Summary
I am a results-driven, self-motivated, EWU graduate in Technical Communications
GARRETT SAIKI
Public Relations and
Communications Professional
with a flair for Marketing and
Design
 Spokane, WA
 602-314-0436
 gcsaiki@gmail.com
Skills
Event Planning and Management
Have planned and set up multiple
conference-style events and booths.
Organized budget, hotel stays, event parties,
booth design and setup, sales collateral, set
up and take-down.
Communication
Excellent at understanding the correct
avenues and tone for communications.
Knowledgable of the audience, and whether
it's for external or internal use. Able to clearly
communicate messages without loss of
information.
Management and Leadership
I have managed a team of up to 15 employees
in sales. I helped to motivate and educate
them on demographics to become the top
sales producers. I have also been a team
captain in football throughout high school
and led a construction workcrew.
Visual Communications Design
Proficient with Adobe Suite. Have used
multiple web based platforms (WIX, Ektron,
Wordpress). Very good at using other
platforms to create effective and strong
visuals for communication.
Marketing
Adept at researching and finding the best
available marketing avenues that will have
the greatest ROI. Know how to set goals,
strategies, and tactics. SEO and Adwords
knowledge.
Social Media
with a focus on Public Relations and VCD. I have proven results in developing,
organizing, and implementing marketing, communication, and public relations
campaigns. I am an experienced marketing and public relations leader in B2B, B2C,
healthcare, and cybersecurity. Brand storyteller and creative marketer. With over 8
years of designing and implementing marketing plans and communications, I can
help change the way your business is perceived.
Strong collaboration and multi-tasking skills, and I have partnered with multiple non-
profits to write successful grant funding proposals, created a high-level social
presence, and created high-quality deliverables for both print and web. If you have a
story to tell about your organization, values and mission...I am the one to tell it.
Objective
To utilize my skills in Social Media, Public Relations Campaigns, Technical Communication, Usability,
Editing, Marketing, and Document Design to gain employment.
Education
2014 - 2016 B.A. in Technical Communications - VCD/PR Minor
Eastern Washington University
Notable Courses:
Proposal Writing (3.3)
Public Relations Crisis Management (4.0)
Advanced Public Relations - (4.0)
Intercultural Communications - CMST 340 (3.9)
Editing in Technical Communications - TCOM409 (3.6)
Usability, Info, and Design - TCOM305 (3.4)
Speech Communication - CMST (4.0)
Leadership - CBSD300 (3.5)
2009 - 2011 Biology
Linfield College
Played football and attended Linfield College for Pre-Med.
Work Experience
02-2021 - Marketing Manager/Product Marketing Manager
05-2022 TorchLight
Led company rebrand from small IT company to national MSSP
Owner/creator of all sales collateral and content marketing
Helped $400K and $1.5M deals in the first month by improving sales process
with pitch decks, one-pager, and next steps documents
Webmaster on whole new web design
Social media manager to drive growth and engagement on a brand new page
Launched and developed 6 new products in my time there, from start to finish
Executed campaigns that brought in $10M in sales in a year span after their
previous high had been $4M.
2019-01 - Marketing Communications Manager
2020-12 Better Health Together
Working in this position I continued to hone many of the previously listed skills. I
played lead roles in program development and implementation of all
communications work, including one-sheets, bid proposals, web design, social
media, and editing.
Requests for Proposals
Both create and respond to RFP's. Did both successfully securing multiple
winning proposals for projects.
Document Design
I have taken multiple defunct/almost dead Created master pages and layouts for multiple documents so it was easier to
social media platforms and spurred replicate proposals, one-sheets, and brochures.
engagement and growth on pages.I used Grant Writing and Packaging
analytics to find what time is best to post and Helped research for and propose new grants. Collaborated to get letters of
what social media platform best reaches our support and pull together additional documents from multiple sources.
target audience. Increase in engagement
across the board. Social Media
Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Increased social media presence and web traffic tenfold.
Hootsuite, Mailchimp. Editing
Final pair of eyes for all communications documents. Was in charge of
Project Planning proofing and editing.
External Communications
I created an excel spreadsheet for different Brochure and one sheet creation
PR Campaigns. I used this to map out Grant Reporting
external/internal communications and Project wrap-ups
deadlines. I have implemented new
Internal Communications
processes, and am proficient with Airtable,
Produced company monthly newsletter (Mailchimp)
Monday, Microsoft Teams.
Produced Smile Spokane newsletter (Beepro)

Document Design
2016-12 - Marketing and Communications Specialist
Creating layouts for documents that increase
2019-01 INHS and Providence
usability and design. Applying gestalt Working in this position, I was successful in both planning and creating deliverables
principles of design. for marketing and communications while achieving deadlines on projects.
Skills gained:
Writing/Press Releases/Media
Pitches Document Design
I helped design the layout and input articles for Reconnect which is internal.
This process takes place over multiple documentation platforms, and
I am an accomplished writer, writing articles
includes using InDesign to create a template, Photoshop for photos,
for both internal and external
Ektron/Word Press to get it on the web, and Microsoft Office.
communications newsletters. I have also
written both press releases and press Editing
statements along with successful media In charge of compiling, writing, editing Reconnect, an internal
pitches to highlight PR campaigns. Have a communications newsletter.
knack for finding where the human interest Proofread all articles before they go out.
angle is. Social Media/Digital Marketing (Hootsuite, Facebook, etc.)
I influenced and brought increased traffic to multiple social media sites,
Web Design/HTML/CSS resulting in a broader audience reach and increased exposure. Tracking
social media data.
Basic HTML/CSS skills. Always practicing to St. Luke's Rehab FB- 25% increase page likes, 35% increase in people
learn more. Can adequately handle reached, 160% increase in engagement (First 28 Days)
Wordpress, Ektron, Wix, Squarsepace, and St. Luke's Rehab FB- 12% increase page likes, 190% increase in people
any other web templates with training. reached, 287% increase in engagement (Next 28 Days)
INHS FB - 167% increase page likes, 172% increase people reached, 171%
increase in engagement (First 28 Days)
INHS FB - 200% increase page likes, 368% increase in people reached, 203%
Volunteer Work increase in engagement (Next 28 Days)
Highland Park United Methodist Church Created videos and graphics for daily Facebook and Twitter
(JACL) communications
I helped organize for, plan for, and Use Hootsuite and Mailchimp for social media
cook for dinners and events. Press Releases/Press Statements
Teriyaki/Sukiyaki Dinners for Japan I wrote event advisories for stroke events, heart events, presentations, and
Week. Helped get them organized and speakers.
put out advertising. I wrote press release about new course offerings for INHS, new partnerships
Represented Japanese-American within the community, and new employees.
church and culture within the
community. Media Pitches
Successfully pitched Spokesman about the dangers of diabetes and new
Friends of Manito blood pressure guidelines. Ended up getting an article published that
Help set-up and promote their bi- highlighted what INHS Wellness is doing for the community.
annual plant sales Successfully pitched Bloomsday training clinic with St. Luke's. Ended up
with a KXLY morning segment on training and courses offered.
Successfully pitched Skin Cancer Screenings to KXLY. Ended up with a
segment on the morning show.
Project Planning
Researched, planned, and implemented marketing strategies for
campaigns. Campaigns include American Heart Month, Brain Injury Day, and
Pulmonary Awareness Week.
Branding
 Create a positive brand identity that adheres to missions and values.
Event Coordinating/Event Management
Organized vendors and booth for Rural Health Conference
Arranged volunteers, coordinated set-up, and tear down.
Registered volunteers and employees.

2018-03 - Public Relations

2018-06 Spokane Low Income Housing
Press Releases
Writing press releases to get more information about their Homeless
Coalition meetings out to the public. Increased the attendance of the first
event since working with them.
Social Media
Create social media campaigns to boost attendance at consortium.
Document Design / Branding
Developing new brochure/handout. Re-designing a template in InDesign,
editing photos with Photoshop, and creating content in Microsoft Word.

2017-12 - Grant Proposal Writing

2018-04 HUB Sports Center
Research
Researched about their organization and what they do and their community
outreach
Group Work / Collaboration
Was point of contact to meet with Phil about their missions, values, and
what their needs were at HUB 360.
Grant Proposal Writing
Wrote a successful grant proposal asking for $10,000 to help grow their free
after school sports program and get supplies such as Chromebooks for
students to study.

2016-08 - Sales / Marketing

2017-12 Evergreen Tree Care
Worked selling tree care in the Greater Puget Sound area.
Skills gained:
Marketing
I was able to consistently close sales by finding the correct market/need,
and then retain clients by understanding their needs and consistently
communicating with them.
Sales/CRM
Reason for leaving: Internship.

2015-08 - Usability Design

2016-01 Eastern Washington University - Curriculum Advisory
Usability Testing and Research
Conducted research to identify problem with CPAC manual (for submitting
new curriculum and reviewing it).
Used this research to construct a usability test, and applied this usability
test to multiple users.
Based off our findings we then re-designed the manual into two separate
manuals where information was easier to find and better designed.

2011-08 - Marketing and Sales Manager

2014-10 Adair Solar and Plumbing
I began as an entry-level sales associate selling solar panels to residents of the
Greater Phoenix area while promoting a tax refund and government program to
make Arizona greener. The role grew to managing and marketing. Skills gained
include:

Sales
Sold solar panels door to door, gained a work ethic I previously did not have
Research for Marketing/Communication
Researched demographics to find what areas best fit the income level for tax
breaks and green bills. Created over 100% sales growth by understanding
 where to sell.
Used these metrics to move my team and have the highest sales of any
team.
Created social media posts and pamphlets to promote new bills to Arizona.
Led Public Relations Campaign
Began by researching solar panels, demographics, and green bill.
Took research and applied it to a PR plan. Coordinated TV spots and helped
produce brochures to make information easier to access.
Successfully installed enough solar panels that the green bill went out of
effect.
Social Media Marketing
Social media campaigns weren't as big of a thing, but I helped the company
create company pages and also informational posts about tax rebates and
the benefits of solar energy.
Leadership
Lead and motivated a team of sales and marketing professionals under me.
Established the best areas for them to succeed and a script to help them
sell. Helped get our team into a few trade shows in Arizona as well as selling
solar panels.
Reason for leaving: Moved back to Spokane to continue my schooling.

2007-03 - General Labor / Remodeling/Construction Management

Present Gary R. Saiki and Associates
Have been doing framework, remodeling, and small projects for clients. Just a side
job to earn extra cash. Skills gained include, but are not limited to:
Management
Managed a team of individuals through the building of a house and deck
from start to finish
Cement Pouring/Cement Finishing
Poured/finished a concrete driveway in 1 week to help meet deadline.
Framing
Built a full garage out from start to finish in 2 months to meet deadline.
Painting
Appliance Installation
Fully remodeled a kitchen delivering a new product in 1 month to meet a
deadline.
Reason for leaving: Still pick up odd jobs here and there.

Portfolio and References

Portfolio and examples of work along with a list of professional references are available upon request.