Helium was founded in January 2015 with the mission of providing stellar communications programs at a reasonable cost. We do that by drawing on the expertise of a network of interdisciplinary professionals with decades of experience in strategic communications who have made a deliberate decision to move away from the onerous cost structure and unnecessary overhead of the traditional agency model. The result? Premium quality, measurable results, and ultimate flexibility in service offering and… Show more Helium was founded in January 2015 with the mission of providing stellar communications programs at a reasonable cost. We do that by drawing on the expertise of a network of interdisciplinary professionals with decades of experience in strategic communications who have made a deliberate decision to move away from the onerous cost structure and unnecessary overhead of the traditional agency model. The result? Premium quality, measurable results, and ultimate flexibility in service offering and engagement length, all at a price point that isn’t prohibitive for most emerging brands.http://heliumcommunications.net/ Show less

Founded, built and managed a PR/digital/social media agency that creates analytics-enhanced, full-surround communications programs for dynamic clients ranging from start-ups to well-established global brands. • Grew annual billings to $2.5M in less than two years• Hired and managed an enthusiastic team of over twenty PR, social, and digital media practitioners• Closed over 70 new enterprise technology and consumer accounts in three and one half years• Drove award-winning… Show more Founded, built and managed a PR/digital/social media agency that creates analytics-enhanced, full-surround communications programs for dynamic clients ranging from start-ups to well-established global brands. • Grew annual billings to $2.5M in less than two years• Hired and managed an enthusiastic team of over twenty PR, social, and digital media practitioners• Closed over 70 new enterprise technology and consumer accounts in three and one half years• Drove award-winning campaigns for dynamic brands such as McAfee, Moonbot Studios, Nixon, Bertazzoni, Sidecar, Hipmunk, Automatic, Tonino Lamborghini, Egnyte, Coyote Outdoor Living, FutureAdvisor, WePay, Visual.ly, Pageonce, Redbubble, Nara, Nuage, SmartAsset and many others• Owned full responsibility for the agency’s P&L, and maintaining 20%+ profit margins at all times • Interfaced with top executives from Huntsworth PLC and Grayling to drive the agency’s strategy and growth Show less

Collaborated with two partners to found an entirely new type of PR agency, designed to drive a higher level of communications impact. Atomic pioneered the use of sophisticated analytics to drive PR and social media strategy, creative and results evaluation. Expanding to 8 offices in the US and Europe, Atomic became one of the fastest growing PR and social agencies, (2010 Top 3 PR Week, 2010 Tech Agency of the Year, 2011 Top 10 Global Tech agency, 2012 Top 3 Mid-size Global Tech Agency). More… Show more Collaborated with two partners to found an entirely new type of PR agency, designed to drive a higher level of communications impact. Atomic pioneered the use of sophisticated analytics to drive PR and social media strategy, creative and results evaluation. Expanding to 8 offices in the US and Europe, Atomic became one of the fastest growing PR and social agencies, (2010 Top 3 PR Week, 2010 Tech Agency of the Year, 2011 Top 10 Global Tech agency, 2012 Top 3 Mid-size Global Tech Agency). More than 75 Atomic clients were acquired or went public over a 10 year period.• Devised and implemented business objectives, strategy, and tactical plan for the agency’s growth• Took the business from a small consultancy to an international agency with 5 offices and $18M in annual billings, prior to the agency’s acquisition by Huntsworth PLC in 2011 • Grew the agency’s business by bringing in dozens of new accounts• Served as team lead and took responsibility for strategy and program execution on many of Atomic’s most successful accounts, including Dropbox, LinkedIn, Citrix, Hitachi Data Systems and many others• Hired, managed, trained and supervised several teams of PR practitioners over the course of more than ten years, as the agency grew from 3 to 120 people, maintaining exemplary service quality and some of the best results in the industry• Developed the agency’s analytics platform, ComContext™, a unique and forward-looking approach that enabled us to quantify the impact of PR results and tie them directly back to ROI. Atomic's analytics platform, ComContext™ was a 2010 World Technology Awards finalist. Show less

Lead account teams for major information technology clients including Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Electronics for Imaging, and others at a leading integrated advertising and PR firm.• Provided strategic direction and counsel in the development of client positioning and messaging • Directed, motivated, and helped to grow the careers of account team members• Contributed to agency growth by identifying and participating in new business opportunities• Managed client… Show more Lead account teams for major information technology clients including Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Electronics for Imaging, and others at a leading integrated advertising and PR firm.• Provided strategic direction and counsel in the development of client positioning and messaging • Directed, motivated, and helped to grow the careers of account team members• Contributed to agency growth by identifying and participating in new business opportunities• Managed client budgets and helped to forecast agency financials Show less

Acted as chief liaison to customers, media, investors and strategic partners for a start-up specializing in magnetic resonance technologies and superconductivity. Saw the company through several rounds of venture capital funding and its eventual acquisition by Invision Technologies in July, 1997.• Helped to secure the company's VC funding through IR presentations and initiatives• Developed and implemented successful advertising, media, and direct mail campaigns