Experience

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  Big Sprocket LLC

  • San Francisco Bay Area

  • Principal

    • Sep 2017 - Present
    • San Francisco Bay Area

    Consultancy providing strategic communications, corporate marketing and public relations counsel and senior management to B2B technology companies, marketing agencies, and venture capital and private equity firms.

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  Allison+Partners

  • United States
  • Public Relations and Communications Services
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Executive Counsel

    • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

  • Managing Director

    • Oct 2014 - Sep 2016

    In my new role as Managing Director at Allison+Partners co-heading up the agency's Silicon Valley presence, team, and office, I'm focused much the way I have been for the past decade -- helping the most innovative B2B tech companies build their businesses into industry leaders through creative and smart marketing, communications, and PR programs.

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  New Venture Communications

  • Principal & Co-Founder

    • Jul 2004 - Oct 2014

    NVC is a strategic communications firm dedicated to accelerating the growth and leadership awareness of high-growth technology companies in any of a number of formative stages, whether it is a startup or an established player breaking into a new market. We also have unique experience in helping to raise the visibility of venture capital and other private equity investment firms. Our founders and senior team have deep domain experience—each with more than 25 years of strategic communications and public relations work under their belts. Our agency mission is to leverage our expertise and experience to help the next generation of technology leaders build the best companies possible.

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  Atmel Corporation

  • San Jose, CA

  • Marketing Consultant

    • Jan 2012 - Mar 2014
    • San Jose, CA

    Provided senior marketing, communications, and PR support and counsel to Atmel corporate marketing, IR team, and senior executives as a consultant through our firm, New Venture Communications. Primary responsibilities included corporate positioning; PR around new product announcements, acquisitions, and moves into new markets, such as powerline communications/smart metering and wireless solutions; coordination with IR/communications; and online marketing activities.

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  Edelman

  • President, Global Tech Practice

    • Nov 2003 - Jun 2004

    Overseeing and growing global technology practice

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  Battery Ventures

  • Venture Partner

    • Mar 2000 - Dec 2002

    Supported marketing efforts of Battery and provided communications and public relations counsel and assistance to select portfolio companies.

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  Copithorne & Bellows

  • Partner & Co-Founder

    • Jan 1988 - Jan 2000

    Co-founded and helped grow this highly regarded high-tech specialty PR firm from a handful of people to more than 300 professionals working in 13 offices around the world supporting major corporations like HP, Oracle, Network Associates/McAfee, and EMC while also launching new industry leaders such as SanDisk and NeoMagic.

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  Miller Communications

  • VP & GM

    • Mar 1983 - Jan 1988

    Responsible for managing Silicon Valley office, overseeing range of clients, from startups to major telecommunications companies, supervising staff of 12. Previously, grew from AE to Supervisor in Boston office, devoting majority of time to wokring with Compaq Computer Corporation from startup through IPO and their first $1 billion in sales.