Cynthia Closkey

Current

Co-Organizer at PodCamp Pittsburgh
Board member, Chair of Promotions committee at Butler Downtown
President at Big Big Design (Sole Proprietorship)

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Past

Partner at Fat Plum
VP Business Development at Commonwealth Utility Equipment Co., Inc.
VP Marketing at Powersim Corp.

LFM Intern at Nortel
Art & Production Manager at NeXT Computer, Inc.
Sr. Technical Writer & Trainer at Oracle Corp.
Technical Writer & Trainer at Gensym Corp.

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Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Cynthia Closkey’s Summary

Cynthia is president of Big Big Design, where she develops marketing strategies and designs websites for small businesses and nonprofit entities. She is also a founder of Fat Plum, which helps writers reach their writing and publishing goals.

She has worked at high-tech companies (NeXT Computer, Oracle Corporation, Gensym Corporation, and elsewhere), and has undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of technology and the Sloan School of Management at MIT. In her work she brings together skills in marketing strategy, user interface design, communications, product design, business process improvement, and management.

Cynthia co-founded the Pittsburgh Bloggers blog directory and is a leader of PodCamp Pittsburgh. She helps businesses and organizations create and execute social media strategies.

Cynthia Closkey’s Specialties:

Website strategy; website design and development; web branding; blogging, podcasting, and social media; marketing; writing; editing

Cynthia Closkey’s Experience

Co-Organizer

PodCamp Pittsburgh

(Internet industry)

2007 — Present (2 years)
Board member, Chair of Promotions committee

Butler Downtown

(Civic & Social Organization industry)

August 2006 — Present (3 years)

Butler Downtown is a revitalization initiative involving people from business, education, government and community organizations throughout the region.

The organization is a group of interested citizens set up as a non-profit organization, with the mandate to bring new energy and vitality to our city's central business district.

As Promotions chair, I head marketing and communications efforts, as well as projects to coordinate events to draw people to our downtown area.
President
Big Big Design (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

March 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)

Website design and online marketing, primarily for small business and entrepreneurs
Partner

Fat Plum

(Writing and Editing industry)

January 2003 — March 2009 (6 years 3 months)

Writing coaching and editing
VP Business Development

Commonwealth Utility Equipment Co., Inc.

(Machinery industry)

August 1999 — December 2007 (8 years 5 months)
VP Marketing

Powersim Corp.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

July 1997 — July 1999 (2 years 1 month)

Business software and consulting using system dynamics
LFM Intern

Nortel

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NT; Telecommunications industry)

1996 — 1997 (1 year)
Art & Production Manager

NeXT Computer, Inc.

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)

May 1993 — May 1995 (2 years 1 month)

Operating system and application software
Sr. Technical Writer & Trainer

Oracle Corp.

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

April 1991 — May 1993 (2 years 2 months)

Database development and applications
Technical Writer & Trainer

Gensym Corp.

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

August 1988 — March 1991 (2 years 8 months)

Real-time expert system software

Cynthia Closkey’s Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SM , Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , 1995 — 1997

Activities and Societies:

Leaders for Manufacturing
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management

SM , Management , 1995 — 1997

Internship at Bay Networks in supply chain management via system dynamics

Activities and Societies:

Leaders for Manufacturing fellow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SB , Humanities and Engineering , 1984 — 1988

Activities and Societies:

Burton House