Brian Harris
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing & Economics, C.T Bauer College of Business, University of Houston

CERTIFICATIONS: Program for Excellence in Selling: Corporate Entrepreneurship: Global Business

EXPERIENCE:
June/’07- Present Federal Express Customer Service Assistance & Handler Houston, TX
• Assist customers with freight and freight documentation as needed
• Tracking orders, receives goods, and places products into inventory.
• Rerecording and maintaining inventory of quantity, type of materials, parts received and distributed.
• Arrange freight to maximize trailer capacity, distribute the weight and secure the contents using appropriate tools and supplies (pallets, straps, rope)
• Verify documentation matches freight description (type, weight, hazardous materials), using current electronic or manual system

Oct/’10- June/’11 Mosaic Sales Solutions Merchandising Specialist Houston, TX
• Conducting multiple weekly store visits according to the store-specific coverage model.
• Maximizing visual presentation by stocking, facing, and pricing products.
• Creating products awareness and added value placement opportunities in-store to increase product sales.
• Scanning, reporting, and managing stock levels by title to generate order information.
• Striving to consistently meet and exceed all program objectives.

Aug/’08- March/’10 Houston Texans (Battle Red) Event Representative Houston, TX
• Succeed in building relationships with all customers, sponsors, premium members and high level executives.
• Ensured sponsorships activation efforts for community events.
• Managing groups of 5-15 people, signage crew, event members, VIP Platinum Club Members, Texans players and sponsors.
• Monitored different stadium parking lots and documented signage and general operational concerns
• Organized and executed marketing events for the Texans and affiliated organizations (corporate private events and tours, Battle Red events, Texans games, signage crew, and golf tournaments)

March/’06- May/’08 Texas Copperhead (AFL) Marketing Associate Houston, TX
• Assisted in coordinating and executing majority of advertising and direct marketing promotional activities including mail, e-mail, web, telemarketing and print. (25%)
• Planed and overseeing majority of marketing, advertising and promotional activities for the team
• Assisted in directing and managing outside vendor partners such as advertising agencies, copywriters, and designers
• Executed marketing campaigns using both traditionally (direct mail, newsletters, brochures, sales collateral) and digitally (social media campaigns, email campaigns, banners ads, webcasts and web content) for both B2B and B2C audiences
• Administrated plans for majority of events print and e-mail promotions pull internal lists and orders external lists.

Oct/’04- March/’06 Marketing Trends Marketing & Sales Consultant Houston, TX
• Succeed in analyzing the market environment & offered B2B cold calling sales to various levels of management
• Assisted in marketing objectives, strategies and plans been set, to help and reflect certain marketplace requirements
• Assisted in improve marketing and sales planning, through redesigned systems, processes and organizational structure
• Marketing research certain market segmentation in resolving customer service issues
• Developing and coordinating multimedia packages like brochures, letters, purchase displays, video and so on for specific assignments.
COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Word, Excel, Office, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, Access, Photo Story, Adobe Photoshop, SharePoint, Sales Force
ACHIEVEMENTS: Recipient
 National Urban League, Humanitarian Award (May’2008)
 African American Studies: Bryant, Jr Academic Scholar (May’ 2008)
 Bauer College of Business Study Abroad Scholar Southeast Asia (June’ 2008)
 African American Studies: Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Study Abroad Scholar (May’ 2007 & 2010)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & ORGANIZATIONS:

• Delta Sigma Pi, Professional Fraternity (Eta Psi Chapter)
• American Marketing Association (2009- Present)
• National Urban League Member (2003 -2004)
• Toastmaster Member (2005 – Present)