Chris Dutton

Current

• Marketing Communications Manager at Heil Environmental

Past

• Marketing Communications Manager at Clarity, a division of Plantronics,Inc.
• Owner at GRUB (Sole Proprietorship)
• Writer / Designer at Hobbs Herder Advertising

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Education

• University of Otago
• LaQuinta High School
• Coast Community College

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Industry

Environmental Services

Chris Dutton’s Summary

Excited by challenge and bored with the simple, I look for creative ways to ensure oranizations are positioned well ahead of rivals through the development and implementation of sustainable and socially responsible business strategies and tactics. This goal is attained through the utilization of integrated marketing communications, collaboration across business units, customers, and supply chains, as well as, short term top-line growth targets that dovetail into long-term efficiency and expansion plans.

It is my aim to continue tackling positions that allow me to use my talent and experience to address challenging corporate and social issues. This would be a position that allows me to work for an organization's long-term success, while also bringing a personal sense of fulfillment.

In my off-time, I serve as a local rapid response writer for a national presidential candidate and also write for a Chattanooga-based website.

Chris Dutton’s Specialties:

Corporate sustainability, collaboration, green initiatives, social responsibility, contract negotiation, media production, writing, design, technology adoption, operations / logistics, international business development, relationship building, entertainment relations, event planning, crisis management, public relations strategy and execution, integrating marketing communications with long and short term sales objectives, developing and implementing global brand strategy, government relations.

Chris Dutton’s Experience

• Marketing Communications Manager

  Heil Environmental

  (Environmental Services industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  - Currently co-lead an initiative to move a heavy industrial manufacturer to a sustainable business model
  
  - Responsible for devising strategy and execution of company's public relations activities with a focus on driving top line sales growth
  
  - Managing brand overhaul and rollout
  
  - Developing and deploying sales development tools for an international team of dealers

• Marketing Communications Manager

  Clarity, a division of Plantronics,Inc.

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; PLT; Consumer Electronics industry)

  April 2003 — November 2007 (4 years 8 months)

  Clarity is the world's leading provider of amplified telephones for the hard of hearing community. In 2003 I led the effort to rename and rebrand the company from its pre-merger name and reputation. Clarity is currently viewed as a powerhouse in the industry.

• Owner

  GRUB (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

  July 2001 — July 2004 (3 years 1 month)

• Writer / Designer

  Hobbs Herder Advertising

  (Consumer Electronics industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year )

Chris Dutton’s Education

• University of Otago

  B.A. , Modern Literature & Film Art , 1995 — 1999

  Activities and Societies:

  Resident University College 1995
  
  News writer for morning radio program: Radio 1; 1999
  
  Completed restricted entry playwrighting course 1999
  
  Completed restrcited entry poetry writing course 1995

• LaQuinta High School

  Diploma , General , 1990 — 1994

  3rd Place overall Orange County Academic Decathlon
  
  Honorable Mention Lawyer: Orange County Constitution Rights Foundation
  
  Representative for Garden Grove Unified School District: National Leadership Forum
  
  Editor of yearbook and newspaper

  Activities and Societies:

  Member:
  Academic Decathlon, Mock Trial, SADD, yearbook, and newspaper.

• Coast Community College

  Mathematics 1993 — 1993

  Compressed mathematics course comprised of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Class was taken in place of equivalent high school level courses.

Additional Information

Chris Dutton’s Honors:

Poster presenter / author: Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging, and Technology; Toronto, Canada; 2007

Presenter / Author: 5th Annual Conference of the Asia Pacific Society for the Study of Speech, Language and Hearing; Brisbane, AUS; 2007

Contributing Author: American Academy of Audiology, Audiology Now!; Minneapolis, MN; 2006

Plantronics Leadership Designation; Clarity division; 2005

Cruise Activities Director; Hobbs / Herder Advertising; 2001

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