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Professional
History |
| Advertising
and Marketing |
Arc
Worldwide/Leo Burnett
Chicago, IL |
March
2003 - Present
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Senior
Sourcing Manager, Digital
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July
2007 – Present
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Interactive
subject matter expert/lead for the cross-agency, multi-discipline
Strategic Vendor Management procurement team, partnering with
leads from Print Production, Broadcast Production, Art Production,
Operations and Database Marketing.
Served
as a partner in the creation of this unified strategic sourcing
initiative under the guidance and direction of the Leo Burnett/Arc
Worldwide Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer. Established
and grew a new practice, aligning and defining processes for efficient
and value-enhancing management of all agency third-party and affiliate
Supplier and Vendor relationships.
Collaborated
with agency Legal experts to author and execute a new Interactive
and Emerging Media Standard Provisions Agreement, to serve as
a baseline master contract for all Digital partnerships.
Developed
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,
and Standard Provisions.
Primary
point of contact and Relationship Manager for all prospective
and approved Digital partners, educating and guiding them through
the Strategic Vendor Management on-boarding processes and ongoing
policies.
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Digital
Project Director |
October
2007 – March 2008 |
Senior
Digital Project Manager |
September
2005 – October 2007 |
Digital
Producer/Project Manager |
March
2003 – September 2005 |
Digital
project leader; owner of all project estimating and planning,
as well as on-time and on-budget delivery of interactive web site,
email and online media projects.
Account Management responsibilities included daily client communication,
financial planning and management, staffing plans and strategy
development.
Direct
supervision of Project Managers, fostering career mentorship and
development.
Video and still photography shoot production, stock image licensing
and asset management. Successful collaboration and coordination
with offline efforts in print, TV and direct mail.
Served
as central communications and management hub for a broad field
of client's business partners and vendors. Delivered extensive
contributions to improving processes and standards.
Clients
include: Diageo, Northern Trust Bank, General Motors, U.S. Army,
McDonald's, Disney, Whirlpool and Western Union.
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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 digital 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
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, 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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