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Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Wide Awake Films is a leading producer of historical documentaries and educational videos for museums, networks, and history-minded organizations. In addition to excellent storytelling skills, Wide Awake is a leader in using virtual reality, animation, and other advanced techniques to connect new audiences to our vibrant history.

Arlington, Texas

The mission of the National Medal of Honor Museum is to inspire all Americans through the powerful stories of our nation's Medal of Honor recipients. By highlighting their stories of courage, sacrifice, and patriotism, this museum will instill a deeper appreciation of the virtue of putting service above self.* Developed an innovative museum exhibit plan with our museum design partners and staff.* Created plans and recruited development partners to deliver cutting-edge first-person… Show more The mission of the National Medal of Honor Museum is to inspire all Americans through the powerful stories of our nation's Medal of Honor recipients. By highlighting their stories of courage, sacrifice, and patriotism, this museum will instill a deeper appreciation of the virtue of putting service above self.* Developed an innovative museum exhibit plan with our museum design partners and staff.* Created plans and recruited development partners to deliver cutting-edge first-person simulation experiences, interactive video offerings, and other engaging media.* Established our museum curatorial team and plan. Our museum collection grew from nothing to one of the country's most significant collections of Medals of Honor and related items.* Forged strong partnerships and agreements with leading museums, Medal of Honor recipients, recipient families, and organizations.* Planned and delivered our first museum programs designed to energize, educate, and grow our supporter base.* Supported fundraising activities, and engaged donors and board members. Show less

Mount Vernon, Virginia

Tasked with integrating Mount Vernon’s Marketing, New Media, Guest Experience, Events,and Guest Services departments into one team focused on customer acquisition and revenue, guest experience, digital growth and outreach. Managed Mount Vernon's Education Center museum and oversaw numerous improvements to that popular offering. Mount Vernon welcomes more than one million guests annually and engages another nine million via our digital channels• Project director for Mount Vernon’s… Show more Tasked with integrating Mount Vernon’s Marketing, New Media, Guest Experience, Events,and Guest Services departments into one team focused on customer acquisition and revenue, guest experience, digital growth and outreach. Managed Mount Vernon's Education Center museum and oversaw numerous improvements to that popular offering. Mount Vernon welcomes more than one million guests annually and engages another nine million via our digital channels• Project director for Mount Vernon’s award-winning Be Washington interactive leadership experience. Received a Thea Award for top museum experience in 2019.• An improved focus on the guest experience and tour offerings led to significantly higher satisfaction scores. Mount Vernon earned a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor for the past five years.• Executive producer and project lead for Mount Vernon's new Revolutionary War 4D Theater experience. Awarded a Gold Telly for top educational video.• Directed Mount Vernon’s 2018 Save the View campaign which successfully deterred the building of a natural gas compressor station in Mount Vernon’s viewshed. • Established Mount Vernon as a digital leader within our segment. Online visitation increased by eight times. Digital revenue reached all-time highs. Show less

Mount Vernon, Virginia

Responsible for the development of Mount Vernon's various digital, website, mobile, and social media platforms.• Oversaw the development of Mount Vernon’s new website. The fresh new design garnered widespread praise, a Gold W3 Award for top cultural websites, and has increased web visitation by 4x.• Produced the Mount Vernon Virtual Tour - one of the largest immersive 360° tours in existence and one of Mountvernon.org's most visited content offerings. • Executive producer of… Show more Responsible for the development of Mount Vernon's various digital, website, mobile, and social media platforms.• Oversaw the development of Mount Vernon’s new website. The fresh new design garnered widespread praise, a Gold W3 Award for top cultural websites, and has increased web visitation by 4x.• Produced the Mount Vernon Virtual Tour - one of the largest immersive 360° tours in existence and one of Mountvernon.org's most visited content offerings. • Executive producer of The Winter Patriots and Now or Never: The Yorktown Campaign of 1781 productions. Now or Never was awarded a Silver Telly Award in 2015.• Led the effort to produce the expansive Washington's World Interactive Map. • Oversaw the transition to BigTree CMS - our new content management system. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for developing and leveraging the Trust’s web, social, and mobile platforms. The Trust is the leading non-profit (501c3) focused on the preservation of American Civil War battlefields and in supporting Civil War educational efforts. * Directed the development of two significant redesigns of the Civilwar.org website. These improvements led to dramatically higher web performance.* Annual unique visitors surged tenfold and online revenues increased by more than 800%. ฀*… Show more Responsible for developing and leveraging the Trust’s web, social, and mobile platforms. The Trust is the leading non-profit (501c3) focused on the preservation of American Civil War battlefields and in supporting Civil War educational efforts. * Directed the development of two significant redesigns of the Civilwar.org website. These improvements led to dramatically higher web performance.* Annual unique visitors surged tenfold and online revenues increased by more than 800%. ฀* Creator and project director for the Civil War Trust’s “Battle Apps”.Directed the development of six iOS and three Android GPS-enabled battlefield touring apps. Received top customer marks and was featured within the iTunes App Store.฀* Created a wide range of innovative website features: animated battle maps, interactive quizzes with social media connections, online videos, and 3-D photography exhibits. ฀* Civilwar.org earned a Notable Mention in Convio’s 2009 Website Innovation category. Show less

Arlington, Virginia

Tasked with managing and developing E*TRADE’s retail cash management and online banking business. Chief responsibilities included: (1) full P&L ownership of the retail cash franchise (2) development of retail cash strategy, budgets, forecasts, and goals (3) development of online banking and cash management capabilities (4) representing the company and its cash platform to analysts and the press.Key Achievements* Transformed the retail cash management business into a top… Show more Tasked with managing and developing E*TRADE’s retail cash management and online banking business. Chief responsibilities included: (1) full P&L ownership of the retail cash franchise (2) development of retail cash strategy, budgets, forecasts, and goals (3) development of online banking and cash management capabilities (4) representing the company and its cash platform to analysts and the press.Key Achievements* Transformed the retail cash management business into a top revenue contributor at E*TRADE. Annual segment profitability increased by more than $350m within this period.* Grew retail deposits from $8b to more than $40b.* Appointed as company lead for the E*TRADE Complete initiative. This firm-wide priority project served to better integrate our various financial products into one cohesive offering. Customer cash holdings of upgraded accounts increased by $2b.* Created the Complete Savings Account and Complete Checking products – key business drivers.* E*TRADE’s cash management segment received the following significant awards: 2005 Webby Award for best online banking/bill payment offering, #1 ranking from Gomez Watchfire in Banking Functionality and in Ease of Use categories, Forbes Best of the Web, and positive mentions in specific Forrester Research articles.* Awarded E*TRADE Exceptional Leadership Award.* Developed the QuickTransfer online cash transfer system. This account-to-account transfer system greatly expanded our deposit holdings by hundreds of millions of dollars a month and became one of the most important and widely used customer functions within E*TRADE. * Oversaw the development of our new online bill payment platform, online check images, transaction categorization structure, and personalized banking SmartAlert system. * During my time at E*TRADE our Gomez Watchfire Internet Banking overall rankings improved from #24 in March 2002 to #4 in July 2005. Show less

Dulles, Virginia

Charged with leading the newly established AOL Financial Services Group. Chief responsibilities included: (1) Development of long-term strategic plans that served to maintain AOL’s leadership position as a top financial portal (2) Directing the Group’s overall technology development efforts (3) Close coordination with the AOL sales force to devise ways to surpass revenue goals (4) Active management and recruitment of strategic partnerships (5) Promotion of the various products, partnerships… Show more Charged with leading the newly established AOL Financial Services Group. Chief responsibilities included: (1) Development of long-term strategic plans that served to maintain AOL’s leadership position as a top financial portal (2) Directing the Group’s overall technology development efforts (3) Close coordination with the AOL sales force to devise ways to surpass revenue goals (4) Active management and recruitment of strategic partnerships (5) Promotion of the various products, partnerships, and capabilities to the press.Key Achievements* Conceived and launched an ambitious redesign of the Personal Finance Channel. This design greatly improved usability and the revenue potential of the offering.* Appointed to the boards of Yodlee, Inc. and CCBN, Inc, two of AOL’s key financial technology partners. Instrumental in laying the groundwork for both partnerships.* Barron’s presents the AOL Personal Finance Channel with a 4-star rating – one of only 3 online financial sites to receive that top rating.* Developed an aggressive daily programming calendar that served to spur interest in the Channel and its offerings. The Channel significantly outpaces AOL’s overall growth rate. * The Personal Finance Channel became the top Channel in most usage categories.* The Personal Finance Channel developed into the most profitable channel within AOL, producing more than $80m/yr. Through strong cost controls, the royalty budget was reduced by more than 40%. Worked closely with our Business Affairs group in signing a large number of important “anchor tenant” deals: Bloomberg, BusinessWeek, Standard & Poor’s, Dow Jones, TheStreet, Intuit, Realtor.com, Briefing.com, SmartMoney, Zack’s, Market Guide, Disclosure, Multex, E*TRADE, Waterhouse, Ameritrade, DLJ, Money.com.* Point person for media coverage of the Channel. Numerous TV, radio, print, and web appearances. One of the few directors to receive media training. Show less

Naval Intelligence OfficerStrike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147), NAS LemooreUSS Nimitz (CVW-9), USS ConstellationNaval Surface Warfare Center/Defense Intelligence AgencyNavy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center GraduateTOPGUN Ground SchoolTS/SCI ClearancesResponsible for providing detailed strike intelligence to Strike Fighter Squadron 147 and Carrier Airwing Nine while deployed to the Far East and Persian Gulf regions. Awarded a Navy Achievement Medal… Show more Naval Intelligence OfficerStrike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147), NAS LemooreUSS Nimitz (CVW-9), USS ConstellationNaval Surface Warfare Center/Defense Intelligence AgencyNavy and Marine Corps Intelligence Training Center GraduateTOPGUN Ground SchoolTS/SCI ClearancesResponsible for providing detailed strike intelligence to Strike Fighter Squadron 147 and Carrier Airwing Nine while deployed to the Far East and Persian Gulf regions. Awarded a Navy Achievement Medal for intelligence support rendered to Airwing Nine’s Iraqi Contingency Planning Team while deployed to the Persian Gulf. Show less

M.A., National Security Studies

Strategic challenges in the South China Sea, Economic development and military strategy, media impact on modern warfare, ballistic missile.

B.A., Political Economy Of Industrial Societies