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Independent Consultant
Tastefully Simple
Jan 2014 - Present (10 years 8 months)
Being a working mom doesn't allow me to stay in the kitchen all day! Thanks to my friend Kim I can make quick and easy inexpensive meals for me family with Tastefully Simple's delicious blended seasonings and two ingredient mixes. Delicious homemade food fast! Kim's been showing me how to prepare freezer meals and crock-pot meals using the easy recipe cards. Amazing!! If you'd like to learn more go to my website at https://www.tastefullysimple.com/web/dporter1
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Owner / Manager
The Wired Resume
Oct 2011 - Present (12 years 11 months)
Resume and career services. Resumes, cover letters, thank you letters, salary negotiation, job search assistance, career coaching, interview preparation and image coaching.
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Co-Founder, Principal
PORTER PRO Services
Sep 2007 - Present (17 years)
Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development. Advising new businesses on formation of corporations and business structures, drafting privacy policies and structuring commercial transactions.
Brand development, web site traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue. Developed brand strategy and statistics systems.
Graphic Design: logos, marketing collateral, brochures, letterhead, as well as website design.
PowerPoint, Word, Access and Excel Certified. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat Certified.
There isn't a program I can't learn in a mater of hours. God's special gift to me. I troubleshoot and repair documents. Design templates, and databases.
Computer repair, networking, set-up wireless network. Our company does a little bit of everything.
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VP of Marketing & Communications
Willis Group
2006 - 2007 (1 year)
Managing and maintaining the firm’s brand image in the marketplace. Developed marketing plan and managed all marketing related projects. Sole support of sales force – created all presentations and most marketing material in house. Developed and published all Press Releases. Managed tradeshow logistics and coordinated internal events and communications. Created and managed the company web sites for all five (5) Willis Group Companies. Developed and managed relationships with external vendors and creative services firms.
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Graphic Designer
COMSYS
Aug 2002 - Aug 2006 (4 years)
Art design and proposals formatting (RFPs, RFIs, SOQs and SOWs) in compliance with client proposal specifications. Created illustrations, websites, graphs, publications, brochures, certificates, posters, banners, post cards, packaging, CD/DVD labels/cases, and presentations. Worked with team to advise, create and execute design standards and solutions to achieve visual objectives. Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage time and workload effectively and efficiently. Maintained a high level of quality output in a fast-paced environment. Assisted in quality control of all documents prior to submission to external clients. Worked with team to effectively integrate copy and graphics; determine size and arrangement of illustrations and copy. Selected typography to arrange spatial layout according to layout principles and design concepts.
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Graphic Designer and Microsoft Office Specialist
Enron
Jun 1999 - Dec 2001 (2 years 6 months)
Created and designed PowerPoint sales presentations and Word/Quark/PageMaker proposals, including video and animation. Created new and innovative graphics to communicate product and service offerings. Maintained currency of database, business units and financials that were imperative to keeping published information current. Daily interaction with executives, managers, analysts and originators regarding highly confidential client information. Proven ability in meeting strict deadlines. Created newsletters, flyers, foldouts, brochures, customer maps and other projects using QuarkXPress, PageMaker, Excel (formula driven work books), MapLand, MapPoint and other programs.
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Graphic Designer
Exxon
Aug 1991 - Jun 1999 (7 years 10 months)
Created and designed PowerPoint sales presentations and Word/Quark/PageMaker proposals, including video and animation. Created new and innovative graphics to communicate product and service offerings. Maintained currency of database, business units and financials that were imperative to keeping published information current.