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Robert V. Marraro Jr., CPM

6622 Cousteau Lane

Corpus Christi, TX 78414

(361) 549-2944

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Objective

A position as manager, director or vice president directing operations, budget, logistics and planning.

Qualifications Summary

Manager and supervisor with proven team and strategic achievements, and the ability to provide well-grounded recommendations and counsel in management, operations, project management, public relations and marketing.

Experience

Project

Management

v Assisted in developing $32 million capital expenditure budget and leveraging $5 million year-end final spending to cash flow for Clarke American Checks Inc.

v Developed records retention schedule for National Weather Service and Amtrak -- conducted 354 interviews across 54 line offices in eight months, coordinated with National Archives for compliance.

v Served as lead contact and project champion for minimum staff of five for Millican & Associates Inc. and Clarke American Checks Inc.

v Performed sales coordination (Siebel) for $1.7 billion annual budget, revenue forecasting; helped direct sales strategy; monitored/analyzed top prospects.

Management & Supervision

v Managed 37 employees and $1.8 million budget for Corpus Christi Police Department.

v Relocated Brown & Root Services regional headquarters (Houston-Washington, DC); developed and implemented six-month staff/office transition plan and hiring strategy.

v Eliminated recurring 10-year $75,000 deficit in four months for Corpus Christi Independent School District.

v Provided direction and support for joint initiatives with other operating units for Clarke American Checks, Citibank Data Systems and Baptist Memorial Hospital System.

Operations

v Handled office operations, client needs in two cities for Regnier, Valdez & Associates.

v Developed and implemented work methods for 250 research requests/year with maximum 48-hour turnaround time for Brown & Root Services.

v Led project team and developed business process for conversion of 4.5 million sheets of paper records to digital images through scanning and indexing.

v Developed and implemented workflow for digitizing 500,000 pages of hard copy and 4,000 electronic documents on 500 projects for Brown & Root Services.

Marketing & Public Relations

v Coordinated 500 public relations and marketing campaigns (concept to evaluation) -- graphic design, print and television production, photography.

v Orchestrated over 25 special events, including media center operations for 4,000 journalists from 18 countries.

v Developed procedures and policies regarding editorial content, calendars, design and distribution for over 100 internal communication pieces.

v Coordinated publicity, promotion, community relations for 63 Corpus Christi School District campuses with emphasis on Hispanic market.

v Prepared situation and competitive analyses of markets, segments and industries for Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital and Quaker Oats Co.

Employment History

2005-Date Records Manager – Corpus Christi Police Department

2002-2005 Marketing Director -- East Meets West Productions Inc.

2001-2002 Senior Consultant -- Millican & Associates Inc.

1999-2000 Knowledge Management Supervisor -- Brown & Root Services Corp.

1995-1999, Freelance consulting -- Adia Personnel, Interim Personnel, OfficeTeam,

2001, 2002 Randstad Creative Services

1993-1994 Communication and Public Relations Coordinator – Corpus Christi Independent School District

1992-1993 Public Relations Manager – Regnier, Valdez & Associates

1990-1997, Principal Agent -- Home-based freelance marketing and public relations

2002 consultant

1990-1992 Public Relations Coordinator – Baptist Memorial Hospital System

Training & Education

2006 Certified Public Manager certification course/training

1998 First in Service™ TQM philosophy/management training, Clarke American

Checks Inc.

1993 American Red Cross certification in public affairs communication during

times of disaster.

1990 Bachelor of Arts, Journalism (Public Relations), Texas A&M University.

Professional Affiliations

± KMPro

± ARMA International

± American Society for Public Administration, Past President Coastal Bend Chapter

Honors & Awards

2008 Silver Quill Award of Excellence, International Association of Business Communicators Southern Region

Bronze Quill Award of Excellence, International Association of Business Communicators Houston Chapter

La Plata Trophy, Public Relations Society of America San Antonio Chapter

Excalibur Award, Public Relations Society of America Houston Chapter

2007 Corpus Christi Under 40 Award from the Corpus Christi Chamber of

Commerce

Governor’s Award, Texas Crime Stoppers Advisory Council

2006 City of Corpus Christi Career Development Class

Leadership Corpus Christi Class XXXV

1998 TEAMExcellence winner, highest scoring team in company, Clarke American

Checks Inc.

1993 Citations for leading efforts with U.S. Olympic Festival from the U.S.

Olympic Committee and San Antonio Local Organizing Committee.

1992 Citations for heading operations of the San Antonio Summit from the White

House, Public Relations Society of America and the City of San Antonio.

1990 Rising Star Award, Public Relations Society of America.

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