A bit about me
Male | | from: United States of America
I am currently in Florida
Jacob L. Wilkerson
26 Teak Way
Ocala, Florida 34472
(904) 625-3072
jacob.wilkerson@gmail.com
My Objective:
My objective is to form a part of a company that utilizes my experience and skills that enables me to be a strong contribution to the organization or business I work with.
Major Accomplishments
●December 2006 – January 2010: worked on developing conceptual marketing models to initiate in the European market. In those +3 years, three models were created; one of which was a multi-million euro concept.
●Sent to Auckland, New Zealand for Event Coordinator training while Impact World Tour was in the middle of coordinating a 12 week nation-wide series of events. During the training at the Auckland headquarters, the campaign became crippled. I was given the local marketing campaign to restructure and to develop and launch publicity teams. In three weeks I had recruited and trained a team of over 110 people & led the Auckland campaign to a successful run and completely sold out all 15 events for that region.
Military Awards
●Promotional Board - Double Award: May 1998 (S. Korea)
➢Perfect Marks (300), Infantry Leadership Promotional Board
➢Perfect Marks (300), Soldier of the Month – overall favorite of the 2 boards performed
●Good Conduct Medal
●Army Achievement Medal X 2
●Expert Infantryman Certificate
●Humanitarian Service Medal
●Overseas Service Medal
●National Defense Medal
●Leadership Achievement Plaque
Skills & Areas of Interest
●Business or Event Marketing & Coordination
●Business English / Conversational / Children's English
●Technology
●Entertainment
●Travel
●Bilingual: Spanish (European Spanish) and English (U.S.)
●Desire to learn Mandarin & enter the Chinese Marketplace
Languages
Professional Experience
Free Agent – Jacksonville & Ocala, Florida, U.S.
Marketing & Sales Consultant
My job was to create & establish a sales initiation to shift the company's revenue source from gaining outsourced work to direct sales. Thus my duties included:
➢Developing new commercial direction for small businesses to increase market ranges.
➢Team training & development
➢Initiate sponsored events as an entrance into direct sales.
➢Developed pay structures & job definitions to refine business functionality
➢Negotiated joint business partnerships
6/2010 - Present
Free Agent – Spain, Scotland, New Zealand
Event Coordinator / Marketing Director
This is an organization that I had been working with for 6 years that builds & coordinates “mixed” events. Shorty after joining them I began to build marketing campaigns for them. As time past, I branched out to consult for local businesses & foreign investors who were interested in entering the European market. Experienced gained during this time:
➢Innovative business concept development.
➢Creating business plans (P&L included)
➢Graphic design (website & brand logos)
➢Negotiations with multiple businesses & local government offices
12/2003 - 1/2009
Free Agent – Malaga & Ibiza, Spain
Business English Teacher
At first, I was working part time as a Business English Teacher. Later as my work began to fade as an Event & Marketing Developer, I taught English more.
My focuses consisted of:
➢Professional assessment of language functionality of students
➢Create dynamic business focused conversation topics
➢Grammatical & functional guidance
➢Individual & Groups
➢Private sessions with children & university student
3/2008 - 4/2010
●Lance McKinney: National Director - Spain / Impact World Tour - Madrid, Spain
+34 652.440.155 (Mobile-Spain)
●Tom Adair: Vice President / Independent Bank & Veri Wireless Inc. - Ocala, Florida
+01 352.843.4148 (Mobile-USA)
●Brad Gilliam: Founder/Owner / Halo Communications - Jacksonville, Florida
+01 904.813.2608
●Matt Ballard: President / Ballard Investigations - Ocala, Florida
+01 352.572.6773
References