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Strategic marketing, new product development and workplace culture management advisory services and solutions

Oversaw curriculum design, planning, marketing, enrollment and management of Duquesne University's globally ranked full-time MBA program emphasizing sustainability; taught the three live project and practicum consulting courses that anchor the program, collaborating with multinational and local executives to leverage innovation from financial, social and environmental responsibility. Led study trips and supervised graduate field projects in China, Japan, Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, Costa Rico, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. Coached MBA competition teams to international awards in Aspen, Corporate Knights and other competitions. Served as associate director of part-time graduate business programs.

Taught graduate courses in business writing, presentation skills, integrated marketing communication, advertising and public relations and undergraduate courses in marketing and communication; served on graduate curriculum committee; developed master syllabi for new graduate courses.

Headed 20-person department, overseeing $140-million in U.S. and Canadian promotion spending on brands that yielded over $1-billion in factory sales. Across a progression of roles, managed regional test markets and national product launches, led transition teams through mergers and acquisitions, developed economic pricing strategy that raised profits $3-million/year, instituted sales promotion programs that raised market shares for 16 brands, directed national and new product sales meetings (500+ attendees), oversaw automation of sales reporting and analysis, pioneered data analytic initiatives with Nielsen and software for shelf space management, and recruited/trained management development candidates.