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Work Background

Haddad BrandsInternational Sales Account Manager- Active Brands

Feb. 2022 - Jun. 2024New York, New York, United StatesHaddad Brands business has almost 100 years of experience in the children’s wear apparel and accessories industry. Haddad is the leading global children’s wear company representing only the most iconic American brands; Nike, Jordan, Converse, Levi’s, Hurley, Polo Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein. PARTNER LOCATIONS managed include Haddad Europe, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and periodically, Canada. BRANDS MANAGED- Nike, Jordan, Converse, 3BRAND, and occasionally Hurley. RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS: - Cultivated strong and successful relationships with partners to identify opportunities to grow business. - Managed one of our largest joint ventures, Haddad Brand Europe, resulting in an increase in revenue of 43% from 2023 vs 2024. - Utilized OTBs projections, QBR’s, and order trackers to monitor seasonal and yearly progress in collaboration with finance and planning teams. - Proactive in monitoring market trends and seizing opportunities, in collaboration with merch and design teams. - Align brand consumer and customer strategies to meet sales profitability targets. - Sole management of 1500+ production samples per season, with a shipping success rate of 97% in 2023, up 32% from 2022. - Experience arranging and organizing in-office showroom tours and partner meetings through a given year, as well as participating in 13 seasonal go to markets.

NECA - National Entertainment Collectibles AssocInternational Sales Account Manager (NECA & KidRobot)

Dec. 2019 - Feb. 2022Hillside, New Jersey, United StatesNECA is a leading creator, marketer, and global distributor of licensed consumer products based on some of the world’s most recognizable movies, video games, comic books, and pop culture. The NECA group of companies includes game developer and publisher WizKids, urban vinyl icon Kidrobot, and Joseph Enterprises, Inc., the creator of Chia Pet, The Clapper and other iconic American products. Partner Account Locations- GLOBALLY (Canada, LATAM, Europe, Australia, Asia) Products Include: ALL NECA products, Kidrobot, and Joseph Enterprises. All Licensed partners. - Built relationships and managed 40+ international distributor accounts globally contributing approximately 18M-20M in revenue during a given year. - Managed inventory ordering for international distributors and oversaw stock availability at company warehouse for approx 200+ skus at any given time. - Collaborated with marketing and social media teams to develop new product launches and sales strategies. - Communicated with domestic and overseas factories, warehouses, and freight forwarders to ensure timely shipping schedules and maintain accurate inventory records. - Represented NECA at industry toy trade shows in Germany to nurture client relationships and boost business growth.

NECA - National Entertainment Collectibles AssocInternational Sales Coordinator (NECA & Kidrobot)

Dec. 2016 - Dec. 2019Hillside, New Jersey- Assist the Director of Sales with daily tasks, inventory updates, special projects, shipping mark approvals, and customer transport cost determination. - Executed weekly email newsletters and promotional material distribution to boost new customer orders. - Coordinated with domestic and international warehouses for efficient product organization and shipping. - Attend and work industry toy trade shows to meet with existing and potential new clients.

NBCUniversal, Inc.Technical Program Coordinator

Aug. 2015 - Nov. 2016Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey- Achieved the five 9's of reliability referring to 99.999% efficiency and accuracy of my work to air by flawlessly executing records for primary and recurring television feeds. - Operated Media Broker, WebScheduler, OWL & OTTO technical program services. - Prepared, copied, and edited tapes for premier rehearsal shows on 5 networks to ensure broadcast readiness. - Monitored programming to meet production timetables, adhere to guidelines, and maintain performance quality. - Supported operations by verifying network content material IDs for accuracy and timing live events and enhancements. Special Projects at this job include: - 2016 Rio Olympic games re-air content and programming - 2014 Tour De France and San Francisco Giants baseball world series affiliated programming

NBCUniversal Media, LLCOn-Air Scheduler and Broadcast Operations

Feb. 2014 - Jul. 2015Englewood Cliffs, NJ - Supported operations by checking network content material IDs for accuracy and taking times for live events and enhancements. - Set up and recorded various shows for re-air across a variety of different networks.

Channel One NewsNews Production Intern

Jan. 2013 - May. 2013Greater New York City Area● Presented recorded commentary via broadcast media for multi-platform news distribution to 6 million middle and high schools. ● Researched and logged tapes on stories in specialized fields such as science and technology, sports, arts, or education. ● Assisted in editing videos for broadcast.

Hofstra News NowAnchor/Writer/Producer/Editor

Jan. 2013 - May. 2013Hofstra University-Oversee News team -Assign stories to reporters and organize rundown of segment -Communicated with HNN director, technical crew, and anchor of the news team for the week. -Research and write news stories -Entering graphics and titles into ENPS.

News 12 NetworksReporter's Assistant/Newsroom Intern

Sep. 2012 - Dec. 2012Woodbury, NY● Assisted the supervisor in off-site story shoots by photographing or videotaping events. ● Arranged interviews with people who can provide information about a story. ● Receive assignments or evaluate leads or tips to develop story ideas. ● Researched and logged information related to stories to be able to provide complete and accurate information to the supervisor. ● Managed supervisor’s social media accounts during live newsroom broadcasts.

SourceMediaVideo Operations Intern

Jun. 2012 - Aug. 2012Financial District, NY● Arranged, transferred, and edited video for digital platforms on Final Cut Pro. ● Followed supervisor instruction to edit films and videotapes to insert music, dialogue, and graphic effects to match story content. ● Learned to assemble small studio sets, and select and arrange cameras, audio, or lighting equipment to be used during filming. ● Greeted clients and observed reporters during studio time.