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Washington D.C. Metro Area

Responsible for leading and developing custom content initiatives and campaigns for Scoop News Group's clients, including a majority of the world's leading technology companies. - Provide strategic direction to clients, as head of SNG's Content Studio, developing and delivering custom content campaigns targeted at hard-to-reach senior public sector leaders. - Conceptualized, produced and managed more than 250 custom content projects for more than 70 technology clients last year, including special reports, thought leadership articles, podcasts, video interviews, market research and more.- Serve as featured moderator and host on government technology industry discussion panels, podcasts and executive video interviews.

Washington, D.C.

- Led editorial and content development initiatives for Scoop News Group and its news publications.- Launched and managed SNG's EdScoop news website.- Contributed news and analysis articles regularly to FedScoop, EdScoop and StateScoop. - (See collection of bylined articles in Publication list below.)

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Led and managed InformationWeek's editorial coverage and community development initiatives across the U.S. Government IT sector. - Quadrupled InformationWeek's roster of contributors and commentators on government IT trends.- Significantly expanded InformationWeek's social media reach within the government IT community.- Personally reported on a wide range of government IT news and developments.- Served as a frequent commentator on government IT issues on TV, radio, and at government IT events, including the United Nation's first Open Government Data Forum in Abu Dhabi.- (See collection of bylined articles in Publication list below.)

- Created, developed, and managed leading-edge news website and social media platform aimed at government, defense and technology executives as part of a start-up venture at AOL.- Directed daily editorial operations, content development, social media and audience engagement efforts, garnering widespread audience praise for distinctive content and design in a highly competitive market segment.- Reported, edited, produced and socialized multiple stories and blog posts daily. Maintained high visibility in the marketplace, moderating industry panels and contributing to industry groups. - Built extensive network of subject matter experts to contribute original content.- Led industry market research efforts, working with White House and Administration executives, that resulted in a benchmark study on adoption of mobile technology in government.- (See collection of bylined articles in Publication list below.)

Led content direction and developed programming and marketing support for 1105 Media's government technology conferences and events — while also representing the editorial interests of Federal Computer Week, Government Computer News, Washington Technology and Defense Systems with government and industry executives.

- Played leading role migrating and repositioning publications to new operating and management structure following The Washington Post's sale of GCN and other properties to 1105 Media. - Helped with editorial restructuring and successfully co-led shared editorial, reporting and online production staffs, working collaboratively to create joint reporting and publishing initiatives. - Maintained high-visibility presence in the federal government technology community through regular commentary and networking events.- (See collection of bylined articles in Publication list below.)

- Recruited to lead editorial direction, management and operation of 36-issue/year print publication and daily online news operation serving the $130 billion government IT market.- Managed editorial staff of 20, plus outside contributors, developing, editing and producing 1800 magazine pages of print and daily online content and 20 electronic newsletters (540 issues) annually.- Developed, launched and managed start-up magazine and Web site, Government Leader, serving senior federal government executives- Helped GCN to become one of the first trade publications in America to design a fully-functional Web site for smartphones.

- Set editorial direction and managed editorial operations of sophisticated business strategy magazine and weekly electronic newsletter for top executives in then-$265 billion new home construction industry.- Helped develop new online and event products to support revenue growth, including a new national industry conference (that generated $2 million in net new revenues).- Developed widely-referenced original market research and produced special magazine edition–the only issue in Hanley Wood history to go back on press due to demand.

- Recruited to redeploy and manage eight magazine Web sites and related online businesses.- Evaluated business, strategies, workflow processes and staff capabilities; redirected and restructured the division within first 90 days on the job.- Led project teams in redesigning, overhauling and integrating company’s flagship web sites with their print counterparts, including BuilderOnline.com, RemodelingOnline.com and eplans.com. - Implemented less-costly content management system with integrated news feeds. - Reduced annual unit expenses in half; boosted division’s online traffic to 2 million page views/month and annual online ad and licensing revenues to $2 million (2001-2002.) - Launched and produced five electronic newsletters and supporting systems for subscriber services and direct marketing. - Developed and negotiated custom-sponsorships, content licensing and alliance programs.

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Led strategic direction, bottom-line and day-to-day management of leading biweekly business newsmagazine (50,000 audited circulation, 250,000 readers) and affiliated products serving the then-$250 billion retail home improvement market. Managed a staff of 25 sales and editorial personnel and peak budget of $10 million. - Led magazine from # 3 to # 1 in ad pages and revenues. Increased revenues 75% and tripled profits 1992 to 1995. Recast magazine business when market contracted, tripling custom publishing and ancillary product sales 1996-1999, developing special reports for Home Depot, Lowe’s and other trade groups and manufacturers. - Led company efforts in developing pioneering Internet and online publishing strategies, including launch and design of Internet online daily news service (in 1996) with companion e-newsletters. - Developed international publishing business, generating $1 million-plus in annual revenues, including bilingual publications printed in Europe, global industry-census, market reports and newsletters.- Contract-managed Home Improvement Research Institute, a consortium of 50 leading manufacturers and distributors, producing original industry research and industry benchmark data.- Developed and managed industry conferences for CEOs and senior executives with sponsorships.- Earned reputation in the U.S., Europe and Japan as a sought-after speaker and market analyst.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Directed editorial and news operations for industry's leading newspaper covering the U.S. home improvement retailing and building supply industry.

New York City Metropolitan Area

Reported on and subsequently edited stories for and about businesses and executives in the U.S. retail home improvement and building supply industry.

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

Worked on the Alaskan Pipeline project, 250 miles above the Arctic Circle in Prudhoe Bay, during two-year leave from college. Expedited delivery and managed the turnover of millions of dollars of industrial materials to subcontractors for the construction of oil field processing and gas compression plants.

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States

Sold over 7,000 copies of my photographs of arctic wildlife and oil-field construction work while working on the North Slope of Alaska.

Bachelor Of Science

Education record

Certificate - Advanced Publishing Management (Awarded Jointly By Medill/Kellogg)