Melissa McDowall

5730 Rives Dr.

Alpharetta, GA 30004
home: 678/867-7845 mobile: 908/507-4902
mm75e830@westpost.net
Career Strengths and Accomplishments: Very proficient in the use of Windows pla
tforms, MS Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word. Significant strengths include p
rofessional experience in consumer packaged goods industry, strategic project ma
nagement, pharmaceutical market and brand tracking research, developing and proo
freading sales and marketing presentations. Won corporate above and beyond award
for consistently providing flawless project management for a large sales team w
ithin a fast-paced marketing and sales environment with little direction.
Experience:
5/04 09/07
Sales Coordinator
Kids II, Alpharetta, G
A
Primary Project Leader for the Wal-Mart Global account as well as several other
national key accounts including
preparing presentations and providing vendor follow-up for sal
es calls, line reviews and trade shows
Collaborated and produced product fact sheets and sales/marketing pres
entations
Assisted with the collection of data and research of competitor and ge
neral consumer market trends
Responsible for the trafficking and daily prioritizing of multiple marketing pr
ojects among brand and platform teams,
Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Packaging, Operations, Product
Development and Market Research
Consulted with Marketing Communications and Product Development to manage and p
rioritize most up to
date collateral materials along with mock ups for sales presen
tations, line reviews and trade shows
Composed and managed the most up to date costing and margin requirements for al
l proposed national and
global procurement projects for Wal-Mart
Facilitated team and executive status project reviews including establishing pr
oduction schedules and assessment of
all risks and opportunities and then communicating an outline
of meetings to appropriate groups
Insured content integrity through extensive editing and proofreading of sales a
nd marketing presentations
Assisted marketing communications and administrative group throughout entire pr
oject coordination, creating story
boards, proofreading, binding final presentations and sales pr
oposals, preparing prototypes and sales aides
Set planograms for trade show booths, retail strategy and shelf space optimizat
ion
*Career note: on family-related sabbatical from 2007 until present
6/01 03/04
Research Associate
Gfk Healthcare, East Hanover, NJ
Produced and proofread multi-media research and brand tracking presentations
Evaluated statistical data from completed consumer and physician surveys
Served as primary project manager by assigning task load and outlining project
progress
Maintained and coordinated entire clinical trial and brand tracking presentatio
ns with pharmaceutical clients
 Proofread and edited senior level management sales and research presentations a
nd questionnaires
Assigned production tasks among team members and supervised progress and qualit
y of assignments
1/00 06/01
Interior Decorator
Waverly Home, Morristown, NJ
Designed and sold complete schemes interpreted from clients needs within a set
budget
Communicated and marketed services directly with prospective clients to bring i
n business at retail studio
Managed, organized and scheduled vendors and installations for smooth completio
n of projects
Designed clear and concise presentations, floor plans, and drafts for clients
Managed projects from concept to finish, coordinating with vendors and followin
g up with clients
05/99-08/99 Internship
Marketing & Design Services, Altoona, PA
Assisted ASID Designer on residential and commercial projects by interpreting c
lients needs
Created and illustrated large board proposals
Managed construction and installation scheduling and vendor issues
Education:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
B.A. in Fine Arts, Business minor Deans List Average
GPA 3.4
The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Associate of Liberal Arts