Anne. D - Art & Self-Expression -

EDUCATION

Masters of Architecture, UC Berkeley, 2002.

Business Administration Degree, Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Marseille, France, 1991. Marketing emphasis.

Masters in Physics & Chemistry, University of Paris XI, Orsay, France, 1988.

LANGUAGES & other INTERESTS

Bilingual English/French; French native language.

Conversant in Italian.

Extensive Travel around the World.

Many Forms of Art (see Biography), Raw Food Preparation, Dance, Music, Creative Writing, Nature Walks, Water & Land Sports (swimming, SCUBA diving, backpacking and more...), Gardening, Essential Oils, Didgeridoo, Ecology & Sustainable Design, Landscape Architecture, Organizing World-Wide Events to raise public awareness in some of the areas just listed.

EMPLOYMENT

Currently Self-Employed

My current focus is on painting and teaching art one-on-one and in non-formal groups.

My interest lies in mixing disciplines at different levels for fuller forms of creative self-expression and more dynamic learning: dance, movement, role playing, music, ceramics, sculpture, print-making, photography, creative writing, etc...

I also teach creative food preparation wich I like to combine with French teaching & conversation, and a dash of nature walking.

You may view my work, services, artist’s statement & biography on my website: www.AnneD.com

European Sales Support
ANDROS, Inc – Environmental products manufacturer – Berkeley, CA
1994-95

As primary liaison with European Customers: responsible for promoting & maintaining positive relations using prior experiences and knowledge of company policies & procedures to resolve non-standard issues.

Responsible for coordinating efforts of all departments of the company to provide technical & sales support to customer & sales staff in a timely manner.

Sales Support & Marketing Coordinator
LION IMPORTS – Wine Distributor – San Francisco, CA
1992-94

Responsible for developing and implementing all marketing material and sales force support. As such:

Designed a management information system on Microsoft Access to:

Record all sales activities and measure performance of the marketing effort,

Maintain updated customer and product information,

Keep track of inventory in 3 warehouses,

Systematize and accelerate the creation of daily and monthly sales reports.

Assisted sales force in identifying and pursuing sales leads, preparing follow up material, and writing sales correspondence.

Renewed company’s logo, promotional material, and price lists for better communication impact.

Performed profit margin analysis to suggest pricing structure and promotional strategy.