Formal Education

 

Suffolk University

8 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA | Suffolk.edu

Candidate for Masters of Business Administration Degree  | 9.11 – Current

Concentrating in Marketing, I am currently enrolled in or have completed the following courses:

• MBA 600: Effective Career Planning
• MBA 610: Organizational Behavior
• MBA 622: Operations and Data Analysis
• MBA 630: Economic Analysis for Managers
• MBA 660: Marketing — The Challenge of Managing Value

Northeastern University

360 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA | Northeastern.edu

Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration | 9.99 – 5.04

Concentration in Marketing and Business Management

• Business Administration
• Accounting, Finance, and Economics
• Organizational Development
• Marketing & Marketing Strategy

Minor in Graphic Design; 4.0 GPA in the College of Visual Arts

• Graphic Design
• Typography
• Art & Color Theory

Northeastern University was ranked 27th in 2009 and 32nd in 2010 among the Top-100 Tier-1 Colleges in the United States by Business Week

Continuing Education—Seminars & Events:

 

Inbound Marketing Summit

The Pulse Network | 437 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA | InboundMarketingSummit.com

The Inbound Marketing Summit is a 2-day conference dedicated to: inspiring you to explore new Inbound Marketing practices, motivating you to use the content you create in new ways, solutions you can implement immediately, bringing you together with the best in the industry, opening you up to creative ways to experiment, setting you up for success. (September 14, 2011)

HOW DesignCasts: Part of the HOW Learning Series

F&W MEDIA | 4700 E. Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, OH | HOWConference.com

Webinars Attended:

• The Tribe Vibe: How to Build a Great Team Culture
• Let’s All Get Along: How to Collaborate With Peers & Clients
• The Process Process: How to Manage Projects Effectively
• Brand Blindness: How to Become an Effective Brand Steward

A monthly series of interactive learning presentations via the web, all hosted by Andy Epstein. (February- May 2011)

FutureM 2010

FutureM | Boston, MA | FutureM.org

Sessions Attended:

• AIGA’s ‘Harnessing the Power of Design Thinking Now/ Design in 2014′
• DIGMA: Design Means Business (see below)
• Scalable Intimacy: The Next Step in Social Marketing- Mike Troiano

Over the course of five days from October 4-8, 2010, dozens of events and activities showcased the leading ideas, thinkers and companies on the future of Marketing. Panels, summits, roundtables, user groups, virtual events, demos, parties organized throughout greater Boston – all focused on what’s new and what’s next in Marketing.

DIGMA: Design Means Business 2010

DIGMA | 621 Huntington Ave.,Boston, MA | Digma.us

‘Design Means Business’ was a day-long gathering of celebrated business leaders sharing compelling stories and inside data on how design has strengthened their companies. A roster of CEO-level speakers ranging from ZipCar to Reebok, and Genzyme to Sonos generously explained, in detail, how design can increase market share, profits, and productivity, in small and large-scale programs. The conference was moderated by national media figures, and included in-depth case studies and panel discussions.

The Design Industry Group of Massachusetts (DIGMA) is an initiative of the statewide design industries to organize and promote the Massachusetts design cluster as integral to the state’s economy. DIGMA enables diverse design industries including advertising, architecture, graphic design, industrial design, interior design, landscape design, and specialized design services such as fashion, textiles and lighting design – to speak with one powerful and influential voice. (October, 2010)

HOW Design Conference 2009: Austin, TX

F&W MEDIA | 4700 E. Galbraith Rd., Cincinnati, OH | HOWConference.com

Sessions Attended:

• Russell Brown’s Adobe Photoshop CS4 and CS4 Extended Workshop
• Creative Design, Creative InDesign
• The Secret of Project Management for In-House Designers
• Creative Suite 4 Design Premium® Workshop
• Information Design Dissected
• What’s Going On with Design Today?
• Communicating Up, Down and All Around the Organization
• Web Strategy that Works
• Sync’ing Business and Design
• The Secret of Project Management for the Creative Studio
• Creative Client Collaboration
• Good v Great Design with Cameron Moll
• Keeping Creative Control with Difficult Clients- Ed Brodsky
• Living a Creatively Curious Life- Von Glitschka
• In-House Intrapreneurialism- Andy Epstein
• Design Business Bootcamp- Daniel Schutzsmith
• Color Strategy- John Bredenfoerder
• In-House Project Management- Daniel Schutzsmith

The HOW Design Conference provides a hands-on, educational program to enable designers to better balance the three key components of graphic design: creativity, business and technology. Conference sessions cover a mix of these three critical design issues, with particular emphasis on creative and business topics. The HOW Conference welcomes designers from hundreds of design firms, as well as from some of the biggest corporations, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions in the country. (July, 2009)

EXHIBITOR 2008: Las Vegas, NV

Exhibitor Magazine | 206 South Broadway, Rochester, MN | Exhibitor.com

Sessions Attended:

• Trade Show Rookies “Quick-Start” Program
• Beyond the Basics of Booth Selling
• Developing Trade Show and Marketing Communications Strategies
• Exhibit Design – from Concept to Completion
• How To Grow Your Brand: Incorporating Brand Marketing into Your Exhibit
• Using Surveys to Measure Your Performance in Trade Shows and Event
• Keep Your Best Leads Out of the Trash and Convert Them to Customers
• Integrated Marketing Communications
• Business Marketing Strategies and Trade Shows
• The New Tools for Trade Show Success

EXHIBITOR is the annual educational conference and exhibition for exhibit and event marketers; this event is corporate America’s top choice for serious education, hands-on training, new product launches, career networking, and special access to industry experts and thought leaders. It also offers the industry’s only university-affiliated professional certification program (CTSM), with over 2,000 candidates currently enrolled. This conference attracts more than 6,000 exhibit and event managers, marcom managers, communications specialists, and marketing experts. (March, 2008)