Position:
Brand Manager - Red Baron Pizza at Schwan's Consumer Brands, Sr. Associate Marketing Manager at General Mills
Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Industry:
Marketing and Advertising
Work:
Schwan's Consumer Brands - Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Brand Manager - Red Baron Pizza
General Mills - Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area since 2010
Sr. Associate Marketing Manager
Target - Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area 2008 - 2009
Buyer
Campbell Soup Company (Camden, NJ) 2007 - 2007
Associate Brand Manager Intern
The Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York (NY, NY) - Greater New York City Area 2002 - 2006
Director of Technology Services, Office of Information Technology
Education:
University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business 2006 - 2008
MBA, Marketing and Strategy
State University of New York at Buffalo 1999 - 2001
MA, English (Poetics)
Naropa University 1997 - 1997
Summer Writing Program, Creative Writing/Poetry
State University of New York at Buffalo 1990 - 1994
BA, English
Skills:
Competitive Analysis
Leadership
Strategy
Strategic Planning
Customer Insight
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Training
Brand Management
FMCG
Product Management
Interests:
Poetry, Martial Arts (Black Belt in TaeKwon Do with 10 years of training in both traditional and Olympic-style), Technology, LOHAS/Sustainability, Cooking, Woodworking and Home Improvement, Music Performance (guitar, saxophone), Reading, Cycling.
Honor & Awards:
• Dean's Fellow Scholar, Robert H. Smith School of Business, 2006-2008
• Outstanding Individual Presenter Award, CIBER International Business Case Competition, Madison, WI, 2008.
• Consulting Award (Best Presenter Award), Smith School of Business Case Competition, College Park, MD, 2008.
• Entrepreneur’s Choice Award, Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC), College Park, MD, 2007.
• Professional Staff Congress Grant Recipient, CUNY, NY, NY – awarded funding for Project Management training, 2005
• Outstanding Achievement Award, The Graduate School, CUNY, NY, NY – selected from 1, 200 staff, 2004.
• Best Saxophonist Nominee, ARTVoice Annual Music Awards, Buffalo, NY.
Certifications:
Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA)
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer/Microsoft Certified Professional (MCSE/MCP)
Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
