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A division of SurveyMonkey, TechValidate is the leading content marketing automation platform serving the B2B market. Our customers use us to auto-generate and distribute a wide range of marketing and sales content on-the-fly, all sourced directly from verified customers. Our customers range from Fortune 500 market leaders like HP, IBM, GE, SAP, Dell, Hitachi and EMC, to emerging vendors. We help marketing teams who are short on time or resources create a professional, living library of customer content and graphical metrics. We also offer a solution to clients who's customers cannot publicly endorse them for legal or PR reasons.

TechValidate is a pioneer and leader in the marketing content automation field. Our on-demand offering is the first and only automated platform that collects and transforms customer experience data into credible content (case studies, ROI analyses, customer testimonials, customer reviews) for use across all key marketing and sales communication channels. We help marketing teams who are short on time or resources create a professional, living library of customer content and graphical metrics. We also offer a solution to clients who's customers cannot publicly endorse them for legal or PR reasons.

At Timbuk2 I was responsible for reaching and exceeding daily, weekly, monthly sales goals, assisting at sales activities and events, providing creative help and guidance to customers as well as engaging customers to understand their needs in order to identify sales opportunities and products to meet their expectations. In occasion, I contributed with marketing ideas and develop the brand's identity through in store displays and digital media.

As Project manager and Designer at Encore Brand, I was involved with all projects visual outcome. I not only helped produce, design, and develop specific collaborative lines for Encore Brand, but I was also in charge of international communications and the project managing of Viva Colombia Project. My task entailed developing international relations with our partners in Colombia, the manufacturing of the bicycles for donation, tapping into the lacrosse market of Bogota, and greater Colombia, designing the collaboration line with Urbano, production manager of the line, and head of development in San Francisco. Other tasks I had achieved thus far outside of my specific job title include: general business relations with fabric vendors and printing specialists, interviewing positions for designers to outgrow the team, in charged of sales and distribution at lacrosse events, apparel designer and acting assistant to the founder of Encore Brand, Jonathan Christmas.

As Designer and Product Developer at what has been my profitable creative outlet, I do concept development, inspirational research, pattern making, sample sewing and overall apparel development as well as understand and develop a market fit, iterate product to suit market, promote, advertise and develop the brand's identity through digital media and relations

Assisted designer with ideas, concepts, sketching, pattern making, sample sewing and styling of collections.

As Menswear Senior Designer’s Assistant Intern, at Rag & Bone, I had the pleasure of working closely with the design team, specially the menswear senior designer. My tasks entitled assisting her with fittings, appointments, Photoshop images, color palettes, inspirational research, mood boards, fabric/trim choices for collection, and overall development of collection. During sample sales, assisting as a sales representative.

SurveyMonkey is a leading global survey software company on a mission to power the curious. Our platform empowers over 17 million active users to measure and understand feedback from employees, customers, website and app users, and the market. SurveyMonkey’s products, enterprise solutions and integrations enable 350,000+ organizations to solve daily challenges, from delivering better customer experiences to increasing employee retention. With SurveyMonkey, organizations around the world can transform feedback into business intelligence that drives growth and innovation.