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Jessica Claire
  • Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
  • Home: (555) 432-1000
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Summary
My diversified background in management, sales, construction, and customer service, is what sets me apart. Also making me unique is my proven ability to provide expertise in marketing, contract negotiation, problem solving, business administration, strategy, and start-ups across multiple industries. I have shown my value to teams in measurable ways. A degree with honors in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing with focus on international business, allowed me to take my 20 plus years on-the-job experience to the next level. Graduating Magna Cum Laude resulted from a strong work ethic and my ability to achieve goals.
Highlights
  • As Vice President of Sales and Marketing I oversaw and generated sales worth $400,000+ in 2014.
  • Proven ability to rapidly apply course work and achieve real world results as seen in contract negotiation success between Artisans and Tempur-Pedic® resulting in exclusive customizing rights
  • Extensive experience with customer service in many different industries
  • Expertise in direct selling with clients at trade shows and on the phone, B2C
  • Effective company research and cold calling, B2B relationship selling resulted in 300+ contacts
  • Entrepreneur; owned and operated an alternative sports retail business for 3 years, general contracting business for over 3 years, author of 12+ business plans, & multiple patent applications
  • Earned the level of foreman after just 2 years on the job
  • Applied in depth understanding of architectural drawings and engineering requirements
  • Successful project management leading and overseeing building crews and sub-contractors
  • Passed every building inspection requirement in 15 years of leading custom home building crews, by paying close attention to the details
  • As foreman and expert carpenter, constructed dozens of high-end homes and buildings, starting from ground breaking all the way through to handing the keys to the client.
Accomplishments
  • My diversified background in management, sales, construction, and customer service, is what sets me apart. Also making me unique is my proven ability to provide expertise in marketing, contract negotiation, problem solving, business administration, strategy, and start-ups across multiple industries. I have shown my value to teams in measurable ways. A degree with honors in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing with focus on international business, allowed me to take my 20 plus years on-the-job experience to the next level. Graduating Magna Cum Laude resulted from a strong work ethic and my ability to achieve goals
  • Central Michigan University (CMU) Mt. Pleasant, MI Bachelors of Science in Business Administration December 2014 graduation Major: Marketing 2011-2014 Graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors GPA 3.82/4.00
  • Earned multiple entries on the CMU Honors lists, President's lists, & Deans lists 2011-2014
  • International Honor Business Society, Beta Gamma Sigma
  • Golden Key International Honor Society
Experience
Project Leader and Artist, 01/1 to 01/1
Artisans Custom Mattress, IncCity, STATE,
  • Vice President of Sales and Marketing, B2B & B2C 2009-Present
  • Instrumental in returning the company to profitability by increasing sales 70% in the last 5 years
  • Partner in successful contract negotiations with multi-billion dollar corporation, Tempur-Pedic
  • Planned business strategies, built new website, and remodeled/expanded Artisans' operating facilities Project management including negotiating with clients, architects, vendors, labor and government agencies as well as managing budgets and schedules. Led high priority/complex projects Ravenhill Construction Inc. and MH Construction Friday Harbor, WA Project Leader and Forman, www.ravenhillconstruction.com 1999-05', 08'
  • Managed construction of multi-million dollar custom homes from ground breaking to completion
  • An example of a luxury home I helped build while at Raven Hill can be found in: Seattle Homes and Lifestyles, "Fitting In" by F. Albert May 2003 vol.8#3 -54. Designed and built specialty copper and steel features, and roofs, for luxury homes
Education
Bachelors of Science: Business Administration, Expected in 2014
Central Michigan University - Mt. Pleasant, MI
GPA:
Central Michigan University (CMU) Mt. Pleasant, MI Bachelors of Science in Business Administratio December 2014 graduation Major: Marketing 2011-2014 Graduated with Magna Cum Laude Honors GPA 3.82/4.00
: International Business, Expected in 2013
American University of Rome - Rome,
GPA:
* American University of Rome (AUR) Rome, Italy Two semesters studying abroad focusing on International Business 2012-2013 GPA in Rome 3.6/4.0
Associates: Information Technology, Expected in 2011
University of Phoenix - ,
GPA:
* University of Phoenix Virtual Campus Associates Degree: Information Technology with emphasis on Computer Programming 2009-2011 Studied website development/security and multiple coding languages GPA: 3.92/4.00
: Electronic Engineering, Expected in 1994
Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Kalamazoo, MI
GPA:
* Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo, MI Electronic Engineering 1994
: Electronic Engineering, Expected in 1993
Western Michigan University - Kalamazoo, MI
GPA:
* Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI Electronic Engineering 1992-1993 Honors and Awards
: International Honor Business Society, Leadership, Expected in 2014
American University of Rome - ,
GPA:
Earned multiple entries on the CMU Honors lists, President's lists, & Deans lists 2011-2014 International Honor Business Society, Beta Gamma Sigma Golden Key International Honor Society The Society for Leadership and Success Study Abroad Ambassador for the American University of Rome (AUR) Won class competitions for Growth Strategy Development in: Global Marketing course at AUR, the three course Integrated Business Core (300 level courses) involving Finance, Supply Chain, and Marketing at CMU, and won class competition in CMU Marketing Research (450 course)
Certifications
Allied Business Schools - Home Inspector Certification since 2008 SAP TERP 10 Academy- Associate Business Foundation & Integration with SAP ERP 6.0 EHP5 Carew International - Dimensions of Professional Selling
Professional Affiliations
Speech writer and lead consultant for State Senator Kevin Ranker, WA, during his successful election campaign for San Juan County Commissioner in . Served the same role again for his successful election campaign for the Washington State Senate in . State Senator Ranker, WA, has invited me to consult on future campaigns
Skills
And Marketing, Marketing, B2b, B2c, Contract Negotiations, Increasing Sales, Of Sales, Sales, Sales And, Sales Representative, Class, Comprehensive Large Array Data Stewardship System, Finance, Marketing Research, Supply Chain, Coding, Computer Programming, Security, Million, Project Manager, Budgets, Clients, General Contracting, Project Management, Associate, Employee Resource Group, Enterprise Resource Planning, Erp, Integration, Integrator, Sap, Building Inspection, Business Plans, Cold Calling, Concrete, Contract Negotiation, Customer Service, Inspection, Offshore, Patent, Patent Applications, Paying, Problem Solving, Real World, Receptionist, Retail, Retail Marketing, Retail Sales, San, Storage Area Network, Ups

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  • American University of Rome

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