Alan J Cousin Jr - Event Coordinator & Entertainment / Business Consultant
Intelligent, Flexible, Motivated.
Alan J Cousin Jrs Summary
*16 years experience in Corporate / VIP Marketing and Sales statewide and regional handling promotions, Internet promotions, demographic surveys and research anaylsis, import /export sales, and International shipping and direct sales.
*7 years in Wedding / Event Coordination & Planning with 2 years Ritz Carlton Wedding Planner Ceritification.
*14 years experience in Law Enforcement and Corporate Security.
*8 years experience in Executive Administrative Assistant in handling incoming calls, creating presentations, making travel arrangements, noting minutes, passing on executive / confidential information to all departments.
8 years in Export / Import sales and shipping with inventory processing and storage.
14 years Computer Science experience in hosting servers, GPS tracking, programming , data entry and analysis, as well as website development, search engine optimization and key word/meta tag/meta word tracking, and system management and networking with single and multiple signals.
Alan J Cousin Jrs Specialties:
Scheduling, Employee Orientation & Training, Internet Marketing, Business Venture and Capitalization, Finance Strageties, Entertainment Marketing & Management, Business Proposals & Grants, Resumes, Online Statistics and Demographic Reports, VIP, Event, & Ritz Carlton Wedding Planner Certification 2 years in a row.
I work as a loss prevention officer. My duties include, but are not limited to, keeping my hotel property safe and secure for our guests, VIPS, prevent loss of damage, theft, liability, incidents, and threatening situations that can injure our hotel and guests staying there. I deal in handling investigations, digital surveillance, CPR / First Aid Certification, and Hotel/ Motel Security Certification. I protect and prevent loss of two hotels that merge into one totaling over 504 hotel rooms (including 135 luxury suites). The hotels together make up The Roosevelt of the Waldorf Astoria Collection. I am currently a loss prevention officer at one of 20 Waldorf Astoria Hotels throughout the world. I have taken Harvard Educated Courses provided by Hilton in various customer service and professional skills courses. I also handle Onity technology assisting in programming, techinical support, and customer service issues on a daily basis for security profiling, investigating, and confidential information and internal and external guests.
I am presently co-owner of Get Up Radio Internet Radio Station. I assist in public relations concerning scheduling interviews with VIPs, arranging transporation, hotel accommodations, receiving Media Passses for Concerts & Events, and coordinating media spokesman and models throughout the united states. I assist also in purchasing, invoices, internet marketing, benchmark reports, demographics, logo designs, contract negotiations, image presentation and publicity tactics, local, statewide, nationwide, and worldwide advertisement, and consumer databases and feedback. I attend various formal functions on behalf or company and help to keep the image of Get Up Radio consistent with families of all cultures to enjoy our products, contests, and other events. I do a quarterly check and meeting concerning new innovations and consumer ratings on www.getupradio.us and www.getupradio.com
(Sole Proprietorship; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2001 Present (9 years )
I am a Entertainmen Financial Consultant and deal in Internet Marketing & Public Relations of several cooporate clients online and offline. I also assist in image consulting and resumes for models, actors, actresses, bands, musicians, and businesses to enhance their opportunity for revenue and customers leads, I create demographic and internet portfolios with quarterly reports assisting in where their current standings are locally, statewide,nationwide, and worldwide.
Loss Prevention Officer
Ritz Carlton
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 2008 October 2009 (1 year 7 months)
I work as a loss prevention officer. My duties include, but are not limited to, keeping my hotel property safe and secure for our guests, VIPS, prevent loss of damage, theft, liability, incidents, and threatening situations that can injure our hotel and guests staying there. I deal in handling investigations, digital surveillance, CPR / First Aid Certification, and Hotel/ Motel Security Certification. I protect and prevent loss of three hotels that merge into one totaling over 677 hotel rooms. The hotels are The Ritz Carlton, Iberville Suites and Maison Orleans. I am currently a loss prevention officer at the largest Ritz Carlton in the world currently. I have taken Harvard Educated Courses provided by Marriott in meeting planning, internal / external customer service, complaint resolution, proper management, and other management and hotel courses. I also handle SAFLOK technology assisting in programming, techinical support, and customer service issues on a daily basis for security profiling, investigating, and confidential information and internal and external guests.
(Sole Proprietorship; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2000 December 2008 (9 years )
My job duties included recruiting people / businesses to promote on various levels of the media / Internet and corporate market. After two years, I was placed in position of regional marketing consultant. I was utilized to emphasize the structure of the company with an improved image consisting of Company Logo, Website, Trademark, & Business Plans / Proposals. I help develop stronger marketing relationships to gain more clientele for company. I dealt with travel, Financial, & other arrangements for clients, as well as consulting VIP members with lifestyle & business improvements. I am involved in structuring business plans & re-organizing businesses due to various economic times. I also assist few priviledged clients with financial information dealing in stocks, economic affairs, and real estate development. I currently assist various businesses & entertainers in image designs, website development, promotions, as well as performance and character emphasis. This Company was later purchased by Better Business Promotions Solution Group in the year 2009.
Loss Prevention Officer
Atlanta Marriott Hotel
(Hospitality industry)
October 2005 April 2008 (2 years 7 months)
I work as a loss prevention officer. My duties include, but are not limited to, keeping my hotel property safe and secure for our guests, prevent loss of damage, theft, liability, incidents, and threatening situations that can injure our hotel and guests staying there. I deal in handling investigations, digital surveillance, CPR / First Aid Certification, and Hotel/ Motel Security Certification. I will attend the next supervisor training course to be held by Marriott. I handle the role of leadership and command in the absence of my supervisor.I just finished taking Service Excellence and Customer Service course to understand the true role and proper image of Professional Customer Service & Problem Resolution Skills. I also handle SAFLOK technology assisting in programming, technical support, and customer service issues on a daily basis for security profiling, investigating, and confidential means.
Entertainment Consultant
Just As You Are Modeling
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2004 January 2008 (4 years 1 month)
I assisted in image coordination and development for various media and magazine ads. I recruited individuals for projects on promotional and paid levels of service for small to large corporations. I was in charge of recruiting and having a database of various companies on hand for make-up, limo transportation, airfare, hotel, and other arrangements. I handled contracts and negotiations as well as website design for the company known as Just As You Are which was now purchased by Better Business Promotions Solutions Group on April 2008. I currently am a liason consultant for the company gathering demographic surveys, stats, and information to restructure a new development for company for future projects and proposals.
Loss Prevention Administrator
Renaissance Concourse Hotel
(Hospitality industry)
December 2003 October 2005 (1 year 11 months)
I started as seasonal security officer to cover another officer. In 3 months was offered fulltime position (executive administrative assistant to the Director). My duties included, (but were not limited to), reviewing, indexing/filing files, & implementing new projects. I created training manual, trained new employees. I assisted touring hotel property with security of VIPs & assisting in proper coverage of VIPs. I handled all insurance problems dealing in employment injury, hotel loss / theft, property / vehicle damage, and weather / fire situations. I assisted various Directors with internal / external investigations, attended staff / leadership meetings, & kept general manager & executive committee abreast of hotel security progress with monthly reports/statistics. I handled payroll, scheduling & was in charge of handling department as proxy in absence of hotel security director. I currently attend Leadership meetings, conferences & being mentored for position of Supervisor.
Regional Inventory Repair Manager
Sentinel Offender Services
(Legal Services industry)
November 2001 May 2003 (1 year 7 months)
I handled the regional distribution, inventory and customer service contracts of 40 offices within the southern, midwest, and northern region. I did daily, weekly, and monthly summary reports concerning budget, shipping costs, delivery /service, and operation management. I reported to the Director for the region with all reports, budgets and summaries of my product and warehouse, as well as technical issues. I save over $50,000 dollars with new budget cost suggestion in repair and delivery of product. (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Gerald Thomas, Supervisor's Phone: 949-453-1550)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Airlines/Aviation industry)
September 1996 January 2002 (5 years 5 months)
I was a customer service agent handling ticketing, baggage, international ticketing, ramp and miscellaneous situations. I was placed as supervisor in the absence of the Terminal supervisor, handling 40+ employees, and up to 36 gates with flights in them. I handled and wrote reports on medical, terrorist, and various other indirect or directly immediate emergencies that occurred within my daily job routine. I was selected to be a Customer Care Team representative for life threatening and horrific air line emergencies, which needed quick flexible and on time thinking to schedule, send out and train Delta personnel to go out, survey and help family member and/or customers who were related or onboard any of our Delta/Delta Partnered airlines placed in a life threatening situation. (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Stephen Yakots, Supervisor's Phone: 404-714-2600)
Entertainment Marketing Coordinator
Hilton Hotel & Casino
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
April 1996 October 1996 (7 months)
I was Marketing Coordinator for the Hilton Riverside Hotel and Flamingo Casino, which was a 1400 room hotel located in New Orleans, LA . I handled performing demographic surveys, nationwide promotions, weekly concert bookings, limo and hotel accommodations for VIPS and entertainment.I dealt in hiring of local / nation-wide entertainment, assisting the Director of Marketing in Ad Campaigns and Community activities, and attended weekly staff meetings with monthly / quarterly statistic reports of earnings, new clients and groups. I was allocated a 1 million dollar budget and saved 20% of budget receiving a bonus and corner office. (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Jennifer, Supervisor's Phone: 504-561-0500)
I was hired as a Customer Safety officer. My duties included, but were not limited to, keeping my casino property safe and secure for our guests, prevent loss of damage, theft, liability, incidents, and threatening situations that can injure our property and guests staying there. I deal in handling investigations, digital surveillance, CPR / First Aid Certification, and Casino Security Certification. After only 3 months in casino, I was hand picked by Director of Security to be only security officer to monitor, investigate and survey One Canal Place suites where President, VPs, Directors, and Sales were located. I managed and handled all security operations and monitored both floors in building. (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Wilbert Vincent, Supervisor's Phone: 504-533-6000)
New Orleans Deputy Sheriff
Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff's Department
(Law Enforcement industry)
June 1994 June 1995 (1 year 1 month)
I was hired as deputy sheriff with responsibility of new Orleans and Louisiana area. I was empowered with the same duties of new orleans police and also handled transport, escort, detainment, and surveillance of prisoners. I was promoted to personal assistant toy Sargent due to quick learning abilities and superior performance. I was trained in CPR, firearms, self defense, protect and rescue, hostage negotiations, and high surveillance. I was selected to attend Police Academy, but had to drop out due to death in family. (Contact Supervisor: Yes, Supervisor's Name: Sheriff Charles C Foti, Supervisor's Phone: 504-827-8501)
I assisted in filing, typing, sorting, computer graphics, answering phones as well as assisting students with directions and understanding the structure of the university. I assisted as professor's assistant in teaching and creating schedule plans, testing and grading papers with professor. I created flowcharts, graphs, powerpoint presentations and minutes from conferences.
Administrative Assistant
Louisiana State Building
(Government Administration industry)
May 1987 August 1991 (4 years 4 months)
This was a selective government project that allowed low income children to have state jobs if qualified and selected. I was one of the selected of thousands of candidates and worked 3 months in summer each year. I handled filing, answering the phone, computer filing, typing 55 wpm, file storage, faxing, copying, and other secretarial duties.
Alan J Cousin Jrs Education
University of South Alabama
Marketing & Computer Science 1991 1994
Computer Science, Website Design and Programming. Search Engine Optimization and Market Based Demographics.
Activities and Societies:
Chess, International Studies, Fundraising, Entertainment Activities, International Debate Club
University of South Alabama
Entertainment Marketing / Psychology 1991 1994
I earned two medals and honors in high school and elementary school as well. Skills include: CPR Certification, First Aid Certification, Hotel / Motel Security Certification Job Training in Department, Kronos Payroll Scheduling, Work Scheduling, Microsoft Office Suite 2007 Project Management , Web Design, Speech, VIP Guest Relations, Security Surveillance/ Detail, Project Implementations & Research, Demographics and Benchmark Reports.
Activities and Societies:
Chess, Soccer, Political Debate, Market Investments, Art, Music, Promotions, Information Sciences, Entertainment Society.
Redeemer High School
1991
High School or equivalent Graduated in the top 15% of my class with Honor College Prepatory Classes taken all 4 years.Had Highest Grade Point Average in Religion, and Physics II.
