Sales Associate

Posted on: 2006-10-06

Maria N. Wallace P.O. Box 2813 Windermere, FL 34786-2813 407-296-6551 email: [email protected] WORK EXPERIENCE: 1. Realtor-Sales Associate (4/04 - Present) Coldwell Banker, Orlando, FL • Residential Real Estate sales. Promote services to Buyers and Sellers of homes in Orlando and surrounding areas. Help customers through the home buying/selling process. Sales and Marketing. 2. Owner/Spanish Translator/Editor/Consultant (1/90 - 4/04) Elena Communications, Orlando, FL • Provide language translation/editing and Hispanic Marketing services to major corporations. • Spanish Consulting during voice-over recordings for company videos, TV and radio ads. 3. Advertising/Marketing Account Executive (1/03-5/03) (UCF Graduate Internship) Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell/Christian, Orlando, FL • Assisted Account Team with research on development of strategic minority marketing plans. • Provided insight and direction in development of creative material for Hispanic consumer market. • Researched demographic data on African-American market & prepared Power Point presentations. • Assisted in the development and management of the firm’s speaker’s bureau. 4. Graduate Marketing/PR Intern (1/02-5/02) (UCF Graduate Internship) Orlando Science Center, Orlando, FL • Oversaw Hispanic Marketing, PR and Media Relations for OSC. Assisted in overall Marketing. • Wrote, negotiated cost, placed ads in local Hispanic magazines and newspapers, doubling OSC’s media exposure in local Hispanic market that quarter. • Promoted OSC’s bilingual exhibit: “Richard Scary’s Busytown” (being presented that quarter.) 5. Marketing Coordinator (6/87 - 1/90) Linbeck Construction Corporation, Houston, TX (Commercial Builder) • Coordinated production of business development proposals, sales materials, presentations. • Assisted Vice President in implementation of Marketing program. • Produced company newsletter and PR news releases, photo work/slides for presentations. • Proposed and succeeded in department\'s acquisition of Apple computers (Result: 50% increase in productivity and quality of proposals & presentations.) 6. Assistant Director of Sales Promotion (3/85 - 4/86) Success Motivation International, Inc., Waco, TX (Company sells Motivational Materials) • Editor of \"SMI World\" company newsletter. Home-office/Latin American account liaison. EDUCATION: • Master of Arts in Communication (8/99 – 5/03) Specialty: Hispanic Marketing and Media Relations University of Central Florida GPA: A (4.00) • Research study completed: \"Uses and Gratifications of Hispanics and the Internet\" (12/01) • Certificate of Language Translation & Interpretation (Spanish) (8/97-5/99) University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL GPA: A (4.00) • Bachelor of Science, Marketing/Sales Management (8/81-12/83) Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL GPA: B (3.00) • Associate of Science Degree in Interior Design Technology (8/77-5/80) Miami Dade Community College, Miami, FL SPECIAL SKILLS: • 100% Bilingual-English/Spanish • In-depth knowledge of Hispanic market • Experience working with PCs and Mac computers, MS Office MEMBERSHIP/HONORS: • Hispanic Chamber of Metro Orlando • Greater Orlando Chamber of Commerce • Business & Professional Women\'s Club College Scholarship Recipient • High School Valedictorian, Puerto Rico COMMUNITY SERVICE: • Member of Hispanic Expo Planning Committee, Hispanic Chamber of Metro Orlando (2003-2006) • Bilingual Poll Deputy, Orange County Precinct 5601, Special Major’s Election (Feb. 4 & 25, 2003)