Nara Varderesyan
(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
People’s Community Clinic, Glendale, Los Angeles, CA June 2012 – Present
Director of Business Development
▪ Responsible for Marketing and Business Development of the company by building market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships.
▪ Responsible for locating and proposing potential business deals by contacting potential partners; discovering and exploring opportunities.
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