To All Whom Come Here Looking For Answers! My name is Jeffrey Swart. This is my resume. I am now beginning yet another chapter of my experiences and career choices I came to New York City as a Sales Manager with a Telecommunications firm, my first job out of college which I remained at for nealy 2 years, gaining first hand knowledge of Direct Sales and Marketing. I have recently sold my shares of a startup Real Estate Brokerage in Lower Manhattan HOMESTEAD NEW YORK Since then, I have had the pleasure of being a professional musician (bassist/guitarist), photographer, graphic and web designer (my own website), and writer. My skills include Sales (Associate, Supervisor & Manager), Real Estate (Agent, Broker & Manager), Photography, Music Composition, Production & Performance, Web & Digital Graphic Design, Creative Writing Thank You, Jeffrey Swart |
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| Music Performance & Production | Midnite Matinee | May 2004 - Present | |||||
| Skills: Rehearse, Perform |
• Bass/Guitar Player • Write and perform original material |
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| Bass, Guitar, | The Little Women Band | Aug 2004 - Aug 2005 | |||||
| Drums & Piano |
• Bass/Guitar Player • Write and perform original material |
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| Photography | Mimic Photography - New York, NY |
June 2001 - Present | |||||
Skills: Using Natural, Studio Light and Flash. |
• Types of Shoots Include: Fashion, Portraits, Headshots, Performance,
Promotional, CD Artwork/Covers, Documentary & Commercial • Some Clients include: Boom PR, CakeNYC, Lez Zeppelin, AMT Films, www.newyorkcool.com |
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| Sales | Citi Habitats LLC | Oct 2002 - May 2004 | |||||
Skills: 8 Steps to a Sale 5 Point Closing Presentation Mastering Product Knowledge |
• Developed full working knowledge
of the Manhattan Real Estate Market below 96th Street on the east side
and below 140th Stree on the West side
• Learned how to prospect, advertise and obtain clients for rentals of all types of apartments in all neighborhoods • Closed and performed follow up on new tenants 30 days and 1 year after to develop ongoing referral stream |
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| RCN Corporation LLC | Aug 2000 - April 2001 | ||||||
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• Full working knowledge of
bundled telecommunication products and services
• Prospect, advertise and obtain clients in Massaschusettes neighborhoods • Consistently met minimum of 100% of sales quota, top sales rep 3 months consecutively, top 3 sales rep for entire length of employment as direct sales representative |
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| Team & Office Management |
Homestead New York |
Aug 2004- Dec 2004 |
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| Skills:
Taught Daily/Weeklly/Monthly Motivation techniques Encourage and monitor goal setting and quota management |
• Trained and Taught new Real
Estate Agents full working knowledge of the Manhattan Real Estate market
below 140th Street with a concentration in Lower Manhattan's financial
district
• Prospect, advertise and obtain clients in both print and online for Manhattan neighborhoods |
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| RCN Corporation LLC | April 2001 - Sept 2002 | ||||||
Drill/Teach product & inventory knowedge and assessment 8 Steps of a Sale 5 Steps of a Close Interview & Hire & Evaluate Sales Representatives Building a referral network Time and Organizational Management |
Sales Supervisor (April
2001 - Aug 2001) in Boston, MA
Sales Manager (Aug 2001 - Sept 2002) in New York, NY • Bequeath full working knowledge of bundled telecommunication products and services to Direct Sales Reps in both the Boston and New York City markets • Prospect, advertise and obtain clients in Massaschusettes and Manhattan neighborhoods • Consistently met minimum of 100% of sales quota while in Boston Market with team of 6 sales reps in assorted greater Boston markets • Met between 70-110% of monthly quota in declining Manhattan market with 8-10 Sales reps prior to RCN declaring bankruptcy |
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| Graphic Design, & Digital Artwork |
Homestead New York |
Aug 2004 - Dec 2004 | |||||
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• Designed web pages, advertisements,
promotions, & emails for distribution |
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| Citi Habitats | Sept 2002 - July 2004 | ||||||
| • Designed personal marketing materials for both print and
web in acquiring, presenting and closing Real Estate Rental Transactions
in Manhattan |
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| RCN Corporation LLC | Aug 2000 - Sept 2002 |
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• Designed personal marketing materials as
a Direct Sales Representative and as a Sales Supervisor/Manager • Assisted in designed of similar marketing materials with Local Marketing dept in Boston market and New York City |
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| Action Potential Records | Sep 1999 - Feb 2001 | ||||||
• Designed promotional emails
and flyers for local bands in Boston, MA |
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| Naked Singluarity | Sept 1996 - May 2000 | ||||||
Freelance Graphic Artist, Copywriter
& Photographer
• Independent variety publication at Boston College, Music Section/Photography Editor |
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| Copywriting | Homestead New York | Aug 2004 - Dec 2004 | |||||
• Wrote original
material and re-writes for advertisements, features, and promotions |
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| RCN Corporation |
Aug 2000 - Sept 2002 | ||||||
• Wrote copy for collateral
materials including magazine spreads, brochures, direct mailings, postcards
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| Print Production & Creative Writing | Naked Singularity | Sept 1996 - May 2000 | |||||
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Skills: |
• Designed and
Developed monthly right brained publication for BC students |
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| Education: | Boston College | GPA 3.12 | |||||
| Class of 2000 | • B.S. Marketing w/ Core Curriculum in Business Administration | ||||||
references available upon request |
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