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GLOBAL BRAND MARKETING LEAD

Marketing & Sales

I spend most of my time passionately collaborating with my colleagues, agency partners, and vendors to help the Evinrude outboard engine brand WIN at retail. When not working, I stay busy coaching kickboxing to Milwaukee mixed martial artists, maintaining my rental properties, and spending as much time as possible with my wife and new son.

•	Manage global asset development, advertising, and partnerships strategy.
•	Collaborate with other marketing teams to ensure consistent experience at all consumer touch points.
•	Lead a team of three direct reports to accomplish inspiring work and to grow professionally.


•	Lead global strategic marketing planning, supporting Latin America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
•	Managed global product launch, hosting international guests, and supporting regional launch events.


GLOBAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

•	Develop brand marketing campaign elements, go-to-market initiatives, and paid media strategy.
o	Produced infomercial to support the global launch of the Evinrude E-TEC G2 which received the NMMA’s 2015 Neptune Marketing Award for Best Video.
•	Project Manager of North American Shows & Events strategy for Evinrude outboard engines, including corporate boat shows, dealer meetings, and product launches.
•	Project Manager of Dealer Marketing Excellence; In-store strategy, retail promotions, collateral materials, and dealer sales and marketing tools.
•	Manage relationships and workload of multiple agencies, cross-functional teams, freelance designers and brand marketing intern. Also responsible for hiring and development of brand marketing intern.
•	Propose annual brand marketing budget, and responsible for monthly/quarterly forecast accuracy.


SR. BRAND MARKETING SPECIALIST

•	Re-branded the Water Street Entertainment District with the implementation of a new brand positioning, website, and campaign (digital, social, and event marketing) strategy for the district.
•	Collaborated with NEWaukee executives to launch the Art Milwaukee brand, which successfully contributed to corporate sponsor acquisition before being absorbed by the NEWaukee brand.
•	Achieved a 100% article delivery rate while managing 25 freelance writers, photographers and artists, as the managing editor of 4PM Magazine.
•	Published article supporting videos that have received over 600,000 combined views.
•	Managed design and production of a motorcycle display for Harley-Davidson’s Buell brand, which received the 2009 Association for Retail Environments’ Store Fixture Award.
•	Contributed to the launch of Harley-Davidson’s “Buell store-within-a-store”, which received the 2009 Association for Retail Environments’ Outstanding Merit Award. 
•	Developed a multi-line, box and sleeve packaging sys

INDEPENDENT MARKETING CONSULTANT

•	Awarded a Combat Meritorious Promotion for the defense of the platoon’s quarters in Iraq.  
•	Learned Arabic to serve as an infantry platoon’s squad linguist during operations in Iraq. 


Infantry Platoon Sergeant

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