Lynda Portelli

About Lynda Portelli

Creative, confident and highly qualified communications, PR, and marketing professional. Over 15 years of experience with a proven track record of exceeding company goals, increasing market presence, and building brands, while developing high performing teams and reducing costs. Adept at operating on a long-term strategy level as well as day-to-day. High level executive communication skills including written, verbal, presentation, and public speaking. Created a personal network of over 700 editorial and media contacts for driving highly successful in-house marketing efforts. Industry experience in: architectural products, ceramic floor/wall tile, dinnerware, glassware, giftware, decorative home accessories, and fashion related consumer and commerical products.Specialties: Marketing, Public Relations, Corporate Communications, Advertising, Media Planning, Public Speaking, Trend Forecasting, & Product Development.

Experience

1. Vice President of Sales & Marketing

   Imagine Tile

   Oct 2017 — Present · New York, NY, US

   A leader in the custom tile industry, Imagine Tile has spent the last decade creating and producing commercially rated ceramic tiles for use in hospitality, commercial, retail, and residential markets. Using patented glazing technologies, Imagine Tile works directly with architects, designers and homeowners to reproduce textures, patterns, photos, illustrations and even three-dimensional images into tiles that are commercially rated for high traffic indoor and outdoor use. Let your imagination run tiled!

Education

• Fashion Institute of Technology

  Associate's degree, Fashion Buying & Merchandising

  1990 — 1992

• Fashion Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Marketing Home Products Development

  1992 — 1994

• Butler High School

  Diploma, Marketing

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Event Planning
• Product Development
• Marketing Communications
• Surfacing
• Direct Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Systems Furniture
• Business Development
• Media Planning
• Digital Marketing
• Photoshop
• Trend Forecasting
• Trade Shows
• Marketing
• Public Relations
• Social Media
• Product Marketing
• Giftware
• Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Home Accessories
• New Business Development
• Dinnerware
• Ceramic Tile
• Market Planning
• Advertising
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Online Advertising
• Corporate Communications
• Public Speaking
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)