ANDRE GAILEY COUTINHO

448, Uxbridge Road - Shepherds Bush – W12 0NS LONDON
Tel: 020 8749 6685 Mobile: 077 1461 83 30
D.O.B.: 31 (30/06/71)
Nationality: Brazilian
e-mail: agailey@hotmail.com

Personal Profile

I am a natural communicator and I enjoy working as part of a closely integrated team, I feel equally confident working on my own initiative, according to the demands of the task. I wish to pursue a career in a creative work using my experience that I acquired in marketing.

Skills Profile

Computing
• Good working knowledge of several wording-processing packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access, as well as Macintosh Adobe Photoshop 6.0, Illustrator 8.0, PageMaker, Premiere 5.0, Flash 5, Dreamweaver 4 and Internet.

Communication
° Good communication skills gained from working with marketing service and promotion.
° Working on team projects during my professional experience has involved different roles, which have developed negotiation and persuasion skills.
Team Work
° Experience of working within a team, which involved planning, organization, coordination and commitment.
Languages
° Portuguese (mother tongue); English (advanced ability, speaking and writing), French (advanced ability, speaking and writing), Spanish (advanced ability, speaking).

University Education and Qualification

Sept. 2000 – Aug. 2002
Westminster Business School - M. A. Marketing Communication
Year 1 – Aspects of Marketing Management, Marketing and Media Research Management, Advertising Management, and Product & Pricing Management
Year 2 - Public Relations Management, Sales Promotion Management, Direct Marketing Management and Project Marketing Campaign.

April 2001 – April 2002
Notting Dale Technology Centre
Multimedia Course – Computer Art and Design

1998 - 1999
Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Toulouse (ESC Toulouse) – France
Specialization in <<B to B>> (Business to Business Marketing)

1990 - 1996
Foundation Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) Sao Paulo -Brazil
I studied Communication (the equivalent of a Masters in Management), Specializing in Advertising and Publicity

1989
Colegio Objetivo (High School) - Sao Paulo – Brazil

Employment History

Job Title: Marketing Assistant, France Telecom - France
Dates: January to June 1999 (this job was part of my apprenticeship at ESC Toulouse)
Job Role: Marketing Apprentice in regional direction of Albi - France at France Telecom
Duties included:
My mission was to improve the development of communication usage of residential market (fixed telephone);
I was successful in doing my research and my finds contributed to the elaboration of a commercial plan for loyal
clients.

Job Title: Marketing Assistant, Telecommunications Department, Electronic Gradiente S.A.- Brazil
Dates: November 1996 to April 1998
Job Role: Marketing assistant in the telecommunications department (Marketing Services - Cellular
Travel - rental mobile phones for foreign countries) at Electronic Gradiente S.A - Brazil.
Duties included:
° Co-Marketing as well as working with a team, including publicity and communication services;
° In charge of and coordination of external services;
° Making contacts and fiscal contracts with providers;
° Elaboration of Media Plans and Promoting Materials.

Job Title: Marketing Apprentice, Audio/Video Department, Electronic Gradiente S.A - Brazil
Dates: April 1995 to May 1996
Job Role: Marketing Apprentice in the department of Audio/Video at Eletronic Gradiente S.A.- Brazil.
Duties included:
° Responsible for implementation and public land register by Telemarketing Service
° Organizations of fairs and events, recruiting and training people to be promoters of products and sales;
° Incentive programs of sales and monthly visits to the main stores for verification of products marketed.

Job Title: Automobile Salesman, Commercial Department, Porto Fino-FIAT – Brazil
Dates: January to December 1994
Job Role: Automobile salesman in the commercial department at Porto Fino-FIAT – Brazil.
Duties included:
° Responsible for clients, discussing best terms of payment;
° Negotiation of prices trade-in and sales;
° Assisting pre-sales.
Achievements: Built up clients’ confidence. Sold more than 200 cars in a year.

Other interests and activities

Cinema, theater, reading, listening to rock’n roll and reggae music, mountainbiking, swimming, football, Contemporary art and artistic work.

Referees

Mr. Peter Farror
Course Leader – M A Marketing Communication
WESTMINSTER BUSINESS SCHOOL
University of Westminster
Marylebone Campus – London
farrorp@wmin.ac.uk

Mr. Wayne Harrison
Course Leader – Multimedia
Notting Dale Technology Centre
1, India Way - White City Estate
London W12 7QT
Tel : 020 8743 6361 www.ndtc.org