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Steering the company's brand and growth efforts through the growing and dynamic battery storage market. Wearing all the hats of a VP of Marketing at a Series B startup: part leader, part strategist, part hands-on marketer, and 100% hustle!

Aurora Solar is Series D climate tech SaaS leader that is accelerating the energy transition through a platform that empowers the solar industry with data, AI, and automation. I'm honored to lead the global marketing function and help to contribute toward a future of clean energy for all.

I led an 8-week digital marketing course built specifically for product managers.

I create and deliver digital marketing education to help students prepare to be marketers of tomorrow. The course covers the fundamentals of Google AdWords (SEM & display), paid social (Facebook), Google Analytics and more.

I led the GTM strategy and execution for the smart home business (Kami Home) of a 400-person global consumer electronics e-commerce leader with a mission to make life safer, richer and more fun by making advanced imaging and sensing technology accessible to everyone.

I established the digital marketing function and team at Oportun, the leading socially-responsible D2C fintech lender to the underbanked community. My team was responsible for creating and executing online customer acquisition programs (SEM, email, display, paid social, content), growing company's brand awareness (social, SEO, local listings, reputation) among a culturally-diverse, bilingual community, and enabling a superior customer experience across all digital touch points.

• Eltropy is a SaaS B2B content management platform for sales and marketing organizations. I developed the company's initial product positioning and messaging, including sales presentation and website.• Asian Box Restaurants – Oversaw all aspects of digital marketing for a fast casual restaurant chain, including email, social, website, and search. Developed strategy for a new website, mobile ordering system and loyalty program. Hired and managed team of field marketers, designer and… Show more • Eltropy is a SaaS B2B content management platform for sales and marketing organizations. I developed the company's initial product positioning and messaging, including sales presentation and website.• Asian Box Restaurants – Oversaw all aspects of digital marketing for a fast casual restaurant chain, including email, social, website, and search. Developed strategy for a new website, mobile ordering system and loyalty program. Hired and managed team of field marketers, designer and agencies. Launched LA market.• Mobile app startup – Developed go-to-market plans for user and customer acquisition for a mobile marketplace for hourly jobs. Conducted user persona research, developed content for website and customer portal, launched app in App store (beta), drafted drip emails and recruited brand ambassadors. Show less

Foundational member of marketing team that supported company growth from 600 to 3,000 employees, and through IPO. Spearheaded new product launches, complex initiatives and strategic partnerships to expand the market for SolarCity’s clean home energy products (solar, energy efficiency, EV charging stations, battery storage).

Developed marketing strategy and oversaw execution of all demand generation programs for the company’s largest vertical market. Conducted market research, developed go-to-market plan, and established and nurtured relationships with strategic solutions partners. Also served as acting Director of PR/AR, securing top positioning in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant.

Defined, launched and managed channel marketing program and partnered with BD to recruit 100s of integrator/reseller partners to establish distribution. Spearheaded company’s first customer & partner summit. Developed and launched multiple regional user groups and a customer reference program.

One of the first marketing hires and key contributor to pre-IPO growth, as company expanded from 50 to 300 employees. Mentored new marketing teams through several major company reorgs and market transitions.

Oversaw research agenda, designed and conducted user surveys, authored reports and market forecasts on the wireless/mobile industry. Recognized by the Wi-Fi trade association for outstanding contributions to the Wi-Fi industry.