Developed an actionable strategic marketing plan for the recruitment and retention of international students; conducted internal analysis of the university’s services and their importance to the international students; designed international student survey to understand the impact of current university services and recruitment practices; analyzed external environment and developed recommendations to improve recruitment efforts; reported all findings and recommendation in action plan format.

Managed a portfolio of multiple ongoing inter-dependent projects and controlled activities within the organization to ensure that tasks and key dates were met; developed cost and resource estimates needed to complete project objectives; oversaw strategic planning meetings and the creation of consistent and coherent documents used to guide project execution and control; led continuous improvement initiatives; prepared value added and value engineering proposals.

Developed and maintained major accounts; increased business among existing clients and promoted the organization to new clients; created marketing strategies for new products; designed strategic plans for new product development projects; proficient at costing and proposal writing; seasoned presentation skills.

Managed all direct and indirect purchases for automotive component manufacturer; reviewed and approved supplier quotes and proposals; coordinated changes to materials and supply to reduce costs and improve quality; tracked supplier performance and worked with troubled suppliers to improve quality and delivery; worked closely with suppliers to foster relationships designed around mutual cooperation.

My undergraduate consisted of the standard business administration curriculum with a focus on international marketing and Spanish. As part of my education I spent five months immersed in language and marketing studies in Mexico.