Jason A. Touw

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Minnetonka, Minnesota
612.787.5778
touwjason@gmail.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/jtouw
Twitter: @JTouw

New Media/Marketing Specialist

Professional Summary

High-energy New Media and Marketing specialist. Repeatedly promoted. Develops technical tools that enhance the company’s presence in the market. Technically astute voice to the customer, sought after for training expertise. Thrives on rapid change. Innovative, inventive, generates ideas.
Specific strengths:

  • Known for “getting it done”
  • Sales and marketing
  • Social Media
  • Personal networking
  • Web site maintenance
  • Creating templates
  • Intermediate conversational French
  • High training scores from corporate students
  • Project coordination

Technologies

Working knowledge of Dreamweaver, tweaking HTML and CSS. Twitter, Facebook, Skype. Microsoft-certified in PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook. Google Analytics

Sample Successes

While with SecureConnect Inc.:
Key participant in creating new directions and standards within the company for new technologies
Established strong connections and collaboration with Content Writers

Experience

 

SecureConnect Inc. Eden Prairie, MN
Managed security services provider (MSSP)

Web Marketing & Event Coordinator (Marketing and Training Specialist)

Coordinate all Social Media activities and technical training.Shaping company marketing and Social Media/New Media direction. Participant in day-to-day marketing decisions
New Media

  • Selected to coordinate company’s Twitter presence
  • Company resource in use of social media and new technologies
  • Recruited to organize corporate training programs; migrated all to Web
  • Update and maintain websites
  • Created, produced, developed and edited annual company video

Marketing and Technical Training

  • Coordinate all promotional material and trade show events
  • Create and coordinate technical training for all departments
  • Develop and update demos, documentation
  • Consultant to sister company as they develop their corporate technical training programs
  • Helped conceptualize a training portal for industry training
2009 - 2011

 

Milestone Podcasting LLC, Delray Beach, FL
Online media consulting while in grad school

Consultant

  • Produced online media: Podcasts, websites
  • Coordinated networking events
  • Created, updated and maintained departmental websites for clients including Diocese of Palm Beach
2008 - 2009

CENDYN (Central Dynamics), Boca Raton, FL
Hotel Internet marketing and online hospitality advertising

eProposal Specialist

Created and maintained eProposals and eBrochures for Sales and Marketing Departments at various resorts

  • Selected to be sole source of materials for one large client
2007 - 2008
  The Breakers Palm Beach Resort, Palm Beach, FL
Oceanfront luxury 5-star resort including 540 guest rooms and 68 suites
Floor Manager
  • Supervised diverse housekeeping staff
  • Ensured timely room delivery for incoming guests (VIP and other) in spite of late check-outs
  • Confirmed that maintenance issues were resolved
2006 - 2007
Bell Services Coordinator
  • Supervised the timely dispatch of bellmen upon arrival/departure of guests
  • Teamed with retail, conference, and banquet services departments to arrange deliveries to guest rooms
  • Dealt with problematic guests in a professional manner
2006

Internships

 

Baring Industries/Electrolux, Hollywood, FL

Project Associate

  • Collaborated with the accounting, logistics, customer service departments
  • Helped with the day-to-day upkeep of inventory, re-coding of spreadsheets, and contacting customers concerning their orders

 

Summer 2005

 

Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL

IT Help Desk Support Agent

  • Participated in the day-to-day upkeep, maintenance and troubleshooting of student and staff computers, including Help Desk
  • Assisted with the initial testing of wireless networking for the university and created a user manual for connection to the wireless network
2003 - 2004
  Procter & Gamble, Brussels, Belgium
UNIX Infrastructure Engineer
  • Generated a concept for a browser based interface that would give ease of use in exploiting the full potential of the database
  • “Jason is technically skilled [enough] to diagnose and correct design problems on his own as needed” – Internship Supervisor
2001 (High School)

Education and Professional Development

Google Analytics Training DemandQuest Marketing Institute, Minneapolis, MN
Certificate, Transformative Social Media Strategies University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN
MBA with focus in Mass Communication and Media Management Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL
Graduated August 2009

B.S. in Business Administration
Major: Managerial Electronic Business

Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL
Graduated May 2006
   

Community

Marian Council of Knights of Columbus and their Hall, Bloomington
Revamped web site, introducing social media. Assist with marketing of Hall.
Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association, Individual Member
Wayzata Chamber of Commerce, Community Member