Strategist and Writer

Strategist and Writer

Business professional with focused experience in political and legal research, governmental relations, targeted writing, business and strategic market development including product development, customer relations, account management while holding executive and management level positions for internet and software start ups and growing companies. Managed business development efforts and mentored staff in creating a wide range of innovative products to meet customer/market demands. Strong skills in qualitative research, focused writing, project management, problem-solving, personnel management, product / service and business development. Computer literate: MS Office, web development and presentation tools.

Knowledge and skills in such areas as:

• Strategic Business Planning • New Business Development

• Financial/Equity Funding • Profit/Loss Responsibility

• Entrepreneur/Start-up • Product (concept) Development

• Business communications • Creative writing

• Legal research • Training & Presentations

• Marketing Research • Team/Staff Development

• Project Management • International trade relations

• Advertising development

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

THE BERTRAND’S, Wenham, MA 02 / 2004 – Present

Law Student / Part Time Worker

• Freelance writer, researcher, while attending law school and raising a family.

HAWKWOOD SOFTWARE, LLC, Boston, MA (Pre-Sales Software Manufacturer) 02/2000 – 04/2004

Executive Vice President

• Management responsibility included the development and implementation of internet, e-commerce and new software product strategies for this start-up firm; administrative responsibility included legal administration with emphasis on creating/refining company's strategic business plan for the domestic and NAFTA markets.

RSL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Woburn, MA (High-bandwidth ISP and Telecommunications provider) 1999–2000

Regional Sales Manager

• Managed and developed sales in the New England for this young dot-com company; activities included liaising with pre/post-sales support engineers and customer management and engineering teams.

THE INTERNET ACCESS COMPANY, INC., Bedford, MA (Internet service provider) 01/1996 – 01/1999

Senior Sales Representative / Group Sales Manager

• Developed sales 30% of company’s sales ($5.8M/year) that included landing new accounts, expanding existing accounts, training of sales staff, and educating users on use of internet services/products.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Cambridge, MA 02/1992 - 05/1996

Graduate Student

• Masters degree in Political Science.

• Thesis "Will Term Limits Change the Face of Congress? An Analysis of the Impact of Congressional Term Limits on Ten Congressional Districts in California and Florida From 1988 to 1994”

PUTNAM FIDUCIARY TRUST COMPANY, Boston, MA (Investment management) 1992–1993

Senior International Currency Trade Settlement Officer

• Managed settlements of 30, 60, 90 and 120-day currency trade contracts in support of the international mutual funds managed by Putnam Fiduciary Trade Co; average trading volume was in excess $10 billion/day.

KIDDER, PEABODY & COMPANY, Boston, MA (Securities trading and management) 1991–1992

Executive Assistant

• Completed restricted stock transactions for major clients. The transactions included conducting stock and bond research and the appropriate accompanying legal filings.

• Tracked and recorded daily stock transactions for all clients

• Bonded courier for the Boston office

• Monitored and ensured compliance with all internal regulations

EDUCATION

Studies for a JD degree, 2004–2006, Massachusetts School of Law

Master of Liberal Arts in Political Science, Harvard University - 1996

Thesis "Will Term Limits Change the Face of Congress? An Analysis of the Impact of Congressional Term Limits on Ten Congressional Districts in California and Florida From 1988 to 1994" Dr. Edward Lacher, Associate Professor of Political Science, Director. Awarded Public Policy research grant, Harvard Institute of Politics: April, 1995

Bachelor of Science in Political Science (minor in Spanish), University of New Hampshire at Durham - 1989

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