Patricia Baraibar Highly innovative Marketing Professional eager to contribute exceptional graphic design, client relations, and project

management expertise t oward supporting a dynamic company in achieving business goals and objectives. Professional Proficiencies Adobe CS4 MS Office Suites Quark WordPress Facebook LinkedIn Visio Trados 6.5 Lotus Notes YouTube Yahoo Website Builder Spanish fluency/High French P roficiency Professional Experience Minnesota Alliance on Crime, St. Paul, MN, 2010 to Present Marketing Communications Intern Established a new brand identity, which is mirrored in organizations website, e -updates, as well as informational material presented to the state legislature, legal professionals, and key crime victim advocates. Re-designed organizations website using Yahoo Small Business Solutions and adde d over 40 external links, video applications, optimized search results using met a tags, and translated entire site into Spanish. Designed, edited, and managed a National Crime Victims Rights Week commemorativ e video using Microsoft PowerPoint, RealTime Player, Zoopa, and Youtube. Video was played at state-level county libraries, city halls, and the Department of Pu blic Safety press conference in April, 2011. Formulated, directed and coordinated marketing activities designed to promote t he organizations profile, as well as National Crime Victims Rights Week campaign , in coordination with 17 key players in victim advocacy in MN, including the Ja cob Wetterling Foundation, The Family Partnership, and the Office of Justice Pro grams. Successfully translated subject matter into concrete design for over 300 copies of promotional collateral. Created design theme and graphics for web design, i nformational handouts, presentations, and e-newsletters. WomenVenture, St. Paul, MN, 2010 Market Research Intern Successfully translated quantitative and qualitative subject matter of over 20 similar organizations into user-friendly presentation material for market resear ch and service improvement efforts in under two weeks. Conducted market research by administering questionnaires, performed 10 telepho ne surveys and tabulated data in to Microsoft Excel. Prisma International, Minneapolis, MN, 2007 to 2008 Project Manager Managed the agencys most profitable account, Medtronic, which netted an estimat ed 40% of the agencys profits. Monitored the workflow and deadlines with the help of setting timelines and pri orities for the teams on the projects. Designed two project-tracking systems, which were incorporated into the project s life-cycle process. Express Scripts, Inc., Bloomington, MN, 2006 to 2007 Writer/Project Manager

Proactively supported sales operations by developing persuasive proposals for p harmacy benefit management solutions, targeting major private and federal organi zations. Partnered with at least five corporate departments, spread throughout the natio n, to produce bid-winning proposals for the third-largest pharmacy benefits mang er in the country. Assisted in retaining, through strong proposal development, an account worth ov er $500K, which led to increased company profits and competitive edge. Education AAS, Graphic Design, Century Technical and Community College, White Bear Lake, M N, 2010 BS, Marketing Communications, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, WI, 2006 Professional Development French Certificate, University of Paris-Sorbonne IV, Paris, France, 2005 Consumer Behavior, American University-Paris, Paris, France, 2005