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Work From Anywhere, Remote, OO

SVP and General Manager, Marketing Services. Oversee the company's Marketing Services business unit, with P&L responsibility for growth and profits.

Work From Anywhere, Remote, OO

SVP Marketing Strategy at Toptal, an elite network of the world's top talent in business, design, and technology, on demand. The company operates a B2C / B2B hybrid model managing a two-sided market for talent.Leadership role for all revenue-driving marketing functions, including performance marketing, growth product management, SEO, sales enablement.

Advisory and consulting practice specializing in helping business leaders maximize growth and profitability. CEO Peer Groups, advisory services, growth strategy, financial improvement, digital transformation and technology strategy, marketing & sales effectiveness, business development, product management, operational efficiency, human resources and.

Oak Brook, Illinois, US

Strategic advisor to an entrepreneurial technology consulting firm specializing in custom web and mobile app development, technology architecture for digital commerce, and QA / testing automation.

Chicago, Illinois, US

University of Chicago Booth School of Business faculty, teaching MBA and Executive education courses.

Chicago, Illinois, US

Served a three-year term on the Governing Council, including a one-year term as Board Chair, of this leading, comprehensive hospital and medical center, part of Advocate Health.

Chicago, IL, US

Led $700M omnichannel retail P&L ($140M digital) across multiple lines of business, including merchandising operations, sourcing and buying for footwear, home products and fine jewelry. Also oversaw SHC's business in New York, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands, encompassing retail stores, e-commerce, mobile, consumer and home services, auto centers.

Arlington Heights, Illinois, US

• Managed the turnaround of a privately-held deals and marketing incentives company, leading a total rebuild of the company’s operations. Returned the company to positive EBITDA and top-line growth in 2013 and 2014 after.
• Launched the company into mobile commerce by deploying custom apps for iOS and Android, mobile optimized commerce sites, and responsive design e-mail templates. Achieved 3+ million app downloads and grew the mobile.
• Bootstrapped a daily deals sub-brand (“Specials by Restaurant.com”), growing sales from zero to $11 million over a three-year period with zero advertising spend.
• Grew the B2B business 60% over a four year period by increasing sales to enterprise clients.
• Reduced restaurant partner acquisition costs by 72% by deploying a hybrid internal-outsourced telesales operation leveraging CRM tools and predictive analytics for lead scoring.
• Migrated IT operations to a cloud computing infrastructure, closing data centers and saving $1.5 million annually while dramatically improving service reliability. Rebuilt the company’s e-commerce architecture to.

Morton Grove, IL, US

Board member and advisor to BayRu LLC, a startup ecommerce retail and supply chain company serving emerging markets.

Torrance, California, US

Chief Marketing Officer and VP Business Development for a $150M automotive e-commerce and catalog retailer. Led the multi-brand B2C digital and D2C catalog business. Launched the digital brand Carparts.com from scratch as a startup. Built a B2B SaaS business selling the e-commerce platform as a white label solution to major retailers. Managed the company's.

Las Vegas, NV, US

Top marketing executive for Harrah's Hotel and Casino property. Responsibility for revenue generation, oversight of all sales and marketing functions (hotel, casino, restaurants, nightclub, convention center), a $60M marketing budget and a Sales & Marketing staff of 40+. Particular focus on database marketing, loyalty, CRM, analytics, promotions.

10+ year volunteer and member of the Board of Directors for Jobs for Youth, a non-profit organization providing educational, career counseling, and job placement services helping at-risk young workers 17-21 achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Chicago, IL, US

CMO, CFO, and head of the market data business for a FinTech / digital startup exchange, co-owned by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). Beat out a Nasdaq-funded competitor for leadership in the US securities futures market, setting up the startup for a successful, 20-year run.

Chicago, IL, US

Head of Marketing for the largest U.S. futures exchange. Recruited from Bain to help lead the market's transition from analog to digital / electronic trading. Managed the P&L for the market data business, and oversaw the marketing program to prepare for the exchange's successful IPO.

Boston, MA, US

Strategy consulting, M&A, post-merger integration, go-to-market execution, sales and marketing program optimization and supply chain process reengineering. Industry experience: Consumer packaged goods / CPG, Telecommunications / Cellular, Capital equipment manufacturing / OEM, Industrial distribution / MRO, Financial Services (commercial banking, retail.

London, GB

Product and Engineering management for call center automation, client management / CRM, and knowledge management systems.

Dublin 2, IE

Manage software development teams, lead software engineering projects, and manage network infrastructure.

Evanston, IL, US

Teach undergraduate classes in Computer Science as a faculty member of the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University. Manage daily operations and IT infrastructure for University computing facilities and networks.

Mba, Strategic Management, Finance

High School

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology, Computer Science