Nara Varderesyan


nara@astoreforbeauty.com


(818) 601-2751




EDUCATION

California State University of Northridge, Northridge, CA                  August 2009-June 2011

Bachelors Degree in Marketing

Graduation year of June, 2011 (with Honors)

G PA 3.69



Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA                                           August 2005-June 2008

AA Degree in Business Administration

Graduation year of June, 2008 (with Honors)

G PA 3.81



 

PROJECTS

▪ Developed marketing plan and market entry strategy for Siemens P10 Ultrasound system in Brazil

▪ Conducted survey, marketing research to find out whether or not students care how CSUN professors dress

▪ Accomplished consumer behavior project about the relationship between dogs and their owners

▪ Prepared situational analysis and marketing strategy for Starbucks Corporation



 

WORK EXPERIENCE

AStoreForBeauty.com / Primaoro.com, Glendale, CA June 2008 - Present

Owner / Marketer

▪ Promoted online sales through blogging, and building links to gain organic traffic

▪ Performed touch ups in Photoshop of the products’ photos, and placed them online

▪ Managed orders by packaging, shipping products, and customer service



 

Royal Palms Convalescent Hospital, Glendale, CA June 2006-August 2008

Activities Director

▪ Interviewed patients to determine their emotional and mental orientation and condition

▪ Developed individual care plans for new admitted patients based on the evaluation

▪ Outlined and coordinated daily activities by researching creative ideas and materials, planned events

 

ATV Channel, High Vision Channel, Glendale, CA                              March 2004-June 2006

Host / Producer / Marketer

▪ Hosted and Produced shows for ATV and High Vision Channels

▪ Approached and secured prospective sponsors for the reality makeover show

 

TM Media Inc., Glendale, CA                                                          April 2002-March 2004

Advertising / Sales Agent / Voiceover

▪ Sold advertising space for TV Russian News Program, actively promoting the show

▪ Developed massages on the air according to scripts and did voiceover for commercials

 

SKILLS

▪ Proficient in use of MS Word, Power Point, and Excel; keyboarding speed: 65 w.p.m.

▪ Capable of using Adobe Photoshop, and some HTML programming

▪ Multilingual: fluent in English, Armenian and Russian.



 

ORGANIZATIONS

▪ MACSUN (VP Marketing of 2011)                                                      August 2010 - Present

▪ FPWC (Save the Nature non-profit Organization)                               August 2008 - Present

▪ Alfa Gamma Delta Sorority, Find Raiser                                             August 2005- May 2006