STEPHEN BROOKS KNOWLTON, III, M.A.

Perkasie, Pennsylvania

215-***-**** adgkft@r.postjobfree.com https://linkedin.com/in/stephenbknowlton3 Management

(People / Project / Budget)

Communications

(Internal + External)

Content Strategy

Creative Team

Builder / Leader

Writer

(Business / Proposal)

Editorial Director

Graphic Design Director

Marketing

(Integrated & Target)

Mentor / Coach

Teacher / Trainer

Organizational Expert

Business Development

Proposal Development

Brand Management

PROFILE

Versatile high-level communicator skilled at applying contemporary methodologies to expand brand vision

and achieve buy-in among all shareholders. Adept at relating to individuals across the organization to develop solutions that appropriately message a prestige product. Creatively collaborates to challenge conventional

thinking, and then adapts ideas to consistently achieve the goal. Strategically develops concepts, focused on latent opportunities to achieve solutions aligned with core values. Dedicated to providing innovative,

actionable plans that drive positive change.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Leadership role building start-up company from inception to

$40M in annual revenue.

Created marketing communications/proposals resulting in over $425M in earnings.

Increased enrollments by 283% and extended program revenues by five years by developing, marketing, and implementing an Office Applications Certificate Program for Penn State.

Increased productivity by over 175% and reduced overtime costs by 57% through implementing computerization, networking, and leading training initiatives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CORRECTIONAL MEDICAL CARE, INC., Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Executive / Director

Marketing, Communications & Administrative executive leading start-up company focused on provision of contracted correctional healthcare.

Directed & drafted complex proposals, marketing literature, print + social media design and input, digital content, corporate policies, directives and Human Resources documentation.

Managed $20M annual budgets and staff of up to 10 persons. PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABINGTON COLLEGE, Abington, Pennsylvania Adjunct Professor/Instructor [part-time]

Innovative, top-performing instructor in Adult Continuing Education.

Trained over 1,500 students in Computer Office Applications.

Created personalized training material [print & digital media] for all courses. Knowlton

215-***-**** ● adgkft@r.postjobfree.com

PRISON HEALTH SERVICES, INC., Brentwood, Tennessee Director/Senior Writer [telecommuter]

Directed & wrote proposals for healthcare services with total program value exceeding $100M.

Directed $17M budget that facilitated effective transfer of contracts resulting from merger of Correctional Physician Services, Inc. into Prison Health Services, Inc. CORRECTIONAL PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC., Blue Bell, Pennsylvania Director, Publications & Proposals

Led production of marketing communications (including technical/price proposals, brochures, digital & print media material, business plans, and presentations, etc.) to build business.

Managed and composed clinical manuals, procedures, corporate policies, contracts & all legal documentation / correspondence.

AYDIN CORPORATION, Horsham, Pennsylvania

Publications Manager

Directed 20 communications / publications / pressroom staff.

Installed, administered, & supervised a division-wide documentation network.

Produced deliverable documents: proposals, manuals, training guides, & procedures. VOLUNTEER

PHILADELPHIA AREA GREAT CAREERS GROUP. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chapter Leader

Montgomeryville Chapter. Moderate weekly support group meetings + special events. MONTGOMERY UNITED SOCCER CLUB, Lansdale, Pennsylvania Chairman of the Board of Directors; President; Treasurer

Volunteer positions responsible for overall management of a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of youth soccer & comprised of two paid employees and approximately 600 volunteers with a membership of 3,000 children.

Responsible for fiscal management of a $350,000 annual budget.

Recipient, President’s Award for Dedication & Service (2003) EDUCATION

Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri M.A., Ph.D. candidate [ABD], American Studies Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana B.A., American Studies CERTIFICATIONS

Crisis Communications

Marketing Communications

Grant Writing For Education

Writing Press Releases

Leadership Fundamentals

Leading Effectively

Managing Experts

Six Sigma Foundations

Introducing InDesign

WordPress Essential Training

Microsoft Word Tricks & Tips

Excel Pivot Tables

CLEARANCE

Top Secret, U.S. Department of Defense [inactive]

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