, Facebook, Instagram,Twitter, Zoom, Goldmine (Sales & Contact mgmt.), Outlook, LMS Task

Career Highlights:

November 2014-Present

The Ambassador Company

B to B Sales/Public Relations

Gloria travels throughout Texas and negotiates with Community Business owners to financially sponsor Children's Character-Building Programs. She manages a territory of Central, South, & West Texas. This also includes detailed coordination with Educational Leadership;Boys and Girl's Clubs; Libraries; Fire and Sheriff's Departments and Community Leaders.

November 2012- November 2014

Regional Sales Manager

ATD- AUSTIN

South, Central, and East Texas

Gloria works as an outside sales executive offering Texas Yellow Page and Internet Solutions to businesses. In a print industry perceived to be challenged in maintaining value as a strong Marketing/Advertising tool, she is achieving double- digit increases in every Market entered. In 2013/2014 she achieved the #1 Award for Most Sales Increase in the Austin East and Mid-Cities Regional Directories.

1993 – November, 2012

Sales & Marketing, Public Relations & Special Events Consultant

New Braunfels, Canyon Lake, & San Antonio, Texas

Specializations include sales & marketing development, special event planning & catering, e-marketing, education/presentation & training.

Business Activities:

●Represents “The Welcoming Neighbor Program” for Comal & Guadalupe Counties

●March, 2011- July,2011-Mobility Consultant- The Scooter Store-New Braunfels, Texas

●Gloria represents a variety of businesses in staging and menu for special events and coordinates advertising development and publicity.

●In the Commercial Food Science industry Gloria has worked on special projects in product development and sales, with ingredients and flavors for packaged specialty gourmet and nutraceutical foods targeting major grocers and commercial bakeries throughout the United States. Products of note: fruit, cheese, and flavored sauces, low carbohydrate, multi-flavored, and anti-oxidant fortified flour tortillas. Activities also included performing flavor testing panels, recipe creation, and attending trade shows.

●October,2009- July 2010- In the Construction/Paving industry Gloria represented and implemented Public Relations, direct sales and marketing projects on behalf of Cummings Paving, targeting Home developers, Ranch owners, City officials, and Homeowners associations.

●As a Community Educator the candidate develops and presents cooking and health classes.

Workshops Taught:

Synergy in Foods, Music and Tuning the Body, Mushrooms as Nutraceuticals, Food, Flowers & Healing (an Introduction to Ayurveda), Making Zen Soup: A Recipe for the Kitchen & Life; Bio-agricultural gardening & The Techniques of the Psychology of Achievement.

The candidate also engaged in the teaching of an International Children’s Culture and Cuisine Program based on Vietnam, India, Scandinavia, Mexico, Italy, Greece and Spain in Alamo Heights Junior School and local health stores.

Additional Career History:

2004-2007

= Candidate trained and consulted in the Design & Sales of custom home furnishings, plants and accessories for a national furniture manufacturer. Tasks include design of computerized room design plans and direct consumer sales. This also included management of a South Texas Distributorship for Speaking Roses”, a company engaged in producing fresh, living Roses that are specially embossed. Sales markets include hotels and restaurants, in addition to Bridal consumers.

2002-2004

= As the Assistant General Manager for an International Shopping Center developer in the Airport Division in San Antonio, the candidate was involved in the development and marketing of the new retail shops and restaurants in Terminal 1 and 2 of the San Antonio Airport. This included: development of an annual marketing plan, writing of newsletters, development of an annual advertising program, development of community relations and customer service programs, and implementing Retail merchandising training for the airport tenants.

11/2001 - 3/2002

Christian Senior Services San Antonio, Texas

Director of Meals on Wheels Nutrition Program

As the Director, Gloria supervised the Food Service Manager (chef and cooks), the Transportation Manager (drivers), Outreach Manager (caseworkers) and Volunteer Supervisor (works with the public volunteers) This totaled a staff of over 35. Her team assessed potential clients, cooked, packaged and delivered 2,000 hot and nutritious meals for the homebound and disabled senior citizens of Bexar County.

4/2000 - 6/2001

Tree of Life Southwest- Health Food Distributors

Territory Sales Manager- San Antonio, Austin, South Texas, West Texas, S. New Mexico, S. Arizona

The Territory Sales Manager (TSM) represents a premier distributor representing over 400 manufacturers in the health food, beauty, and beverage industry. The TSM manages customer sales and promotional programs with health grocers, pharmacies, health retailers, manufacturers, and brokers in a designated geographic region, with the corporate goal of increasing sales. Gloria specifically utilized her educational training in packaged foods to create community media events to present classes using new products. Detailed responsibilities: Personal visits/calls on all store accounts to build positive customer relationships, followed by appropriate reporting on each; also regular review and visits to smaller account markets (C and D) for potentials to increase store sales.

1987 – 1997

=As a Wholesale Importer/ Distributor, Candidate developed and operated the sales, distribution and merchandising of a specialty and gourmet food product company with a gourmet showroom in the Dallas World Trade Center, and distribution of the health food bar “Meal on the Go” in approximately 40 Military commissaries and grocers on behalf of Provesta Corporation, a subsidiary of Phillips Petroleum. Distribution included: HEB, Whole Foods, Wild Oats/Sun Harvest & other specialty athletic and tackle shops. Additional products included: The Balance Bar; Jack Harold Gourmet Fruit Teas, and Frudesa dehydrated vegetable & fruit powders.

Responsibilities included: sales and negotiation of contracts, coordination with manufacturers, pricing, warehousing, advertising, merchandising, and promotion. Approximately 50 merchandisers were also trained and managed in order policy, sales reports, in-store stocking and display.

The candidate also engaged in product design, package design, import and export of decor products such as Holiday trees, floral arrangements, silk flowers, holiday ornaments, dolls, holiday lighting products, and accessories. This included the development of the concept, theme for products, packaging and label design for an Internet product-marketing page.

Shopping Center/ Retail Marketing Management

As a Shopping Center Consultant & Marketing Director, candidate developed marketing and press strategies for large- scale retail e.g. Central Park Mall on behalf of ROUSE Company (Developers of North Star Mall). Tasks: Analyzing the centers' advertising budget to then reorganize and formulate annual marketing plan(s) to include working with the media and advertising agencies in the development of new marketing positioning themes, e.g. "Shop Central" which was maintained for 5 years in radio, newspaper and direct mail advertising, and special events targeting the increase of retail sales and positive community philanthropy.

January 1983 - January 1984

Director of Marketing

Windsor Park Mall, San Antonio, Texas Melvin Simon & Associates

March 1981 - January 1983

Marketing Director

Central Park Mall, San Antonio, Texas March 1981 - January 1983

June 1978 - March 1981

Marketing Promotion Coordinator

VIA Metropolitan Transit, San Antonio, Texas

RECENT ACTIVITIES: (Awards provided upon request.)

2012- Present- Member of Chamber of Commerce organizations in 9 Counties of South Texas

2010, 2011, 2012- Member & Volunteer- Canyon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce

2011- New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce Business Workshops: “E-mail Marketing”,

and “Google Secrets for Local Businesses”.

2010, 2011, 2012- New Braunfels Breakfast Club

2008-present- Iron Chef- 1st Place team- St. Francis by the Lake Episcopal

2009/2010- Texas Aviation Association, Business member, Public Relations Task Force

2010-January- Member & Volunteer- Canyon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce

2009/2010- Choir- St. Francis by the Lake, Canyon Lake, Texas

2009- Hill Country in Style Show Committee- Comal County Benefit for Community in Schools

2009- 2nd Place in Horticulture, Comal County Fair- Flowering Bush from seed

2009- Blanco Chamber of Commerce, Business member

2008- Longhorn IFT Food Conference-Dallas, Texas

2008- Chairman- “Blankets to Warm Your Spirits”- A Drive for the Cold at Canyon

2007, 2008 - St. Francis Episcopal – Publicity Chairman- “Hill Country in Style Show”

2006-2007- Board of Directors- Randolph Metrocom Chamber of CommCommer

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