Experience

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  PitchBook Data

  • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Director, Internal Communications

    • Sep 2022 - Present
    • Seattle, Washington, United States

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  T-Mobile

  • United States
  • Telecommunications
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Sr. Manager, Communications

    • Jun 2018 - Sep 2022

    Team leader, directly supporting Chief Information Officer, ETS leadership and the Technology HR organization with strategic communications planning and execution, original content creation, brand guidelines, tools rollout and adoption plans, change management, major HR initiatives and organizational announcements, all-employee meetings, and more. In 2020, in close partnership with the Corporate Communications team, created the communications strategy to bring the Enterprise Technology Solutions team together after the T-Mobile merger with Sprint (the largest merger in wireless telecommunications history).

  • Sr. Business Operations Manager

    • Nov 2017 - Jun 2018

    Chief of Staff to the Senior Vice President of Technology Transformation. Liaison to cross-functional teams and enterprise-wide initiatives focused on enhancing alignment and operational efficiencies through program support including data collection, analysis, problem and solutions identification, root cause remediation, communications, and change management. Left role when my the SVP and CIO asked me to build an internal communications team for the organization.

  • Sr. Communications Manager

    • Jan 2015 - Nov 2017

    Internal communications lead for senior leadership and their teams within the Enterprise IT organization; duties included creating executive PowerPoint presentations, departmental emails and documents, and meeting coordination.

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  Sound Provisions, Inc. & Early Bird Coffee Roasters

  • Woodinville, Washington, United States

  • Founder & CEO

    • Jun 2006 - Dec 2014
    • Woodinville, Washington, United States

    Specialty coffee microroaster and distributor of coffee-related products. Served independent coffee houses, restaurants, gourmet retailers and coffee aficionados across the United States. Led business operations, supply chain and inventory management, branding, marketing, sales, customer service, shipping and receiving, roast and blend development, quality control, vendor relations, and employee management.

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  To The Point Business Imaging

  • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Founder & President

    • Jan 1998 - Jun 2006
    • Seattle, Washington, United States

    Consultancy specializing in marketing, public relations, writing and editing for companies in the specialty coffee and tea industries.

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  Coffee Talk Magazine

  • Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Chief Editor

    • Jun 1994 - Jan 1998
    • Seattle, Washington, United States

    International trade publication serving the specialty coffee industry. Led from the magazine’s start-up through its editorial transition into Coffee & Cuisine, a business journal for food and beverage entrepreneurs.