Opportunity to grow new and existing lines of business, practice innovation, and curate ideas. If thinking outside the box, breaking the mold, and over-using analogies are a big part of winning the game, I am ready to play. And win.

SCHOOL	MAJOR	YEAR	DEGREE
Univerity of Minnesota	Marketing & HR	2003	Master Degree
University of Notre Dame	American Studies	1999	Master Degree
Iowa State University	English & Philosophy	1997	Bachelor Degree

Highlights:

Drove substantial revenue growth for major retailer. Changed the way a start-up thinks about customers. Developed the practice of strategic alliance at a conservative firm. Contributed to cross-functional initiatives and informal social ideation networks.

Companies I like:

Deluxe, Best Buy, IBM, Land O'Lakes, Pentair, Christopher & Banks, Iconoculture, 3M, General Mills, Target

Technology Solutions
Sales Support
Software Implementation
Requirements Analysis & Specification
Strategic Marketing
Strategic Alliance Management
Guerilla Research
Skunkworks
Intrapreneur

• Marketing
• Innovation
• New Product Development
• Consumer Insights
• Shopper Marketing
• Merchandising
• Business Development
• Creative
• Retail
• Consumer Products
• CPG
• Grocery
• b2b
• b2c
• social media
• strategic alliances
• relationship marketing
• customer loyalty
• copywriting
• target
• loyalty
• web 2.0
• mobile
• advertising
• ideation

Researched, established, and executed complex strategic alliances for major retailer. Planned and executed multichannel integrated marketing campaign for high-tech B2B start-up. Managed multimillion dollar referral program for established business products and services firm.