Marco G. Ghedini

*** ****** *****

Cary NC *****

v3u0dr@r.postjobfree.com

917-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Harbor Group Management , Raleigh, NC

Harbor Group Management is a property management firm specializing in distressed resident community properties.

Leasing Agent for Strickland Farms 11/09 to Present

• Improve occupancy rates from 60% to 95% within 7 months

• Responsible for all on-line and print marketing activities and promotions

• Create and implement Preferred Employer program

• Generate weekly projection reports

• Organize and implement renewal lease program; averaged a 60% retention rate

• Compose SODAs for move-outs

Acting Leasing Manager for Woods of North Bend 3/09 – 11/09

• Responsible for all on-line marketing activities

• Created and implemented Preferred Employer program

• Generated owners reports

• Organized and implemented renewal lease program; averaged a 65% retention rate

• Planned leasing, renewal and pre-leasing promotions

• Developed marketing plan to improve occupancy rates

• Planned employee work schedules

Leasing Agent for Woods of North Bend 7/08- 3/09

• Created and placed Craig’s List ads

• Closing ratio of 45%

• Collected and deposited rents, fees and other incomes

• Coordinated efforts with maintenance staff to produce make-ready apartments

• Handled transfer residents

• Assisted in collection rents and handling delinquent accounts

Accu-Tech, Morrisville, NC

Accu-Tech is a leading datacom distributor dedicated to voice and data contractors.

Account Executive 4/06 – 5/08

• Inside sales specializing in Fiber Optics, Data cables and security products

• Signed up 30 new accounts

• Maintained an account base of over 130 accounts

International Media Distribution, Philadelphia, PA

International Media Distribution (formerly International Networks) is a United States media company that markets and distributes international television channels to cable operators.

Regional Marketing Manager of the East Coast 11/03 - 1/06

• Managed the affiliate marketing sales force for the East coast

• Negotiated collaborative marketing plans with various MSO’s

o Comcast’s New England, New Jersey, Pittsburgh and Washington DC systems

o Time Warner’s NYC, Albany and Portland systems

o Cox New England and Fairfax, VA systems

o Patriot Media’s New Jersey System

o US Cable’s Paramus System

o RCN’s New York and New England systems

o Cablevision’s Bronx, Brooklyn, Raritan Valley, Hudson and Newark systems

• Conducted multiple barter arrangements to secure advertisements

• Started two grass roots campaign to get RAI International in Boston and Lower New Jersey to convince the MSO provider to launch this service

Regional Marketing Manager of the Northeast 9/00 – 11/03

• Developed sales acquisition and general branding campaigns

• Successfully implemented jointly Marketing plan

• Responsible for assessing the effectiveness of Direct Mail, Internet banner ads, print media, events, sales training, cross channel promotion and sales incentives

• Responsible for the creation of effective marketing collateral

• Expanded the Northeast region by over 300% in revenue over three years

RCN, Herdon, VA

RCN is the first American facilities-based competitive ("overbuild") provider of bundled telephone, cable and internet service.

Marketing Coordinator/Acting Marketing Manager 2/00– 9/00

• Primarily responsible for supporting the sales department in a number of capacities

o Sales event planning

o Direct mail

o Sales training seminars

Project Coordinator 8/9- 2/00

• Conducted quality control for new build outs

Direct Sales Representative 9/98 -8/99

• Sold HSD, telephony, and video services to the residential and commercial consumers

• Utilized such sales methods as cold calling, direct mail, door-to-door and referral techniques

• Consistently achieved a sales quota

The Rockport Company, Marlboro, MA

The Rockport Company is a manufacturer of fashionable and comfortable men’s shoes.

Internet Marketing Intern 01/98 – 04/98

• Drafted a market research project accessing competitors’ web sites, and presented a qualitative report based on findings to senior management

• Administered an on-line Rockport’s Uncompromise Contest

EDUCATION

Northeastern University , Boston, MA

Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Concentration: Marketing & Finance

Dutchess County Community College, Poughkeepsie NY

Course: Successful completion of Real Estate Salesperson Course (CODE # S-107)

SKILLS

Conversational Italian and limited Spanish

COMPUTER SKILLS

MRI, Microsoft Office

TRAINING

Belden School of Wire, Corning, cable school, RCN Cable Camp, Grace Hill Real Estate On-line Courses, Passed the JY MONK Real Estate Broker Pre-Licensing Course

INTERESTS

Member of the TAA, Golf, Travel, Film, Politics, History and Live Music

MISCELLANEOUS

Provisional Real Estate Broker in the State of North Carolina, Dual Citizen of US and EU

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