Leighton E. McCormick

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Saint Louis, Missouri 63109-3334

Telephone: 314/335-7382

Mobile: 314/650-1117

E-mail: ad00nq@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary:

More than 40 years’ experience providing top-quality marketing communications, including information and content marketing and business-to-business, sales promotion, advertising, magazine, and newsletter writing and editing. Extensive hands-on work in commercial and public sectors, with proven expertise in budgeting, planning, developing, creating, and producing commercial and federal documents on schedule, within budget, per requirements, and achieving sales objectives.

McCormick Associates, LLC (1983 to Present).

Principal and Founder.

- Provides creative planning, writing, and editing services for major commercial campaigns, as well as proposal-critical communications for myriad billion and multi-million dollar Government Contracts.

- Plans, develops, and provides business-to-business informational and sales materials for clients in financial, high tech, aerospace, tracked and wheeled vehicle, and telecommunications industries.

- Significant experience in preparing white papers, case studies, and business capture plans.

General Dynamics Corporate, St. Louis, MO (1978-83).

Corporate Director of Communications (including marketing communications for Stromberg-Carlson, American Telecom., and GD Comm. subsidiaries) on national and international levels.

- Prepared global business-to-business communications (including Beijing presentation for digital telephone systems) and multi-media shows for submarines, missiles, and F-16 aircraft).

- Scripted and produced Corporate capabilities film, “GD’s World,” as well as speeches, public talks, and presentations for Chairman and other Key Executives.

- Created and produced Corporate booklets, brochures, exhibits, displays, and Annual Reports.

Southwestern Bell Telephone (1969-78).

Advertising Supervisor/Area Public Relations Manager in St. Louis, MO, and Little Rock, AR.

- Developed, delegated, managed, and tracked $2.3 and $3.5 million dollar budgets and staffs of four and six first-line managers, respectively.

- Planned, budgeted, created, produced, and implemented successful and award-winning advertising, public relations, direct mail, and employee information programs.

- Writer/editor for Scene Magazine, and selected “Outstanding Feature Writer of Year” by International Association of Business Communicators. (Rio Grande Valley Chamber of Commerce reprinted story, “The Valley Was Never Greener,” as promotional piece for area.)

Educational Experience (1965-1976).

Bachelor of Journalism, University of Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, Missouri.

Master of Arts, Marketing and Media Strategies, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri.

Webster University Adjunct Professor (1974 to 2003): Developed/taught marketing courses.

Military Experience (1961-2000).

U.S. Marine Corps: Active Duty Public Information Officer, 1961-1965.

U.S. Naval Reserve: Public Affairs/Intelligence Officer, 1976-2000 (Retired 10/01/2000).