
Therapeutic
Equipment
P.O.
Box 238 Shrewsbury, PA 17361-0238 Toll free 800.558.8850 Toll
free fax 877.562.4787
April 10,
2007
To whom
it may concern:
It has
been my rare pleasure to work with Mary (Bim) Jones for 8 years
of my tenure as CEO of Oakworks, Inc and its sister company
Oakworks
Leasing,
Inc. Having grown those companies for 30 years and having managed
staff levels of up to 160 people, I had the pleasure to encourage
many careers
to develop. Few matched Ms. Jones in diversity, responsibility
or long term benefit to the companies.
Beginning
as a part time sales person in Oakworks Leasing, Inc. her creativity,
teamwork, and intelligence stood out. She replaced her sales
manager within
her first year. With her extraordinary artistic talent, she
then filled an opening in our in-house advertising department.
As a quick
and tenacious self-learner, Ms. Jones began copy writing and
web site development, never having done either job, and finally
took over as Creative
Director. As a testament to her capabilities and professionalism,
she was able to take over the management position from her supervisor
AND keep
her on as a valuable and respected employee for several years.
During
her tenure in this position, she was responsible for a staff
of up to 6 who produced and managed, among other things:
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Video
and text manuals
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Numerous
complex websites
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16-24
full page, 4-color ads, designed for the unique cultures
and product lines of each market segment
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Many
market-specific catalogs per year (1-2 for each market segment)
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Customized
cut sheets and customized catalogs to meet specific dealer’s
needs
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In-house,
4-color printing of runs of up to 2000 copies of cut sheets
and customized catalogs and procurement of large printing
jobs with
several high quality printing companies
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Brand
image development and management
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Public
Relations
All of
this was done, even under enormous deadline and workload pressure,
with a sense of humor and determination to help the companies
succeed in a
very
competitive marketplace.
I cannot
recommend anyone more highly.
Sincerely,
Linda A.
Riach
CEO, Retired
(2006)
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