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Janesville, Wisconsin, United States

Leads initiatives to facilitate job growth, promote new investment, retain existing businesses, and foster economic vitality. Recruit and work with businesses seeking to locate or expand in the City of Janesville. - Purchase and development of 132 acres of industrial land. - Over $10 million in incentives via tax increment financing. - Creation of four new tax incremental districts. - Working through proposed acquisition of 250 acres and application of EPA funds for brownfield remediation.- Working on several multifamily housing developments. - Experience with FEMA floodway requirements. - Experience with brownfields.

San Antonio, Texas Area

- Executive level direction of a municipal economic development organization.- 2019-2021: New Capital Investment total of $63M and approx. 500 jobs.- Management of organizational strategic plan, initiatives, grants, and incentives.- Full overhaul of organizational processes, systems, data usage/tracking, website, and software. - Management and development of programs for the retention and expansion of existing businesses.- Business development and promotion of City assets for recruitment of targeted businesses and job growth.- Project management of active and prospective projects in development pipeline.- Organizational budgets, accounts payable/receivable, cash flow, financial reports, RFP’s, and contracts.- Management, development, and training of staff.- Management of land and buildings owned by organization and official signatory/designee for those for sale.- Participation in regional economic development initiatives throughout Bexar County and MSA for greater growth and opportunity.- Member of the Alamo Area Council of Governments Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies Committee.- Member of the Alamo Area Council of Governments Compatible Use Program, a collaborative effort between local governments and Joint Base San Antonio military installations. (Funded by the Dept of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment)- Creation of new small business relief grant program.

Rockford, Illinois Area

Responsible for leading the organization’s fund development and investor relations, as well as the strategic plan. Served as the staff liaison to the organizations leadership council, marketing, Rockford Area Aerospace Network, and represented the RAEDC throughout the community in various strategic roles.- Project manager for five-year strategic and marketing plan paired with a fund development campaign.- Manage comprehensive traditional and online marketing, communications, analytics, trade shows, and PR strategies directed at site selectors and targeted industry leaders for regional investment and job growth.- Organizational liaison for community programs including workforce development with municipalities, local organizational leaders, educational organizations and CEO’s of private sector.- Budgets, RFP’s, contracts, analyze and reconcile revenue and expenses for creating plans for growth.- Management, development, and training of staff.- Primary contact for investor and board of director’s outreach for quarterly, annual, when needed reporting, including communications through leadership programs and 4 – 5 large events per year. - Lead for annual fund development campaign of $7.5MM securing private and public funding for existing and increased investment, while also pursuing new investors and sponsorships.- Lead foreign direct investment strategies with several business associations and foreign delegations in Europe for growing business opportunities and projects in aerospace and advanced manufacturing.- Rockford region lead for Illinois Defense Network initiative via University of Illinois Chicago as well as staff liaison for Rockford Area Aerospace Network, strategies for growing defense and aerospace companies. (Funded by the Dept. of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment)- Worked with the Business Attraction and Business Retention and Expansion teams to assist in their strategies and attract more capital investment and job growth.

Chicago, Il

- Marketing, development, and sales for a service organization in a major market with 22% growth - 2013.- Coordination of B2B mutually beneficial events with foreign consulates, CEO’s and arts organizations.- Designing and implementing multi-channel brand marketing strategy, copy, editing, electronic communications, CRM’s, direct mail, website/social media, telemarketing, and integrated digital advertising.- Press releases and media relations for branding of innovative arts through television, print, radio and web.- Project management and implementation of timelines for collateral and marketing campaigns working with designers, vendors, agencies and internal teams while utilizing market analytics and metrics for ROI/KPI.- Budgets, P&L, ROI, RFP’s, reconciliation, reports, and engagement with the board of directors.

Boise, Idaho Area

- Branding, managing and promoting an upscale organization, with existing and targeted markets.- Designing and implementing a direct to consumer marketing strategy, PR campaigns, electronic communications, direct mail, website, social media platforms, digital/print ads and project management.- Press releases and media relations for brand awareness through multiple sources and Ad contracts.- Design, copy and creative implementation of collateral materials for advertising/marketing campaigns utilizing Adobe Creative Suite design programs, working with a design house and outsourced photographers.- Conceptualization, strategic/tactical planning and launch of new product offerings.- Communication and presentations with the Board of Directors, includes major donor relationship management.- Event management of new summer pops series in absence of an Executive Director.- Budgets, P&L, ROI, cost analysis, RFP’s, pricing, reconciliation and tracking department metrics.

Boise, Idaho Area

- Business development, B2B sales, marketing and community involvement in a food based organization. - Lead generation through media, testimonials, collateral, social media and a targeted growth sales plan. - 125% of sales goal in first year of operations while keeping business expenses low.- Assisted in new business start up documentation, licensing, insurance and real estate locations. - Controlled costs for facility, supply, vendor relations and staffing overhead.- Project management of hundreds of events while identifying needs and maximizing operations.- Staff management, training and development. - Short term tactical panning and long term strategic planning for financial goals and company sustainability.

Boise, Idaho Area

- Competitive target market analysis, strategic planning, B2B lead generation and direct mail strategies.- Community and client communications, branding and media relations.- Account analysis, methodical new product testing, product management, and presentation of new products and programs for B2B & B2C marketing strategies.- Education and enhancement of operational procedures in cash management department. - Designing marketing and collateral materials for presentations and webinars, highlighting a substantially invested local commercial bank.

Boise, Idaho Area

- Leadership/Executive for an international company responsible for setting standards in the local market.- Staff management, training departmental staff, and acted as the cross functional liaison.- Research, analysis, and facilitating the organization’s staff changes.- Marketing, business development, and B2B sales with realtors, builders, lenders and attorneys.- Research and expanding industry-related technology utilized with clients and other trade organizations. - Review existing and implement new business concepts and strategies with in governance standards.

Rockford/Sycamore, Il

- Establish and maintain customer satisfaction keeping 52% market share in a community of 500,000 people with a saturation of 12 competitors in the local market. - Expand corporate footprint with B2B sales; realtors, builders, lenders and attorneys resulting in a 115% growth.- Meet and exceed client expectations with quality service, products, and offering continuing education; all within governance regulations. - Staffing, HR and training. Increase revenue by $2.5M with developing sale and development strategies.- PR and media relations for brand awareness through marketing, sales and trade organizations.