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Portland, Oregon Area

Delivering project-based marketing, training and communications solutions to Pacific Northwest organizations. Specializing in strategy and implementation of new business practices that span departments; finding the undiscovered value of combining existing resources to create new revenue streams and operational improvements.

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

Wilsonville, Oregon

• Facilitated rollout of over 20 new premium services in less than two years, involving definition of three new business models (fixed fee packaged services, intellectual property and remote compute services). These new.
• Conceived and introduced new EDA service centered on semiconductor counterfeiting mitigation
• Managed creation of on-line training platform for soft skills courses. Produced majority of content
• Researched and defined internal documents describing future of professional services industry for management with trends indicating massive changes in markets and customer expectations.
• Developed and maintained customer satisfaction metrics; process for generating technical papers supporting the division’s status as industry thought leaders

Wilsonville, OR

• Defined and introduced PASSBOOK program, a new business model that resulted in $3 million new revenue within first two years. Still a major sales tool for the division.
• Developed print collateral (over 80 datasheets in three months) and managed creation of divisional web presence with links to business systems for automated student registration.
• Rolled out announcements and promotions for the company’s first on-line training courses.
• Delivered sales training to ESRs (Education Services Representatives) in North America, Europe and Asia. By linking the regions for the first time, increased opportunity to sell to multinational customers.
• Negotiated 3rd party training partner agreements with Willamette HDL, Cliff Cummings and others.

Wilsonville, OR

• Defined marketing plans for WorkXpert process management software group.
• Developed sales demos using UNIX based Mentor Graphics software products.
• Delivered technical presentations on-site and at conferences for major microprocessor manufacturers to support direct sales organization, with customer training to Intel.

Wilsonville, OR

• Produced press releases, web banners and print advertisements for analog/mixed signal semiconductor design products, Customer Support Division, Mentor Consulting and Education Services.
• Developed and delivered training for non-technical employees (overview of Mentor Graphics products and markets) which has been presented to thousands of new employees, potential hires and investors.

Beaverton, OR

• Developed and delivered marketing skills training to regional franchise owners across North America.
• Wrote the company's first marketing plan and developed strategic partnerships with celebrities and related software companies.
• Negotiated vendor agreements, managing software projects and web advertising.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Produced an annual operating plan that defined new markets (Internet media, engineering, architecture, PC gaming and consumer photography) as well as creating all packaging, sales tools and marketing materials for.
• Helped establish relationships with Adobe, Broderbund, Autodesk, NewTek and other partners.
• Represented the company at conferences, user groups and investor presentations.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Advertising And Applied Arts