Marsha Bijiou mb132a16e@westpost.

net OBJECTIVE: To contribute to your organizations success through exemplary customer service, enthusiastic leadership skills, and provide additional support through exceptio nal ability to meet sales goals and grow with the organization. QUALIFICATIONS: Leader in customer service. Attended leadership and communication study courses consistently throughout a se ven year period with a management group. Trained seminar leaders in communications and public speaking. Proficient in marketing strategies. Dedicated and loyal. Developed excellent skills in prioritizing heavy work schedules. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Retail: Exceeded sales goals for men's clothing store. Specialized in sales for designer events for high end retailer. Restructured and designed new floor placement for local marketplace. Consulting: Lead approximately 340 management seminars for five years in the US and Canada w ith responsibility for communications and inter-personal relations and P.R. and Marketing sessions. Managed, trained and wrote all materials for 40 Public Relations Consultants. Authored training materials for all employees including sales, leadership for al l levels of the Organization, and P.R. and marketing. Consulted with over 280 private business's. Co-produced corporate film for 35,000 employee organization for employee awarene ss and company acquisition. Trained and wrote sales manual for cross training. Trained up and coming seminar leaders. Sales and Marketing: Exceeded over $2,000,000 in sales for seminar group in a twenty four month perio d. Sold sales services for private consulting company achieving 3 out of 4. Increased sales of developer's condominium units by 350% within a 12 month perio d by redesigning and repositioning units themselves. Sold over $800,000 worth of post and beam structures in 14 months. Net increase resulting in 56%. Created all marketing materials for same organization. Redesigned marketing materials for all consults done. Feasibility Studies: Traveled throughout the Unites Sates for a feasibility study for a Spa and Retre at to be built in Florida. Completed a feasibility study for an Equestrian Development in Florida.

Completed a study for a Retirement Complex in Ohio. Employment History: Diamonds Men Stores., Ohio 1978 - 1980 Saks Fifth Avenue., Ohio (Ongoing) Signature Resources., United States, 1986 - 2007 Quest Seminars International, 1981 - 1987 Education/Training: QSI: Seven years on going training in Communications/PR and Marketing Southwest University: Undergraduate work in Organizational Development Benedictine University: Presently obtaining dual BA/Masters in Organizational Ps ychology Recipient: Golden Award of Excellence/Marketing