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Professional
History |
| Advertising
and Marketing |
Arc
Worldwide/Leo Burnett
Chicago, IL |
March
2003 - Present
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Director
of Interactive Partner Alliances & Vendor Management
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October
2007 – Present
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Development
of a unified strategic sourcing initiative under the guidance
of the Leo Burnett/Arc Worldwide Chief Operating Officer.
Interactive
subject matter expert and lead on a cross-agency, multi-discipline
team also consisting of representatives from Operations, Database,
Print Production and Procurement, and Broadcast Production.
Established a new practice for operational efficiency and value-enhancing
management of all Partner and Vendor relationships by defining
and aligning processes to leverage the agency’s $390 million
annual purchasing scale.
Scope of partnerships to include external third parties, affiliate
agencies within the Publicis Groupe, client business partners
and global Arc Worldwide/Leo Burnett locations.
Created and managed an extensive vendor contact database, including
all partner capabilities, work examples and communication records,
as well as relevant documentation: RFI, RFP, RFQ, Non-Disclosure
Agreements, Information Security documents, Master Service Agreements,
Standard Provisions. Evaluation and monitoring of vendor performance
and compliance with standards.
Collaborated with agency Legal and Production representatives
to author a new Interactive Standard Provisions contract, serving
as a baseline master agreement for partnerships.
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Project
Director |
November
2007 – March 2008 |
Senior
Project Manager |
October
2005 – November 2007 |
Producer/Project
Manager |
March
2003 – October 2005 |
Project
leader: owner of all project estimating, planning, and development
management. Responsible for on-time and on-budget delivery of
interactive strategy, site development, email and online media
projects. Managed up to $3 million/year in business and up to
30 parallel-path projects. Direct reporting supervision of Project
Managers, fostering career mentorship and development.
Served as central communications and management hub for a broad
field of client’s partners and vendors. Delivered extensive
contributions to improving internal processes and standards. Video
and still photography shoot production, stock image licensing
and asset management.
Account Management responsibilities included daily client communication,
financial planning and management, staffing plans and strategy
development.
Clients
include: Diageo, Northern Trust Bank, General Motors, U.S. Army,
McDonald’s, Disney, Whirlpool and Western Union. Successful
collaboration and coordination with offline efforts in print,
TV and direct mail.
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Sanford
Corporation
Chicago, IL |
July
2001 – March 2003
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Freelance
Asset Management
Management of in-house image collection. Research and distribution
of product photography to marketing teams for the Sharpie, PaperMate,
Expo, Accent and Uniball brands.
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Inforte
Corporation
Chicago, IL |
July
2000 - July 2001
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Experience
Design Group Manager
Co-development and management of a 15-member digital and animation
design team for a consultancy focused on customer intelligence.
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Grey
Interactive
New York, NY |
September
1999 - June 2000
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Senior
Web Producer
Project
management, art direction, participation in account and technical
management for the Procter & Gamble Cover
Girl cosmetics web site.
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| Arts
and Entertainment |
Conscience
Records
New York, NY |
May
1995 - October 1998
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Founding
Partner and General Manager
Artist scouting and development, art direction, production management,
legal negotiations and advertising/promotion/marketing leadership
for an independent label.
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Elektra
Entertainment
New York, NY |
December
1993 - June 1998
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Artists
& Repertoire Project Coordinator
Production coordination for all aspects of album projects led by
the Senior Vice President, A&R.
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Power
Station Recording Studios
New York, NY |
February
1992 - December 1993
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Studio
Manager
Facilities and staffing management, session coordination, client
relations.
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Certifications |
Project Management Professional |
Certified
January 2008 |
Project
Management Institute PMP certification exam passed: PMP # 509873
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Arc
Worldwide/Leo Burnett
Management 101 |
Completed
December 2006 |
Graduate
of the inaugural class of an internal 10-month management-training
program; participants invited by recommendation only.
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Application
Abilities |
Mac
and PC platforms:
PhotoShop, ImageReady, QuarkXPress, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, HTML.
Microsoft Office: Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Access.
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Education
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Studies
for Masters of Arts Management: Fall 2003 - Spring 2005
Columbia
College - Chicago, IL
Class work towards a Masters of Arts Management degree in Arts,
Entertainment & Media Management
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Art
Gallery Management, Photography I/II, Web Designer Certification:
2001 – 2002
Columbia College and DePaul University – Chicago, IL
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B.A.:
Speech Communication, Minor in Cinema Studies: Spring 1991
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Champaign, IL
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