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Clearwater, Fl

I am very pleased to have join an amazing group of engineers at McCormick Stevenson. I work within the engineering department writing documents covering manufacturing, process and product acceptance.

Pinellas Park, Fl

Hired as the Marketing Manager in the United States to rebrand DTC Communications after a corporate spinoff. I worked within a team to build the company website, brand standards and social media communications strategies. I marketed products in video broadcast, mesh networks and law enforcement products in a variety of vertical markets. I worked with inside and outside sales supporting client communication on product specifications and quality issues. Additional duties include:• Wrote… Show more Hired as the Marketing Manager in the United States to rebrand DTC Communications after a corporate spinoff. I worked within a team to build the company website, brand standards and social media communications strategies. I marketed products in video broadcast, mesh networks and law enforcement products in a variety of vertical markets. I worked with inside and outside sales supporting client communication on product specifications and quality issues. Additional duties include:• Wrote product manuals for hardware and software products.• Developed communications strategies for web and direct customer communications.• Managed social media to include press releases.• Worked within a team to respond to RFI/RFP/RFQ to earn new business.• Measured ROI on marketing efforts to include tradeshows, direct marketing and website analytics.• Tradeshow management covering logistics, budgets, vendors and booth content.• Provided customer support in developing their training programs. • Change management leadership as the company absorbed seven organizations under one company name during a corporate spinoff.• Documenting Agile software development for developing products.• Created graphic content for marketing, product manuals and training programs.• Participated in weekly senior strategic management meetings and quarterly budget reviews. Show less

Clearwater, Florida

Organized and improved the performance of the publications and graphics departments. While at Orbital ATK I led a team that wrote and edited technical documentation covering product manuals, proposals and marketing materials for multiple engineering programs. I designed the employee programs for Human Resources. • Supported Business Development marketing content for print, video, tradeshows and web content.• Wrote RFP/RFQ responses to business proposals on a federal level.• Managed… Show more Organized and improved the performance of the publications and graphics departments. While at Orbital ATK I led a team that wrote and edited technical documentation covering product manuals, proposals and marketing materials for multiple engineering programs. I designed the employee programs for Human Resources. • Supported Business Development marketing content for print, video, tradeshows and web content.• Wrote RFP/RFQ responses to business proposals on a federal level.• Managed the document creation lifecycle from start to finish.• Established publication standards for all documents in the Clearwater office.• Wrote and edited proposals for a multi-discipline team of engineers to capture new business.• Documented root-cause analysis as needed for product failures in a materials lab contracted by local law firms.• Provided graphic design for all documents and marketing efforts.• Designed the Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) training materials for employee education programs through the internal Learning Management System (LMS). Show less

Oldsmar, Fl

Built a marketing and graphics company focusing on small businesses within the Tampa Bay area. Through my company, I performed on-site client surveys to design marketing programs to help clients build their brand.• Responsible for sales, costs estimations, networking and coaching customer’s marketing activities.• Hired and trained employees for production and customer service.• Instructed clients on market research techniques to improve product placement.• Assist clients in… Show more Built a marketing and graphics company focusing on small businesses within the Tampa Bay area. Through my company, I performed on-site client surveys to design marketing programs to help clients build their brand.• Responsible for sales, costs estimations, networking and coaching customer’s marketing activities.• Hired and trained employees for production and customer service.• Instructed clients on market research techniques to improve product placement.• Assist clients in responding to RFP/RFI/RFQ requests. Show less

Tampa, Fl / Dallas, Tx

Business Development Department Manager responsible for the evaluation of competitor's products and services in relation to new pre-launches in the Americas. Analyze competitive capabilities, market share and segmentation, revenue channels and competitive product teardowns.Worked with Marketing, Business and Product Development teams to manage product lifecycle and develop new features based on carrier discussions. Acted as liaison between Product Development and Field… Show more Business Development Department Manager responsible for the evaluation of competitor's products and services in relation to new pre-launches in the Americas. Analyze competitive capabilities, market share and segmentation, revenue channels and competitive product teardowns.Worked with Marketing, Business and Product Development teams to manage product lifecycle and develop new features based on carrier discussions. Acted as liaison between Product Development and Field Marketing Services to create solutions to potential product quality issues.Design training programs for internal and external clients teaching hardware and software use, product features and wireless technologies.I directed the Fast Action Response Team assigned to identify product quality failure trends and assist customers and manufacturing in corrective actions and addressing in-field failures.Built a market research team used to refine the sales message for new products launches and assist management in product marketing and product positioning strategy. Document and train Business Development and Sales on competitive pressures.Field Service Manager for international sales support and training within the wireless industry. Creation of technical training documents and training aftermarket sales support.Six Sigma Black Belt. Show less

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

I held several high profile positions from Field Service Manager to Competitive Intelligence Manager in a fast growing wireless handset market. I was part of the team that took Nokia from an unheard of name to a global powerhouse during this period. While at Nokia I developed training programs, technology videos, designed pre-launch product quality assessment programs and worked with software engineers in developing new services and feature sets for wireless mobile devices.