Ann M. Marcus Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

San Leandro, California, Us

Experienced communications strategist bringing a community-engagement orientation to technology-related, projects and programs. Work effectively within and across the public, non-profit, and private sectors. Build teams with the appropriate skills and experience to address challenges from the systems to the applications level. Capable of crafting visual models that make complex concepts & frameworks accessible to any stakeholder, allowing them to envision & embrace the concept as their own. Drawing on four decades of work in technology, media, and sociology, we also provide relationship development and executive coaching to help identify and remove roadblocks to success. Current projects: > Global Communities Technology Challenge (GCTC) -- Smart city community of practice under the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - Communication Strategist / Leadership Team>"Schools as Community Resilience Hubs " - Program Manager. Portland-based pilot project to raise community resilience capacity using neighborhood elementary school resources. "Michigan City Economic Development Projects" in conjunction with iNeighborhoods.us & WeAccel.io to enhance education, workforce development, and economic growth activities in the Lake Michigan South Shore region. Past clients: Link Oregon, Cisco Systems, AT&T, Microsoft, Nikon Precision, PANO (Wildfire Early Detection System), Collaborative Strategies, Consortium for Service Innovation, Lotus Development

GCTC is a Smart Cities & Communities center of excellence providing community-focused applications of the technology and standards developed by the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) under the US Dept. of Commerce. Projects and programs are developed and fueled by the expertise and sweat equity of experienced practitioners in the Smart Cities & Communities field. See https://thecirrusgroup.co for more information.

Communications lead for Oregon's visionary research and education network serving as middle-mile network providers for the state's non-profit & public sectors. Rcvd "Resolution of Appreciation" (Nov 2023) award from Link Oregon's board of directors for growing the visibility & voice of the organizations since its 2019 inception.

San Jose, Ca, Us

Executive communications lead for the Cisco Smart+Connected Communities (S+CC) team providing content development, research, event planning, and executive support for Senior VP focusing on Smart Cities, Internet of Things (IoT) for Public Sector. Crafted communications on behalf of SVP including blog posts, articles, web materials and other content on S+CC products and services for Cities and Urban Service Operators--including solutions in Transportation, Smart Lighting, Smart Parking, Smart Water, Smart Waste Management et al. and the Cisco Kinetic for Cities (CKC) the data platform.> Focus: Smart Cities, Internet of Things (IoT), Public Sector, Digital Transformation, Smart Transportation and Mobility (Traffic, Parking, Autonomous / Connected Vehicles, Electrification, TNCs), Smart (Street) Lighting, Citizen Engagement, Smart Water and Waste Management; urban economic, social and environmental sustainability; Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain / Distributed Ledger for governance and urban services, Machine Learning, Fog / Edge Computing and other emerging technologies> Liaised with marketing, press relations (PR) and analyst relations (AR) on thought leadership, business development, relationship management and technology expertise; worked at the epicenter of the digital revolution for cities, communities and public sector organizations worldwide.> Distributed teamwork across US, India and Asia, Middle East, and Europe

San Jose, Ca, Us

Strategic development, information architecture, program & project management, customer engagement, content management, event development and moderation, metrics analysis, leadership, and community management for the Learning@Cisco Cisco Learning Network. Consulted with subject matter experts on Cisco technology, Cisco Certification (CCNA, CCNP, etc), government leaders, thought leaders and learning partners worldwide to drive engagement, quality control, awareness, and visibility. Top performer in start-up environment. Highly creative. Customer-focused. Budget-aware.

Developed strategic relationships with key technology media marketing contacts. Barter agreements resulted in $millions worth of (free) advertising for Key3Media / Softbank Forum / COMDEX Forums tech events with targeted tech publications and associations. Highly successful in developing attractive blended sponsorship packages to bring in influential participants (CMP, McGraw-Hill, Miller-Freeman, Ziff-Davis, et al.)

Developed media contacts, provided materials, oversaw media event involvement and access to subject matter experts

Needham, Ma, Us

Produced reviews of technology products and solutions individually or as part of product roundups in enterprise, entertainment and productivity product areas. Received award for shifting review approach to concentrate on customer-identified task criteria.

Managed and edited single software reviews and multi-product comparisons for an enterprise readership. Helped to restructure comparisons from feature orientation to customer use orientation for which my team received an award.

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Wrote/edited technical articles on Lotus products.

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Co-managed development of a technical support, knowldedge management database. Provided tech support on Lotus 1-2-3 and other Lotus products.

B.A., Sociology (Ethnomethodology)

Mba, Business Analysis / Computing Systems (Decision Support)

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Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications