Marketing Advertising Research Copywriting Political

THOMAS BERQUIST

***** ******* ********* ***, ***** Vista, CA 90094

310-***-**** - ***************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Having earned skills and success in advertising, public relations, product development and management, B2B sales, and strategic planning with Fortune 100 companies and with my own consumer brands and non-profit corporation, I’m impelled to give back. My entrepreneurial abilities, honed over 30 years, have enabled me to uncover unmet consumer needs, identify market niches, and help grow businesses. Most importantly, they have encouraged me to inspire human potential with a passion for making meaningful and lasting contributions. SKILLS: People-oriented, communication, intuitive, adaptability, conceptual, collaborative, deep work WORK HISTORY

2013 -present

1995 to 2011

Semi-retirement. Following the writing of four well-reviewed novels (Stalking Los Angeles, Clan of the Wolfdogs, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, My Roots My Self), I came to realize this creative but solitary pursuit didn’t suit my deeper need to reach out and personally help others. President and Founder

Developing Hearts, Systems, Inc. A 501(c3) Corporation – Stratford, CT

• Obtaining funding from the Freddie Mac Foundation, I designed, produced, and distributed the Bonding with Baby™ Early Literacy Program training and materials, teaching thousands of low-income/education parents to adopt the critical practice. 1989 to 1995 President, owner

Preemptive Products, Inc. – Stratford, CT

• Developer and marketer of Confectionery products, including the #1 selling brand of children’s candies in 1989 and Adtiques™ framed prints to catalog companies. 1980 to 1983 Product Manager

General Electric Housewares Division -Bridgeport, CT

• Smoke alarm products, division leader in sales of $32 million, #2 in market share. 1978 to 1980 Advertising and Promotion Manager

General Electric Housewares Division – Bridgeport, CT

• Created packaging, promotions, and merchandising for the complete housewares line. 1975 to 1978 Public Relations, Program Manager

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol Use and Abuse, NIAAA – Rockland, Maryland

• Designed and implemented national alcohol abuse awareness campaigns, resulting in a 7% reduction in cirrhosis of the liver deaths

1972 to 1975 Copywriter, Advertising Account Manager General Electric Company – Schenectady, NY

• Created award-winning B2B advertising campaigns for several divisions EDUCATION

1972 B.A. Business, Master of Arts with honors: Communications and Consumer Psychology University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN

COMMUNITY SERVICE & VOLUNTEER WORK

U.S. Army, Reading Partners, Big Brothers, Docent -Will Rogers State Park, Connecticut Hospice-Volunteer Producer of Patient Video Memoirs, Meals on Wheels delivery.

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