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New York, Ny, Us

Fierce Network is a mega portal under the Questex brand of digital communities and leading events, and designed to meet the needs of decision makers throughout the global communications industry. As part of the launch team for the new site (April 2024), I brought together the talented teams of Fierce Telecom, Fierce Wireless and Silverlinings to build a powerhouse editorial group focused on breaking news, analysis, research and unique virtual and in-person events. Topics include: data center, automation, fixed and mobile broadband, cloud infrastructure, application modernization, security and more. In 2024, under my oversight, Fierce Network won four Eddie and Ozzie awards for B2B content. I regularly host panels, podcasts, video interviews and emcee industry events, such as TIP's FYUZ.I was also part of the launch team and am currently Editor-in-Chief for Questex's Broadband Nation (April 2024) which works with industry organization TIA to help rebrand the broadband technician profession, attracting a younger and more diverse workforce. The unique program aims to connect job seekers with training opportunities at community colleges and tech institutes, subsequently providing them with career opportunities from across the industry. By helping solve the workforce challenge, high-speed internet access can be delivered quickly, and the industry will be able to replenish and diversify their employee base.In addition, I launched and oversee the new Fierce Network Research arm (June 2024) which delivers industry quantitative and qualitative research on topics, including AI, network automation, private wireless networks and more.As part of my role, I manage a team of eight reporters and work cross-functionally with marketing, creative, event content and the senior leadership teams across Questex brands to deliver high-quality products.

New York, Ny, Us

Silverlinings was a news site under the Questex brand of digital communities and leading events.Silverlinings provided analysis and strategy for the 21st century cloud infrastructure revolution – the single largest communications transformation of all time. In April 2024 it merged with Fierce Telecom and Fierce Wireless to become Fierce Network.I was part of the launch team for Silverlinings, which went live in January 2023. Together, my team of three full-time reporters and a group of freelancers, provides cloud network architects with the critical news, analysis and information they need to understand how to integrate new and old technology, provide security and visibility, merge public and private clouds, avoid cloud lock-in, manage edge networks and deploy 5G into the cloud. As with my previous positions at other companies, I am proud to have built and nurtured a collaborative editorial team that lives up to the people-first cultural values of the company.

Denver, Co, Us

New York, New York, Us

Blockworks is a financial media brand that delivers breaking news and premium insights about digital assets to millions of investors.Launched in January 2021, Blockworks’ editorial arm provides investors with the critical analysis and information they need to make smarter decisions about digital assets.In one year, I took Blockworks editorial from its early days as a news site with three reporters and several stories per day — to a team of six reporters, two editors (including myself) and eight to 12 stories per day.I am proud to have built and nurtured a collaborative editorial team that lives up to the people-first cultural values of the company.In 2021 my contribution to the company led to amazing achievements, including:• In November 2021 alone, Blockworks had two million page views, up from 25,000 in January• The Bloomberg terminal now features Blockworks editorial content• The Coinbase app showcases Blockworks editorial content on its homepage and under a variety of digital asset tabs• Citi Velocity, a news portal for Citi’s institutional clients in 150 countries, includes Blockworks news My daily responsibilities included collaborating with and coaching a team of reporters on daily news, writing and editing content, curating art and web design and publishing final stories. I also worked cross-functionally with the marketing and social media teams to expand Blockworks’ reach.

Parsippany, Nj, Us

I raised TM Forum’s profile across the telecommunications industry worldwide through internal and external communications, press releases, social media, web presence, speaking engagements, Hard Talk webcasts and Quick Talk podcasts.In 2019, I doubled the company’s media and analyst coverage, and increased followers on the Forum’s various social media channels by 75%. In 2020, I increased coverage by 50% over 2019.I drafted extensive award entries for TM Forum’s events, which led to Digital Transformation World Series 2020 winning Best Digital Conference (budget over £5,000) at the Digital Events Awards. I built and maintained sustainable communications that delivered high-profile coverage in leading trade media such as Light Reading, Telecoms.com, SDXCentral, Mobile Europe, Vanilla Plus, Capacity and Fierce Telecom.I managed a third-party public relations agency, an internal speakers bureau, and worked with internal cross-functional teams to achieve media recognition for the company’s Collaboration program and projects.My biggest achievement was creating a social media video campaign focused on proof-of-concept projects. Through concise scripts and creative images, I conveyed the powerful results of industry collaboration and innovation. See the videos below for examples of my work which achieved well over 2,500 organic impressions per video posting.The skills I regularly put to use were writing, editing and consulting on strategy for creative marketing and communications campaigns that supported TM Forum's collaboration programs, industry events, research and news portal, email marketing campaigns and membership acquisition and retention programs.I produced and hosted TM Forum's Quick Talk Podcast to discuss the latest telecom news with internal and external network and communications business leaders. I also co-hosted TM Forum's Hard Talk live webcast series and moderated audience interaction with the host and show guests.

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Head of $3.1 million event portfolio consisting of 15+ global Light Reading events annuallyMaintained 60% gross events profits in 2017 and 2018Responsible for over $1.3 million in total annual event budgets, including:• 1,400-attendee conference with 50+ booth exhibition• 400-attendee conferences in the U.S. and U.K.• 100-person annual executive summits in Lisbon and Prague which included multi-day conference sessions, gala dinners, networking excursions, VIP speaker management, city tours and welcome receptionsIncreased event registration by an average of 20% across events in 2017 and 2018Member of 10-person executive team that transitioned the Light Reading business post-acquisition (2016) to Informa Manage internal five-person event team, inclusive of design and marketing and all event staffing; speaker relations, contractors, and lead pre-event and onsite communications and experience for staff, sponsors and attendeesGuide event content and direction to produce outstanding agendas and source industry-leading keynotes

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Launched and managed two content-driven, community-based custom news sites for Light Reading that generated over $1 million per year for the company:• Upskill U, an online learning portal dedicated to re-skilling the telecommunications industry workforce through interactive live-streamed audio shows and facilitated message boards• The New IP, an online community covering network transformation.Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop editorial calendars, marketing plans and curriculums that drove Upskill U registration to 7,000 registered users in six months, and an average of 53,000 monthly page views for The New IPSecured top industry speakers for Upskill U, The New IP, and Light Reading's live and online events

Pasadena, Ca, Us

The Solar System Ambassadors Program (SSA) is a public outreach program designed to work with volunteers across the nation to share the excitement of JPL's space exploration missions and information about recent discoveries to people in their local communities. I presented space and environmental science programming to groups large and small on a variety of topics, including space, planets, missions and general solar system education for all ages. Read more about the program at: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/ssa/home.cfm

Parsippany, Nj, Us

Built strategic programs and messaging into external communications, and increased coverage 65% in 2013, and 75% in 2012Led public relations, and managed supporting PR firms in the U.S., U.K., Singapore, China and South AfricaResponsible for senior leadership media training, press briefing materials and statements, crisis communicationsLed the Speakers and Awards Bureau, generating winning speaking opportunities and awards• Global Telecoms Business Power 100 (2011, 2012, and 2013)• Global Telecoms Business Top 40 under 40 (2013)• 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate AwardWrote and edited press releases, blogs, social media, contributed articles, web content, technical abstracts to promote the corporate initiatives, and edited books:• Frameworx: Mastering the Digital World by John P Reilly• Unzipping the Digital World by Keith WillettsWorked with events operations teams, managed press room operations and executed networking events in Amsterdam, Dubai, Dublin, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Nice, Sao Paulo and Singapore

Wake Forest, North Carolina, Us

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Atlanta, Ga, Us

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Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

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Ma, Creative Writing

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