--Directed company-wide public relations programs in support of Cray's global business objectives, and secured positive press coverage in key business, technology, and broadcast outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The Seattle Times, Forbes, The Economist, Computerworld, USA Today, The Today Show, and The MLB Network.--Sourced, hired, and managed Cray's public relations agencies in the U.S., France, Germany, and the U.K.--Drove collaborative public relations programs with Cray's… Show more --Directed company-wide public relations programs in support of Cray's global business objectives, and secured positive press coverage in key business, technology, and broadcast outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The Seattle Times, Forbes, The Economist, Computerworld, USA Today, The Today Show, and The MLB Network.--Sourced, hired, and managed Cray's public relations agencies in the U.S., France, Germany, and the U.K.--Drove collaborative public relations programs with Cray's strategic partners including NVIDIA, Intel, Microsoft, Seagate, AMD, and Deloitte, to drive awareness for the Company's strategic partnerships and business initiatives.--Executed cross-functional, integrated public relations campaigns supporting new product launches, strategic partnerships, company acquisitions, key customer wins, strategic technology initiatives, industry awards, executive keynote speeches, congressional visits, and industry trade shows.--Established Cray's analyst relations and social media functions, expanding the scope of the public relations team. Show less

--Led corporate communications initiatives for the firm's Healthcare, Remix, and Destinations studios, secured media coverage in key business and trade publications, and prepared executive communications/presentations for senior leadership. --Managed collaborative relationships with the firm's clients to promote key projects including new hotels, hospitals, shopping centers, and large mixed-use developments.

--Managed internal and external communications programs, including employee newsletters and surveys, and executed public relations initiatives for new market launches, new business partnerships, municipal programs, and industry tradeshows.--Managed public relations agency to implement local-market public relations activities.

--Managed public relations programs, and served as company spokesperson for the T-Mobile HotSpot, Starbucks Card, Foodservice, Licensed Stores, and Consumer Products groups.--Drove collaborative public relations campaigns with Starbucks joint venture partners, including Pepsi, T-Mobile, Jim Beam Brands, HP, Dreyer's Ice Cream, and Coinstar.--Executed public relations plans for key launches including Starbucks Coffee Liqueur and Starbucks Cream Liqueur that generated more than 2,000… Show more --Managed public relations programs, and served as company spokesperson for the T-Mobile HotSpot, Starbucks Card, Foodservice, Licensed Stores, and Consumer Products groups.--Drove collaborative public relations campaigns with Starbucks joint venture partners, including Pepsi, T-Mobile, Jim Beam Brands, HP, Dreyer's Ice Cream, and Coinstar.--Executed public relations plans for key launches including Starbucks Coffee Liqueur and Starbucks Cream Liqueur that generated more than 2,000 press placements; Ichiro Starbucks Card that drove sales of more than 100,000 cards in three weeks; and Starbucks sponsorship of the 2004 and 2005 Sundance Film Festivals. Show less

--Served as PR team lead on multiple high-tech accounts, including Tenzing, Neoforma, ehealthinsurance.com and Myrio, and led the development, implementation, and measurement of strategic PR plans to support clients' business objectives. --Organized, pitched, and attended several press and industry analyst tours.--Managed and mentored junior PR staff.

--Led Cotelligent's public relations initiatives, and worked on a cross-functional team that successfully led the Bellevue and Portland offices through a corporate re-branding program.--Served as a project manager and worked directly with the CEO on the development of a new marketing collateral campaign.--Promoted three times from marketing and public relations assistant through to corporate communications manager.