Email: info@vanessaguidi.com

Language Skills:

·  Fluent in Italian

·  Fluent in French

·  Advanced Level Spanish

·  Intermediate Level Portuguese

Objective:                      After working for a fast-growing family business for 10 years, I wish to apply my knowlegde to outside entities beyond a family business experience.

Experience:

Euroleather, Inc.                                                                           Florence (Tuscany), Italy

Research and Development of New Products                    September 2004 to Present

·     Established and fortified relationships with new suppliers of high-end, designer leathers

·    Created and launched "Specialty Leather" collection, an exclusive collection influenced by the fashion industry and adapted for the upholstery market which continues its success with Euroleather still today

·    Grew and strengthened "Specialty Leather" collection each new season by choosing new colors and patterns based on customer and market demands

·     Introduced to the Company a low volume, high margin niche market with this new leather collection, mainly from suppliers in Tuscany and Milan

Euroleather, Inc.                                                                 Arzignano, (Vicenza), Italy

Italy Office Manager and Marketing Assistant           January 2003 to September 2004

·     Facilitated purchases of our own leather hide containers from Brazil and from within Italy

·     Allocated all open orders against our hides in order to begin production of final product

·     Followed all stages our own hides' production process until completed and exported to the United States

·     Received current and new customers in our Italy office and showroom for presentations of leather collection

·     Maintained all new projects and assured on time delivery of new samples by closely monitoring suppliers

·     Corresponded and transmitted all pertinent, daily activities and information between Italy and U.S. office

Euroleather, Inc.                                                                 Hickory, NC USA

Executive Assistant                                                         January 2001 to December 2002

·   Organized in detail many aspects of our business including preparations of new collections, and new projects, sales presentations at shows and markets

·    Traveled to Italy regularly, China and Brazil on separate occasions to research and conduct new business collaborations abroad

·     Supported a recently acquired sales team of 5 sales representatives to cover our growth and expansion in all US territories

·     Maintained direct contact with both customers and suppliers covering all aspects from purchase orders to ship dates

Euroleather, Inc.                                                                  Hickory, NC USA

Accounts Payable and Marketing Assitant                 January 1998 to December 2000

·     Posted all invoices of our leather purchases

·     Tracked sales commissions

·     Remained active in sales, presented customers with new collections and conducted sales presentations and appropriate follow up thereafter

·     Became intricate part of our sales management team as we acquired 5 new sales representatives due to the company's fast growth

Euroleather, Inc.                                                                  Hickory, NC USA

Sales and Office Assistant                                              January 1997 to December 1997

·     Offered crucial support to sales, marketing, and administration during the peak of company's growth

·   Delievered sales presentations to customers

·    Traveled to Italy to create new collections each season

·   Maintained close contact with both customers and suppliers at all times

Reflections Furniture, Inc.                                               Hickory, NC USA

Sales Associate                                                                 January 1996 to December 1996

·     Responsible for over 20,000$ of sales of leather upholstery and contemporary furniture monthly

·     Acquired and offered superior knowledge about leather itself and many medium to high end furniture manufacturers such as Natuzzi, Leather Trend, Ekornes, and American Leather

·     Educated retail public about leather as a commodity vs. luxury, and suggested which leather would be most appropriate for their lifestyle

·     Assisted our buyer at furniture market for new acquisitions for each new season

Education:

Lenoir - Rhyne College                                                            Hickory, NC USA

Bachelors of Arts in International Business                      Graduation December 1999

·  Graduated Magna Cum Laude

·  Dean's List every semester

·  Actively worked during full time of my studies

Awards / Accomplishments:

·          October 2006New Horizons Computer Training

Charlotte, NC Intensive Dreamweaver software course

·         August 2003 Fast Forward Language Institute

Maceio, Brasil 110 hours of Intermediate Portuguese

·        June 2001 Institute of Art and Restoration

Florence, Italy Antiquarian Short Summer Course

·        October 2000 Rotary Club Cordoba

Cordoba, Argentina Humanitarian Work and Project Support for archaeological          excavations of Santa Catalina Church

·          August 1997American University of Rome

Rome, Italy Business and Italian language classes

References:             

                            Attorney Carolyn Crouch – Family friend for over 15 years

Telephone: (828) 466 2706

Mrs. Beth Fonnesu - Colleague for 10 years at Reflections/Euroleather

Telephone: head office: (828) 465-3410, Store office:(828) 327-8485

Mr. Rolando Meneguzzo - Italian business partner of Euroleather from 1994 - 2004.  Now resides in Namibia.

Telephone: +264 61 222 50

Dr. Francesco Amodei – Director of Institute of Art and Restoration, Florence, Italy with whom I collaborated all 4 working years in Italy

Telephone:+39 055 282 951