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Founder of Pica9 and creator of CampaignDrive—a distributed marketing platform that helps major brands empower local affiliates to execute brand-compliant marketing and advertising campaigns. Grew annual revenues from a standing start to $4.3 million. Grew staff from 1 to 30. Envisioned and drove evolution of the company's product from custom enterprise application to multi-tenant SaaS platform. Attracted, negotiated, and closed the company's first 50 client relationships. More recently, served as lead architect and executive sponsor for the company's largest client, building a marketing technology ecosystem that now executes more than 200,000 marketing transactions per month for the world's largest hospitality brand.

New York, Ny, Us

Responsible for marketing communication strategies and creative executions for this full-service advertising and design firm. Grew creative staff from 6 to 16. Served as primary presenter in all client pitches and presentations. Grew agency’s high technology practice from a standing start in 1996 to a top 20 ranking among US independent technology agencies (Marketing Computers Magazine, 1999). Helped grow billings from less than $10 million to $30 million.

Founder and chief executive of this copywriting firm focused on high technology clients. Responsible for all aspects of marketing, client acquisition, creative, production, billing and financial reporting. Grew creative team of 6. Grew revenues from a standing start to $1.2 million. Clients included Apple Computer, Palm Computing, HP Sun Microsystems, NEC Home Electronics, Broderbund Software, and Ernst & Young. Negotiated merger with New York-based Welch & Nehlen Advertising in 1996.

Ba, English Literature

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