Gerard Edward Mayers
Post Office Box 144, 49 Water Street
Milford, New Jersey 08848-0144
Home/Home Office:  [Send email to request phone number] 95-2058  E-mail: [Send email using form at bottom]


Objective

PR/MarComm/Sales Support Professional: 

As a Public Relations/Marketing Communications/Sales Support professional,
employ abilities of project management, team ethics expertise, marketing
communications/public relations experience along with overall computer and
publishing knowledge to be responsible for the creation and dissemination of all
corporate communications and to facilitate/coordinate publicity for all
newsworthy events and achievements of the company.

Qualifications Summary

Possesses seven years general marketing communications/public relations
expertise with roughly five years as a corporate PR Specialist with increasing
responsibilities. Also, fifteen-plus years publishing experience with US branch
of international association, tasked with publishing and pre-press functions
including copy writing and editing. Strong team player able to work within a
marketing department to create marketing collateral materials and support sales
initiatives.  

Technical Skills

Microsoft Office Suite XP/2000, MS Power Point, MS Publisher, strong familiarity
with Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe PageMaker, and
others.

Ability and willingness to learn company’s business, markets, sales organization
and customer base; able to travel as needed for position requirements.

Professional Experience

Freelance/Per Diem Public Relations/Marketing Communications Work:
(These are all part time positions while job hunting)
Freelance Writer – Easter Seals NJ, East Brunswick, NJ, December 2007 - Ocober
2008
Per Diem PR – AmplusHealth Net, Flemington, NJ; February 2007 – October 2007
Marketing Research, Pranses Research Services, Hoboken, NJ – February 2007
PR Consultant, Sensor Products Inc., East Hanover, NJ/Madison, NJ; November 2005
- February 2006, November 2007 - April 2008

Sensor Products Inc., East Hanover, NJ:
PR Manager, March 2000 to November 2004
Job Actions:
--Successfully increased placements within 3 weeks of hire and building media
library
--Personally generated an average of 10% to 15% of total new sales leads per
annum through PR.
--Wrote corporate communications and press releases.
--Conducted launch/pitching campaigns for all/new company products as well as
reporting on placement results of such campaigns.
--Wrote/co-wrote application notes and case studies published in industry trade
tabloids and journals.
--Represented company at relevant industry trade shows and supported sales
initiatives.
--Promoted/assisted promotion efforts for technical educational seminars.
--Personal efforts enabled company to win some industry-relevant recognition
awards.
--Helped with new business development, including research into potentially
relevant trade associations plus other media outlets.

Ronpak, Inc., South Plainfield, NJ:
Proofreader/Order Verification Clerk, 1995 to 1997
Job Actions:
--Interaction with production control, sales and customer service sectors of
company.
--Verified made-to-customer flexographic plates for production needs.
--Proofed/verified accuracy of art department work.
--Proofed/insured order accuracy.
--Developed proofreading checklist.

AMI Press (division, World Apostolate of Fatima, U.S.A.), Washington, NJ:
Job Actions:
--Handled the duties of a Managing Editor of a 100K+ subscription magazine.
--Handled editorial/production on all association publications (1-to 4-color) of
magazines, newsletters, books.
--Expertise with pre-press design and production of direct mailings.
--Checked proofs/mechanicals during quality control process.
--Interaction with printer(s) to insure satisfactory printing.
--Copy edit/proof materials for publications of the association.
--As needed, wrote press releases and engaged in media relations.

Other Experience

Customer Service, Bowker's Pharmacy, Milford, NJ: April 2008 - 
Extra Driver, part time, At Your Service Limos, Lebanon, NJ; January 2007 - June
2007

Education

Pre-Press Technology Program--Mac and IBM, Micro Training Technologies,
Fairfield, NJ; Courses in Desktop Publishing, Graphics and Web Design, December
1997-March 1998.

Management curriculum course (Boy Scout Adult Leader Wood Badge), certified May
1993.

B.A. English/History with Honors; St. John's University, New York, NY, GPA: 3.5:
Majors GPA: 3.75