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SANDRA RENSHAW
1616 38th Street
Des Moines, IA 50310-4541
Home: 515.255.2570 Cell: 515.988.3792 sandra_renshaw@yahoo.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Seven years of marketing communication experience.
Sixteen years of project management experience.
Excellent working relationships with management, team members, vendors and customers.

SKILLS
Communication
Wrote and distributed press releases announcing new employees and product launches.
Managed print and electronic newsletter programs for distribution to more than 950 people.
Established effective working relationships with internal and external customers.
Investigated and implemented satisfactory solutions for customer concerns and inquiries.

Event Planning
Planned and produced monthly professional development luncheons and workshops with average attendance of more than 60 people.
Planned benefit event and photo shoot to obtain pictures of pets and owners for use in marketing materials. Donated proceeds to local animal shelter.
Coordinated registration process for annual conference and exhibit with more than 350 attendees.

Management
Graduated from the Kemin Ambassador program, a six-month intensive training session which included leadership and communication skills.
Formulated office management policies and procedures to allow efficiency of operations.
Administered annual communications technology budget.
Provided effective training in the use of various computer software programs.

Team Participation
Led team responsible for development and launch of division Web site and eNewsletter.
Led team accountable for development of printed communication materials.
Served on team responsible for re-launching corporate Web site and intranet site.

Technical
More than 15 years of experience with PCs.
More than 10 years of experience with Macintosh computers.
Proficient in the use of the following software programs:
o Desktop publishing/graphic design – Adobe PhotoShop, Illustrator, and QuarkXpress.
o Web development– Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML, WebGUI, and FrontPage.
o Database development– Access, FileMaker Pro, FoxPro, dBASE, and Domino.
o Other software – PowerPoint, Publisher, Word, Excel, LotusNotes, MS Project, and Visio.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
KEMIN INDUSTRIES, INC., Des Moines, IA 11/99 – 3/06 
Marketing Communications Project Leader for Kemin Nutrisurance (11/03 – 3/06)
Managed projects including advertising, direct mail campaigns, newsletters, press releases, Web sites, and photo shoots.
Marketing Communications Project Leader for Kemin Americas (10/01 – 10/03)
Directed development of graphic design materials used in customer presentations, printed materials, and trade show booths for three commercial divisions. Led team in implementation of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database project; traveled to Asia to train users.
Graphic Designer for Kemin Industries (11/99 – 10/01)
Developed and produced graphic design materials and PowerPoint presentations for upper management and sales staff; formatted monthly internal newsletter; maintained photo-library; managed intranet project; supervised interns and consultants.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE, Stanford, CA 10/98 – 7/99
Assistant Editor for Classified Ads and Events
Managed classified event sections for daily online and weekly print newspaper; produced digital files for press releases and newspaper articles; maintained databases and archives.

WELLMARK, INC., Des Moines, Iowa 1/98 – 8/98
Systems Specialist for Financial Services
Developed/maintained/improved database applications; provided technical support in a Novell LAN environment; supported custom software packages.

IOWA LEAGUE OF CITIES, Des Moines, Iowa 1/92 – 12/97
Office Systems Manager/Network Administrator (93-97)
Initiated and managed Web site presence; coordinated development of custom databases; supervised support personnel and vendors; designed protocols for internal training and office operations; provided support for annual exhibit and conference.
Secretary to the Executive Director (92-93)
Provided executive level support for director and department managers; coordinated arrangements for board meetings; staffed annual conference and exhibit; produced literature and newsletters.

EDUCATION
Completed more than 40 courses/seminars in the areas of communication, leadership, graphic design, Web site and database development.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATORS 11/03 – present
Vice President, Professional Development, IABC/Iowa Board (2005-06)
Plan and produce monthly membership meetings and seminars with volunteer committee.

Communications Director (2003-05)
Managed Iowa chapter communications including Web site, newsletter and press releases.