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Columbus, Ohio Area

Launched profitable Digital services capability utilizing Gig based specialists. Sold a profitable portfolio of clients after 6 years of consistent profitable execution.Successful examples of our capability: Third Street Digital - Highly successful Columbus based Digital solutions provider. Executed content strategy and search capability to support rapid growth.WBNS 10TV - Local Columbus CBS Affiliate. Provide Digital content, search and web engagement capability. - Increased customer retention and revenue growthSmart1 Marketing - Digital Agency and SAAS solutions company. January 2019 - March 2020Investor and Interim Chief Commercial Officer. driving national expansion and strategic pivot from white label digital solutions to Software as a Service (SAAS) product company. Established and maintained key partnerships and leveraged investors for significant revenue growth and investment discussions. -Increased revenue growth by 29% through identifying key capability to license and promote offerings. -Current Advisory Board member

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Reestablished digital division after sale of newspaper, driving revenue growth of 18% over 5 years and over 28% per year over past 3 years. • Created company vison of “Engage and Enrich Lives” via collaboration with 3rd party consultant; implemented empowered culture focused on accountability. • Aligned vision with revenue business model and company’s objective to engage and improve community.• Recruited new leader of digital function and rebuilt partner network to enhance solutions provided to customers. • Boosted profitability of portfolio while increasing offerings and revenue. • Supported significant capital projects; improved functionality and efficiencies of office space at multiple locations. Director - The Dispatch Printing Company BoardDirector - Dispatch Broadcast Group BoardDirector - Radio Ohio, Inc. Board

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Established new production capability by utilizing new equipment and retro-fitting existing equipment; improved capacity from printing single title to over 25 titles on weekly basis. • Negotiated new union contract, enabling higher utilization within facility. • Secured new partnership with Gannett to adopt new format, decreasing fixed production costs by 50%. • Launched updated digital platform to improve customer user experience; boosted customer traffic by 20% and revenue by 28% through additional advertising revenue streams. • Created vision specific to newspaper in collaboration with CFO and CMO, a transformational accomplishment for 140 year old family-owned business. Director - The Dispatch Printing Company BoardDirector - Dispatch Broadcast GroupDirector - Radio Ohio, Inc.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Reduced overall IT expenditures by 21% while decreasing size of team through outsourcing of PC support. • Improved customer service levels on break-fix items relating to PCs. • Assisted in rationalizing Advertising and Creative Departments by engaging India outsourcing, transitioning 90+ employees and retaining 12 internally; saved 30% in operational costs. • Defined new technology infrastructure approach to adopt new virtual capability, reducing data center equipment size and management complexity, while boosting technical functionalities.

Columbus, Ohio Area

• Reduced overall IT expenditures by 21% while decreasing size of team through outsourcing of PC support. • Improved customer service levels on break-fix items relating to PCs. • Assisted in rationalizing Advertising and Creative Departments by engaging India outsourcing, transitioning 90+ employees and retaining 12 internally; saved 30% in operational costs. • Defined new technology infrastructure approach to adopt new virtual capability, reducing data center equipment size and management complexity, while boosting technical functionalities.

NEW YORK TIMES SHARED SERVICES CENTER Norfolk, VA • Supported New York Times, Boston Globe, 30+ small regional newspapers, international newspaper, and 4 TV stations. • Launched upgraded HR PeopleSoft release, providing several new capabilities to organization. • Defined company-wide helpdesk function servicing all organizations 24X7. • Implemented new Sarbanes-Oxley regulations ensuring effective tracking and necessary controls across company.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Gained approval for $23M investment to improve consumer experience. • Decreased department turnover from 34% to 11%. • Implemented new PeopleSoft system in conjunction with Finance, HR, and Corporate teams. • Reduced monthly close significantly from weeks to days improving information gathering process Formulated a classified exchange approach to enable a high transaction E-business model. Hosted 25 core consumer-facing city portals; 84 total websites including major newspapers such as the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Cox Cable systems home page Internet cable offering. Received approval for $23 million multi-year capital budget.  Improved capacity by 100%, serving 7.2 billion hits per month on a new J2EE , BEA, Interwoven, and Oracle Internet architecture.  Implemented a new product development process to execute the new architecture.

Reston, Va

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Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Management Information Systems And Services

Execuitive Masters Of Business Administration Emba