Advertising, branding, communications and new product development executive with broad strategic and creative services experience. Background includes large ad agency and boutique creative shops in senior account management and agency management postions. Clients range from Fortune 500 firms to start-up enterprises in categories such as food & beverage, technology, healthcare, financial and professional services. Extensive experience building and managing creative teams, collaborating with strategic partners and developing ideas to meet today's complex business challenges. Founded Altamira in 2002 as a "communications think tank" dedicated to creating ideas that turn our client's complexity challenges into effective "clarity solutions".Specialties: Advertising strategy and creative development, brand strategy and identity, external and internal communications planning, including distribution channel marketing, naming and new product development, interactive, design and promotional and media planning