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Julie Therese Featherston 7283 Andersonville Rd. Clarkston, MI 48346 (248) 623-7197 juliethfeatherston@yahoo.com 5/07-present Regional Sales Manager Midstates Recycling Services, Walled Lake, MI · Sell Recycling Programs to businesses. I specialize in setting up programs at companies that want to recycle paper, cardboard, metals, plastic, computer components and need document destruction. I have experienced continued success with well over-exceeding monthly sales quota. I train, inspire and develop staff to help benefit themselves and the company. I’m a producer of tools to help our company grow. · I am the lead marketing, advertising, public relations, and spokesperson at our company. I have developed a relationship with Fox 2 news and have been featured 4 times since my employment. I have arranged various promotional programs and created a lot of free advertising for the company. I am responsible for our new web-site creation, and maintenance. Check out www.TheRcyclingExperts.com to see my work with this. · Other duties include speaking engagements, delivering radio pod casts, arranging print advertising, directing media opportunities and handling all other avenues of external and internal communication. I am referred to from the Vice-President, as the “face of the company”. My motivation is to help the company grow. My train of thought is that if I help make the company grow, I’m running around with success. EMPLOYMENT: Co-Owner, Manager 2/01-present Featherston Cleaning Services, Clarkston, MI · Responsible for operating commercial cleaning business, with responsibilities including human resources, sales, recruiting, staffing, training, scheduling, advertising, marketing and accounting. · This is a business that runs almost completely on itself as I have staff that handles most responsibilities and my partner handles much of the rest. · I founded this company while I made the choice to be a stay-at-home mother. I would make cold-calls while the children were taking their naps and clean the facilities myself while they slept at night. The company expanded from there and now I am able to reap the benefits of hard work and good planning. 6/97-1/01 Recruitment and Marketing Specialist Orchards Children’s Services, Southfield, MI · Recruited Foster and Adoptive Parents for the largest agency in Michigan, raising the organization total inquiries 67% from efforts prior to my employment. · Worked with agency social workers to coordinate and provide training and various adult educational programs to prospective and licensing foster and adoptive parents. · Expanded cable, radio, television & print interviews and public service announcements increasing market saturation over 150% from efforts prior to my employment. · Created and distributed marketing material to businesses, organizations and residences, increasing awareness over 200% from efforts prior to my employment. · Other responsibilities included assisting individuals with agency services, speaking engagements, soliciting vendors for contributions, planning events for fundraising and retention, implementing and conducting surveys, and managing budgets. 3/95-5/97 Exploring Executive Boy Scouts of America, Ann Arbor, MI · Sold Exploring programs to businesses and organizations exceeding Council membership goals over 17% and raising youth membership goals 27% over the duration of my employment. · Organized training activities, as well as trained volunteers to manage Exploring programs. · Expanded our Educational Seminars program to school & community leaders, implementing the program and coordinating the arrangement of speakers to educate the attending youth. · Recruited and managed a volunteer corps of over 200 who helped serve the BSA. · Promoted the Exploring program in a two-county district serving over 1000 youth. · Created and managed educational programs to support the needs of our clients. · Other responsibilities included working with youth and mentor’s individual development plans, the development of fundraising events, planned and conducted leadership training courses. 10/93-3/95 Direct Marketing Associate Gale Research Inc., Detroit, MI · Selected and purchased mail fulfillment services and mailing lists for direct mail programs to promote products and services. I absolutely loved this segment of the position. · Worked with cross-functional teams to create and facilitate promotional piece development and product launch marketing programs. I worked with at least 8 different specialists to create new products. · Created and implemented marketing databases to monitor programs departmental budgets. · Served as Postal Resource Specialist ensuring 100% of direct mail meet postal guidelines to and improve cost savings and service. I was the liaison between internal creative teams and U.S. Postal Representatives. 9/92-3/93 Marketing Intern Eastern Michigan University Marketing Department, Ypsilanti, MI 5/92-9/93 Public Relations Intern Ferrari-Keller Communications, Ypsilanti, MI 5/92-9/92 Publicity Chair Ypsilanti Chamber of Commerce, Ypsilanti, MI Education: Eastern Michigan University, Bachelor of Science Degree, Dec. 1992 Concentration: Marketing and Public Relations, Accumulative grade point: 3.3 Associations: Women in Communications, EMU, 1990-1992 Lakes Chamber of Commerce, Walled Lake, 2007-2008 Michigan Cosmetology Association, 1986-present Michigan Adoption Exchange, 1997-2001 #1 Quality: The quality that I present in every position is that I am always worth the efforts of at least 2 employees. Strengths: I am a high achiever that excels with social skills, writing, selling and making people feel comfortable. I enjoy being productive and making a difference. I take great pride in everything that I am associated with. Reference: Upon Request Thank you for taking the time to read my resume!