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Phoenix, AZ, US

• Lead Strategist for accounts such as Volkswagen Group of America, IBM, the International Monetary Fund, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and other small-to-medium businesses with a focus on marketing, technology.
• Collaborate with B2B and B2C clients to align website, customer, and marketing needs with sales goals and business objectives.
• Guide clients to determine how to responsibly leverage technology and advanced API and application integrations to improve efficiency, reporting, and data-based decision making.
• Serve as the agency’s content area expert on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions and strategic marketing planning.
• Assist the agency with business development, marketing, and operations functions. Cantilever’s revenue has doubled since 2020.
• Perform large-scale technical discoveries, competitive analyses, and audits along with the creation of work proposals when necessary.

• As the Vice President of Business Operations at Rustic Pathways, I was responsible for the organization's Marketing, Client Success (Customer Service and Inside Sales), Technology, and Logistics teams.
• Oversaw a $2M+ budget across marketing, technology, and customer service teams.
• Managed customer escalations and achieved a NPS score of 80%+.
• Implemented KPIs and results-driven compensation for Inside Sales teams.
• Assisted with data-driven new product development and created new product launch strategies.
• Directly managed up to 12 staff members; indirectly managed 40+.

• Oversaw the creation and development of a Rustic Pathways'​ Marketing Team and Marketing Strategy. Dramatically improved and professionalized the organization's web, print, and advertising footprint. Established the.
• Established the organization’s first marketing team.
• Implemented omni-channel strategies and decreased digital lead acquisition costs across Facebook and Google.
• Created marketing automation and qualification workflows in HubSpot along with segmented drip campaigns.
• Developed student, parent, and staff alumni associations to increase client engagement, retention, and customer lifetime value.
• Implemented Salesforce.com as the organization’s first CRM and expanded functionality to include nearly all areas of the organization including inventory management, incident response, a client-facing portal, and.

Served as a photographer and program leader in Costa Rica. Delivered images weekly for utilization in catalog production and online.

I was heavily involved with the design and user experience aspects of the College Photographer of the Year website and entry platform. I helped develop a online entry platform that is used by both College Photographer of the Year and Pictures of the Year International.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Worked with senior photographers, videographers, and other content producers at NPR to help edit and present their work for various awards and recognitions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

In the four years that I worked for the Department of Recreation Services & Facilities, I filled many roles and positions. For two years I was the sole photographer responsible for producing all the images necessary for a tri-annual 84-page departmental magazine. I later served as a photo editor and was responsible for supervising and training two student.

While at MizzouRec I was responsible for all photos and pre-production editing necessary for a tri-annual 80 page four color magazine. I developed a unified RAW workflow and color calibration system for the magazine’s production. Additional I created a historical archive spanning over a century with both searchable local and internet accessible version..

Everyday photo editing duties at the Columbia Missourian, in addition to the oversight of the art for the Weekend Cover Story beat.

As a staff photographer for The Columbia Missourian, I photographed daily assignments, long term projects, and produced multimedia and video pieces for the web.

Bachelor Of Journalism, Journalism

Studied photojournalism at the Missouri School of Journalism. Worked as a senior photographer for the Department of Recreational Services.

Education record

Study abroad with a focus in Latin American politics and history and photography and communications.

Education record