Profile Competitive and motivated individual with ten years of global/national sales and strategic marketing experience.

Demonstrated success in driving multimillion dollar revenue growth w hile providing award-winning leadership in highly competitive markets. Outstandi ng sales record, proven talent in building new business, securing customer loyal ty, closing deals, and generating repeat/referral business. Strong project management and public speaking skills, ability to apply great organizational tal ent, attention to detail, time management, persistence and resourcefulness to ac hieve positive results. Experience Marketing Director, Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 2009- Present * Define opportunities to acquire new customers and develop existing ones by cre ating and executing strategic events that drive traffic and sales Work with store Leadership Team to maximize local marketing dollars and manage a nnual $860K budget Increase Saks visibility in the community via partnerships with local publicatio ns and charitable groups Help drive business for key vendors (i.e. Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren) by developing and executing local Public Relations plans Oversee Corporate Gift Department and manage team of direct reports on Marketing team Director of Corporate Outreach, Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 2009- 2010 Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with local corporations t hough prospecting, networking and aggressive sales efforts Managed every aspect of corporate event planning in New York Store, from contrac t negotiations, catering and audio visual arrangements and leveraging vendor par tnerships to on-site execution and post event follow-up * Played key role in planning of Fashions Night Out , citywide Fashion/Shopping event that drove over 30,000 people in Saks Senior Sales Manager, Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago, IL 2007- 2009 Solicited group business for 800-room property, maximizing profits and average r ates of hotel through creative and selective selling Developed relationships with key decision-makers that led to multi-year contract s (e.g. Bausch & Lomb, Genentech, Eli Lilly, etc.) resulting in sales, ex ceeding goals by over 20% in 2008 Provided cross-functional team training, coaching and mentoring Sales Manager, Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, MA 2005- 2007 * Established r apport with top management personnel, CEOs and CFOs of National Association and International Corporations, resulting in an increase of 100% ov er quota for two consecutive years Created and promoted strategic promotions to market hotel and acquire new busine ss during need periods; 25% increase in business from year prior as a direct result Regional Director of International Sales, Sol Melia Hotel & Resorts, Boston, MA 2004- 2005 Oversaw sales efforts of fifteen International properties located in Spain, Fran ce, Italy and the .K. on a National Sales level for the Northeast Corporate Mark et Developed promotions for European properties in U.S. market, while being the pri mary liaison between hotels and clients Budgeted, planned and executed cost-effective sales trips in conjunction with co ordinating client events and FAM trips on behalf of the hotels

Sales Manager, Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, CA 2002- 2004 NEED HELP! Developed loyal customers resulting in impressive sales, consistently exceeding goals by 10% despite a rapidly changing environment and difficult economic times Developed (another word?) highly successful sales, customer acquisition and ret ention, and recruiting strategies Corporate Management Trainee/Sales Manager, Hyatt Regency New Orleans, New Orlea ns, LA 2000- 2002 Researched, pursued and developed Southeastern Market for sales department, targ eting business and promoting New Orleans as a destination , resulting in an increase in sales for that particular market of 30% over year prior Education Bachelor of Science (BS), 2000 University of Massachusetts- Amherst, MA Semester Abroad, 1998 Oxford Brookes University- Oxford, United Kingdom CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDE: DO I INCLUDE? HOW DO I FORMAT? Strategic Marketing Positioning Multimillion-Dollar Negotiations Key Client Retention Solution Selling Strategies Territory Growth/Development Organizational Leadership Bilingual Business Communications High Impact Sales Presentations Exceeding sales quotas (Spanish/English) business objectives