Cynthia Bowen is a marketing and graphic design professional with over 20 years of experience in corporate communications and branding for oil and gas companies. She has held positions at several energy companies, where she managed marketing campaigns, designed websites and collateral, planned events, and oversaw branding and identity guidelines. Bowen has received several awards for her successful advertising and design work. She is proficient in various design software and seeks new opportunities in marketing management.
1. CYNTHIA BOWEN
3626 Wild Berry Court, Katy, TX 77449 | 409.201.5904 | cynthia.bowen@sbcglobal.net
Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S
Corporate sales and marketing professional strong in management of internal and external
communications to support strategic goals and objectives. Dependable and hard-working team player
with expertise in planning and budgeting, branding, corporate identity guidelines, advertising campaigns,
event planning, website development, graphic design, desktop publishing, multimedia presentations,
promotional campaigns, public relations; as well as, administration, vendor contract negotiations, bid
package development and office management. Recognized for the ability to handle multiple projects and
produce quality communications often under stringent deadlines and crisis situations.
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E
TIGER RENTALS - Houston, Texas 2015 - Current
Sister companies. Family owned equipment rentals service providers for the oil and gas and construction
industry. 1000+ domestic and international employees spanning across North, Central and South
America, Africa, Middle East, Mediterranean and India.
Marketing Coordinator/Graphic Designer
Manage and organize company events and tradeshows, including but not limited to, booking events,
invitation design, RSVP tracking, popup designs, ordering promotional items and booking hotel
reservations for all attendees.
Develop, design and maintain two company websites and social networking programs.
Design marketing collateral including, but not limited to, business cards, brochures, flyers, posters,
PowerPoint presentations and more.
Redesign two company equipment rental catalogs with 100+ pages, negotiate printing cost and
oversee the printing process.
Develop bid proposals and bid presentations.
WILLIAM JACOB MANAGEMENT (USA), INC. - Houston, Texas 2013 - 2015
Independent engineering & project management firm - Service provider for the oil and gas industry with
over 100 employees locally.
Marketing Manager/Graphic Designer
Completely overhauled and implemented a unified and successful company brand to gain recognition
in the oil and gas industry that resulted in accolades from clients and peers.
Drive the creative and aesthetic direction of marketing campaigns to establish a larger presence and
client base around the world, resulting an alliance with Norwegian based Odfjell Drilling.
Developed, designed and maintained the company website, as well as all marketing collateral.
Wrote content for marketing materials including press releases, website and marketing pieces.
Liaise with media personnel to generate recognition through news platforms.
Established a presence on social networking platforms and maintained all updates.
Maintained client database and developed a project tracking system to establish new client relations.
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WISON OFFSHORE & MARINE (USA), INC. - Houston, Texas 2010 - 2013
International offshore EPCI contractor - Chinese fabricator with over 3000 employees worldwide.
Marketing Manager/Graphic Designer
Managed Sr. Graphic Designer and tag-teamed on design of all marketing collateral and internal
communications, negotiated printing cost and approve the printing process.
Designed an internal website in Sharepoint for employee communications.
Developed and maintained an international client database for all sales personnel.
Developed the Corporate Identity Guidelines manual for the new logo and company brand.
Developed, designed and maintained the company website that was adopted by the corporate
office in China and used worldwide for all entities and maintain social networking sites.
Liaise with senior management to understand and secure creative for a multi-lingual environment
as well as drive future concepts for brand creative.
Managed and implemented a unified brand and marketing campaign across 5 international
offices and within the oil and gas industry.
Worked with Chinese personnel to translate all materials for a dual language platform with all
marketing efforts resulting in a broader client base.
Coordinate all company events and promotional gifts which included elegant client dinner parties
during the week of OTC for approximately 300 people at the River Oaks Country Club, as well as,
industry exhibits, Christmas parties, recruiting event, company picnics and MS150.
PRIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, Texas 1999 - 2009
International drilling contractor - 7,000 employees with revenues estimated at $2.04 billion.
Marketing Manager/Graphic Designer/Administrative Assistant
Maintained a $900,000 marketing budget and managed public relations, as well as employee and
marketing communications to promote 45 deepwater drilling rigs, which earned the 2008
Lantern Award for best ad campaign with Savage Branding.
Re-designed the company logo and developed editorial policies and procedures resulting in
standardization for a worldwide brand identity for both domestic and international divisions
which covered 7 departments and 20 remote offices.
Managed company video that was awarded the 2008 Communicator Award with Gotham Image
Works.
Managed 48 industry related events which included 10 charity events where I managed a 3 man
cooking team and 10 volunteers.
Organized three 80’ x 50’ tradeshow booths for the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) and
designed all booth and marketing graphics in-house which saved the company over $50,000 in
expenses.
Maintained and designed the company website which covered a fleet of over 250 land and
offshore rigs.
TRANSWESTERN, INC., Houston, Texas 1995 - 1998
Administrative Assistant
Provided administrative support for 2 property managers that resulted in a favorable promotion.
Managed receivables and payables for one of the largest office buildings in Houston.
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A W A R D S A N D R E C O G N I T I O N
2008 Communicator Awards with Gotham Image Works – Involvement included: management, writing,
and graphic design contributions
2008 Lantern Award on Ad campaign with Savage Design – Involvement included: art direction
2005 Signet Research Inc. AdProbe Award for Offshore Magazine – Involvement included: marketing
campaign, art direction and design.
2005 Readership Plus Award for World Oil Magazine - Involvement included: marketing campaign, art
direction and design.
2003 Ad Q Award for Offshore Engineer Magazine - Involvement included: marketing campaign, art
direction and design.
E D U C A T I O N & P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T
SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY - Marketing/Art
ART INSTITUTE OF HOUSTON - Graphic Design
CONTINUED EDUCATION
Exceeded over 120 hours in continued education in leadership, communications, graphic design and
website development.
PROFICIENT IN: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Sharepoint, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and
Outlook.
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R E F E R E N C E L I S T
Marshall DeLuca
VP, Sales and Marketing
Wison Offshore & Marine (USA), Inc.
1400 Broadfield Boulevard, Suite 150
Houston, Texas 77084
Email: marshall.deluca@wison-offshore.com
Tel: 281-676-2650
Bob Warren
IADC
10370 Richmond Avenue
Houston, Texas
Email: rw1228@gmail.com
Tel: 713-299-1227
Jerry Mouton
Executive VP, Business Development
William Jacob Management, Inc.
15810 Park Ten Place, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77084
Email: Jerry.Mouton@williamjacob.com
Tel: 281-497-8617
Michael Duffy
President and CEO
William Jacob Management, Inc.
15810 Park Ten Place, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77084
Email: Michael.Duffy@williamjacob.com
Tel: 281-497-8617
Curtis Denison
Texas Oilman's Charity Invitational Fishing
Tournament
Board of Directors
Email: crdenison@gmail.com
Tel: 713-828-1269