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Appleton, Wi, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Rooted in a decades long retail, custom and artistic productiontradition, Forged & Formed exists to celebrate and mark specialmoments in the lives of our pets and families with beautifully craftedand authentically imprinted jewelry and metals.As the originators of custom print-based jewelry, we can craft our pieceswith a nose, paw, finger or any print you can imagine (really, any print...wehave done claws, beaks, feet...). We can also create a line of jewelry for ananity group, corporate brand launch, or to help commemorate a specialevent. Just ask us—our U.S. based team loves a challenge and looksforward to designing and forming your unique keepsake, all from ourGreat Lakes based retail and manufacturing facilities.

Woodstock, Illinois, Us

Led the overall operations, strategic planning and growth efforts of a diversified portfolio for a family holding group. Increased organic revenue by 30% and valuation by 16x in two years leading to the successful sale of the company in 2022. Companies include Thumbies and Buddies Keepsakes, Studio D Jewelers, Americano Market & Café, real estate holdings and intellectual property concerns. www.doughertyenterprises.com

Group D360 is a highly strategic, integrated marketing and business planning agency that we’ve built to deliver a creative experience that truly resonates with your customers. We’re laser focused on helping your brand define what success looks like, and then creating a plan that drives growth and maximizes your ROI. Located “on the square” in historic Woodstock, our team also takes an “on the square” attitude to our work – straightforward and honest – so we can land on amazing solutions for our clients.

Creative Acquisitions LLC (www.creativeacquisitions.net) is an acquisition and collaborative creative enterprise providing strategic planning, digital marketing and creative communications solutions. Our brands include Group D360 and Digital Captura.

Led the transitional planning efforts for retiring President. Brands include: FaciliServ (faciliserv.com) Charron Sports Services Ltd.BR Bleachers

Contract position to develop operational integration and marketing strategies for a portfolio of diverse entities including Blackhangerstudios.com, orwo.studio and groovemenow.com. Defined roadmap for potential IPO.

Woodstock, Illinois, Us

Drive the strategic and creative storytelling for OWC and OWC brands and products alongside an amazing content marketing team including social media, internal communications, PR, video production, blog and event planning. Also drove the e-commerce transformation process for the macsales.com store and channel partners portals.

Woodstock, Illinois, Us

Led the content team responsible for all communication touch points including internal and external communications, public relations, blog, social media, reviewer marketing and trade show efforts. OWC is a manufacturer of computer peripherals and performance upgrades including Solid State Drives, External Storage, Memory and Connectivity solutions for brand properties including owcdigital.com and macsales.com.Worked with both Channel and Commercial sales leadership to develop cohesive go to market strategy and collateral resources to drive corporate growth. Developed a portfolio of client case studies with Audio and Video professionals to capture product workflows stories. Worked with the Leadership team to develop a cohesive mission, vision, values statement and corporate brand structure for the different operating divisions.Created tiered communications structure for new product launches to help guide successful market introduction including product briefs, creative frameworks, competitive positioning and audience segmentation. HubSpot Certified

Cortland, Ny, Us

Manage the global marketing efforts for US based designer and manufacturer of professional grade external storage solutions for audio, video, cine and digital content creators. Execute strategic content roadmap for consumer, reseller and channel audience segments. Team included content marketing, creative services, media relations, social media and trade show/event supporting the business development efforts in North America, EU, Mexico, South America and Pacific Rim. Lead strategic partner and sponsorship initiatives to build brand awareness and equity with key stakeholders. Contract position.

Oak Brook, Il, Us

Contracted to manage all facets of project management and team deliverables for a firm specializing in Drupal (Open Source) software, web site and application development. Designed project workflows from inception to launch as well as budget models, quality assurance processes and resource allocation to insure the highest level of client satisfaction and profitability. Worked with direct and outsourced personnel in the US and India while hitting 98% on-time development.

Provided strategic planning, operational audits and branding solutions for a broad range of Fortune, mid-tier, start-up and governmental clients in the United States and Canada. Developed cost-effective transformation strategies and methodologies while advising on near and long term growth goals and benchmark management practices to ensure impactful, measurable and sustainable results. Designed business roadmaps to guide decision making processes as well as provided cross-platform creative solutions for clients.

Directed the design and branding firm's entry into the interactive and web design space while also developing opportunities in the Mexico market. An overarching goal was to position the company for acquisition or investment which led to a successful venture capital relationship. Select client engagements included Coca-Cola, FEMSA, Cemex, Baxter, Protagona Worldwide, Allscripts and Accenture.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Led the global brand development and marketing integration at the direction of Danka Industries Plc Co.

Led the formation and launch of an independent subsidiary or Danka Industries, PLC focusing on the delivery of a broad range of administrative outsourcing solutions to clients in the United States, Canada and Europe. Recruited senior management team and developed corporate vision and best practices to guide the growth of the organization while working with the parent company divisions. Company achieved profitability in 9 months and $200 million in annual revenue within 5 years while exceeding client expectations and staff retention goals. After the acquisition of outsourcing company Kodak Imaging Services, company was rebranded Danka Services International. After the Kodak acquisition in 1998 assumed responsibility for global brand and marketing integration.

Guided the growth practice of a new, spin-off outsourcing company providing contracted administrative and creative support services for clients in New York, Chicago and Toronto. Worked with venture capital group to fund divestiture and roll-up to a successful IPO.

Responsible for client development and P&L management for $20 million client base in the eastern region for the innovating company in the administrative services outsourcing industry.

Education record

Education record

Executive Studies