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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Google
Program Manager (2008 – Present)
• Manage the affiliate marketing programs for Northern Tool, Smith+Noble, SpeedoUSA, Calvin Klein Underwear, etc.

DoubleClick Performics, Chicago, IL 2007 – Present
Program Manager (2007 – 2008)
• Manage the affiliate marketing programs for Sears, Kmart, Motorola, XM Satellite Radio, and RedEnvelope.
• Facilitate over $40 million in annual sales through the affiliate channel.
• Promote and uphold the relations between thousands of publishers with this book of advertisers. Generating series of insertion orders and web placements.

Backcountry.com, Park City, UT 2004 – 2007
Visual Merchandising Manager and Promotional Coordinator (2005 – 2007)
• Managed all promotional activity and non-dynamic merchandising tools.
• Served as marketing liaison to Buying, Inventory, Creative and Engineering departments.  (Most respectable creation: The Green Goat)
• Optimized online marketing of all Backcountry.com catalogs and websites. Performed duties that include SEO, email and direct marketing.
Affiliate Marketing Coordinator (2004 – 2005)
• Managed the affiliate marketing program for Tramdock.com and DogFunk.com.
• Oversaw all business interaction between publishers and Commission Junction.

Wilderness Ventures, Jackson, WY Summer 2004
Outdoor Trip Leader
• Led backpacking trips throughout Wyoming and to the summit of the Grand Teton.
• Responsible for 12 teenage students, taught them self sufficiency skills, survival and wilderness training.

Freelance Writer, Wyoming and Connecticut Fall 2002 & 2003
WINDCHECK Sailing Magazine, Bridgeport, CT (October 2003)
Co-wrote an article describing first-hand experience sailing along the coast of the Canadian Province of Labrador.
Jackson Hole News, Jackson, WY (Fall 2002)
Wrote various articles covering activities and events occurring throughout Jackson Hole.

Greenfield Consulting Group, Westport, CT Summer 2000
Market Research Analyst
• Researched market through focus groups and past records to determine advertising preferences for major companies including Budweiser, Coca-Cola, etc.
• Aided in and observed the implementation of Digital Idea, an Internet based start-up consulting firm.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Mangy Moose Saloon, Teton Village, WY 2002 – 2004
Waiter and Bartender

INTECAP, Steamboat Springs, CO Summer 2000
Construction Management Consultant
• Served as consultant to the architects of the Steamboat Grand Hotel, an $82 million construction project.
• Performed floor and room evaluations to record the progress of completed work performed by the contractors.

EDUCATION
Villanova University, Villanova PA
BA in Philosophy; Minor in Economics, May 2002. GPA: 3.02
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, Spring semester 2001
Fairfield Prep, Fairfield, CT, Graduated 1998

COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Proficient in basic HTML coding, WebSideStory analytics, Omniture analytics and Microsoft Office.