RONALD ARNOW-Rancho Cucamonga, CA
executive summary
A twenty five year marketing and business entrepreneur, with a wealth of experience starting companies, and building partnership and vendor relationships with high-profile companies and organizations such as Cendant Corporation, Sprint Boost Mobile, TCT.TV, Charisma, and Sovex Inc.
I value teamwork, collaboration, and a positive work environment. I am interested in employment with a company that has a culture which is interested in a great work-life balance, and I am seeking employment in a role with duties as a marketing or remote professional that would provide career growth.
education
Boston University , Boston, Massachusetts Sept 1984 – July 1988. Thomas Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan (two years)
Bachelor of Liberal Arts. Pre Law September 1989- July 1991
Hofstra University, Uniondale, New York. Sept 2001 – Jun 2003
Advanced Marketing Degree (Graduate)
SKILLS AND EXPERTISE AND SYSTEMS KNOWLEDGE
▪ Marketing
▪ Public Relations
▪ Microsoft Word
▪ California EDD System
▪ Start-Up Corporation (C,S)
▪ Joint Venture
▪ Internet Explorer
▪ California EBT System
▪ Product Marketing
▪ Partnerships
▪ Microsoft Access Database
▪ California ERAP
▪ Product Development
▪ Radio Partnerships
▪ACT CRM
▪ California COVID Vaccine Scheduler
professional experience
Marketing Experience
Maximus California Unemployment Development Department February 2022 -March 2023
Responsible for daily processing of 4365FF and EDD Unemployment Claims
Process claims in a timely manner to avoid late claim payments
Reviewing past claims for misapplied payments or missed payments.
Daily calling of California Claimants to review claim information.
Solve multiple issues on an ongoing basis for California claimants for past and present claims
California Department of Public Health,February 2021 – February 2022
Responsible for scheduling vaccine appointments in Northern and Southern California in a remote position. Ability to self start and maintain productivity with little to no supervisory assistance. Answered general as well as advanced issues related to vaccine types, health issues, and latest dose needs. Analytical reasoning and helping consumers.
▪ California Unemployment Development Department Claims Adjuster, (temp assignment completed) July 2020 – February 2021
Responsible for adjusting and processing EDD unemployment claims for hundreds of Californians with a 90% accuracy or higher. Analytical reasoning under pressure. Self started with little or no supervisory assistance in a remote position. Proficiency with a number of EDD systems.
INGRAM MICRO
▪ Logistics Associates Level III, Mira Loma, CA (March 2017 – July 2020)
Global Supply Chain and E-Commerce Company working with Google, Honeywell and AT&T. Responsible for receiving inventory from numerous vendors. Receiving, Shipping, Packing, Collating, Scanning. Warehouse logistics in many departments.
RADIANT GROUP,
▪ Director of Strategic Alliances, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (2016 – 2017)
Handled many parts of partnerships and alliances including working with government in Uganda, Africa including building a team in the hospitality and travel industry which led to the hiring of the Director of Public Relations. Raised awareness of media placement on print, internet news, and radio networks.
SYMBIONIC INC.,
▪ Marketing. -)
Marketing entity working with Symbionic in the global payment facilitation area responsible for initiating partnerships with nations and companies. Initiated partnership with Government of Israel working to brand prepaid card for 1.2 million membership.
BLESS ISRAEL NETWORK
President (July 2014- August 2016)
President of the first Messianic Jewish television platform located in Haifa, Israel responsible for contracting with International satellite television broadcasters including Almavision the largest Hispanic Christian TV network in the western hemisphere, North American Internet facilities, Gospel TV in Norway and Helping Hands Coalition in Israel. 20,000 mile awareness campaign in USA led to increased awareness, involvement by known church and messianic leaders and numerous media appearances on tv in the western and central United States. Hired people responsible for company brand, logo, and web site.
LIQUID VITAMINS INC
▪Director of Marketing, Upland, CA, -)
Marketing Manager. Created a new subsidiary called Add-A-Vite within existing million dollar revenue corporation. Responsible for development of ten (10) commercial-ready SKU product line in seven months with own individual UPC. Initiated, supervised and collaborated with U.K. Advertising Agency for creation of entire four-color packaging line, design, and logo. (Sample of work available for online view upon request). Supervised, write entire copy, wireframes and collaborated creation of entire Blend-a-Vites web site (www.blendavites.com) web site as well as main as well as corporate web site. Developed Social network for new brands as well as initiating new blogger awareness with leading blog networks.
SUMMARY OF MARKETING EXPERIENCE
2010 Director of Marketing created partnership with Christian Satellite Company (17.8 million household viewers). Radio CSN Partnership on 380 Radio Stations
2008 Director of International Coordination responsible for Government partnerships in more than seven nations. Implemented technological solutions and developed interactive user interface with 240,000 yearly. Partnership with Digital Signage Company.
2008 National Business Development Director of Moore Maintenance led to contracts with large national companies like Sketchers, H & M for store maintenance of every store in California. Achieved $350,000 in sales- Increased subscriptions for California learning programs 100% by taking an idea and adding value. Initiated relationship with supplier and establishing phone wireless distributorship and becoming a local dealer that provided cell phones as company-branded input devices for program. Also, students receive phone as incentive to continue program .One thousand cell phones were distributed to pre-existing and new students in a few months. Idea was copied by parent company, generating $500,000 in revenue for an additional market. Responsible for Sprint/Nextel© Boost Unlimited Partnership that distributed phones and monitored initial set-up. Increased gross revenue by $450K through marketing concepts-
Lapkin Advanced Napkin Concepts LLC. Conceptualized and implemented complete product development that included, but was not limited to, identification of patent attorney, patent approval, sourcing of all raw material ,public relations, brand name strategy Led product team, engineering group responsible for commercial phase, plant operations, quality control, and prototype. Created media liaison with Industry editors and press; The Wall Street Journal Lapkin received coverage in the #1 Paper Industry trade publication that was read by 40,000 top paper companies.
Quigley Corporation. Was responsible for initiating contact with the Cleveland Clinic in relation to broad, national commercialization of Cold-Eeze®.Sales increased from $500K to $75M as result of blind placebo study published by the Clinic
Contributed to marketing strategy of Energy Bar that was copied and duplicated in the USA and internationally for running marathon.
C Corporation President Developed a line of commercial ready consumer soyfood dry mix product that sold in major health food stores in NY. Tested and formulated product including nutritional analysis. Managed In-store program with 1,000 respondents. Produced sixty second infomercial. Caanan Communications helped create Public Relations plans. Successfully introduced egg product to New York State’s largest dairy that was to be marketed to 4,000 accounts with 400 milkmen.
Collaborated with food scientists in preparation of soy protein formulations for dry mix shelf stables for the consumer. Networked with Archer-Daniels Midland, Cargill, Wholesome and Hearty Foods (Garden Burger). Developed four formulations with Food Research Chemist Team of a large company, all of which were approved for retail trade. Worked on food label regulation.Brought infomercials to the market in the form of thirty minute, sixty second, and ninety second television commercial concept and production.Collaborated with Direct Digital Response Television for first thirty minute internet video of Papa Frasco’s soyfoods. Worked with Suppliers and developed network of Distributors
