Areas of Expertise Project/Campaign Management * Leading projects from concept through completion * Create project plans and timelines for various marketing projects * Manage the development of Marketing Materials * Work directly with the designer, photographer and printer to estimate and execute various projects * Manage the execution of the project and ensure timelines/budgets are being met * Managed complex data driven Medicare direct mail campaign with zero errors - monthly mailings of over 1,000,000 of 35 various data driven formats/packages. * Budget Management - Successfully managed budgets from $2,000 to $17,000,000 with zero cost overruns * Suggested and implemented format changes to the multiple touch points for a hard cost reduction of $3,000,000 in a large direct mail campaign * Cross-functional team management * Managed brand standards quality and color across multiple formats and sub straights * Monitored inventory, purchased as needed and processed all invoices for proper payment * Initiated and implemented a direct paper buy for a Corporate savings rate of 2% Vendor Evaluation and Management * Sourced and maintained vendor relationships * Legal liaison with CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) * Conduct vendor reviews and evaluations * Sourced products, organized vendor contacts in support of customer needs * Extensive postal regulations background and support Career Summary Famous Dave's of America - Project Manager November 2017 - Present * Create and manage project timelines, project estimating and vendor selection, coordinate photo shoots, oversee national distribution of finished product Rainn Resources - Marketing/Creative Project Consultant February 2016 - October 2017 * Streamlined Marketing planning processes while sourcing new vendors for cost efficiencies UnitedHealth Care - Sr. Project/Production Manager October 2008 - December 2015 * Managed Direct Mail projects and budgets for Medicare and Retirement, Employer and Individual areas UnitedHealth Care - Contractor May 2007 - October 2008 * Supported production and creation of the new Part D benefit program marketing materials Macy'/Marshall Fields - Contractor June 2003 - December 2006 * Produced and managed collateral pieces (brochures, press kits, magazine/newspaper ads and insertions) * Manager of these pieces for 5 retail departments * Budget management of the above

Highlights:

• Budgeting
• Management
• Advertising
• Ariba
• Cms
• Distribution
• Health Care Industry
• Inventory
• Legal
• Marketing Management
• print