Julia M.

Montag
1834 N Orleans St., Apt 2 Chicago, IL 60614 773.297.4600 Jmonta3@gmail.com

Education
Loyola University, Chicago August 2006 May 2010 Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Studies Interdisciplinary curriculum, including coursework in Environmental Management, Conservation, Ecology, and Social and National Sciences Program concentration in Genetics, Evolution, Plant Development and Climate Change University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China Three-month research program, specializing in Chinas Ecology and Energy Resources Intensive Mandarin Chinese Language Program John Felice Rome Center, Rome, Italy Program focus on Italian Culture, History and Art, and Intermediate Italian Language Program

Work Experience
KTA June 2012 - Present Office Manager January 2014 - Present Established and managed all office operations, thereby ensuring staff productivity Managed Operations Department budgets and created expense reporting system for entire company Led internal Culture Department and planned all team events Worked hand-in-hand with Human Resources Department to manage employee on-boarding Oversaw organization and upkeep of supplies and internal IT issues Managed the operational growth, which moved from six employees to 50 in just two years, and included the addition of a second office space Executive Assistant//Marketing Assistant June 2012 - January 2014 Managed CEOs calendar, scheduled all meetings, resolved all appointment conflicts and issues with prioritization Supervised staff projects, assisted with hiring procedures, trained new hires on work processes and served as a liaison between executive team and staff Managed company blog and social media outlets, including various email campaigns and sales CRM Assisted marketing manager with proposal drafting and all outward sales efforts Planned and executed marketing and thought-leadership events for 150+ local industry leaders Carnow Conibear & Assoc., Ltd October 2010 June 2012 Project Coordinator January 2012 - June 2012 Served as the Assistant Project Manager for companys largest client, Chicago Public Schools; assisted in project pricing, maintained budgets for individual schools, produced all paperwork for city funding, initiated project setup and paperwork for new projects and tracked the status of approximately 50 ongoing projects, on a weekly basis Assisted in the creation, construction and production of Request for Qualifications (RFQs), Request for Proposals (RFPs), project proposals, company presentations and various marking materials Assistant to the Vice President October 2010 - January 2012 Created, maintained and distributed monthly departmental calendars, organizational charts, project tracking reports and project forecasting reports Executed extensive research projects for the Executive Vice President Scheduled client, departmental, managerial and senior staff meetings, prepared event agendas, and created and distributed subsequent meeting minutes and handouts Planed, organized and executed companys internal and external social events and parties Uncommon Ground May 2010 October 2010 Urban Agricultural Farm Intern Maintained plant species crop rotation and disease control database Conducted education tours of farms to groups and schools; led informational seminars on Climate Change and Urban Food Systems Assisted in maintaining planting, growth and harvesting of crops and bee farm

Memberships & Affiliations

CARA Road Scholars Group Leader Chicago Endurance Sports Pacer

Professional Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, iWorks, Adobe Creative Suite, MailChimp, Social media management tools, Google Analytics, CRM platforms (Nimble, Salesforce, Base, etc.), content management systems (Wordpress, Joomla, Teamsite, etc.)