EDUCATION TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Business Administration Date of graduation: May 1998 Major: Marketing with International Emphasis. Minor: Fashion Merchandising.
LANGUAGES Fluent in Spanish and English. Basic knowledge of German and Italian.
EXPERIENCE TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Fort Worth, Texas August 1997- Student Assistant for the Department of International Education (Study Abroad Program present and Intensive English) Program * Build and update Web-sites * Regular office duties * Teaching-Assistant for building homepages March 1995- Student Assistant to the International Director of International Admissions May 1996 * Send information and applications to prospective international students * Phone calls to international students. * Regular office duties
June- RAENCO Panama City, Panama. August 1997 Assistant of the Marketing Department. * Organize promotional activities * Create promotional displays.
Fall 97 NORTHSTAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Marketing Planning Project * Developed a Marketing Plan to help the company increase its sales and become leaders in the Dallas/Fort Worth Internet service market
Spring 97 CALLOWAY'S NURSERY Marketing Research Project * Created Marketing Research regarding customer base and purchasing habits
May- CIAO Boutique Panama City, Panama. July 1995 Assistant to the Buyer/Salesperson * Select clothing for teenagers at the Dallas and New York markets * Sell the clothes to the public
June- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE Panama City, Panama July 1994 Assistant to the Marketing Manager * Created sales promotions.
OTHER SKILLS Computer skills such as Creating Homepages, Windows 95, Office 97, Power Point, Freelance, Access, Lotus, Word, Word Perfect 6.0. Other Skills include shorthand and typing.
ACTIVITIES * TCU International Student Association (ISA) President 1997-1998 Vice President 1996-1997 International Week Chair 1995-1996 Chapel Service of International Week 1995 Active Member since 1994 * Catholic Community at TCU Co-Coordinator 1996-1997 and 1997-1998 Member of the committee for the Texas Catholic Student Conference (TCSC 96) hosted at TCU. * Multicultural Committee Participate in the Multicultural Fashion Show Case 1997 Helped to organize the Poetry Night during Hispanic Heritage Month 1996 Member 1996-1998 * International Ambassador Call prospective international students Contacted Panamanian prospective students during Christmas break and during the regular semester Member 1996-1998 * Intercom member Meetings with the TCU Board of Trustees 1997-1998 * Folklore group "Aires de mi Tierra" Performed folklore dances in Panama.
HONORS * TCU Promotion of Cultural Awareness Award 1998 presented by the International Student Services for Outstanding Contributions to the Promotion of International Awareness and Multicultural Exchange * International Marketing Scholar Award 1998: For excelling in International Marketing class within the past year and for having a strong interest in global marketing and international experiences * Outstanding Leadership Award 1997-1998 * Ghandi Scholarship Award 1997: For demonstrating committment to the promotion of good relations, understanding, and peace among the people of the world * International Student Scholarship 1997-1998 * Recognition for Outstanding work as ISA President 1997-1998 * Appreciation Award 1997 for outstanding ISA contributions from 1995-1997 * TCU Awareness Award 1997 * Recognition for Outstanding Leadership Contributions to the University 1995 * Recognition for outstanding work and effort displayed during the Chapel Service, International Week 1995 * Recognition for a presentation before the Kiwanis Club of Fort Worth Golden K 1995
REFERENCES Available upon request.
Go to my Family Photo album
Go to ISA pictures
Go to Panama page
Last revised July 10th.