Austin, Texas, United States
Communications and PR strategist with more than 20 years' experience serving start-up, emerging and leading multinational private and public companies. More than 25 years of leadership in organizational leadership, public affairs, logistics and strategic and tactical communications.
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- Advised firm executives on corporate leadership and management strategies - Led team of PR specialists, providing mentoring and training that reflect best practices - Day-to-day account lead for seven strategic corporate and nonprofit public relation campaigns - Created and elevated highly successful relationships with key media members - Developed and orchestrated traditional and social media message campaigns - Oversaw regular client reporting – weekly, monthly and quarterly - Wrote and placed by-lined articles during campaign execution - Oversaw and developed news releases, press kits, talking points and media pitches - Oversaw and executed targeted public relations strategies - Led the development and execution of tactical plans mapped to corporate goals - Served as a primary crisis response adviser for corporate executives - Trained corporate executives for broadcast and print media interviews
- Planned, prepared and executed over 30 drill exercises and three two-week annual training events - Responsible for accountability, maintenance and issue of millions of dollars worth of inventory - Managed the relocation of 120-soldier unit from Houston to Huntsville, Texas - Oversaw the family readiness program and recruitment of its leadership - Achieved above the standard on key performance indicators for unit
- Significantly contributed to unit's success in the politically sensitive battle space within Baghdad - Maintained a local community presence in Texas through a brigade-wide social media campaign - Led a staff that continually produced high-quality photographs, videos and audio clips - Submitted news reports and bylined articles and coordinated interviews for Texas media outlets - Coordinated media team embeds (Houston Chronicle,Stars & Stripes,NBC News & Russia Today) - Planned, promoted and executed multiple events with Iraqi fire and police departments - Executed duties and responsibilities usually performed by a field grade officer - Responsible for editing and producing a highly professional magazine - Synchronized external media visits into the International Zone
- Conducted continuous technology training for one of the largest battalions in the State of Texas - Drafted communication plans leveraging all tactical communication devices - Served as officer-in-charge of battalion communication systems - Managed technology assets of the 536th Brigade Support Battalion - Served as electronic warfare officer - Managed the battalion's internal website - Led platoon of soldiers on two separate large hurricane response missions on Texas coast
- Led small teams to install, operate and maintain tactical telephone and computer networks - Trained team of six soldiers on military communication systems - Assistant planner for platoon leader, executive officer and company commander
- Led small teams of soldiers as a non-commissioned officer - Oversaw the installation, operation and maintenance of telephone and computer networks - Trained small teams in communication security, radio interface and programming tasks - Interpreted orders and compiled system statistics for reporting