project management

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> Defined and developed visual concepts for vendor shops and product displays of Allied Domecq, FX Creations, Lancôme, Magica By Mondragon, Nouvelle Apparel, Philippine Center for Creative Imaging, Polo, Triumph International, Venus Fashion, and Wet'n'Wild.

> Coordinated overall implementation of seasonal displays and launch setups for Carolina Herrera, Façonnable, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Gucci, House of Sara Lee, Lalique, Maximizer, and Yves Saint Laurent.

> Managed visual merchandising budgets, organized contractors, and supervised quality control by contractors and staff for Magica By Mondragon, Triumph International, and Polo.

> Executed overseas visual requests of various organizations affiliated with the Bahá'í International Community.

> Designed and implemented such special events as staging and creative presentations at the Bahá'í World Centre.

> Handled visual collection management for the Bahá'í World Centre using proprietary database management systems, to serve visual requirements of various organizations worldwide.

> Created intranet Web sites for the Bahá'í World Centre.

team management

> Trained artists and designers on staff.

> Designed and implemented visual merchandising staff retention program for Shoppers' Stop.

> Coordinated with suppliers, architects, graphic designers, and advertising specialists to develop cost-effective concepts that meet marketing goals of various brands.

> Collaborated with departmental staff to maintain and improve the quality of photographic archiving and retrieval for the Bahá'í World Centre.

> Earned promotion to Advertising & Promotion Supervisor of Triumph International (Philippines) to manage creative team in developing and maintaining vendor shop design for Triumph International in over 2,000 outlets throughout the Philippines.

> Organized special events that directly involved collaboration with culturally diverse co-workers at the Bahá'í World Centre.

communication

> Established new client contacts and strengthened relationships by aiding clients in seeking and negotiating for the most prominent and dominant competitive in-store display spaces and securing storeowner and retailer approvals on their behalf.

> Conducted training sessions to educate sales crews on the most effective ways of product displays, resulting in consistent visual merchandising at the front lines.

presentation

> Redefined and advanced the visual merchandising processes for Shoppers' Stop.

> Created the visual merchandising program for HyperCity Retail.

> Upgraded the guide book of visuals for Paris Gallery, the manual of visual collection management standards for the Bahá'í World Centre, and the manual of product display and fixture design standards for Triumph International (Philippines).

> Generated monthly and yearly activity reports and documents.