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Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Provide marketing, communications, and BSP/ISP knowledge and expertise for a full-service marketing agency. Develop and maintain relationships with clients throughout the U.S., Support clients with marketing and advertising campaigns, website development and improvement, digital marketing, and traditional and media placement. Develop, implement, and analyze research data to drive tactical decisions. Responsible for the execution, including creative, messaging, copywriting, media plan, and placement. Participate actively in preparing products for market, including pricing, planning a marketing strategy, and conducting campaigns to build awareness and demand.

Thayne, Wyoming, United States

Served as strategic leader in all marketing, internal communications, and public relations efforts for a federally deemed critical infrastructure communications company. •Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure company strategies are achieved.• Instrumental in ensuring cohesive and consistent results through effective management and communication of centralized strategies, including press releases and community/customer outreach, and crisis and change communications that successfully promote company continuity during COVID-19 pandemic.• Piloted strategies that successfully produced a comprehensive internal/external integrated communications campaign supporting $16M+ CARES funded fiber-optic buildout project during the pandemic.• Produced positive results through exceptional leadership, analysis, networking, public relations, communication, and guidance resulting in 5% revenue increase YoY.• Continuously drive performance improvements in team members trough professional development initiatives, effective communication, and empowering individual growth to meet the needs of the organization.• Received First Place Award for Complete Marketing Campaign-NTCA Marketing Award in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Received First Place Winner for Website Redesign - 2019.

Bainbridge Island, Washington

Curated strategy and execution to enhance business development and brand visibility amongst target consumers domestically and internationally with $1M marketing budget. • Led in developing and implementing effective international rebranding marketing strategies including research, public relations, print/digital advertising, social media, video, and trade/consumer shows.• Devised strategy on global content, new product positioning, and go-to-market strategies in collaboration with product development and sales teams.• Successfully created brand strategy and launched the One rod resulting in the "fastest selling" and "highest volume" product in company history with 10% in projected sales prior to launch date.• Streamlined efficiencies and improved processes through creation of materials including brand guidelines, brand book, photography guidelines, and consumer profiles.• Led in creating brand strategy increasing speed to market and delivering companies first digitally focused e-commerce customers through launch of new website.• Initiated strategic marketing, project planning, and guidance to domestic and international brand partners to ensure successful product marketing efforts.

Tualatin, Oregon

Delivered effectual brand awareness through media marketing initiatives that increased revenue growth. • Managed market analysis and developed strategic marketing campaigns through product advertising, tradeshow, sales tools, direct/email campaigns, public relations initiatives, and website/digital outlets.• Created effective media campaign strategies, press releases, brochures, white papers, presentations, and clinics to reach targeted customers.• Partnered with key media outlets resulting in successful news segments, product review, editorials, and industry awards.• Analyzed strategic objectives, cost/benefit, financial objectives, managed vendor negotiations, and negotiated contracts with advertising/public relations agencies, magazines, designers, and printers.• Achieved success through positioning and campaigns resulting in the Editor's Choice Award 2006 from Workbench Magazine; Best Overall Choice 2006 from Fine Woodworking and Time Magazine, and Best New Inventions 2006.