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New York, New York

We are a strategic communications consultancy headquartered in New York City, with a growing presence in Washington, D.C. and the capability to serve our clients wherever they need us. We apply decades of high-level communications expertise to the mission-critical challenges of businesses of all sizes and industries: from global corporations to mid-size firms, family-run enterprises and start-ups.Nearly everything we do at Indelable falls into three areas: Defining, promoting and defending your business.DEFINE: We can identify the unique value proposition for your products and services, stake out your position on important issues that affect your industry, or spotlight your culture of innovation and its benefits for customers, employees and recruits.PROMOTE: Indelable can develop and optimize messages for your most important audiences, craft your story and develop content that touches your audiences’ hearts and minds, and clearly articulate the point-of-view that will guide your company in the years ahead.DEFEND: We help you prepare for and get ahead of issues that could be problematic, manage difficult challenges that have already surfaced, and effectively deal with criticism and work to change perceptions.You get our best thinking applied to your strategic challenges based on our many years of experience working in global corporation C-suites, media and journalism, small business, trade associations, marketing, branding and PR. Whatever your challenge may be, odds are good we’ve faced it before — or something much like it.To protect and add value to your business through effective communications, please reach out. We'll be there.

New York, New York

• Planned and managed quarterly global town halls for the company’s top executives to ensure key messages were communicated to support the company’s new business strategy.• Collaborated with senior Communication leaders to ensure projects were executed on time and within budget and supported business goals and objectives.• Improved organization clarity and efficiency by developing and documenting standard procedures, operating processes for meetings and infrastructure to support these for the Communications function.• Managed the successful transition of the Communications team from New York to Houston, including recruitment of new employees, ensuring knowledge transfer through process documentation and hands-on training, and coordinating the restructuring of the new jobs. • Identified and vetted new Houston vendors to support the organization working with Global Supply Chain to ensure all contract negotiations were handled properly.

New York, New York

• Project managed key initiatives with senior leadership, including redesign of corporate website and production of Corporate Sustainability Report.• Created and executed first-ever CEO global town hall, designing look and feel of presentation facilities, coordinating logistics and live streaming with offices in 12 countries, and worked with executive leadership team to align messages with the corporate vision. Subsequently produced bi-annual global town halls. • Acted as a liaison between the Vice President of Communications and Communications team, building strong and sustainable relationships and team collaboration. • Core member of content coordination team responsible for developing and capitalizing on content by repurposing it across the company’s communication channels.• Developed and managed plan review process to identify, prioritize and track execution of all communication projects Conducted and coordinated bi-weekly meetings to ensure projects remained on schedule and were aligned with broader business priorities.• Identified and executed improvements in existing town halls for company’s Exploration and Production division, the largest and most geographically diverse business unit within Hess.• Implemented and managed weekly Communications department meetings -- setting agendas, implementing video conferencing and SharePoint content.• Coordinated regular team-building sessions to foster knowledge sharing and cooperation.

•Responsible for planning, managing and executing more than 40 product communications launches, media vehicle preview drives and auto shows for external media audiences. •Executed the event logistics strategy for the year-long media campaign of Ford Motor Co.’s best-known nameplate, Taurus, which included a media drive with more than 200 media. •Planned and managed event logistics strategy for a 10-month long celebration for the 100th Anniversary of the Ford Model T, engaging enthusiasts, media, dealers, employees and retirees internationally.•Led development and implementation of European Media Drive for 41 top-tier international journalists. The program highlighted key North American products, including Ford F150 Raptor high-performance truck, Mustang GT, GT500 and EcoBoost fuel-efficient powertrains.•Collaborated with internal stakeholders to develop goals, objectives and strategies to create successful product events.•Developed accurate and comprehensive budgets for all events, which included tracking budget updates and changes to program needs to ensure each event stayed within budget.•Negotiated and prepared cost effective contracts with vendors, including hotels, venues, food & beverage, production and all service contractors.•Averaged 97 percent Things Gone Right (TGR) on programs, exceeding the company’s desired average of 90 percent with zero material defects.•Recognized with four Blue Oval company awards for delivering successful programs.

•Managed event planning for the CEO; audiences included employees, retirees, dealers, suppliers and local communities. •Created briefing materials for CEO in preparation for events and meetings.•Coordinated onsite public appearances by CEO.•Conducted detailed analysis of existing Corporate Communications policies and procedures, and developed plans to address issues identified during analysis to ensure departmental compliance with the internal audit and corporate standards.

•Acted as key media contact for the office of the Director of Global Corporate Communications. •Coordinated media visits with Public Affairs staff to provide journalists with access to the proper executives, vehicles and information to enhance and direct messaging.•Managed logistical details for "The Ford Innovation" corporate advertising campaign, a major effort to re-establish the company as a leader of technology, safety and environmentally friendly practices.

Bachelors Of Science, Mathematics, English

Michigan Secondary Provisional Certification, April 2005 Secondary level, Mathematics (EX) and English (BA)

Mechanical Engineering