Sales Manager
Resume:
DAVID A. SECK
***** ******* **., *** ****, CA ***06
**********@*****.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Securing a position in a mission driven organization where I may utilize, over a decade
of proven, leadership, organizational and communication skills in increasing the bottom line
through successful public relations, project management and organizational development.
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
PROJECT & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
FUND DEVELOPMENT & FUND RAISING
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CLIENT SERVICES
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PUBLIC RELATIONS SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
As the public affairs and promotions liaison, designed and managed the full guest
experience for a museum/gallery with approximately 5,000 attendees per month.
Oversaw logistics, dissemination of educational information and documented gallery
attendance as well as public response through the creation and implementation of
a questionnaire and guest book which was synthesized into a regular report to the
Annenberg Foundation President and CEO.
Coordinated the contract engagements of twenty professional artist/photographers
including the presentation of exhibits and lectures for a major foundation.
Cultivated, solicited and secured a cumulative total of half a million dollars for various
not- for-profits. Gifts ranged from $1,000 to $100,000 in individual and corporate
donations.
Successfully partnered with in-house and out-sourced fundraisers at large healthcare
organization raising $75,000,000 in four years. Individual and corporate gifts ranged
between $5,000 and $10,000,000.
Generated $1,000,000 in service revenue. $250,000 was in air freight contract sales for
Emery Worldwide and $750,000 in building renovation contract sales for the Stuart Dean
Company.
Trained public affairs staff in all aspects of public interaction, presentation and client
contact. Training included, script preparation, staff rehearsals, planning and managing
quarterly human resource orientations, as well as private, educational tours.
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MANAGEMENT SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Acted in a supervisory capacity for more than a dozen years. Managed teams of up to
ten employees, including hiring, training, evaluating, and termination.
Planned, implemented and expedited over two hundred fundraising tours and special
events of a large medical center. Planning included all travel logistics, presentation of
educational information and gift solicitation.
Managed all administrative needs of subspecialty medical society including maintaining
40,000 member data base, member mailings and communications, and coordination of
societies’ annual meeting in the nation’s capital.
Developed and expedited eight grant writing workshops in Washington D.C. which
included over site of hotel contracts, budget and revenue reconciliation, and coordination
of all professional workshop presentations.
Organized on-going, medical society continuing education workshops at the McCormick
Place Convention Center in Chicago, IL. Duties included negotiating convention center
and other business related contracts for Society board members.
EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND
Conference Room Coordinator and Office Service Support, Freeman, Freeman and Smiley, Los Angeles, CA 2012
Self Employed, Los Angeles, CA 2010-2011
Events and Hospitality Manager, Annenberg Foundation, Los Angeles, CA 2009
Development and Visitor Services Associate, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 2005–2009
National Sale Representative, Stuart Dean Company, Los Angeles, CA 2002-2005
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Bachelor of Science Degree
International Studies Program
Certificate
"Grant Writing for Not-for-Profits"
Rockford College, Rockford, IL
Regents College, London, England
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
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