Brian Balaoing

Freelance Photographer

2018 – Present

• Built a diverse portfolio of work, including automotive, portraits, events, and product photography. • Managed all business aspects, including creative planning, marketing, budgeting, client relations, and project management. • Consistently work with established brands in the automotive industry, including BMW Blog, Nissan, Vossen Wheels, Bring A Trailer, and Exotic Car Trader. • Grew dedicated automotive photography social media profiles to over 30,000 followers.

Photographer

2021 – 2024

• Capture high-quality and professional photos of cars in-shop and outside on location. • Capture detailed photos of car parts in a studio setting in order to sell via e-commerce. • Use latest photo editing software to retouch photos and upload to various file sharing websites for use by the marketing team and sales team. • Continuously scout out unique and varying photoshoot locations to diversify brand image. • Collaborate with web manager to ensure proper layout and presentation of website photo gallery.

Social Media Manager / Marketing Manager

2021 – 2024

• Initiate and manage creative social media and marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness of in-person and online audiences, resulting in a 400% increase of social media followers from 2021 to 2024. • Consistently engaged with 200,000 users on social media platforms per month, increasing up to 1,000,000 users during peak months. • Collaborate with the sales team and shop technicians to ensure consistent brand acknowledgement in order to execute marketing strategies. • Create and upload daily posts across all social media platforms, establishing proper use of hashtags and social media trends. • Answer and reply to direct messages and comments across all social media platforms, notifying the sales team of any sales leads.

Global Purchasing Analyst

2020 – 2021

• Directly managed inventory levels in global regions for Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, and India, collaborated weekly with personnel from each global region on supply chain planning • Issued purchase orders to overseas suppliers in China, Vietnam, Japan, and Mexico, reviewed for accuracy and cost effectiveness, communicated with suppliers to resolve any purchase order issues or discrepancies • Issued transfers of excess supply to regions with depleted inventory, approved returns of excess inventory back to suppliers • Assisted in streamlining successful launches of new products in international markets for Q4/2020 and Q1/2021 • Jointly operated with Product Managers and Sourcing Operation Managers on new product launches for global markets

Procurement Analyst

2017 – 2020

• Responsible for analyzing historical sales data to construct purchase orders to keep warehouse inventory levels in stock • Prioritized purchase habits based off top selling items, high margin items, and budget, as determined by Accounting Department • Monitored company’s kit out of stock percentage, lowered from 35% out of stock to 10% out of stock • Managed purchase orders placed on back order, followed up with vendors for correct ETA’s, canceled orders as necessary • Collaborated with Products Department to purchase new items to expand the company’s business

Order Processing Specialist

2017 – 2018

• Tracked the process of orders placed on company’s website to be drop shipped directly to customer • Acquired valid tracking information for each customer order within 1-2 business days, unless otherwise stated by vendor • Consistently maintained 95% or better on time tracking upload for orders placed on Amazon Marketplaces • Assisted Accounting Department in solving drop ship order discrepancies on invoices

Warehouse Returns Specialist

2017 – 2017

• Accountable for processing customer returns coming back to warehouse • Determined by hand if returned items were new, used, or defective • Coordinated with Customer Service Department to gather customer information on return if little information provided

Operations Supervisor

2015 – 2017

• Organized logical routes for route drivers in order to maximize time and efficiency on inbound shift • Responsible for dispatching up to 25 drivers to deliver and pick up freight to meet customer’s demands • Consistently exceeded ABF Freight System’s company wide standard of 95% transit time on outbound shift • Managed driver hours based on Department Of Transportation regulations and local union Teamster regulations • Assisted terminal in achieving 1st place honors in Region 10 of ABF Freight System in Q2/Q4 2016

Management Trainee

2015 – 2015

• Shadowed various job functions within company, responsible for learning key components in operations and sales • Under supervision of operations supervisor, directed various operations shifts, including inbound, outbound, and dispatch • Under supervision of account manager, made 10-15 sales calls over 3 week span to existing and potential customers

Maritime Department Intern

2014 – 2014

• Constructed tariff study matrix of the California Association of Port Authority for the Port Of San Diego • Prepared five-year maritime revenue cargo forecast using tenant information provided by the Port Of San Diego

Business Administration

2011 – 2015

• GPA: 3.379, Cum Laude • Varsity Letter: Men’s Golf, 2014-2015 • Studied abroad in Vietnam with Business Administration Department, May 2013-Jun. 2013

Photo Shoot: Lamborghini Huracan Performante

Lamborghini Huracan Performante. Shot for Brixton Forged Wheels. (June 2023)

Photo Shoot: Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. Shot for Vossen Wheels. (March 2023)

Photo Shoot: Techart Porsche 992 Turbo S

Porsche 992 Turbo S with "Techart GTstreet R Cabriolet" body kit. Shot for HRE Wheels. (August 2023)

Photo Shoot: Lexus LFA

Lexus LFA. Shot for Anrky Wheels. (June 2022)

Photo Shoot: BMW M8 Gran Coupe

Photo shoot of the world's first customer delivered 2020 BMW M8 Gran Coupe. Shot for BMW Blog. (May 2020)