Rob Krebs Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I am the Director of Market Innovations, American Chemistry Council (ACC) Plastics Division, and my job is to convert the latest in plastics engineering and technical innovations into common sense positive marketing for the general public, media, businesses and advocates. As a PRSA Thoth Award winner I use my 20 years’ experience as a national spokesperson with a detailed understanding of the sciences of plastics and chemistry - and - the future it brings the world. I created some of the first and primary websites, social media properties and publications for the discipline and produced over a hundred TV news segments about the field including the use of plastics in building and construction, architecture, automotive packaging, medicine, and electronics. During my tenure at the Plastics Division of ACC, I played a significant national media role in raising the approval rating for the industry over the last fifteen years, representing a shift in the opinions of tens of millions of Americans.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Strategize, supervise, and assist President, Executive Committee and Board research, articulate, set goals, and problem-solve all legislative activities for regional chamber of commerce, speaking out for more than 1,100 businesses in the Greater Washington region before the Federal, Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia governments on issues of economic development, infrastructure, and business climate• Directed same to print, TV and radio media contacts, and performed as spokesperson for the Board• Engineered change in operations to move from “Review & Monitor” legislative stance to current method of “Propose Change” legislation, improving business climate and establishing greater visibility for the Board • Saved District business owners $32 million in property tax rate cut in 1996• Revised the Maryland Transportation Trust Fund allocation to increase the distribution to Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties by over $1.4 million each, annually• Achieved area-wide senior business and elected leadership acceptance of a “regional mechanism” to solve Greater Washington’s transportation prioritization and funding through the Potomac Conference• Established new level of visibility for the Board of Trade in media coverage generating monthly clippings packet

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Potomac Division 34 million member American Automobile Association• Head specialist, support staff of 12 ran AAA Potomac's Advisory Board• Forecast, plan, administer $1.5 million annual budget and allied cost controls• Known for live, on the spot interview with TV, radio news anchors • Strategize, supervise and problem solve all media, government and public relations for 670,000 member Washington association, including crisis management • Place average of 45 interviews/stories in television, radio, and print monthly• Reduced public relations costs nearly 50% • Co-founder AAA TAXI hotline providing alternative to holiday drinking and driving • Editor, Four-color ABC audited magazine, paid circulation over 428,000 households, larger in Washington metro area than Time, U.S. News, and People• Developed and staffed in-house ad agency, tripled ad sales revenues • Initiated computerized complaint handling/tracking database system