SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Bilingual Marketing professional with experience in consumer packaged goods and

background in Supply Chain Management. Demonstrated ability to lead and influen
ce cross functional teams to deliver results in complex, multi-national corporat
ion. Proven track record of leading internal and agency teams to develop brand p
ackaging, brand image, marketing communication strategies, new product launches,
and executing with excellence across five channels of distribution: Retail, Foo
dservice, Military, National Restaurant Chains, and On-Board Services. Excellent
communication and time management skills, passionate, confident, articulate and
bilingual in French and English with a Master's Degree in Supply Chain Manageme
nt and a Degree in Business and administration management.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 - 2010 CUISINE SOLUTIONS, Alexandria, VA USA Global gourmet frozen food ma
nufacturer and distributor
Marketing Coordinator/Manager
* Develop and deploy marketing/sales communication programs for existing brand p
ortfolio and new product launches across several channels of distribution, resul
ting in improved brand image and communication.
* Developed new web strategy and design concepts for new website makeover plan,
provided recommendations on social media tools, and Intranet tools for sales for
ce to senior marketing manager.
* Developed comprehensive marketing plans to drive awareness, trial, and increme
ntal sales at Giant retailer, resulting in increasing sales by 200% and expandin
g product line and overall distribution from 3 stores to 15 stores within three
months.
* Directed agencies, designers, and graphic artists to update and revitalize ret
ail packaging lines, point of sale displays, and related marketing collateral, r
esulting in incremental sales and improved sales at retailers by 15% over the pr
evious year
* Handled Project Manager position for product packaging development on the reta
il market
* Directed and developed comprehensive marketing strategy and tactical planning
for all domestic and international trade shows, resulting in increased operation
s efficiency.
* Managed marketing budgets for marketing collateral, web design and integrated
communication programs.
* Designed and placed ads in professional publications and designed marketing co
llateral to successfully create new leads.
Successfully designed ads and marketing collaterals that set a new standard for
integrated marketing and communications and increased new sales leads by over 22
% by successfully designing and placing ads in media publications and e-mail new
sletters for key trade show events.

2008 - 2009 CUISINE SOLUTIONS, Alexandria, VA USA, CREA, Culinary Research Educa
tion Academy, Cuisine Solutions' subsidiary for sous-vide cooking education.
Marketing/Sales and Executive Assistant to CEO and Chairman,
* Established rates and contracts
* Developed and coordinated marketing initiatives, sales strategy and sales coll
ateral
* Performed sales and account management
* Organized and managed training seminars, processed financial transactions (acc
ount payable, account receivable)
* Coordinated and managed the shooting of educational videos for DVDs and web
2007-2008 CUISINE SOLUTIONS, Alexandria, VA USA,
Depot Manager
* Managed the warehouse logistics: inventory, supply and delivery planning, driv
er's schedule
* Executed the sales support activities for the local sales representatives
* Handled logistic and distribution administrative tasks
2005-2006 RENAULT, Batilly FRANCE: Apprenticeship in logistics,
Intern logistic Manager of quality control and improvement.
* Managed and coordinated projects with groups of workers, managers and engineer
s, from scheduling to execution
* Led communication and coordination between the production line unit and the in
ternal logistics
* Performed periodic quality and productivity audits
2004 Project management
Business School Project: Show Mode
* Planned, organized and coordinated fashion show for association for the disabl
ed, resulting in 3,000 Euros profit
* Coordinated and executed the marketing and communication initiatives
* Managed the volunteers and models team

EDUCATION
* ESIDEC, Metz FRANCE (International Graduate Business School):
Masters of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2007
* Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green KY USA Spring Semester 2005, Excha
nge program in business and marketing.
* Institut Universitaire Technologique, Angers FRANCE:
Diplome Universitaire, graduate in Business Management, 2004.

COMPUTER SKILLS - LANGUAGES

* MS Word , Access, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook
* Adobe Suite Photoshop and InDesign
* Fluent in French & English

REFERENCES
References available upon request.
Portfolio available upon request.