Tara Shahian

Current

• Marketing Manager at Mozilla Corporation (Firefox)

Past

• Forensic and Litigation Consultant at FTI Consulting
• Intern at Merrill Lynch
• Intern at Forestweb Inc.

• Intern at Salomon Smith Barney

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Education

• University of California, Los Angeles
• Monta Vista High

Connections

152 connections

Industry

Internet

Tara Shahian’s Summary

Dynamic professional with an academic background in business-economics from UCLA, and two years of experience in a challenging and fast-paced consulting firm. Passionate about the online media landscape, with a particular interest in marketing and advertising operations within the mobile/web 2.0 space.

Tara Shahian’s Specialties:

Successfully passed the Google Advertising Professional Exam, demonstrating an in-depth understanding of AdWords and the advertising campaign structure - including performance metrics and optimization techniques. Also knowledgeable in current trends and growth sectors of the online media industry.

Visual communication – Adobe design tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), photography, digital music and video editing

Tara Shahian’s Experience

• Forensic and Litigation Consultant

  FTI Consulting

  (Public Company; Financial Services industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years)

  Consulted diverse business industries, government entities, and law firms in analyzing profits, cash flows, and conducting accounting fraud investigations.

• Intern

  Merrill Lynch

  (Public Company; Financial Services industry)

  November 2003 — March 2004 (5 months)

  Supported the Cervantes Group, financial advisors in asset liquidity and wealth management.

• Intern

  Forestweb Inc.

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 2003 — March 2004 (5 months)

  Managed billing and reconciliation of client accounts. Assisted in market research and lead generation.

• Intern

  Salomon Smith Barney

  (Investment Banking industry)

  January 2003 — March 2003 (3 months)

  Supported the vice-president of investments in the preparation of seminars dealing with benefits of asset allocation, retirement, and estate planning.

Tara Shahian’s Education

• University of California, Los Angeles

  BA , Business Economics , 2002 — 2004

• Monta Vista High