Elisa Butler (Bevan Whitfield)

Current

Director at Whitfield Consulting, Web 2.0 and 3D Web

Past

Director at Butler International Consulting, Export Management Company

Education

Postgraduate Degree - Centre d'Etudes de Commerce International
International MBA - University of Toulon

Recommended

3 people have recommended Elisa

Connections

187 connections

Industry

International Trade and Development

Elisa Butler (Bevan Whitfield)’s Summary

Corporate, educational and non-profit product and service management for virtual environments : budget determination, R&D reports, business/media plans, event promotion and community building for clients in Second Life and other virtual environments (Nokia, Metanomics - Cornell University, European Parliament Babel Project, XRGrid OpenSim, Eikios Green Energy Island, Rockcliffe University).

My Twitter : BevanWhitfield
My Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/bevan.whitfield
My Plurk : http://www.plurk.com/Bevan
Association of Virtual Worlds : Bevan Whitfield

Management of international sales, marketing and logistics of export departments for non-competing manufacturers and service providers throughout Europe - primarily France, Norway, Switzerland, England, Italy.

Elisa Butler (Bevan Whitfield)’s Specialties:

International Trade (customs requirements, trade documents, patent and copyright registration, financial documents, distribution networks), virtual environments, social media networking, event planning, French-English translations

Elisa Butler (Bevan Whitfield)’s Experience

Director

Whitfield Consulting, Web 2.0 and 3D Web

(International Trade and Development industry)

March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

Corporate and educational product and service management, budget determination, R & D reports, event promotion and community building for clients in Second Life and other virtual environments. Clients include Nokia, Metanomics (Cornell University), European Parliament Babel Project, XRGrid OpenSim, Mystical Virtual Studios, Eikios Green Energy Island.

- Business/marketing plan creation and implementation
- Social Media Network management (over 75,000 views) : Twitter, Facebook, SL Events, press releases
- Event managment promotion (over 3000 professional contacts)
- Member of Rockcliffe University Board of Directors
- MetaMeets (Amsterdam May 09) Virtual World conference committee member (Head of Marketing), participating in the Rockcliffe Education track for SLCC 2009
- Co-founder of the Investment Education Team in Second Life
- Avatar customization and training new and seasoned Second Life/Virtual World residents
- Business document translation (French – English/English - French)
- Featured business speaker at in world business events such as Nokia and Metaversed
Director

Butler International Consulting, Export Management Company

(International Trade and Development industry)

September 1989 — March 2007 (17 years 7 months)

Management of international sales, marketing and logistics of export department for non-competing manufacturers and service providers throughout Europe - primarily France, Norway, Switzerland, England, Italy.

- Compliance with customs requirements, trade documents, patent and copyright registration
- Authored strategic financial documents, distribution networks sales literature, packaging, quotes and event organization
- Expert knowledge of industrial chemicals, cosmetics, geo-textiles, furniture, DIY products, agro-industrial products, wines, spirits, and housewares industries.
- Created websites for clients and optimized SEO management and marketing
- Presenter / Speaker for International Management graduate schools and international businesses

Elisa Butler (Bevan Whitfield)’s Education

Postgraduate Degree - Centre d'Etudes de Commerce International

Post-Master's Degree in International Business and Management , International Business and Management , 1985 — 1987
International MBA - University of Toulon

Masters in International Business and Economy , International Business and Economy , 1984 — 1985