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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
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