COMPANY	POSITION HELD	DATES WORKED
(Confidential)	(Confidential)	7/1991 - Present

Highlights:

Business Owner, Imports & Independent Travel Writer/Editor/Web Developer, 1999 to Present. In process of developing website for art client. Authoring numerous articles on travel and related activities. Developed website for Victoria Paper. Member of Education Committee for Memories Community Magazine, with series of paper articles geared to scrapbooking consumer. Business Development Consultant, FiberMark, 2004. Developed marketing plan for company to enter the scrapbooking market. Drove pricing schedule, validated though surveys. . Made presentations at trade shows and customer visits, including Creative Memories/Antioch. Sales/Marketing Executive, Savoir-Faire, 2002 to 2004. Managed inventory, vendor and customer relations and negotiated pricing index for fine art/decorative paper company. Developed new product line. Added scrapbooking customers to client list. President/CEO, Victoria Paper, 1991 to 2002. Managed strategic planning, P&L, global procurement, sourcing, sales and marketing efforts. Targeted, penetrated and grew business with customers in U.S. and Europe. Featured paper Vendor on Scrapbooking.Com. Sales Manager/Import Buyer, ANW, 1978 to 1991. Researched paper products for art industry to ensure cost effectiveness and supply availability. Negotiated with vendors in India and Japan. Trained all new sales representatives.

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P&L responsibilities
Presentation
Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts.
Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Leadership
multi-lingual
computer literacy
web design
writing

• marketing
• Sales
• Sourcing
• Bi-lingual
• Specialty
• consumer products

Product Sourcing New Product Launches