• Serve as South Florida business development specialist to successfully market firm's multidisciplinary engineering and land development design services to secure both medium- and large-scale projects in a competitive market for most AEC industry project sectors (private, municipal and FDOT pursuits).• Work to develop new clients and maintain relationships with current clients, which serves as a critical component of firm's proposal requests and business won in the AEC Industry.• Provide exceptional communication skills to represent and market/sell firm and services to private owners and developers, municipal personnel/staff, and overall AEC industry.• Utilize Client Relationship Management (CRM) platform to manage client information (calls, emails, face-to-face meetings, proposals, etc.) to build both client databases and stronger internal communications, which facilitate quicker and more efficient responses to client leads and project information.• Research, identify and attend meetings, events, seminars, etc. for AEC industry networking opportunities to meet/connect with new strategic partners for business/project opportunities.• Responsible for assisting marketing team in support of municipal project pursuits (RFPs, RFQs, etc.) and proposal and resume production process.

• Serve as stadium/arena public address announcer for multiple NCAA Division I athletic programs including Men's and Women's Basketball, Baseball, Softball and Men's and Women's Soccer.• Serve as primary shot clock operator for Men's Basketball.

• Serve as a public address announcer at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium (Jupiter, FL) for both the Jupiter Hammerheads and Palm Beach Cardinals of the Florida State League (MiLB).• Announce starting lineups and all game activity, pregame and in-game ads/spots, on-field promotions, first pitches, group welcomes, etc.• Write and edit script copy for game announcements.

• Assisted in production and distribution of game notes, rosters and programs.• Attended to media during pre-game and in-game activity.• Attended to Dolphins post-game press conference room in Hard Rock Stadium.• Managed visiting team's post-game press conference room in Hard Rock Stadium.• Transcribed post-game interviews into media notes.

• Oversaw all marketing and communications efforts for small business, LED lighting manufacturing company.• Created and updated marketing materials for more than 18 products: Spec sheets, installation manuals, technical guides, tradeshow flyers/brochures and more.• Website redesign: Selected/managed/directed web design team to revise and improve aesthetics and functionality of company website to better connect with sales reps, customers and external partners.• Created/executed weekly and monthly email campaigns to promote product and company news/updates to sales reps, customers and external partners. More than quadrupled database contacts.• Created/managed trade show collateral and booth layout as well as assisted with scheduling, registration and onsite activity.

• Developed/executed/oversaw strategies for marketing support for assigned publication titles and subjects.• Developed/incorporated copy into marketing and sales materials such as websites, fliers, posters and emails.• Created/managed/coordinated trade show collateral and assisted with scheduling, registration, and most on-site activity for numerous shows. • Launched/maintained (opens/clicks) email campaigns promoting publication titles and subjects to increase sales.• Researched, developed and maintained targeted email contacts (databases, harvested and external lists).• Wrote promotional copy to market books in various fields of science, technology and medicine. • Crafted direct response copy for emails, landing pages, brochures, catalogs, flyers and direct mail pieces. • Created and maintained SEO text for the web.• Analyzed markets, market segments, trends and competitor activities to enhance marketing/PR outreach.

• Oversaw/managed all communications tasks, responsibilities and strategies for water treatment/ recycling company.• Researched, developed and wrote press releases and web descriptions/articles for new products and services.• Served as liaison between departments/staff to determine sales and marketing needs and executed strategies.• Created and distributed sales and marketing materials to more than 250 reps and customers.• Updated and distributed brochures, videos, e-mail blasts, one-sheeters, e-fliers, signage and branding materials.• Managed company databases (customers, reps, ad/media contacts), website and social media accounts.• Contracted external vendors for events (photographer, entertainment, caterer, shuttle, promotional giveaways, etc.).• Managed marketing strategies for tradeshows and special events including e-blast communications and branding.

• Served as a desk editor, managing content for sports Web site.• Wrote headlines, created and wrote summaries/synopses for arena pages, reviewed and edited stories from CBS Sports staff writers and bloggers.• Edited and uploaded AP wire stories from news database (Sesame) to Web site.• Selected images (Getty, AP, US Presswire) and wrote captions to correspond with stories posted on Web site.• Researched, developed and wrote advertorials for client (Vicks vapor rub) to appear on Web site.• Contributed postings/updates to CBS Sports.com.• Wrote "player updates" for assigned arenas and sports coverage.• Tracked/monitored digital media outlets for content.• Communicated with internal teams for research and content purposes.

Freelance public relations professional specializing in sports-related and special events projects.Clients and organizations currently represented include:• CBS Interactive (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – Serve as ‘Live Digital Entry’ associate for CBSSports.com; cover assigned sporting events and coordinate live game scores and stats for Web site. • South Beach Sports Agency (Miami Beach, FL) - Coordinate media relations and social media campaigns to promote the agency and its sports clients who include world-ranked WTA players.• Zucker Public Relations (Boca Raton, FL) - Provide media relations and strategic PR support for NFL great and NFL Network Analyst Marshall Faulk. Planned and manage a national media campaign and established a social media presence to promote Faulk’s induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and to raise awareness for his charity, The Marshall Faulk Foundation (assignment ended Aug. '11).• Miami Dolphins (Miami, FL) - Serve on game-day media relations staff. Support media during pre and in-game and then coordinate via visiting team’s PR director to obtain and disseminate post-game player quotes to media. Also serve as back-up internal / press box public address announcer.• University of Miami (Miami, FL) - Serve as press box / internal public address announcer for home football games.• Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - Serve on game operations staff for men’s and women’s basketball. Duties performed include public address announcer, scoreboard operator, and shot clock operator.

The 2011 Sony Ericsson Open was held March 21-April 3 at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, FL (near Miami). The two-week combined event is owned and operated by IMG and is widely regarded as the most glamorous event on the ATP and WTA Tours drawing over 300,000 guests each year including the biggest names in music, entertainment and sports.Responsibilities as Press Facilities Manager Included:• Served as liaison between more than 200 national, regional and local media outlets and ATP/WTA event.• Wrote and distributed press releases along with distributing match statistics, interview transcripts and daily schedules to attending media.• Managed credential requests and determine appropriate media to grant credentials to.• Coordinated and monitored player interviews with media.• Set-up and made operational all press areas for tournament including: Media center, interview rooms, media dining, TV and radio booths, media credentials and photographer areas.• Trained, scheduled, and managed team of welcome desk workers and part-time/interning media staff.• Managed budget for media department staff and operational expenses.• Managed collection of media clips (clip book) and distribution of all clips to media on daily basis during tournament.• Coordinated with tournament sponsors nightly happy hours for media.• Set-up and monitored media seating assignments for event including media seating for men’s and women’s finals.• Assisted in scheduling transportation of players and media to off-site media events.