Experience

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  Consultant / Self-Employed

  • Cambridge, MA

  • Management Consultant/Project Manager: Events, Organization, Marketing, Finance.

    • Jul 2015 - Present
    • Cambridge, MA

    Recent experience:*Event Management: Secured event space, and managed logistics and sponsorship recruitment for a 1,000 person conference for Open Data Science at Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.*Event Management for 2014 Boston Data Festival working with 25 speakers, 22 events, eight spo...

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  Blackbird Pie Company, LLC

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Co-Founder & VP of Marketing, Sales and Treasurer

    • Jan 2011 - Dec 2014
    • Greater Boston Area

    Our mission is to develop, manufacture and wholesale premium, gourmet savory pies. Responsibilities include: *Strategic Planning: development of business plan, raising capital, incorporation.*Marketing: branding, marketing materials, signage, website, social media, public relations and creation o...

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  Whole Foods Market

  • Assistant Team Leader, Specialty Department

    • Mar 2008 - Sep 2010

    *Skills acquired include: customer service/sales, product knowledge, buying, merchandising, in-store demonstrations, production, operations, leadership, and financial analysis. Received “Rising Star” award for excellence in customer service and performance.

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  Fidelity Registered Investment Advisor Group, W...

  • Consultant/Product Management

    • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

    *Assistant to Director of Product Management with ongoing projects and responsible for writing operations manuals.

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  The Boston Public Market Association

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Market Manager

    • Jun 2004 - Aug 2006
    • Greater Boston Area

    *Planned, designed, and implemented city-wide operations for Boston’s leading greenmarket. Received “Best of the New” from The Boston Globe January 2006, and WCVB TV’s Chronicle two times.*Responsible for recruitment of and partnerships with all participating food and specialty vendors. *Responsi...

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  Lightspace

  • Director of Sales

    • Dec 2003 - Jul 2004

    *Sales of high-end LED entertainment technology to nightclubs, cruise lines, and museums.*Developed distribution strategy for selling of product through channel marketing and direct to end-user.*Developed electronic press kit and marketing materials for product positioning and sales.

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  eGrad (Y2M)

  • Director of Marketing

    • Jan 2000 - Dec 2000

    *Created corporate positioning and branding strategies to sell products and services to college students. *Developed and implemented full direct mail campaigns to 60+ colleges/universities including website management and event management.

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  Compaq Computer Corporation (formerly Digital E...

  • Worldwide Internal Communications Manager

    • Jan 1997 - Dec 1999

    *Developed and implemented worldwide communications plan.*Led the creative team and managed a $1M budget for “On the Move,” a major event that traveled the world educating employees about the services division.*Responsible for direct mail: newsletters, sales presentations, quarterly reports.*Mana...

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  Corporate Software & Technology

  • Marketing Service Manager, Vendor Management, Marketing Communications

    • 1995 - 1997

    *Developed and implemented marketing strategies and communication plans.*Administrated $6M budget for cooperative marketing campaigns for top 10 software resellers.*Produced high-volume direct mail, developed corporate branding, and executed events and teleseminars.*Created a marketing project ma...

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  Sundance Publishers & Distributors

  • Littleton, MA

  • Production Manager

    • 1985 - 1993
    • Littleton, MA

    *Managed production of over 50 annual company catalogs, educational products, direct mail pieces,books, and curriculum packages from concept development through printing.*Played key role to company’s growth of over 175% in eight years, cutting costs and increasing productivity.*Managed staff betw...