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DBX conference planning: budget development, venue selection and entertainment outreach.

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Pitched, closed and subsequently lead the development, planning, and production of high-profile campaigns for world-class brands including Facebook, Microsoft, and JP Morgan Chase. Cultivated strong client relations through excellence in planning, logistics, and execution to deliver ongoing engagement/revenue for the agency.Key Contributions:• Facebook f8 Conference: Executive produced the 2007, 2008 & 2010 conferences to launch and position the platform by leveraging the Developer Community/Apps. to demonstrate adoption/growth. • Microsoft “Heroes Happen Here” Launch: Winner of the 2009 PRO Award for Achievement in Promotion Marketing. Co-produced this $18m Windows Server/SQL Server/Visual Studio launch - collaborating with Microsoft product executives to produce a customer success narrative-driven event, presenting the products in a relevant and innovative format to meet and exceed post-launch ROI goals.• Clos du Bois Cause Marketing Campaigns: Pitched and closed two viral cause marketing with a $3.5 million budget that benefitted WomenHeart.org and ShareOurStrength.org; delivered 100,000+ registrations and brand ambassadors while exceeding brand and community objectives.• Washington Mutual (JP Morgan Chase): Co-Produced the New York/New Jersey Market Entry consisting of 4 simultaneous walkathons to benefit affordable housing initiatives. Each walkathon culminated in a free concert featuring a Grammy-winning artists including Patty Labelle, Wyclef Jean, Joan Osborne, and The Blind Boys of Alabama.

Evangelized the company’s cloud-based telephony platform capabilities by creating programs and events to engage developers and attract industry adoption in the Advertising, Financial Services, Systems Integrator and Telco sectors. Key Contributions:• Increased developer registrations by 630% in 14 months via online user groups and a strong trade show presence at 15+ industry conferences, including Apple WWDC, Microsoft PDC, and SxSW.• Negotiated and managed a co-marketing program with Microsoft to reach .NET and Silverlight developers; assisted with sample application development and execution to help close the deal. • Partnered with Adobe to plan and launch a global developer contest that significantly increased developer awareness and created buzz around the company’s platform and SDKs.• Launched three innovative Ribbit-enabled ad banner formats at Creativity’s CaT NY/London conferences.

Oversaw all phases of the sales lifecycle to market a diverse range of front-end and back-end services including creative development, e-commerce, , digital marketing, and technology integration services offerings. Key Contributions:• Generated more than $7.5 million in annual revenue by successfully orchestrating efforts between the sales, creative, and technology teams to deliver on time and on budget results.• Demonstrated capacity to quickly adapt to the clients’ changing business environments to effectively keep costs and time to market top of mind.

Numerous clients including: Apple, Business 2.0, and SoftBank (JavaOne), leading teams to achieve marketing and large-scale event goals. Roles included: Apple Entertainment Marketing Manager, QuickTime Product Marketing Manager, Marketing/Launch Lead for the 20th Anniversary Mac in the U.S., Europe and Japan, Production Lead for a 15-city tour promoting Apple and 3rd party QuickTime-based production workflow solutions, Business 2.0 Launch Lead, U.S. Launch Lead for GoLive’s CyberStudio (purchased by Adobe in 1999), and Executive Producer of JavaOne.

Contributed to multiple initiatives within the Evangelism Division to drive brand/product awareness and third-party technology adoption. •WWDC production - including content development, speaker management and sponsorship sales. • Developed MacOS Brand Strategy and roll-out of the MacOS Developer Certification Program to existing and non-certified Apple developers. • Managed and delivered competitive analysis studies used to develop the 1st MacOS Resource Guide. • Implemented co-marketing programs to drive 3rd party technology adoption.• Conceptualized and chaired internal advisory board and produced “Developer on Campus” events to evangelize employees on 3rd party products.• Conceptualized, built and managed Apple Evangelism's Developer Briefing Program.