Karen Silva has over 30 years of experience in marketing, business development, and project management. She has a proven track record of increasing client bases regionally and nationally, and organizing multiple projects under pressure. Her work history includes owning a successful grooming salon and spa for 8 years, managing self-storage facilities and apartment complexes, developing marketing strategies, and training new employees. She has education in business administration and certifications in interviewing skills, loss prevention, and dog grooming instruction.

1. KAREN M. SILVA
5149 Grande Dr. Amarillo, Texas 79108
(806) 282-3498
stormof61@yahoo.com
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Summary of Qualifications :
 30 years of experience
 Proven ability to market and develop corporate strategies
 Proven ability to increase client base regionally and nationally
 Proven ability to organize multiple high level projects under extreme pressure
 Proven ability to recruit, develop and train quality individuals to thrive
Work History:
Foxy Pup Grooming Salon and Spa – Owner May 2007- June 2015
Duties include: Designing, organizing and implementing a marketing and start-up plan sufficient to build a
successful business and maintain annual sales in excess of $300K. Grooming, training, leading, recruiting,
budgeting, cross-selling additional services to current clients and new client development and retention.
Developed media promotions, radio, internet and print. Utilized creative marketing and networking
Techniques and much more.
National Self Storage/Jack Stahl Co – Resident Store Manager January 2005-May 2007
Duties include: but not limited to lease up of vacant units, marketing, budget control, rent collection,
deposits, recruiting, training and motivating new staff, collections, audits, planning and executing
monthly auctions when necessary. Maintaining property by investigating and resolving tenant complaints.
Securing property using surveillance devices and monitoring services. Cleaning and inspecting vacant
units and grounds, completing repairs, planning renovations, contracting for landscaping, snow removal
etc. Evaluating competition and accomplishing organization goals and
much more. Maintained occupancy at or near 100% and collected at 96% or better.
Aspen Square Management – Traveling Start-up Manager March 2001 - November 2004
Duties include, but not limited to lease up of new acquisitions , marketing, budget control, rent
collection, recruiting , training and motivating new staff, evictions, collections, audits, planning
and executing resident retention activities. Designing, writing and publishing monthly community
newsletters, Setting up renewal programs, traveling to new acquisitions to evaluate start up and
supervise company objectives, evaluating competition and much more.
Additional Work Experience: Auto Zone - Store Manager, prior to 2001
Education:
West Hills College – Coalinga CA (Deans list 4.0 GPA)
Amarillo College- Amarillo, TX (Deans list 4.0 GPA)
Interviewing Skills Training - Certified
Loss and Prevention Training – Certified
Professional Dog Grooming School – Certified Instructor

2. Excellent References available upon request.