Elizabeth A. Miller
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Key Skills
Analyze Market Trends
Creating, implementing and tracking key marketing schedules
Implementing Total Quality Management within the workplace
Education
Wright State University,
Dayton, OH Business Management/ Marketing
Professional Work History
Employment History:
12/11-09/12 U.S.A Regional Trade Center Dubai, United Arab Emirates
V.P. of Operations
• Attended trade shows to find and develop relationships with SME’s from the United State and the Ministry of Foreign Trade of the UAE.
• Develop and implement marketing strategies to transition potential businesses into residents of the Trade Center.
• Hiring, training, coaching, scheduling, managing and motivating personnel.
• Assist in developing strategic relationships with the U.S. Department of Commerce as well as the U.A.E. Ministry of Foreign Trade.
05/09-12/11 ERG/American Spectrum Realty Houston, TX
Regional Manager
• Managed conventional and student properties and staff in 8 states. (Ohio, Iowa, North Carolina, Minnesota, Texas, Florida, Alabama, and Indiana)
• Oversaw day-to-day operations in leasing, customer service, accounting, and marketing for over 3,500 beds.
• Conducted weekly leasing and marketing calls with property staff as well as corporate.
• Created and implemented monthly lease audits to be preformed by site staff to ensure accuracy within reporting.
• Coordinated marketing events with site staff in accordance to the budget and demands of each specific market.
• Attend housing fairs with site staff to assist in on campus marketing during lease-up.
• Provided Yardi support and training to all site staff.
• Routinely shopped competitors and performed market analysis.
• Routinely audited site websites and all other marketing materials to ensure relevancy in evolving markets.
• Established rapport with universities & colleges, investors and owners, as well as area businesses.
• Conducted quarterly site visits to ensure sites are operating properly.
• Created and implemented marketing strategies for each unique market.
• Improved leasing, marketing, and daily operations on troubled assets.
• Created and implemented marketing strategies to increase occupancy on 5 properties from the lower 70’s to mid 90’s.
• Created policies and procedures to help streamline the day-to-day operations onsite that are currently still being used.
10/07-05/09 T & R Properties Columbus, OH / Pittsburgh, PA
Multi-Site Property Manager
• Managed all aspects of day-to-day operations for 2 conventional properties, 2 condominium communities, and 3 commercial buildings.
• Responsible for all accounts receivables and collections.
• Analyze & report occupancy & financial status to corporate.
• Responsible for training, managing, scheduling, and motivating employees.
• Implemented a new customer service training program that increased resident retention.
• Floating manager as needed.
• Implemented a very strong collections policy to bring receivables to under 3%.
• Created a new market plan for a property, recognizing a new target demographic, increasing the occupancy from 80% to 97%, while increasing market rent between 10 – 13% per unit.
10/05-10/07 AERC Columbus, OH
Property Manager
• Managed all aspects of day-to-day operations for over 100 Units
• Responsible for accounts receivables and collections, as well as day to day banking.
• Analyze & report occupancy and financial status to corporate office.
• Responsible for training, managing, scheduling, and motivating employees.
• Increased occupancy while increasing market rents and cutting concessions.
• Decreased delinquency.
References Available Upon Request.