Marketing & Sales Assistant Manager North America

David Abraham Robinson

Promote Teamwork

High Energy

Great Written & Oral Communication

Leadership Qualities

Proven Supervisor

Hands on

Professional Experience:

**** – 2011 International Marketing and Sales Assistant Manager North America, Oto Melara SpA, La Spezia, Italy

Oto Melara is part of global top 10 Aerospace and Defense International Conglomerate, Finmeccanica [www.Finmeccanica.com].

International Marketing and Sales in Naval and Land Defense Systems

Company Internal Language: Italian

Supervised 8 employees during absence of my direct supervisor

International Experience: Created and presented marketing presentations for international customers in Canada, USA, France, & Italy

Hosted visits, meetings, events, and tours in production plant with international clients, such as the US Navy, Canadian Navy, & French and English Defense companies

Edited and revised English in bid documentation, public company brochures, and emails to international clients in France, Canada and USA

2007-2009 Valet Manager, Central Texas Valet, Austin, TX

Team leader for groups of 5 to 30 valets

Coordinated/set up events as large as 1000+ people at times

Ensured excellent customer service for all customers

Very high customer satisfaction with my employees

Fall 2006 Intern, Vehicle Production Engineering-Simultaneous Engineering Co-op, Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Erlanger, KY

Assisted design and implementation of new model changes and modifications

Conducted investigations and collected and analyzed new data using Catia

Learned TMM Practices

Education:

2009 – 2010 Masters in International Business Engineering, Rome, Italy

International business program (FHINK) integrating a diverse group of 32 hand-selected, young individuals (chosen out of 7200 applicants worldwide)

Study focus: technology and business with an emphasis on teamwork in a multi-national setting; fully sponsored by Finmeccanica

2004-09 The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 3.68 out of 4.0 GPA

Spring 2007 INSA, Grande Ecole d'Ingénieurs, Toulouse, France

Term abroad at INSA, Grande Ecole d'Ingénieurs (School of Engineering under the authority of the French Ministry of Education and Research)

Prestigious international engineering school

Papers and Presentations:

Fall 2010 Masters Internship Project Work, La Spezia, Italy

Presentation and paper on learning process & progress in internship:

International Sales and Marketing experience in Oto Melara

Spring 2010 Masters Research Thesis, Rome and Genova, Italy

Final research paper and presentation on a Finmeccanica Company:

Innovation & Product Development inside Ansaldo Energia

Spring 2009 The University of Texas at Austin and Austin R&D, Austin, TX

Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project:

Safety and Reliability of Large Threaded Fasteners

Academic Awards and Scholarships:

2009-10 Selected as 1 of 32 students from 12 different countries for Masters program in Rome with a full scholarship for 1 year of study (total value: 29,000 Euro)

2006-09 UT Engineering Scholar; awarded to the top 5% of all UT Engineers

2006-07 IEFS Scholarship for INSA, France

Skills:

Languages: English (native speaker); Italian (fluent verbal, written, and comprehension); Spanish (basic comprehension); French (basic comprehension)

Computer: Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Apple OSX; Matlab; Catia; Labview; ‘C’; internet and social media fluency

Volunteering and teamwork experiences:

2004-11 Indian Fair (Mela), Austin, TX – Organization & Supervision

2009 Band: Bell Curve, Austin, TX – Musician/Performer

2005 Band: Yesterday, Austin, TX – Musician/Composer/Performer

Hobbies:

Swimming and Running; Nutrition and Health; Travel; Music

Employability Status: US Citizen

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