Summary
Multi-faceted executive, change agent and entrepreneur who combines product design, modern marketing methods and technology savvy to create amazing experiences that inspire consumer action, achieve expanded levels of influence and create new economic potential.
Professional Experience Brief
Vantage Media .:: El Segundo, CA
Responsible for Vantage Media’s Education Business including revenue performance, sales, marketing, operations and product development/implementation.
Kelley Blue Book .:: Irvine, CA
Responsible for all product, revenue and online marketing at KBB.com, Kelley Blue Book’s consumer research destination and primary revenue source.
Autobytel (NASDAQ: ABTL) .:: Irvine, CA
VP Marketing 2008Interim role focused around restructuring the portfolio of traffic acquisition initiatives as the company prepared for possible acquisition.
The Car Advisory Network (now High Gear Media) .:: Palo Alto, CA
General Manager and COO 2007 - 2008
Responsible for marketing, operations, and management/integration of acquired digital properties at an automotive media startup backed by two top tier venture firms.
Edmunds.com, Inc. .:: Santa Monica, CA
Executive Director and various prior roles 1999 - 2007
Edmunds is an award-winning publisher of automotive information for consumers and a major advertising outlet in the automotive category.
Ernst & Young, LLP .:: Walnut Creek, CA
Various roles 1995 - 1999
At the time of my employment Ernst & Young LLP was both a tax/accounting services firm and consultancy. Ernst & Young’s Consulting Division was later sold to Cap Gemini and became known as Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
Education
Arizona State University .:: Tempe, Arizona 1995
B.S. Engineering .:: Major: Industrial Engineering, Concentration: Management Systems