Posted on: 2007-12-27
55 TRUMBALL STREET, APT 712 HARTFORD CT 06103 860-508-2478 • [email protected] NEDA YAZDANPANAH OBJECTIVE I am a dynamic Team leader with solid business experience seeking to transition to a challenging marketing coordinator position where I can make a positive contribution utilizing my innovative energy. SKILLS TECHNICAL • Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Access, Microsoft Publisher, QuickBooks, Aloha, Gold Teller, SiM, AS400, JWALK, WiZord, Visio, Photoshop, Order Management System (OMS) , Lotus Notes, PaperVision, and E-fax Messenger KEY COMPETENCIES • Highly motivated with strong communication and presentation skills • Competent at following directions and implementing tasks and ideas • Relevant experience with project management, leadership and business organization • Strong sense of urgency and time management with consistent attention to detail • Exceptional time management, written, verbal and customer service skills • Flexible with change of processes • Self starter and self motivator • Productively can design brochures • Proficient with photographic editing and manipulation WORK EXPERIENCE One Communications January 2007 – November 2007 Any/Specific/Legacy (ASL) Program Supervisor/Team Leader Waltham, MA Contractor from January 2007 - May 2007, Permanent May 2007 – November2007 • Continually trained and motivated the ‘Any/Specific/Legacy’ department. ASL essentially enables Any Sales Representative to sell a Specific set of Legacy products from a legacy’s company collocation in which the product is available. The ASL team supports the Regional Director of Administration by supporting Business Rules • Reviewed potential candidates and conduct interviews with prospective ASL administrators • Developed network migration strategy and created efficient processes to competently follow workflow • Delegated tasks for accelerated complex and strategic sales orders to administrators, order desk, and provisioning team • Organized and compile reports on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis for the marketing department to show sales tracking for ASL products • Provided support to the legal department by evaluating and approving client contracts • Reinforced eligibility guidelines, promotions and legal compliance by efficiently communicating with administrators, sales reps and sales managers regarding new and rejected orders • Completed task of decreasing rejected and incomplete orders by 100% in a 3 month period • Coordinated and performed development and training for all sales and Marketing teams Tequila Cove Restaurant October 2004 – August 2006 General Manager Storrs, CT • Managed a busy 85-seat restaurant with twenty employees, supervising conflict resolution, ustomer service issues and budgeting for the restaurant • Managed all scheduling, hiring, and training of new employees • Budgeted and maintained food/labor costs, successfully decreasing loss prevention by 25% in the kitchen and 45% for alcohol • Effectively increased sales by 67% in a period of 8 months by producing creative quarterly advertisements that incorporated entertainment and specials • Planned events and organized banquets Long Trail Brewing Company June 2005 – September 2005 Marketing / Public Relations Intern Hartford, CT • Professionally supported the marketing department with Public Relation duties for the Hartford, Glastonbury Vernon, Tolland area • Researched and examined market trends while targeting consumer information through data gathering and analysis for the Hartford area • Recommended, tracked and displayed point of sales and marketing materials for distributors • Coordinated, executed, and prepared events and on-premise promotions • Worked closely as the liaison between clients, core consumers, distributors, retailers, sales managers and marketing department • Analyzed and presented a report and evaluation of retail development for the marketing team for future projects Peoples Bank October 2002 – March 2005 Operational Manager’s Assistant Storrs, CT • Contributed my efforts to building stronger customer/client contact relationships • Developed, tracked and reported sales strategies that assisted with project management for the marketing department • Utilized my personal and group creativity by concentrating my goals towards generating productive and dynamic advertisement geared toward UCONN students • Increased sales 10-25% every quarter • Awarded consistently as a top sales person in the branch and statewide Fay Tech Services, Head Hunter January 1996 – January 2000 Temporary Employment Agency Torrance, CA • Developed and edited sales brochures, proposals, and contracts • Responsible for recruiting and screening of potential candidates EDUCATION University of Connecticut August 2001 to August 2006 Storrs, CT • Concentration in Corporate Management, with a particular focus in Marketing and Public Relations • Relevant Coursework: Cross Cultural Communications, Mass Media Communications, Marketing Management, Marketing Communications, Consumer Behavior, Retail Management, Marketing Research, Managerial Accounting and Contractual Law ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • Willing to travel and work weekends/overtime