EDUCATION:
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University of California, Berkeley, CA
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Haas School of Business
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Master of Business Administration, May 1997
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MBA Exchange Program; Economics University, Vienna, Austria: led consulting project for NCR's Eastern European operations to solve financing issues with Russian subsidiary.
Publishing Editor, HaasWeek
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University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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BA in Communications, Minor in Business Administration, June 1993
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Phi Beta Kappa/Magna Cum Laude
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EXPERIENCE:
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1/97- present
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Director of Marketing
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Private Communications Corporation, San Francisco, CA
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Provides enhanced voice services with Web/IVR interface targeted at online communities. Responsibilities include:
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Managing market positioning and brand image of Internet-focused consumer telephony service
Leading marketing efforts in the design and execution of new product launch, including developing advertisements, designing product Web site and forging promotional alliances
Initiating, negotiating and closing partnership deals
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10/95-9/96
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Independent Web Producer
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San Francisco, CA/Minneapolis, MN
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Planned, custom designed and executed sites for high-tech and news organizations
Efforts included vendor negotiations and network, graphics, HTML, and cgi work
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2/95-9/95
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Script Consultant/Assistant to the Director
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Cinergi Pictures Entertainment, Inc.—film: Shadow Conspiracy, Multiple locations
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Daily production management including union and agent negotiations
Responsible for all rewrites during principal photography of $42M film
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6/93-2/95
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Creative Assistant to CEO
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6/91-6/93
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Script Development Associate
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Cinergi Pictures Entertainment, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
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Worked directly for CEO/President on seven major ($35M+) motion pictures and the company's Initial Public Offering in 1994.
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Evaluated material and assisted international financing/distribution negotiations
Worked daily with top talent agencies, studios and distribution companies
Active participation in script rewrites, contract negotiations and supervision of budget issues
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SKILLS:
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In-depth knowledge of the entertainment, Internet and telecommunications industries
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Extensive experience with management of creative teams
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Exceptional proven writing ability and can work creatively/effectively under demanding deadlines
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Strong interpersonal skills enable effective communication with artists, press and executives
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Solid financial modeling, valuation and analysis skills
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Highly proficient with MS Excel, Word,
PowerPoint and Project. Also proficient
with relational database software such as
Access and layout/design software such as
Photoshop and FrontPage
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LANGUAGES:
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Conversational French and German
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