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Strategy lead for Automotive* CMO-like role for the automotive vertical at Pinterest. Lead cross-functional teams as we develop and execute our automotive business and marketing strategy* Developed Pinterest's automotive narrative and other sales enablement programs that assisted in driving revenue growth at rates well above 200% over consecutive years* Guided new automotive clients' Pinterest content strategies resulting in several new advertisers creating for and maintaining automotive content on Pinterest* Represent Pinterest at industry events such as JD Power AMMR and client specific thought leadership events such as Leo Burnett's Leovative* Collaborate with Insights to drive automotive research, including first ever audience analysis across key segments such as Truck and Luxury SUV shoppers* Led development, coordinated and hosted our first ever Pinsider Day consisting of key clients across numerous industries, which was rated by 90% of attendees as well worth the time/investment to attend and 100% of attendees said it greatly increased their understanding of Pinterest

* Developed the agency's newly formed Platforms and Partnerships team* Team responsibilities include: development of ad tech strategy; development of data strategy; programmatic media; oversight of key partner company relationships; development and promotion of education collateral* Created client digital education series focused on on-boarding new marketing clients: creating collateral, presenting, bringing forward the best agency resources to showcase our digital acumen* Co-developed industry leading addressable TV programs, which were subsequently feature by Ford CEO on internal vlog as a "Marketing Innovation" program* Developed methodology for ad quality (i.e. viewability) measurement and reconciliation* Represent GTB at industry events and foster close relationships with industry analysts

* Led the agency's interactive media group and drive the strategic direction of Ford's digital efforts in ad technology and beyond* Served as a strategic advisor to clients, internal teams, and business partners on digital marketing* Programmatic and machine learning advocate and driver of several initiatives resulting in $10s of millions of savings and/or efficiency gains* Initiated and created formal joint business plan process with key partners* Represented agency thought leadership through speaking engagements, press interviews, and collaboration with industry think tanks such as Forrester* Initiated and led the agency's first use of DSP technology in mobile, video, and display* Conceived and worked with partners, DataXu and Vizu, to implement the industry's first use of programmatic technology aimed toward brand optimization

Leads the Interactive Marketing department, which specializes in online media and search engine marketing for clients including Jergens, Curel, Biore, John Freida, Ban, Molly Maid, Mr Handyman, National City, Compuware, Hunter Douglas, and others.

A Partner and Associate Communications Director at JWT in Detroit managed the team responsible for digital media planning for Ford Division, Bosch Automotive, Domino’s, and Shell.

Supervised the online media planning and buying for clients including Classmates.com, American Greetings, GetConnected.com, ThirdAge.com, and others.