Yekaterina Nilus

104 Plymouth cir · Daly City, CA 94015

kate.nilus@gmail.com
(415) 254-4993

Highly skilled and experienced in sales and marketing with a solid background in
project management and interpersonal communications.

SUMMARY of QUALIFICATIONS:

 Exceptionally well organized with a proven track record that demonstrates self-motivation,
dedication and initiative to achieve and exceed both personal and corporate goals.
 Ability to work under pressure and individually in a stressful, fast-paced sales environment.
 Excellent communication and relationship management skills in interacting with people.
 Ability of multitasking, while maintaining an emphasis on quality.
 Fast learner.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2007 – Present Guttmann & Blaevoet, San Francisco, CA
PR / EVENT COORDINATOR

 Organized and led strategic weekly meetings with company principles and executives
 Created, managed, and executed new initiatives and onsite and offsite events within budget
 Maintained website, PR Calendar, Lead List, department supplies, PR inventory, etc
 Designed weekly E-blast, invitations, and print-out flyers
 Supported various communications and social media channels
 Conducted industry research, events, and opportunities

2005 – 2007 The Kitchen Source, San Francisco, CA

MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE

 Assisting in preparation of marketing plans and promotions in business-to-consumer industry.

 Promote sales through development of effective advertising and direct marketing
campaigns.
 Prepare estimates, invoices, purchase orders, negotiate contracts with clients, and close deals.
 Compile and analyze data, track performance and make recommendations for improvement.
 Oversee in-home delivery; manage reporting system, providing exceptional customer service.

2003 – 2005 European Artswood, San Carlos, CA

MARKETING RESEARCHER / KITCHEN DESIGNER

 Computer and hand drafting, design, meeting clients, job site measurements, and sales.
 Met with contractors, vendors, in charge of ordering supplies, and scheduled furniture delivery.
 Responsible for product-research and presentations, and assisted other designers in the shop.
 Office management tasks, answered phones, faxing, filing, translating, and customer service.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2K/2003/XP, Mac OS9
Presentations: Hand drafting and creating presentation boards.
Software: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point, Adobe InDesign Studio, Adobe
Photoshop, Illustrator, Ashlar-Vellum Graphite v7sp1

EDUCATION:
 Bachelor in Fine Arts, California College of Arts and Crafts, 2001–2005
 Bilingual – Fluent in English and Russian.

REFERENCES: Available upon request.