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Experience:

May 05 to Current: The Star Group, Philadelphia PA, SVP – eStrategy
•    Provided strategic leadership and direct executional oversight on all agency digital accounts. Expertise integrating; Search (PPC and Natural), Online Media, Social networking, mobile marketing and eCommerce.
•    Personally responsible for all activities of $36MM Smooth Fitness account with a $3MM online media budget.
•    Built business from inception to over $5MM in billings and $1.450MM in GI
•    Creation, implementation and optimization of customer acquisition, retention and loyalty programs.
•    Work closely with account teams to integrate online marketing into client’s other marketing programs.
•    Provide insight to the strategy group on analytics and benchmarking.
•    Directly managing a 12+ person cross-functional agency team
•    Participate in the annual management planning process

Feb 04 to May 05: NextLeft, Santa Monica, CA, VP - Interactive Marketing
•    Conceptualization and implementation of Interactive Marketing Strategies Division
•    Build, operate and grow an East Coast operations
•    Strategized the integration of online and offline marketing programs
•    Worked and collaborated with the SVP, Business Development to identify new clients
•    Management of all online media, online promotions and search engine optimization, provided recommendations to Account Managers and Project Managers
•    Organize and coordinate the management, integration and utilization of online vendors and tools, e.g. email campaigns, online ad serving, promotions, analysis and research
•    Participate in overall NextLeft marketing initiatives and assist in the development of the overall strategic direction and vision of NextLeft

April 02 to Feb 04: RealTime Media, VP - Strategic Development & Sponsorships
•    Manage a group of 17, P&L responsibility $3 million (billings)
•    Key member of management team. Solely responsible for companies strategic direction and planning
•    Over see and plan strategic direction of campaigns
•    Integrate online and offline communications plans for clients
•    New business development and account management.
•    Create and implement online customer acquisition, retention and loyalty programs.
•    Responsible client / project profitability, and online success metrics.

Nov. 95 to April 02: Criterion Communications, King of Prussia, PA, VP - Online Strategy
•    Positioned Criterion to be recognized as a top 50 interactive agency by AdWeek in 1997
•    Doubled Sales from 2MM to 4MM
•    Closed new business with Compaq, Lotus, HP, Oracle, SAP, Merck, Smith Kline, Disney and others
•    Responsible for 50 employees.
•    Responsible for overall company performance defined the strategic direction and overall goals of the company, including new markets, new products and services, etc.
•    Created Criterion "Think Tank" to research and deploy cutting edge technologies.

Sept. 93 to Nov. 95: CPL., King of Prussia, PA. VP- Interactive Marketing
•    Manage strategic planning, development and implementation of marketing and technology directions.
•    Manage an integrated team of twelve including account management, creative and production management.
•    Manage team profitability and financial status within the company.
•    Responsible for the education of clients, promotion and development of emerging technologies.

June 85 to Sept 92: Lafarge Corporation, Whitehall, PA, Market Analyst
•    Monthly, quarterly and yearly market analysis for the Northeastern Region
•    Long Range Planning and yearly forecasting and budgeting.
•    Research and analysis on all special projects including vertical integration purchases, new plant and terminal construction and new product conceptualization.
•    The formulation and development of all Northeastern Region presentations.
•    Conceptualized, created and developed Interactive Kiosk Tour of Lafarge Corporation.
•    Oversaw and managed the relationship between the company and the Advertising agency
•    Responsible for IT functions of the Marketing Department

Other:
•    National Speaker and Author – Digital Marketing
•    Selected in 1996 and 2000 to be Executive Producer of the Republican National Convention, digital communications systems, Websites (Public Sites and Media 2000, Dot-Com Delegates, Wireless news services)
•    NFL Interactive Awards
o    Philadelphia Eagles) – Strategy
o    San Francisco 49ers - Design
•    Creator of IMS (Interactive Marketing Systems) methodology, which includes design and development of the Customer “DNA” systems
•    Creator of IntelliSite, web publishing methodology

Education:
1981- 1985 Bloomsburg University, Bachelor of Arts in Accounting, Bloomsburg, PA

References
A list of references available upon request