Employment History

AIM Investments, Houston, Texas
2000-2007
Most Recent Title: Supervisor, Product & Dealer Communications, Marketing Communications

• Managed a team of Financial Writers in developing and producing materials to support clients' marketing objectives and corporate focuses/initiatives
• Developed marketing communications strategy/messaging and ensured writers execute to the strategy across all media (e.g., print, Web, presentations, direct mail)
• Executed client management, including assessing client needs and providing consultative services
• Ensured writers adhered to departmental processes and standards, as well as legal and compliance requirements, in a highly regulated industry
• Coordinated with design, production, distribution, and department management to facilitate resource allocation and inventory management and control

• Developed and managed creation of print, electronic, and presentation marketing materials for industry professionals (primarily financial advisors) and the public
• Wrote and produced timely, relevant content such as text, audio, and video materials for all of AIM's external Web sites (public and investment professional audiences), and distributed on CD-ROM and other media
• As a Qualified Principal (Series 26 licensed, AIM Compliance Department sanctioned), reviewed sales material for adherence to appropriate legal and compliance rules and regulations

• Wrote, edited, and produced materials for a wide range of audiences and publications
• Managed complex, large-scale, detail-oriented quarterly and monthly projects with tight deadlines that required multitasking, follow-up, and accuracy

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas
1999-2000
Title: Assistant Instructor of English and Editor, The Texas Review Press

• Developed curriculum, syllabi, and policies for and instructed ENG 031: Developmental Writing
• Assisted professors in editing, proofing, and publication functions for manuscripts and periodical submissions Education

Education

Master of Arts in English, Sam Houston State University
1999-2000

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude; 4.0 GPA
• Completed fiction novel as thesis project (2000)
• Presented prize-winning paper at English Graduate Colloquium (2000)

Bachelor of Arts in English, Sam Houston State University
1992-1997

• Graduated Magna Cum Laude and with Honors
• Dean's List (1992-1997) and member Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor Society)
• Received awards for Outstanding GPA (1996-1997) and Excellence in Writing (1995)

Other

• NASD Series 6 and 26 licenses earned
• Proficient in AP Style
• Adept in Microsoft Office products