PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Customer Service/Marketing/Sales or Administrative Assistance Areas QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE: Creative and highly motivated professional with

successful experience in custome r service, sales, managing personnel and daily organization operations; Strong background in large-scale event planning, financial management, administr ative support and serving as a trusted liaison to high profile individuals; Capable of prioritizing and managing multiple projects; Proficient in PC and Mac systems: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and some Adobe Ill ustrator, Photoshop, QuarkXpress, and FoxPro. Excellent oral and written communication skills: fluent in English, German, and Spanish; some knowledge of Portuguese Developmental Disabilities EXPERIENCE: 2008-30TH DECEMBER, 2010 ALHAMBRA DAY SERVICES-CCNS BROOKLYN, NY UNIT SPECIALIST * Responsible for Documenting Consumers Attendance * Responsible for Unit Activity Schedule in the Unit * Wrote day service plans * Oversaw that outcomes for each consumer are implemented * Completed own weekly progress notes and collect and review weekly progress not es from Unit assistants. * Assisted in making changes after reviewing consumer's responses to certain cri teria in a plan. * Attended meeting with MSC's, Family and staff from residences. * Scheduled trips of the unit * Implement lunch schedules for unit staff. 1999-2005 * * * * * JVR CARPET RIDGEWOOD, NY GENERAL MANAGER/CO-OWNER Oversaw sales, client relations, personnel management, and financials Tracked and conducted inventory, managed scheduling Determined prices and implemented promotions Supervised the efforts of cross-functional employees Administer tax reporting, payroll, and accounting functions

1994-1998 ART DIRECTORS CLUB NEW YORK, NY AWARDS MANGER * Coordinated and directed all aspects of event planning, contest administration , and catalog editing task. Hosted dinners and events * Successfully doubled awards revenues, boosted international entries by over 30 0% and increased worldwide exposure for the organization by acquiring and compil ing global mailing lists for the annual Call for Entries * SERVED AS EDITOR OF THE INTERNATIONALLY DISTRIBUTED ART DIRECTORS ANNUAL, A 50 0 PAGE, FULL COLOR, HARDCOVER PUBLICATION WITH OVER 1,000 IMAGES AND TRAVELED TO SINGAPORE TO MAKE FINAL DECISIONS PRIOR TO PRINTING 1993-1994 CENTROX CORPORATION NEW YORK, NY MULTILINGUAL ART INFORMATION EDITOR * INTERACTED WITH ART DEALERS, GALLERIES, COLLECTORS, AND AUCTION HOUSES * TRANSLATED INTERNATIONAL AUCTION HOUSE CATALOGS; EDITED ART INFORMATION EDUCATION: 2010 to Present , CO ONLINE UNIVERSITY OF THE ROCKIES COLORADO SPRINGS

DEGREE PURSUED MASTER OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY 2007 1992 , LA SANFORD BROWN INSTITUTE Garden City, NY Certificate of Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound University of New Orleans New Orleans

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IN FINE ARTS GPA 3.6 in major (3.2 GPA overall)