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Austin, TX, US

Big Wheelbarrow is supply chain software for local. We help grocery chains get local farm products into stores.

Bouldin Food Forest is a sustainable vegetable farm serving Austin and central Texas.

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Managing director at PwC Digital. Create, lead and facilitate digital strategy at global companies. For companies that were founded before the Internet, digital literacy for the organization is a key need, how to embed it into operations, then how to grow it for market advantage. Responsibilities include digital strategy, engagement strategy, communities.

Seattle, WA, US

Trusted advisor to senior and executive leadership teams for global brands on social business transformation, customer engagement, social media monitoring, crisis management, cross-departmental social operations and resourcing, and social media strategy and execution. Developed a core company practice and team around social enterprise readiness and.

Co-founder of boutique customer advocacy and digital consulting firm. Responsibilities included business development, relationship management, engagement leadership and thought leadership (Church of the Customer blog, with 101,000 subscribers) for an array of clients focused on improving measurable customer loyalty. Acquired by social/digital management.

Dallas, Texas, US

Opened and managed the Chicago office of digital agency imc2 (re-branded as MEplusYOU), the largest independent digital marketing firm in the United States. Duties included office P&L, building a core team of professionals in sales, strategy, design and development, strategic guidance, business growth and strategic partnerships.

Dallas, TX, US

Responsible for the maiden Internet launch and presence of the then eighth-largest newspaper in the U.S. Responsibilities included oversight of the user experience, developing and managing operational workflow of newsroom copy to website publishing, establishing an always-on publishing methodology, and helping build a corporate-wide digital presence.

Contract consultant to the largest media organization in Hong Kong, publisher of Apple Daily and Next Magazine. Duties included working on-site to develop governance around visual media development and display, building, organizing and managing a data visualization team, facilitation of collaboration, training and strategy consulting.

Dallas, TX, US

Graphics editor for one of the ten-largest newspapers in the U.S. Responsibilities included developing companywide governance and process for visualization of data, mapping, visual explanations and diagrams. Managed a large team of graphic and information designers.