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Skills

Research
Social Media Marketing
Email Marketing
Data Analysis
Strategic Planning
Brand Managment
Google Analytics
Content Creation
Dynamic Website Integration
Public Relations

Technical Skills

  • Windows XP to 10, Mac OS X, iOS, Android, Advanced Excel (including data connections, pivot tables, solver), Access, Query Builder, Visual Studio, VS BIDS, SQL Server Management Studio, SharePoint, SharePoint Designer, SQL, File Maker Pro

Awards

  • Indianapolis Mayor’s Performance Award

Certifications

  • Six-Sigma Black Belt - The City of Indianapolis
  • Journeyman Stagehand - IATSE 30
  • Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies IS-00015.a - Emergency Management Institute Online
  • Introduction to the Incident Command System, IS-00100.a - Emergency Management Institute Online
  • Firefighter I/II - Indiana DHS, Wayne Township Fire Department
  • Fire Officer I - Indiana DHS, Ivy Tech Community College
  • Phlebotomist - Ivy Tech State College

Organizations

    • Member – Public Relations Society of America
    • Member / Publicist - Murat Shrine
    • Past Master - F&AM Lodge 492
    • Member - Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis
    • Member - Indiana Freemasons
    • Member - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Lo. 30

              Projects

              • Funfinder.Indy.Gov, Dynamic Public Website, 2013
              • Indy Parks, Accident / Incident Reporting System, 2013
              • Indy Parks, RecMetrix system, 2013
              • Summer Servings, Lean Six Sigma | Summer Lunch Project, 2012
              • Indy Parks, SplashMetrix system, 2008

              Professional Development

              • Executive Development Program - Indiana University

              Volunteerism

              • Director of Communications – Murat Shrine
              • Lighting Designer – Footlight Musicals
              • Audio Engineer - MC Axe and the FireCrew


              Summary

              Results-producing, Marketing manager with 15+ years demonstrating year-over-year improvements in media, marketing efforts, and margins by reducing overhead both through budget control and process modification. Strong and decisive operations consultant and customer orientated leader with an ability to draw upon complex and diverse bodies of knowledge to create non-traditional solutions. Maintains uncompromising focus on high quality standards and bottom-line profit improvement. I excel at leading diverse cross-functional and inter-departmental teams that work efficiently and exceed all expectations as proven by my exceptional tenure featuring promotions to positions of increasing authority and responsibility.

              Selected Highlights

              • Apply strong communication skills to develop marketing and media strategies that grew opt-in media followers by 130+%.
              • Develop FunFinder.Indy.gov web solution to retrieve managed data from existing databases and display park information to our customers online. This replaced management of 200+ static sites.
              • Architect to a social media strategy that was identified as best in class
              • Act as social media manager, claiming, managing, and developing content for 150+ Facebook location pages, increasing page Likes by 500% over three years.
              • First in class to structured Facebook locations as a brand / locations page.
              • Led a team to develop and analyze the process map for daily meal service to over 100 locations. In 2015, meal service reached 500,000, a organizational record.
              • Designed operational strategies to reduce un-served meals from 4% to less than 2%.
              • Manage budgets in excess of $200k
              • First employee of the City of Indianapolis to complete the internal Six-Sigma Black Belt training.
              • Strategic thinker able to turn ideas into policies that result in significant savings for corporations
              • Experienced at analyzing existing systems and implementing notable enhancements
              • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to collaborate with all levels of an organization to drive company directives

              Core Competencies

              Leadership                

              Public Speaking          

              Process Improvement

              Research

              Innovation

              Customer Centric

              Training

              Strategic Planning

              Government Affairs

              Education

              2012

              Master of Business Administration

              University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis

              GPA 3.4; Graduate Certificates: Technology Management, Marketing

              2010

              Bachelor of Liberal Studies

              University of Indianapolis, Indianapolis

              GPA 3.8



              Work experience

              20132016

              Senior Manager of Marketing

              City of Indianapolis
              • Developed and launched a social media plan which was recognized by a prominent recreation consulting firm as best in class.
              • Work collaboratively with the City of Indianapolis' Director of Communications to author web, social, PR, external and internal communications content to enrich governmental branding.
              • Exercised crisis communications skills while serving as the department’s liaison to Emergency Operations. This skill was critical during the snowstorm of 2014.
              • Partner with operations division to ensure proper marketing mix.
              • Present quarterly key performance indicator reports to the City’s Executive Board including Mayor, Chief of Staff, Deputy, other department directors.
              • Draft media releases, as well as develop content and publish e-newsletters using Delivra, a HTML email marketing tool.
              • Spearheaded and implemented the sale of Indy Parks Fun (Gift) Cards as promotional items.
              • Re-positioned monthly and annual passes for weight rooms and Eagle Creek Park.
              • Served on product specifications and launch team for new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system.
              • Challenged normal policies and procedures while implementing the new CRM to maximize marketing position.
              • Responsible for grass roots marketing implementation through the indirect supervision and management of 200+ employees in very busy, fast paced setting.
              20112012

              Program and Operations Analyst

              City of Indianapolis
              • Developed a SharePoint solution to manage deposit tracking / processing reduction savings of $300,000+ (NPV).
              • Led a team to develop and analyze the ordering, tracking, serving, and payment process map for meal service to over 100 locations.
              • Provided an integrated solution between the third-party food vendor and city program monitors to automatically place orders and provide drivers with packaging slips.
              • Utilized SharePoint to write a data entry form enabling food monitors to enter food counts at the transaction point via iPad thus reducing data entry time.
              • Designed operational strategies to reduce un-served meals from 4% to less than 2%.
              • Developed database solutions to reduce point of service employee’s administrative work burden. Examples include staff in-service training, pool maintenance records, boilerplate partnership and donation agreements.
              • Managed two Six-Sigma Projects, including an overhaul of our product portfolio and improving efficiency of our summer food program including reaching break even.
              • Performed program portfolio management, streamlining reporting and improving marketing through naming standards.
              20062011

              Park Manager – Aquatics Division

              City of Indianapolis
              2001Present

              Stagehand and Electrics Instructor (Part Time)

              IATSE Local 30
              20012005

              Firefighter / EMT

              Wayne Township Fire Department, Indianapolis, IN