Christa Miller

Email: abqe93@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ***** ******** ***

City: Raleigh

State: NC

Zip: 27613

Country: USA

Phone: 919-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $110,000

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Christa Grady Miller

12708 Amoretto Way

Raleigh, North Carolina 27613

Mobile: 919-***-****

Gibbs & Soell, Inc. Public Relations - Raleigh, North Carolina

(1997 - 2008; 2011 - January, 2013)

Client Service Manager

*Strategic client counselor for the Syngenta specialty crops business; leading a team of eight for tactical execution

*Core member of the Gibbs & Soell senior leadership staff

*Agency go-to resource for media and spokesperson training for a variety of agency clients

*Served as the agency`s director of business development for agency growth in the southeastern U.S.

*Managed strategic marketing communications for top tier accounts, including: GE Nuclear Energy, Syngenta, PPD, Inc., Sage Software Healthcare, Rhone-Poulenc and Aventis CropScience

BASF - The Chemical Company (2009 - 2011)

BASF is the world's largest chemical company, with more than 100,000 employees worldwide.

Communications Manager, North America

*Developed, lead and executed a North American change-management program to shift employee focus from products to end-user customers (growers)

*Managed brand promotion for top-tier fungicide brands in the specialty markets

*Strategic input into marketing / communications planning for blockbuster herbicide product launch (Kixor)

*Lead testimonial collection program throughout the U.S. in key market segments, including corn, soybean, wheat and specialty

*Managed more than $2M in external communications funding, directed agency support and ensured more robust and effective customer-directed campaigns

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy - Wilmington, North Carolina (2008 - 2009)

Communications Manager

*Owned communications strategy across nuclear fuels business in the U.S., Canada and Japan

*Lead crisis communications function; supported Environment, Health and Safety group in scenario planning, drill execution and crisis preparedness

*Wrote press releases, corporate presentations and developed pitches for business and industry constituents

*Drove educational initiatives in the local and state vicinity to champion corporate growth and expansion plans

The Free Press - Kinston, North Carolina (1994 - 1997)

General Assignment Reporter, then Editorial Desk

*Reported on education, government, crime and business

*Wrote feature stories for Sunday editions, columns and commentary

*Determined Associated Press content and created layout

Boards and Relevant Positions

*National Agri-Marketing Association (1997 - 2000); Board of Directors, Programs (1998 - 2000); National Awards Judge (2003)

*Healthcare Businesswomen`s Association: Board of Directors, Marketing Leader (2011); Co-developer and Founder of the RTP HBA Chapter Mentor Program (2007 - 2008)

*Prevent Child Abuse N.C. - Marketing Committee (2004 - 2007)

*UNC School of Journalism - Student Mentor (2005 - 2008)

Education

Bachelor of Arts * University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill * 1994

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