Experienced marketing professional with successes in brand marketing, market research, and marketing process development across several major international pharmaceutical brands. Brand marketing experience covers early development strategy, pre-launch preparation, post-launch marketing and lifecycle management in the US and globally. Proven skills & strength areas:Exemplary Marketing Strategist who naturally sees the essence (externally), champions the customer mindset and impacts the trajectory of brands -- especially in transformative, difficult or white spaces. Frequently sought for counsel on marketing, brand strategy, and market research. [Eli Lilly Marketer of the Year, 2013]Strong Communicator who helps others see deep connections , root causes, underlying patterns & interdependencies.Master motivator and coach: cares deeply about others, and has consistently demonstrated the ability to help individuals and teams “up their game.” Often sought for coaching advice. [Eli Lilly Coach of the Year, 2010]Champion of innovation and transformation in both Marketing and Market Research.Ideally, future positions will:Provide creative challenges/complex problems (prefer external to internal challenges); collaborative team-oriented, autonomous (vs. highly structured) environmentIdeal Situation:My dream situation is when I can lead a team of motivated people towards a tremendously difficult external challenge with the express/deeply committed support of my management. This gives me the chance to coach others to heights they had not considered possible, and to allow innovation to flourish. This brings better business results, and motivates people and gives them a strong sense of satisfaction in what they’ve accomplished.Specialties: Brand management, marketing planning and execution, market research, strategic planning, business development, decision making, market research, marketing.