Position:
President and Founder at BlackSmith Communications (Sole Proprietorship)
Industry:
Marketing and Advertising
Work:
BlackSmith Communications
- Arlington, MA since Aug 2008
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President and Founder
VICAM Group of Waters Technologies Company
Mar 1995 - Aug 2008
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Manager of Marketing Communications
InScribe
1993 - 1995
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Publishing Manager
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
Dec 1992 - Jun 1993
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PR Intern
Duval & Partners
Sep 1992 - Dec 1992
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PR Intern
Lotus Development
Jan 1991 - Jun 1991
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PCG Strategic Marketing Intern
Education:
Babson College - Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business 2009 - 2015
MBA, Marketing
Tufts University 1989 - 1993
B.A. Cum Laude, English
Newton Country Day School 1988 - 1992
Phillips Elementary
Skills:
Conversant in Spanish, Corporate Branding, Company Branding, Collateral Design, Marketing Communications, Public Relations, Collateral, Social Media Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Corporate Communications, Strategy, Creative Direction, Advertising, Trade Shows, Team Building, Business Development, Marketing Strategy, Marketing, Brand Management, Lead Generation, Product Development, Competitive Analysis, Market Planning, Press Releases, Newsletters
Interests:
Continuing to develop my advanced Spanish skills; International travel; Volunteerism; Interior Design; Community Theater; Singing and Dance; Writing fiction; Re-connecting with colleagues and friends of the past
Honor & Awards:
Two Awards of Distinctions [Copywriting, Design] in the 13th Annual Communicator Awards for VICAM’s 2007 corporate calendar, Putting Food Safety First; League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) for their bi-lingual press release entitled “Aflatoxin Testing Method Selected as Official Method of Mexico/Método De Análisis De Aflatoxina Seleccionado Como Método Oficial De México"; Honoring of VICAM stationery system in full-color design annual, Global Corporate Identity; Both VICAM webside and corporate brochure receive creative recognition in the forthcoming design annual Creativity 33, a 400, full-color color publication edited by renowned advertising guru, David E. Carter; an APEX 2002 Award for communications effectiveness for VICAM website; 2 International awards by the agribusiness tradeshow, IPE for their corporate brochure and educational poster; The prestigious American Graphic Design Award for collateral for a new product introduction