Experience

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  Cape Cod International Film Festival

  • Cape Cod, MA

  • Artistic Director

    • Sep 2014 - Present
    • Cape Cod, MA

    The Cape Cod International Film Festival is an annual film competition hosted at the Chatham Orpheum Theater over Columbus Day Weekend. Official Selections include Academy Award Nominees and BAFTA Award Winners. THE CCIFF is committed to the craft of filmmaking and welcomes submissions from any...

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  Velma's Kettle Corn

  • Cape Cod, MA

  • Co-Owner

    • Nov 2016 - Jul 2018
    • Cape Cod, MA

    Responsible for Business Development for boutique gourmet snack food company, including corporate events, academic events, and retail distribution.

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  Machine Analytics

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Director, Content Delivery

    • Nov 2014 - Dec 2016
    • Cambridge, MA

    Working with Analytics and Data Fusion expert, Subrata Das, PhD. on in-person content delivery ranging from executive overviews of the Analytics landscape, to in-depth tutorials for practitioners in the field. Proprietary tools include [Cross-Database] Distributed Analytical Search, Analytical T...

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  Bitefire

  • Providence, RI

  • Business Development

    • Aug 2013 - Nov 2014
    • Providence, RI

    Heading up business development activities for Bitefire, a web/mobile service that gives customers access to a restaurant's key information - menu, location, hi-def pics of signature dishes, social, daily specials - all from one page. Extremely helpful, especially on smartphones. Site info....

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  McCombs School of Business, The University of T...

  • Austin, TX

  • General Management Program

    • Feb 2006 - May 2009
    • Austin, TX

    Cert. General Management Program: The Art and Science of Effective Negotiation,Leading Change and Driving Innovative Thinking, Advocacy, Influence and Power, Leading High Performance Teams, Customer-Centric Marketing, Strategic Management, Financial Analysis for Value Creation

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  Harvard Business School Publishing

  • Manager, Strategic Partnerships; Corporate Account Manager

    • 1995 - 2005

    Inside Sales, outbound consultative sales to corporate clients in New York and New Jersey (five years), growing sales from zero to $1 million; Started and established eLearning distribution division (five years), growing sales from zero to $2.3 million.

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  FIFA TMS GmbH

  • Boston, MA

  • Media Relations Manager

    • Mar 1994 - Sep 1994
    • Boston, MA

    Team leader in media area at World Cup Soccer Championships. Worked with journalists from Korea, Spain, Argentina, and Nigeria. Responsible for game-day field protocol.

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  National Kidney Foundation of Massachusetts

  • Program and PR Director

    • Dec 1990 - Mar 1994

    Launched Kidney Car Campaign, the first car donation program in Massachusetts; managed patient services programs, including Team Massachusetts at National Transplant Games, held at UCLA.

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  Arnold Worldwide

  • Hartford, CT

  • Account Executive, Public Relations

    • Apr 1992 - Jun 1992
    • Hartford, CT

    Managed media and public relations for McDonald's account, specific to Connecticut and Western Massachusetts region.