Media planning and buying consultant specializing in political campaigns, issue advertising and not-for profit organizations. Projects include: Citizens Energy Corporation, Campaign to Elect Angus King for Senate ( I-ME), Campaign to re-elect Barney Frank for Congress ( D-MA), Campaign to re-elect Mike Capuano for Congress ( D-MA), IFAW, NACA, Accountibility 2010, Equality Maine and Hawaii State Teachers Assoc.

1984 - 1990 Blair Television Account Executive1990 - 2006 Vice President, ManagerProvide a productive and profitable working environment to produce sales and service to advertising agencies and/or client televisions stations. Utilize all resources available to deliver assigned revenue goals. Deliver operating profit.• Provide direction, strategy and goals for the office• Manage, encourage, promote and evaluate sales and support staff.• Forecast and prepare realistic budget for upcoming years’ revenues and expenses and monitor throughout year.• Coordinate/facilitate all weekly, monthly, quarterly reports on a timely basis • Develop and maintain meaningful relationships with station/agency upper management as well as advertisers located within sales territory.• Maximize the sales effort for client stations through existing and new revenue streams • Work to broaden the business base in the region through new station solicitation, cultivating new business and re-capturing direct business.• Follow the Blair Goal Oriented Management System to maximize the skills, abilities and experience of each staff member• Be an industry/community leader

• Supervisor in media planning group of major advertising agency with senior responsibility for national, regional and local accounts.• Assist in the management of twenty person media department with responsibility for media training group.• Work directly with account management and clients to define business and marketing goals to translate into a strategic media approach.• Execute all phases of media plans from conception and strategy development through analysis, writing and client presentation.• Knowledge of all existing and new media including network/spot television, network/spot radio, national and local cable, outdoor, trade and consumer print.• Initiated and completed review of cable television/new media for presentation to major clients.• Active participant in agency new business development team.• Client experience in consumer goods and retail services including: Stanley Works, Kendall Company, Parker Brothers, Evan-Picone Fashions, A & W Root Beer, CVS Drugstores, Colombo Yogurt, Molson Beer ,Purity Supreme Supermarkets, Stride Rite Footwear, McDonalds local co-op