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Highly creative and talented professional with proven ability to deliver from concept to reality. Effective communicator; self-starter; detailed and organized. Recognized as an innovative and practical problem solver. Skilled in building and maintaining cross-functional relationships. Experienced in translating abstract concepts into messages targeted to different audiences. Skilled at managing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines.

Expertise

Strategic planning, project management, marketing/branding, diversity programming, e-marketing, documentation, grant program management, organizational development, research/writing/editing, executive level presentations, speech writing, special event planning, volunteer management, usability, metrics and trending, social networking, accessibility.

Technical

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark, PageMaker, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Office 2007 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, SharePoint, Visio), Sharepoint 2007, MS Project, MS CMS, Visual SourceSafe, Toad, SQL, Oracle, HTML, CSS, ASP, Javascript, WordPress, Joomla, Flickr, facebook, LinkedIn, Second Life.

Professional Experience

TX Dept of Information Resources - Assistant to Deputy Executive Director
Dell Inc. - Communications Specialist
Dell Inc. - Application Management Analyst
Dell Inc. - Web Designer/Developer
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan - Communications Specialist
Texas Audubon Society - Public Relations Director
Texas Commission on the Arts - Publications/Grants
Southeast Texas Arts Council - Executive Director
Irving Arts Board - Media/Public Relations/Communications

Web Design/Production Experience

Dell, Inc.
RoundRockBooks
Legacy Paving Texas
ACLU of Texas
Texas Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Consortium (TFASC)
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp.
Texas Audubon Society
Texas Commission on the Arts
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology
Carpathia Hosting, Inc.
BridgeOne Market Solutions
HarvestMap
Austin Builders Update

Education

MBA - Thunderbird School of Global Management
Glendale, AZ

BA, Latin American Studies - Tulane University
New Orleans, LA

Languages

Spanish, Italian, Portuguese

Professional and Community Affiliations

International Association of Business Communicators
Association of Women in Communications
Volunteer: Austin History Center Association
Volunteer: Knowbility AIR Austin
Member: Mensa