PROFESSIONAL EXPIRIENCE

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

(2013)

CORE PROFICIENCIES

White Plains, NY 10601 carina.t.frias@gmail.com 787.404.1851

EDUCATION

PUBLISHING INTERN TOADLILY PRESS

Initiated bookstore sales efforts for Press chapbooks. Participated in local book fairs.

(2013-present)

ADOBE INDESIGN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP BEGINNER HTML5 CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SEO TECHNIQUES SOCIAL MEDIA WORDPRESS

Wrote & proofread brochure to pitch & promote Press to prospective book buyers. Increased book sales through competitive tactics; solicited submissions.

SUMMER PUBLISHING INSTITUTE

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT NORTHEAST

REGIONAL EPILEPSY GROUP (2012-2013)
Fulfilled prior authorization requirements for 15 offices across 3 states. Coordinated information flow between 5 departments.
Project managed 100+ urgent medical cases per week; organization & multi-tasking were key.

VASSAR COLLEGE (2011)

BACHELOR OF ARTS: COGNITIVE SCIENCE
COMPLETED GRADED SENIOR RESEARCH THESIS

Urgent deadlines with a days notice; timeliness & accuracy was essential for patient care. As demonstrated by collection of $200,000 aging claim.

Accurate & detailed data entry was key in succeeding within this position.

CARINA T. FRIAS

PUBLISHING VOLUNTEER

AND

EDITORIAL

THE NATIVE PLANT CENTER (2003-2012)

Used InDesign; made sure to adhere to house style.

Proofread newsletters, website pages, marketing pieces and teaching tools. Organized fundraising initiatives to increase community awareness.
Increased internet traffic through marketing efforts.

Included event planning, membership initiatives, workshops and advertising.

Implemented SEO techniques & used Windows Movie Maker, Photoshop and InDesign to create original marketing pieces.

SHIFT SUPERVISOR AND CASHIER

THE IRON TOMATO
(2011-2012)

Managed store inventory, organized product placement & suggested new merchandize based off sales patterns.
Worked with vendors to ensure orders were handled accurately. Created an Excelbased tracking system to regulate information.

Supervised & trained cashiers; managed special events orders.

BIOLOGY LABORATORY FELLOW

Co-designed & constructed experiments & testing platforms.

VASSAR COLLEGE BIOROBOTICS LABORATORY

(2009-2010)

Researched how evolutionary differences in intervertebral length effect swimming performance under Dr. John H. Long. Used statistical programs to create graphs and run ANOVA testing.

Gathered & analyzed data using digitization & statistical analysis.

Presented and created poster for Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference (SICB) in 2010.

LANGUAGES: ENGLISH & SPANISH