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North Carolina, United States

Ingenuity that ignites! Bringing unique plans and strategies formed at the intersection of intentionally integrated offerings. Because our clients’ audacious plans are worthy of creative solutions from proven experts.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Fueled by a passion for developing authentic and success-oriented relationships, where clients become the hero of the story. Applying 30 years of marketing, L&D, strategy/planning, and operations experience to the Enterprise Services division of Bonfire Effect. Helping craft professional, innovation, and change solutions led by dynamo teams to help our business friends do more and be more.

Austin, Texas, United States

Built, launched, and managed the marketing function and team. Developed marketing and product marketing roadmaps with interlocks across sales, practice leads, and delivery. Launched branding, positioning, content, social media, and service offerings to global enterprise audiences.

Austin, Texas Area

STRATEGY AND PLANNING / BUSINESS OPERATIONS: Built, executed, and supported operationalizing the organization’s strategic plans. Initiated or helped implement plans to manage OPEX, transformation initiatives, global resource planning, KPI tracking and management reporting.TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT: Determined skills needed for today’s business strategies and tomorrow’s evolving workforce. Created multi-tiered skill and leadership development programs and curriculum for the organization - utilizing best practices like collaborative learning, nano courseware, and AI powered platforms.MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE: Led all elements of MOC for sales, sales ops, and customers for company-wide infrastructure, tool, process, and policy infrastructure initiative. Created and implement an engaging marketing and training campaign designed to drive and encourage a “customer first” culture and behavior change for HPE.CORPORATE COMMUNICATION & EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: Created structure, marketing, and nomination process of the awards and recognition program for 2000 employees. Managed a team focused on creating corporate communications, community events, skill enhancement and site activities that created passion and appreciation while decreasing attrition.CHIEF OF STAFF TO SALES OPERATIONS SENIOR VP: Drove the SVP's initiatives, governed and led the decision making triad of HR / Finance / Operations, managing performance objectives/metrics for VPs’ core organizations.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Overhauled sales compensation communication processes and vehicles, training, and created marketing campaigns, contributing to an increased understanding and excitement of incentive pay and 3X faster deployment of sales plans.Drove the renovation of sales employees’ sales plan letters from lengthy legal documents to a web-based, user friendly format which earned a company award.OTHER HEWLETT PACKARD EXPERIENCESelected to participate in Hewlett Packard's Advanced Development Program for top 1% of high-performing managers Business Development, Learning and Development, Market Segment Manager, Inside & Field SalesMarketing, Program ManagementGlobal Product Manager (based overseas)

Loveland, Colorado

Created, implemented, and executed an Online and E-commerce strategy improving the shopping experience and increasing online revenue. Led web navigation, design, online marketing, and web analytics strategies.

Longmont, Colorado

In a dynamic start-up environment, initiated channel marketing programs to launch breakthrough holographic storage products and established the company’s channel training strategy and curriculum. Drove the selection and implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning and Customer Relationship Management system changing the entire supply chain and sales process.