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• A start-up seeking an experienced operations manager and company evangelist

• An established firm seeking to develop a new business unit(s) or M&A targets

• An Association or NFP seeking leadership with operations expertise

• Any firm seeking contract, public relations and/or patent/IPR expertise

A generalist with specific skills: A dynamic, hands-on executive leader and communicator, focused on strategic product development and launch. A high energy senior-level manager, capable of overseeing day-to-day operations. A contract specialist and legal proxy with proven drafting and negotiation skills. A business evangelist, with proven ability to promote a company and its products to clients, prospective clients, industry peers and the media. An effective industry advocate with substantial government affairs experience from the global to local level.

• Corporate Image-Building & Development
• Strategic Alliance Development
• Employee Engagement/Communication
• Contract Negotiation/Oversight
• Budgeting and Departmental Management
• Vendor/Agency Management
• eCommerce/Mobile Billing Specialist
• New and Traditional Media Expertise

• Regulatory Strategy/Planning
• Compliance Implementation
• Conference and Meeting Planner
• Executive Speech Writing/Coaching
• Consumer Protection/Privacy Specialist
• Print/Web Design/Production
• IPR and Patent Strategist
• Crisis Management, Public Relations

• Created and launched various phone-based, internet and mobile commerce services including: Easy Tours of Boston; Bureau One Mobile; myshadowphone.com; people2people.com; the Tele-Personals (cable) Network; and others.

• Evaluated and developed business opportunities for mobile text and multimedia messaging services and related promotions mostly offered via partnerships with technology vendors or media partners including national cable television networks and seven hundred newspapers and radio stations throughout North America.

• Launched new services that generated more than $70m in sales revenue during the first two years.

• Held interim positions as Director of Sales, Director of Finance and Chief Technology Officer.

• Founded and led various trade associations and industry foundations and represented the ecommerce industry at the White House, the Congress, the FCC, FTC, and various state utility commissions and Attorneys General.

• Supervised outside counsel relative to various legal action, contracts, debt collection, patent development and enforcement, product liability, privacy, theft of service, human resources, contest and sweepstakes administration, trademark, copyright and IPR issues.

GPO Services, Inc., Boston, MA
CEO and Chief Operating Officer, 2005 - present

Tele-Publishing, Inc / Phoenix Media/Communications Group, Boston, MA
Senior Director of Corporate Development, 1991 - 2005

Telephone Entertainment Network, New York, NY
VP, Product Development, 1988 - 1990