Experienced Corporate Communications Professional

SENIOR GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL

With **+ years of corporate communications experience in Silicon Valley

technology companies, I am eager to apply my knowledge of PR and analyst

relations, passion and hard-earned technology background to a mid-sized

corporation in the Indianapolis area.

Areas of Expertise:

Analyst Relations program Acquisition PR

Award Programs Crisis Communications

Thought Leadership Social Media

Channel PR Customer Reference programs

Media Relations Product PR

Product Reviews Speaking Bureaus

Tradeshow Management Vendor/Partner Relations

Experience:

Full Commission Recruiter

Profyle Tracker, Carmel, IN 2/2014- 7/2014

. Conducted candidate searches for accountants, developers, VPs,

operations and engineering, marketing directors, PR managers, sales

coordinators, technical and SaaS sales, automotive operations, and

business dev.

. Handled cold calling, Twitter and Linkedin searches, as well as heavy

networking to reach Indianapolis, Atlanta and Dallas markets

Public Relations Consultant 2/2013-8/2013

Client list: AQB, BOCA Communications

Moved from California to Indianapolis, consulted for two clients for 6

months. Boca PR agency needed a maternity leave back-fill for 4 months for

two of their clients. I handled account management and media relations

outreach.

Global Corporate Communications Manager, Kaseya, San Jose, CA 1/2011-

2/2013

. Successfully implemented several analyst relations programs with Gartner,

Forrester, IDC, Enterprise Management Associates and Constellation

Research and drove agenda to gain Gartner Magic Quadrant Visionary Status

in 2012 and 2013

. Managed written customer case study program to assist sales with new

customer acquisition quota and marketing with lead generation activities

. Provided strategic PR support to global marketing colleagues and

spearheaded the hiring of US, EMEA, Latin America and Australian PR

agencies

Public Relations Consultant 4/2008-11/2010

Client list: eBay, PGP Corp. (acquired by Symantec),

. Worked within eBay's marketplace and technology PR team to create

customer program for video, PR and IR needs

. Coordinated daily global marketing team efforts for PGP's acquisition of

Chosen Security and TC Trust Center

. Backfilled PGP's Sr. PR Manager, who was on medical leave

Sr. PR Manager, Meru Networks, Sunnyvale, CA 2007

. Led successful media relations efforts for new 802.11n technology

. Developed wireless customer media stories and managed analyst relations

engagement to shape opinion of 802.11 customer wins

. Managed approximately $460,000 annual PR and AR budget

Sr. PR Manager, Citrix Systems, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2006-2007

(Regional branch office in San Jose, CA)

. Initiated successful speaking program for senior security strategist,

resulting in direct sales of application firewall

. Led PR crisis communication efforts for security breach in top-selling

product

. Evaluated and redistributed $1.2 million PR agency annual budget and

programs

Corp. Communications Mgr., Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, CA 2003-2006

(previously NetScreen Technologies)

. Garnered three trade magazine covers in trade magazines highlighting CEO,

channel executives, channel program and products in 3 month period

. Handled product launches, product reviews, customer wins, executive

vision dinner and contributed articles for security or applications

products

. Served as lead PR contact for global technology alliance partners and

channel resellers

. Pitched broadcast media for NetScreen, resulting in CEO opportunity

. Initiated company-wide speaking program for product marketing and

executives

PR Manager, Intuit, Inc., Mountain View, CA 2001-2002

. Managed QuickBooks 2002 product line launch, including initial QuickBooks

vertical market offering resulting in 85 million media impressions

PR Manager, Redline Networks, Inc., Campbell, CA 2000-2001

. Launched the company and its first product offering at DEMO, an invite-

only industry event

. Gained analyst and press awareness in crowded dot com marketplace

PR Programs Manager, Dell, Austin, TX 1998-2000

. Managed product crisis communications for GM of Dell Products

. Served as PR liaison for Dell Ventures-funded start-ups

. Coordinated global product launches for Dell's International PR teams

. Worked on team dedicated to product launches and technology transitions

PR Specialist, Fujitsu PC Corp., Milpitas, CA 1997 -1998

. Handled PR and tradeshow event management until recruited for Dell

position.

Education

San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Bachelor of Arts, Advertising with International Marketing minor

Affiliations/Accomplishments

. Raised $1700 to benefit pediatric cancer patients by swimming 2 miles

from Golden Gate Bridge to San Francisco

. 3 Time SharkFest finisher (Open water swim from Alcatraz Island to

Aquatic Park, San Francisco)

. State-level Advocacy on behalf of Junior Leagues of California

. AOII Alumna

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