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Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Santa Monica, California, Us

Milpitas, California, Us

- Led the Global Marketing team for Corsair's Gaming division - overseeing product go-to-market (GTM) strategy, brand growth, strategic partnerships, and influencer marketing efforts.

Monrovia, California, Us

- Managed NZXT's Global Integrated Marketing organization - with direct reports across dedicated teams for GTM strategy, brand, influencer, growth, community, social, and PR.- Developed overall marketing program & strategic initiatives to support company expansion into eight new markets, multiple new product categories, and drive the growth across the business.- Drove NZXT's cross-functional GTM process, consisting of strategic positioning and messaging, marketing plans, and budgets for over 25 products & services.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

- Owned and lead the end-to-end execution of brand strategy and go-to-market planning to grow the OMEN gaming brand from $0 to $1.85B in global revenue in three years (2016 - 2019).- Managed cross-functional & cross-organizational teams focused on global marketing and branding strategy for the OMEN gaming brand - which included 6 direct reports.- Successfully maintained a global marketing budget to support product GTM & brand initiatives - with all marcom activities aligned to brand pillars, business objectives and delivering maximum ROI.

As the Marketing & Community Manager for the Dallas/Fort Worth area, I have successfully developed, organized and executed over 30 eSports events, barcrafts, and pubstomps in my region. This includes major gaming expos in the Southern region; such as SXSW and PAX South. - Maintained a growing community of gamers and esports enthusiasts - both in and out of game. - Developed sponsorship programs with publishers and manufacturers, like Alienware, Geico and Razer, to provide a professional experience and unique sponsorship for event attendees.- Worked closely ONOG, on a national level, to help grow the organization and execute on multiple, simultaneous events.Events organized include:• Hearthstone - Geico Gaming Summer Brawl• League of Legends - World Championship Series, All-Star Series, and Weekly LCS • DotA 2 - The International• Starcraft 2 - MLG Spring & Winter Championships• EVO Championship Series

Culver City, California, Us

- Developed and launched successful branding strategies and marketing campaigns for over eighty (80) entertainment titles - with budgets ranging from $0 to $2.5 million. - Drove overall brand strategy & seasonal marketing campaigns for the launch of Funimation's streaming platform - with a goal of acquiring over 500k monthly active subscriptions in less than two years.- Lead marketing strategy for the launch of Funimation's theatrical division in 2014, leading to multiple, record-setting theatrical runs and over $100M in domestic box office sales.- Co-created and produced the first anime podcast to be live-streamed on Twitch, Dubbletalk - which, over 109 episodes, had an ACV of 455 and drove +18% in streaming subscriptions.Among the 80+ brands I have worked on are:• Dragon Ball Z• One Piece• Evangelion• Attack on Titan• Akira• Space Dandy• Ghost in the Shell• Bayonetta• Street Fighter• Mass Effect• Dragon Age• Samurai Champloo• and many more.

Saint Louis, Mo, Us

- Developed social media and content strategies for multiple Fortune 500 companies; including Coca-Cola, Bud Light, Muscle Milk, and Vitamin Water.- Monitor and respond to community feedback and comments in a quick and timely manner.- Utilize social media and web analytics tools to generate reports for identifying ROI and garnering insights.- Provide creative ideas for growing social media following and driving community engagement.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Social Media Club St. Louis (SMCSTL) is the local chapter of the globally recognized Social Media Club Organization at socialmediaclub.orgAs a board member, I assist in planning monthly events for SMCSTL, as well as: - Organize panels with subject matter experts social media related topics- Community management under Twitter, Ning, Facebook & Eventbrite- Design sponsorship packages to entice sponsors for events- Establish relationships with other groups/individuals to leverage growth and build community- Evangelize the brand and message of the group- Conduct regular meetings with board members to discuss growth and direction

Singapore, Sg

Working directly with the Sales & Marketing teams and the Information Technology teams, my responsibilities included:• Created programs and strategies for more effective outreach and customer relationshipmanagement on a national level.• Developed and maintained a national presence for multiple 4-star hotels on various social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) and user review platforms (Yelp, Tripadvisor, etc.).• Engaged past, present, and future guests on social media channels.Responsibilities require creative and technical writing, informative blogging, and creating videos for training, entertainment, and informative purposes.

Singapore, Sg

Maintained network and system functions for 18 Hotel Properties located in the United States, accommodating over 1400 users and over 1500 devices. Provided 24/7 support for a corporate level datacenter consisting of Exchange and Citrix Applications. Used Active Directory Tools, DHCP, and DNS daily. Created and maintained the Millennium Hotels Wiki, using MediaWiki, which housed documentation and support information for all departments. Implemented internal and external blogging, using Wordpress. Designing the Millennium Hotels Intranet using Joomla.