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Agoura Hills, Ca, Us

Encino, Ca, Us

Encino, Ca, Us

Creating an active and engaging community for the digital distribution business. Bringing the likes of Google/YouTube, X-Box Live, Amazon, Netflix, Best Buy/Cinema Now, VuDu and the Movie and TV studios together for the overall benefit and growth of the next digital generation.

Award winning web producer and Internet Marketing Executive. Clients include The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros Home Video, DC Comics Animated Features, NBC Universal Home Entertainment and the Entertainment Merchants Association.

Centric is one of Southern California's most innovative and creative agencies for both the technical and consumer products market for the past 14 years. As interactive agency of record for companies as diverse as Memorex and Golden Harvest Foods, Centric has garnered an excellent reputation for delivering creative and cost effective solutions that exceed expectations and ROI.HighlightsBuilt and managed agency's first entertainment division and grew business from zero to a forecasted 3/4 million business in 12 months despite industry-wide economic downturn. Initiated proprietary product launch (content syndication tool - Goldenrod) in Q1, 2009. Product was featured in Tech Crunch blog in April '09 and first sale to a major consumer products company, Cotton, Inc, one week later. Hired by Warner Bros catalog unit, the largest movie library in the world to develop http://www.whvdvdcollections.com and maintain one the largest sites on the Warner Bros server. Personally created, sold, and managed a

Questex is a worldwide leader in B2B media and communication publishing and trade show production. Company enjoyed revenues of $500 million in 2007. Holds either number one or two market share position in every vertical industry category.HighlightsMet or exceeded yearly budgets ($900K plus 14% increase in subsequent years) while developing new business-to-consumer revenue source.Developed and marketed a tool box of internet marketing solutions used by most the major Hollywood Studios and independents, including Disney, Sony, NBC Universal, and 20th Century Fox Developed a patented technology used for marketing DVD releases at retail and on the Internet. DVDPreview© was used on a continuous basis by three of the leading Hollywood Studios including Disney, Warners and NBC Universal.Developed the faith based market for the company that added $300K to the bottom line in its first year without any material investment.

Lead sales person for all interactive and print for home entertainment trade magazine, http://www.homemediamagazine.com.Top sales earner for entire company in 2007.

New York, Ny, Us

Direct report to President of Advanstar.comAdvanstar is a $1 billion worldwide communications company targeting Fashion, Powersports and the Life Sciences industry. HighlightsManaged a $1.2 million budget to develop online entertainment vertical (hive4media.com) funded by Advanstar in 2000.Day to day responsibilities include project management, creation of advertising programs, content management process and complete budget and P&L oversight.Site attracts approximately 30 percent of home entertainment online visitors on a weekly basis.

Investor Relations and CommunicationsWest Coast was the first entertainment retailer to have a successful IPO over $70 million. At its peak it owned 625 locations in 27 states and was ranked the second largest video retailer behind Blockbuster.HighlightsCreated home video industry's first ecommerce site in 1997. Site sold both VHS and early DVD titles and contained licensed content from leading movie buff publications and web sites. Sold to TLA Video in 1999.Part of the executive team that took Company public in 1997. IPO raised $70 million - the largest IPO of its type at the time.

Studio relations, VP, Business Development

Bs, Communications, Radio, Tv And Film

Bachelor Of Science, Communications/Radio, Television, Film And Journalism