Working at Kiefer is the best job I've ever had. I'm involved in business development (hence the title), content production, marketing initiatives, technical writing and business process improvements. Kiefer Consulting makes a difference. We help state and local government work better, smarter and adapt to an evolving modern workplace.

• Manage corporate communications and inbound marketing efforts via HubSpot.• Create engaging content for web, video, eBooks, print and in-store.• Oversee expansion of social media presence, paid Facebook ads and lead-generating landing pages. • Develop and manage $50k annual budget for Google AdWords, trade shows and social media platforms.• Write press releases, speeches, scripts and presentations. • Measure, track and analyze marketing efforts on digital channels including Google, Yelp, and YouTube. • Serve as technical writer in development of product manuals and employee training modules.• Implement SEO/SEM tactics and develop inbound marketing strategies.

I was the creator and host of a podcast series at SactownPeople.com. My mission was to interview everyday people who are making Sacramento great. I produced nearly 50 episodes!

• Manage day-to-day editorial operations of FutureStructure.com. • Oversee production of print edition of FutureStructure.• Write, edit and aggregate relevant content for website and magazine. • Provide keynote speeches at various national and regional events. • Organize and participate in summits, editorial round tables and webinars. • Research and post IT market intelligence for the state and local government vendors.• Manage team of state and local government IT researchers.

• Manage social media and web content.• Write Press Releases, Fact Sheets, Speeches, Op-Eds.• Media relations.• Pre-bid conference management.• Produce collateral and PowerPoints.

• Liaise with marketing & operations teams to ensure events meets objectives.• Set deadlines and allocate projects within the team.• Define events, goals, objectives and implementation plans.• Work with marketing managers to identify new business opportunities.• Provide regular updates and status reports to immediate team and key stakeholders.• Ensure events are produced on time and within budget. • Establish communication protocols and operating procedures.• Drive event evaluation techniques & contributing to the strategic planning of events.• Determine fiscal requirements and preparing budgetary recommendations.• Ensure quality standards are maintained by company staff and external contractors.• Conduct pre- and post-event meetings to review needs and obtain feedback. Assorted comments from attendees at my 2012 events."Best Government IT conference of the year!" "Chad was amazing. He seemed to be everywhere. He deserves a raise and maybe even a bonus""Chad really delivered! The content was excellent and feedback very positive.""I’ve been to this conference for years – I felt this was the best to date." "Very great value for a conference with wonderful topics. Thank you!"

• Write and edit stories for Government Technology magazine and govtech.com.• Direct editorial social media activity.• Manage Government Technology's Facebook page.• Seed editorial content on social media sites and news aggregating sites. • Work with marketing to continually enhance corporate presence in social media.• Help incorporate new website features to provide users with a richer experience.• Familiar with content management systems and HTML.• Three years of experience producing Custom Media publications.

- Wrote for a variety of local pubs including the Sacramento Union and Folsom Style;- Popular, regional blogger. Blog was featured in Sacramento News & Review.