Al Black Email & Phone Number

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

• Company practice leader for technology and public sector strategic planning and initiatives, team management, new business development, thought leadership.• Manages clients and develops and executed proactive and winning communications strategies to build executive visibility, corporate brand awareness and solution capabilities. Specific technologies focus areas include GenAI, SaaS, 5G and digital transformation. Gained earned media exposure in national and trade outlets through placed podcasts, ghost-written bylines, direct media briefings/interviews, social media and live event media engagements.• Works extensively with cross-functional teams, senior executives, and subject matter experts to understand and consult on communications strategies that propel business goals and objectives.

Washington, Dc

Enjoyed taking time off during Covid to write and develop a fictional sci-fi screenplay/script. In progress.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Account manager and team leader specializing in IT, public sector, defense, healthcare and education sector visibility. • Created and executed numerous successful communications plans. Performed market differentiation and message development to inform content. • Drove visibility programs, including media relations, product launches and crisis communications initiatives. • Dramatically increased client exposure in tier-one, vertical and broadcast media through extensive journalist relationships. • Organized and led industry analyst tours. Aligned programs with social media and web content owners. Clients included Cisco, Lockheed Martin, Harris Corporation, United Technologies, Adobe, Kuwait Ministry of Defense, ITT Exelis, MarkLogic, A.T. Kearney and others.

Bethesda, Md

Performed as senior corporate communications manager for a global satellite communications company. Responsibilities included:• Integrating marketing and public relations functions of disparate global offices and newly acquired companies throughout Canada, the U.S. and Asia-Pacific. Managing and coordinating the PR activities of marketing managers at Stratos offices around the world.• Developing global public relations strategic plan, including PR policy and practices, website content, and news distribution protocol.• Executing an internal communications program, including company newsletter, intranet site, and employee crisis communications.• Developing investor relations materials, including quarterly reports and 2001/02 annual reports.• Serving as media relations officer for the company, gaining coverage in first and second tier business press, satellite communications trade publications, and vertical press. Developing press strategies, campaigns, and materials for local and national coverage.• Coordinating public relations activities for new product launches, including press announcements and tradeshow outreach.• Serving as communications liaison for executive staff, including media briefings, speech writing, and other communication activities.

Mclean, Va

Served as chief public relations officer for international e-commerce software company. Responsibilities and achievements included:• Serving as direct communications counsel to senior executive management and in-house legal staff. Performed as company spokesperson with media and analysts.• Developing and implementing corporate communications strategy. Developing and implementing product launch plans resulting in media and analyst coverage.• Managing public relations agencies and relevant vendors. Managed related budgets for these vendors.• Developing and executing internal and external communication tactics, including messaging, press releases and other media materials, employee and shareholder communications, media and industry analyst relations, and partner/client communiqués. Conducting media and analyst tours.• Performing crisis communications, most notably concerning IPO postponement and lay-off issues.• Coordinating tradeshow media briefings resulting in positive press coverage.• Leveraging client, partner and vendor relationships for collaborative press coverage.• Garnered positive press in national and local broadcast media. Won coverage in business, trade, technology, online and New Economy press. Established standing relationships with industry analysts and targeted members of the press.

Washington, Dc

Clients included Network Solutions, Inc., Capital One Financial Corporation, Sun Microsystems, WebOS.com and American Management Systems, Inc. (AMS). Responsibilities and achievements included:• Performing technology-oriented media relations and counsel, resulting in print, TV, and radio coverage. Results include feature/cover stories in technology trades, business and national media. • Working in the Silicon Valley area to launch a Sun Microsystems web software product. Gained television and business, national and technology media for the launch. Developed east and west coast analyst tour for the Sun development team.• Raising the profile of senior executives and managing public awareness campaigns for clients on issues including Internet governance and marketing; environmental, utility, financial and medical technology systems; data warehousing and Object Oriented Design systems. • Developing speaking opportunity placements and launching new products and corporate offerings at key tradeshows, including Internet World, ISPCON, and COMDEX.• Writing internal communications materials and benchmarking corporate/employee communications. • Managing staff, budget, and implementation of numerous projects.• Participating in new business presentations and developing new public relations programs.• Nominated for two Inside PR 1998 CIPRA Awards for raising the IT profile of Capital One and for promoting an AMS environmental intranet solution to targeted audiences.