Erin Ahaus Contreras

About Erin Ahaus Contreras

I am a creative and intuitive Marketing and Business Development professional within the SaaS and Technology industries who is passionate about maintaining honesty, core vales, and integrity to achieve success through strong and lasting relationships. With experience in Team Management, Marketing, Event Planning, Business and Strategy Development, Project Management, Corporate Training, and more, I am a flexible and adaptive leader who has had the privilege of wearing many hats throughout my career. I have a passion for Tier 1 Event Marketing, utilizing client empathy to create impactful, immersive, and memorable experiences. I like to push the limits around unique and creative initiatives and solutions, and encourage team and interdepartmental camaraderie.

Experience

1. Field and Channel Marketing Manager

   ControlUp

   Apr 2025 — Present

   As Field and Channel Marketing Manager at ControlUp, I lead strategic marketing initiatives that drive demand generation, partner engagement, and pipeline growth, and amplify our presence through high-impact industry and partner events. I collaborate closely with sales, channel and alliance partners, and cross-functional teams to develop and execute initiatives and enablement programs tailored to the unique needs across Central/West NA and LATAM. My role bridges the gap between field insights and corporate strategy, ensuring our go-to-market efforts communicate how ControlUp empowers modern IT environments through the value and necessity of Digital Employee Experience (DEX) solutions to both customers and partners.

Education

• Ball State University

  Fine Arts, Spanish, Creative Writing

Skills

• Product Development
• Natural Eye for Detail and Balance
• Competitive Analysis
• Microsoft Office
• Space Planning
• Adobe
• Submittals
• Experience in Autocad and Revit
• Sustainable Design
• Css
• Team Building and Training
• Photography
• Cross Functional Relationship Building
• Image Building and Development
• SEO
• Copywriting and Editing
• Bim
• Business Development
• Sketchup
• Employee/Talent Recruiting
• Department Budgeting
• Photo and Graphic Editing
• Marketing Strategy
• Working Within Executive Level Environments
• Proposal Creation and Closing
• Green Building
• Revit
• Oil and Acrylic Painting
• Knowledge of Product Design/Modeling
• Strategic Marketing
• Proficient on Pc and Mac Platforms
• 3d Visualization
• Autocad
• Interactive Design
• Presentation Creation
• 3d
• Analysis of Client Needs
• Design Research
• Drawing and Illustration
• Leed