This role is a bit of a triptych 🖼️🖼️🖼️ . On the Communicationa side, I am focused on cross-functional collaboration, aligning brand, evangelism, and leveraging our content to scale our reach and awareness. On the Community side, I am responsible for growing and nurturing our thriving band of customers, partners, and brand advocates. And on the PR side, I own driving share of voice by amplifying our content and thought leadership across the web and media.Communications and Community...Commsunity! ❤️

🎓(•_•)( •_•)>⌐■-■(⌐■_■)> 🎬 Now I direct marketing and do so with an aire of seniority 🎬Marketing Chief of Staff. Running around being the glue, in addition to being responsible for the computer backup service, social media, and brand. Plus I help with project management, product launches, spec ops and projects, fun HR stuff, internal committees, and keeping up the culture at Backblaze. Good stuff!Also I learned how to use Tableau!

(•_•)( •_•)>⌐■-■(⌐■_■)> 🎬 Now I direct marketing! 🎬I am responsible for the computer backup service, social media, and brand. Plus I help with internal project management and spec ops. Good stuff!

Same as before but now more senior...(•_•)( •_•)>⌐■-■(⌐■_■)

Lately: Product Managing for the Backblaze Computer Backup service, as well as Project Management for any related enhancements and features. PR and Communications as needed. Previously: Working on all things B2 related for the Backblaze B2 launch. Including copy writing, product testing, question answering, video making, audience building, and enthusiasm stoking.Always: (be closing) but also -> responsible for social media on Twitter, Facebook, Google +, and YouTube. Conduct marketing efforts including: work on $1M marketing campaigns, advertisement purchasing, podcast advertisement, story pitching, copy writing, editing, presenting, speaking, and campaign creation. Provide support to business development team when needed. Also do lots of fun stuff.**Fun Stuff Includes -> Speaking at the University of Iowa, MCing at the RootsTech Conference, Representing Backblaze at Pitch '11 and '13, Delivering cupcakes at CES and SXSW, Pitching and helping launch Backblaze features, including the Android app, and more recently Backblaze B2.I enjoy the internet.

Responsible for making sure Backblaze customers had the best possible experience with the product. Job duties included troubleshooting customer issues via email, and working with the engineering department to find and reproduce issues.

Responsible for resolving any deficiencies that arise after the closing of mortgage loans. This includes calling various internal team members as well as external vendors, contacting customers, and making sure that deficiencies are resolved within tolerance to avoid penalties.

Responsible for finding any deficiencies in mortgage loans after the loan had closed. This included checking various documents for accuracy against various systems, making sure that deadlines were met, and doing minor resolution work to clear certain deficiencies in a timely manner.

* Trained over 20 employees in document imaging, validation, and destruction procedures in order to reduce imaging time and increase department productivity.* Imaged company correspondence to ensure they could be viewed by customer service representatives* Teamed up with quality control testers in creating a process to ensure that the imaged and validated documents could be correctly viewed on the company's network to reduce research times.* Created a process designed to label, track, and reduce size of backlogged documents* Facilitated organization and distribution of backlogged documents needing imaging and validation

* Reviewed various technical documents, for accuracy and consistency* Translated Russian text into English and vice versa* Wrote and compiled various information into company documents and grants* Edited company correspondences in order to guarantee that the message was properly conveyed

* Worked in a team environment with 15 other RAs, professional staff, and support staff* Engaged residents in programs, activities, and events on campus in order to promote community interaction* Planned and coordinated programs for up to 1100 students* Supervised co-ed residence hall floor of 73 residents* Responded to emergency situations, including facilities and personal issues while both on and off duty* Collaborated with various University of Iowa departments to create and execute programs and events

Managed various club areas including restaurants serving over 300 guests a day Helped in the creation of strategic plan for $56 million expansion of Dallas Country Club Aided outside consultants in creating specific operating plans for club areas Inputted restaurant menus from all five restaurants into one document in order to ease menu costing Coordinated with club managers and chefs to plan member barbeque events