Experience

Navigate

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Proud to lead a team of researchers and consultants who help guide the strategies and decision-making of many of the largest properties, brands, and media entities in sports and entertainment. Client experience includes work with leagues (ex: NFL), collegiate conferences (Big 12), universities (University of California, Berkeley), domestic franchises (Milwaukee Bucks), international clubs (Club América), brands (Anheuser-Busch), and media properties (ESPN). In addition to continuing to work with clients, responsibilities include managing Navigate's day-to-day operations, P&L, and oversight of consulting/client strategy, research, sales, marketing, and HR.

• Senior Vice President, Client Strategy

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2017

  Responsible for working on all major client relationships to ensure the successful use of Navigate’s research in achieving objectives. • Manage members of the research and analytics teams on the design and execution of research • Assist in the construction of deliverables and determination of actionable insights• Act as the day-to-day client contact for strategic planning and decision-making• Consult on best-practices within specific sports, entertainment options, media rights, and sponsorship categories• Manage the development of new products and services, as well as client retention and relationship growth • Own and/or assist in the research for client projects as needed.

• Director of Analytics

  • Feb 2010 - Dec 2013

  • Created the Sponsorship Navigator, a subscription-based tool that allows properties, brands or agencies to determine the fair market value of sponsorships as well as the strength of the property-brand fit based on demographics• Lead and assist on projects that include sponsorship valuations, university multimedia rights analyses and negotiations, pro team media rights analyses and negotiations, category landscape reports, and secondary research aggregation• Assist on agency projects involving market research and sponsorship ROI• Utilize Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to organize, analyze and present large amounts of data• Copy-edit proposals and deliverables, as well as write for industry publications including The Migala Report and Partnership Activation• Guest lecture at universities including Marquette, DePaul and Roosevelt.



The Washington Post

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sports Correspondent

  • Aug 2006 - Dec 2009

  • Between enterprise work, breaking news, game stories, features and notebooks, had more than 400 bylines, including 10 stories on the sports front • When needed, covered the Baltimore Orioles and college sports for the Post and freelanced for several newspapers, including the Boston Globe• Created the Washington Post High School Passer Rating formula• Reported, wrote, shot and produced Recruiting Spotlights, a weekly online video featuring the most coveted high school athletes in the area• Ran the Potomac River Fantasy Challenge, a weekly high school fantasy football game published in the paper• Beat writer for high school sports, with duties including rankings and selecting All-Met teams from a pool of more than 250 schools

• Sports Producer

  • Aug 2006 - Sep 2007

  • Wrote headlines and summaries for Post articles and AP articles• Edited online-only columns by John Feinstein and Leonard Shapiro• Typically ran sports section during the day a few times per month• Wrote captions and chose photos for galleries• Organized the front of the sports section and other sports pages• Created custom HTMLs to supplement articles



The Monroe (N.C.) Enquirer-Journal

• Sports Writer

  • Sep 2004 - Aug 2006

  • Covered high school sports and Wingate University in Union County, N.C.• Covered Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Bobcats home games• Designed at least one page per day using Quark Express• Ran sports section at least one day per week, with duties including editing, design and assignment responsibilities • Covered high school sports and Wingate University in Union County, N.C.• Covered Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Bobcats home games• Designed at least one page per day using Quark Express• Ran sports section at least one day per week, with duties including editing, design and assignment responsibilities



Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Editorial Assistant - Washington Bureau

  • Aug 2003 - May 2004

  • Wrote articles on a variety of subjects in Washington, D.C.• Conducted research and reporting for bureau reporters• Conducted interviews with senators and congressmen • Wrote articles on a variety of subjects in Washington, D.C.• Conducted research and reporting for bureau reporters• Conducted interviews with senators and congressmen



The GW Hatchet

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Sports Editor/Sports Writer

  • Jan 2002 - May 2004

  • Covered a variety of college sports at George Washington University, a Division I school, with basketball as a primary beat• Wrote a regular column • Assigned and edited articles produced by staff writers• Planned layout for pages and special issues • Covered a variety of college sports at George Washington University, a Division I school, with basketball as a primary beat• Wrote a regular column • Assigned and edited articles produced by staff writers• Planned layout for pages and special issues



WITI

• Chile
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sports Intern

  • May 2001 - Aug 2001

  • Conducted interviews at Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks games, and golf and auto racing events• Edited highlights and packages, and archived games and interviews. • Conducted interviews at Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks games, and golf and auto racing events• Edited highlights and packages, and archived games and interviews.