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Communications professional with corporate and agency background. Over 20 years experience in public relations, analyst relations, marketing, events and promotions. Relationship-first approach to communications. Personally managed hundreds of evaluations and coached teams managing vendor ratings in thousands of Gartner Magic Quadrants, Forrester Waves and other market evaluations. Worked directly on ensuring accurate vendor representation in thousands of analyst reports. Managed 100+ person national and international teams. Built multiple AR programs from scratch and innovated existing programs to deliver increased efficiency. Personally advised CEOs and closed sales deals exceeding $600M. I also make my own bed, clean my own house and eat my own cooking, unless the cooking is good...then that is my wife's doing!About me:COMMUNICATOR – I like to explain, to describe, to host, to speak in public, and to write. Ideas are a dry beginning. Events are static. I feel a need to turn events into stories and bring those stories to life, to energize them, to make them exciting and vivid.RESTORATIVE – I thrive to solve problems. I enjoy the challenge of analyzing the symptoms, identifying what is wrong, and finding the solution. I am energized when encountering yet another breakdown.EMPATHIC – I can sense the emotions of those around me. Intuitively, I am able to see the world through others eyes and share their perspective. I anticipate the needs of others and their unvoiced questions. RELATOR – I genuinely want to understand others feelings, goals, fears, dreams, and I want them to understand mine. HARMONY – I am adept at seeking and discovering areas of agreement, working to find common ground, and steering conversations away from confrontation and toward harmony. STRATEGIC – I create alternative ways to proceed. When faced with a given scenario, I can quickly spot the relevant patters and issues, and act accordingly.Weaknesses include lifting heavy things, eating a clean diet, and waiting for results. While working on these items, I remain incapable of explaining what I do for a profession to my mother. She leaves every conversation unable to explain my profession to her friends. Totally my fault. Somehow she still relentlessly brags about me.Favorite Quote? Agent Smith: “You can’t win, it’s pointless to keep fighting! Why, Mr. Anderson? Why do you persist?” Neo: “Because I choose to.” —The Matrix Revolutions