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Fairfax Va

Perspective, Research, Valuation, Development, Publishing, Implementation, Review.

A joint role with Howard Dresner to make the Real Business Intelligence Event even better for speakers, guests, and sponsors.

Fairfax County

Research, interviewing, analysis, writing, publishing.

Tysons Corner, Virginia

Create a bond between the company and its audience.Lead the strategy, research, development, and implementation of programs to benefit MicroStrategy and its market.Enlist external Market Experts and Influencers to determine product-market fit and Product Strategy, and benchmark corporate performance on a range of topics such as Sales Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Customer Experience, Operations, Vertical and Geographic Strategy.Develop programs to detect and qualify cross-functional positive Customer Experiences and leverage them in Product Reviews, Research Gathering, Strategic and Corporate Marketing.Notable secondary research into Independent Market Research ROI by examining native and promoted audience size and audience quality by conversion to pipeline and revenue. Buyer Journey analysis included propensity to purchase via time to convert, time spent by opportunity stage, and quality of opportunity size over time and geography.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for leading six Customer and Market Intelligence Programs to benefit Sales Enablement, Product Management, Demand Generation, and Product and Solution Marketing.Global Customer Reference Database. This primary research into the customer base drove new knowledge capture and data analysis on 26 attributes and facts for a single notable customer application on over 200 customers each quarter.Market Briefing Programs for Customers and Partners engaging an Executive, Technologist and Business Expert Audience. This program standardized method and process and are the number of engagements 300% over 12 months, with a $19M uptick in revenue from customers who engaged.Market Engagement Program, with an online and in-person community of 60,000 and growingApplication Mapping Program: This new primary research developed an open model for capturing the business value and ROI of customer analytical applications, and mapped them by NAICS vertical industry, and APQC horizontal business function. Additional attributes for analysis include infonomics such as application ROI, cost reduction, growth, and utility. Market Intelligence and Satisfaction: detect levels of engagement and satisfaction in different industries and business functions at the company, department, and individual level.Global Customer Speaker Management for in-person and online events

Mclean Va

Product Evangelist and Co-Inventor of a Technology Patent, Leader of Customer Optimization ProgramsDevelopment of product business value: generating 400% ROI on campaigns worldwide at minimal cost while reforming internal business practices across all aspects of the software packaging, marketing, licensing, and sales process.Customer Optimization program initiation and leadership generating $11M revenue over six quarters, involving primary research of tens of millions of transactions into product packaging, licensing, propensity to purchase, pattern detection, product sales attachment, and sales enablement.Intro to Mobile Class, generating thousands of high quality leads per yearSocial Media Products Developed and Launched

Knowledge Management initiation and popularization at MicroStrategyProduct Roadmap Synchronization and DevelopmentDozens of Product Marketing initiativesManaged Numerous Software Product Development and Launch cycles

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Reinvent, and Reengineer Online Learning for Customers

United Kingdom

Manage the U.K. Education business

United Kingdom

Develop Solutions for customers worldwide

United Kingdom

Develop Online Learning Solutions for European Customers. I developed a non-existent business into a source of profit, especially in the Netherlands.

Amersham, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Developed and Delivered Education on Film and Multimedia

France

Based in France, working mostly in EMEA. Significant on-location experience. This is where I perfected my French. I also learned how to endure hardship, to solve problems when they arise, to look ahead to avoid future difficulties, and how to leverage the incredible power of diplomacy.

B.A. (2.1), French, English

Activities and Societies: Film Society; Elected President of French Society; Elected to Student Board of Tavistock Hall.This is where I.

Pgce, Modern Languages

Activities and Societies: Ben Lairig Mountaineering SocietyThis is where I learned to be a teacher