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Duane Kinoe Bridgeford El

Baltimore,MD

Summary

Dedicated and well versed in business management. Strong administrative & back office operations. Excellent communication and motivational skills. Seeking to grow with one company.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager

GOODIEAPP LLC
01.2020 - Current
  • Strengthened team dynamics to improve overall productivity.
  • Coordinated diverse teams to ensure successful project completion.
  • Built trust-based relationships with stakeholders, securing long-term collaborations.
  • Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
  • Directed major projects and established advanced tools to accomplish ambitious targets.
  • Facilitated skill development and career advancement for junior staff within the company.
  • Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
  • Demonstrated exceptional adaptability in navigating complex situations or rapidly changing environments with ease.
  • Balanced competing priorities efficiently while maintaining focus on critical tasks requiring immediate attention.
  • Conducted performance evaluations, compensations and hiring to maintain appropriate staffing requirements.
  • Increased customer satisfaction with timely project deliveries and seamless communication.
  • Utilized data-driven insights to make informed decisions that resulted in higher returns on investments.
  • Enhanced company reputation by driving successful initiatives that addressed client pain points effectively.
  • Managed budgets effectively, achieving financial objectives while maintaining strict control over expenditures.
  • Analyzed and processed staffing-related requests for employment changes.

Senior Account Manager

Kinopoli Cigars
01.2008 - 01.2013
  • Company Overview: Kinopoli Cigars is a top shelf premium cigar brand. Kinopli is the premium cigar category leader with a portfolio of critically-acclaimed brands including The Almorvida Cognac Corona and The Kinopoli Cigar.
  • Increase sales in respective accounts, call prospective customers, establish buying cycles, and create a customer/supplier relationship (retail stores, night clubs, high-end restaurants, etc.)
  • Manage existing business accounts utilizing effective call strategies, conceptual selling, creative problem solving, promotional planning, and merchandising, etc.
  • Develop business partnerships with all classes of trade in order to promote established and new cigar lines
  • Secure proper distribution with all channels of trade
  • Arrange, manage, and participate in brand-building events
  • Manage and maintain records, files, and reports
  • Operate district within assigned operating budget
  • Prepare sales information for customers
  • Establish buying influences, budgets, and purchasing criteria for assigned accounts
  • Secure and place orders, taking into consideration delivery dates and inventory levels for fulfillment

Talent and Project Manager

Byrdgang/ Asylum/ Warner Bros. Records
01.2006 - 01.2008
  • Company Overview: A company with a world class reputation that rests on its artist-friendly policies, long-range career development and visionary approach to discovering and nurturing musical talent, Warner Bros. Records has, in the thirty-nine years since its inception, become the most successful record label in history.
  • Delegate accounting expenditures within the parameters of major recording budgets between 75K-100K per project
  • Responsible for organizing taped and live production projects from inception to completion
  • Provide leadership and subject matter expertise on key talent management initiatives to enhance public awareness
  • Help negotiate multiple relationships within talent projects—clients, team members, management and production crews.
  • Provide strategic input toward implementing successful project branding campaigns

Education

High School - undefined

Carver Vocational Technical High School
01.1992

Skills

  • Strong ability to multitask
  • Effective planning in time management
  • Dedication to providing exceptional customer service
  • Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
  • Ability to write reports, business correspondence and proposals
  • Ability to interpret and analyze event budgets
  • Enjoy working with and inspiring others to succeed

CUST

Additional references available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Manager

GOODIEAPP LLC
01.2020 - Current

Senior Account Manager

Kinopoli Cigars
01.2008 - 01.2013

Talent and Project Manager

Byrdgang/ Asylum/ Warner Bros. Records
01.2006 - 01.2008

High School - undefined

Carver Vocational Technical High School
Duane Kinoe Bridgeford El