VP of Marketing at Zapproved
Portland, Oregon Area
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- VP of Marketing at Zapproved
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- Independent Communications Counsel at Bright Communications
- Docente at Il Sole 24 Ore Business School
- Director of Corporate Communications at Pixelworks
- Senior Account Executive at New Venture Communications
- Account Executive at Insync Communications
- Marketing Manager at Lane Powell Spears Lubersky
- Public Information Assistant at World Bank
- Education
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- The George Washington University
- University of Pittsburgh
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Chris Bright’s Summary
My passion is persuasion. What excites me is learning the intricacies of a product, issue or company and building campaigns that rely on creativity and execution while always striving to achieve a concrete, business objective. I am a corporate communications professional, most recently in high technology, with a broad range of international experience in strategy and message development, media relations, investor relations, event and tradeshow management, ingredient branding, marketing communications and public affairs.
Languages: English, Italian
Chris Bright’s Experience
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VP of Marketing
Zapproved
(Internet industry)
July 2008 — Present (3 months)
Zapproved is a Portland-based technology start-up that is creating a simple and secure tool for managing the critical approval process. We implement a unique solution for applying peer-to-peer techniques to decision-making that results in smoother and faster processes on projects of any size.
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Independent Communications Counsel
Bright Communications
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
September 2007 — July 2008 (11 months)
I am working with emerging growth technology companies to provide corporate communications counsel to propel their businesses forward. Services include media relations, marketing communications including Web site and collateral development, development of presentations and speeches for industry audiences, and investor relations.
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Docente
Il Sole 24 Ore Business School
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)
February 2008 — March 2008 (2 months)
Lecturer, Masters in Media Relations Program
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Director of Corporate Communications
Pixelworks
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; pxlw; Semiconductors industry)
September 1999 — July 2007 (7 years 11 months)
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Senior Account Executive
New Venture Communications
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
October 1998 — September 1999 (1 year)
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Account Executive
Insync Communications
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
January 1997 — September 1998 (1 year 9 months)
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Marketing Manager
Lane Powell Spears Lubersky
(Partnership; 201-500 employees; Law Practice industry)
June 1994 — January 1997 (2 years 8 months)
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Public Information Assistant
World Bank
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; International Trade and Development industry)
June 1990 — June 1993 (3 years 1 month)
Chris Bright’s Education
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The George Washington University
M.A., International Affairs, 1989 — 1991
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University of Pittsburgh
B.A., Liberal Arts, 1985 — 1989
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