Manager Software Developer

Jeffrey M. Seal, APR

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Professional Experience

Sabatino/Day, Public Relations Account Supervisor, 2007-present,

Miamisburg, Ohio, and Los Angeles, California

Perform public relations planning for Pioneer's U.S. car stereo and

navigation division, an industrial pump manufacturer with offices across

the world and agency projects. Directly responsible for having earned

media coverage in USA Today, Playboy, The Los Angeles Times, The New York

Times, Time, National Geographic Adventure, Spike TV (division of MTV

Networks), The Boston Globe and elsewhere.

Holland Communications, Public Relations Manager, 2005-2007, Cincinnati,

Ohio

Oversaw all public relations for one of Cincinnati's oldest advertising

agencies. Served clients including the StarShine Hospice, Cincinnati

Children's Hospital, Pella Windows and Doors, Beazer Homes, Robin Wood

Flowers and others. Earned coverage in local media, national and trade

media, including More magazine, which generated a client appearance on

The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Allen-Joseph, LLC, Public Relations Manager, 2001-2005, Covington,

Kentucky

Performed public relations and copywriting for companies including

General Electric Capital IT Solutions, Porter Novelli (among the world's

10 largest PR firms), Great American Insurance, OptimumPay (a competitor

to the PayPal online payment system used by eBay and other Web sites),

Patrick Mountain Advertising (a 25-year-old San Francisco design agency),

ViewSource Media and others. Counseled clients on PR strategies.

ViewSource Media, Client Service Executive/PR and Content Manager, 1999-

2001, Cincinnati, Ohio

Strategized and executed all agency promotions, earning feature stories

in local and national business media, including The Wall Street Journal's

Interactive Edition, Entrepreneur's Business Start-Ups, St. Paul Pioneer-

Press, Baltimore Sun and Cincinnati Enquirer. Positioned company CEO as a

finalist in the Cincinnati Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year

competition. Oversaw copywriting for Web sites of a variety of companies.

Participated in agency planning as part of senior staff. Hired and

supervised freelance writers.

Hensley Segal Rentschler, Client Service Executive/PR Consultant, 1996-

1999, Cincinnati, Ohio

Advertising Age's Business Marketing Agency of the Year 1995, 1997 and

2001

Executed public relations projects for clients including Alcoa Aluminum,

Xerox, GE Aircraft Engines, a San Francisco retail software developer

(whose clients include Wal-Mart, Food Lion and Federated Department

Stores) and an enterprise resource planning software developer (whose

clients include Gulfstream, BMW/Rolls-Royce AeroEngines and Boeing).

Counseled clients on PR strategies. Assisted in drafting yearly marketing

plans involving advertising, PR and interactive communications on the

Web.

The Preston Group, Inc., Account Manager, 1992 to 1995, Lexington,

Kentucky

Public relations affiliate of Manning, Selvage and Lee, world's 10th

largest PR firm

Managed account functions for a variety of industrial, healthcare and

association clients. Formulated public relations strategies, counseled

clients, wrote news releases and carried out media relations.

Conceptualized and wrote advertising copy. Hired and supervised talent.

Wrote brochures, performed photography and consulted with graphic

designers. Clients included Dow-Corning, Delaware Division of Motor

Vehicles, General Motors (Corvette), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kentucky

and East Kentucky Power.

Ashland Oil, Inc., writer, 1992 (and internships), Ashland, Kentucky

Wrote for petroleum company magazine with circulation of up to 14,000 and

refinery magazine with circulation of 1,500. Also wrote industrial

training videos and brochures. Consulted with artists to create layout.

Education

Centre College, Danville, Kentucky

Centre has the highest entering freshman ACT scores and has in the last

50 years produced the most Rhodes scholars of any college or university

in Kentucky.

Bachelor of Arts 1990, English and French

Alliance Fran aise

Semester abroad at Paris school operated by the French government to

teach French to foreigners. Lived with a French family.

Memberships and Honors

. 2009 Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) East Central District

Diamond Award for consumer-related marketing tactics

. 2004-2007, Cincinnati chapter voting delegate for national PRSA

assembly

. 1997-present, Accredited in Public Relations (APR) certification from

PRSA

. 1997 International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Bronze

Quill Award of Merit for technical writing

. 1995 IABC Lexington chapter board member

. 1995 IABC Bronze Quill Award of Merit for communications programs

. 1993 IABC Bronze Quill Award of Excellence (highest award in category)

for radio spots

. 1993 Lexington Society of Professional Journalists chairman of media

guide production committee

. Mensa member

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