Professional Profile:
Business: Project management,
competitive analysis, product management and marketing, cold calls, contract
negotiation, public relations, online marketing, technical editing, and networking.
Technical: Microsoft Office
(including Visual Basic for Apps), HTML (including JavaScript and some XML),
Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere), Macromedia (Flash 4, Dreamweaver 3,
Fireworks 3), Perl, and Red Hat Linux (client, bash).
Professional Experience:
Sales Engineer (February 2001
to present), online education provider
Jones Knowledge, Inc., Englewood, Colorado
- Presented and demonstrated
the e-global library and the e-education online products during the sales
process;
- Attended trade show booths
at various educational trade shows both for competitive research and to meet
with prospects;
- Built and ported
prospect educational content into the e-education product;
- Developed
Excel macros for customers using Visual Basic for Applications and CGI scripts
using Perl;
- Researched
and reported on competitive intelligence topics;
- Advised the sales team
on technical issues and objections during sales calls; and
- Wrote
training materials and trained sales personnel on competitors and the software.
Account Manager (September
1999 to January 2001), online conferencing
MSHOW, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
- Managed night operations
and resellers for European and Asian accounts;
- Trained clients through
the service offering;
- Collaborated with marketing
and sales to coordinate sales demos; and
- Tested
and QA'd beta versions of the product.
Account Manager
(March 1998 to August 1999)
O2 Group, Denver, Colorado
- Managed
clients and technical staff for various web projects;
- Strong knowledge of Internet solutions,
including HTML, ASP and XML; and
- Maintained budgets for
client projects.
Product and Merchandising Manager
(February 1996 to February 1998), Internet software retailer
MicroWAREHOUSE (formerly Online Interactive), Seattle, Washington
- Licensed
software publishers;
- Negotiated
contracts;
- Evaluated
new products;
- Tested and QA'd
beta projects and client software;
- Trained
the sales staff; and
- Built a lead generating
website for the sales department.
Project Manager/Production Editor
(October 1993 to October 1995), publisher
Harcourt Brace & Co., San Diego, California
- Project managed
up to 13 technical full cycle projects simultaneously; and
- Supervised a staff of copy
editors, artists, and proofreaders.
Education:
BA in Communications, minor in Anthropology, Colorado State University, May
1992.