
Co-Owner at Radix Redevelopment, LLC
Greater Seattle Area

Co-Owner at Radix Redevelopment, LLC
Greater Seattle Area
Corporate generalist with substantial entertainment marketing experience and intellectual property commodification. High premium on providing strategic planning for marketing and business development. Focus on creative production, intellectual property, contract negotiation and project development. A skill set that bridges four professional disciplines: 1) Product marketing and corporate communications, 2) business development, 3) creative content production, and 4) hands-on operations experience.
Entertainment Marketing and Distribution
Business Development / Strategic Alliances
Alternative Marketing Strategy
Corporate Background Checks / Research
(Investment Management industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Manage the day-to-day operations of a $14,000,000 asset management company handling assets valued at $29,000,000. Directly manage regional and resident managers on a day-to-day basis.
(Education Management industry)
September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Media relations, information services, and general promotions that further the efforts of the Preschool.
(Architecture & Planning industry)
January 1986 — Present (23 years 11 months)
Radix Redevelopment began operations as a small family owned Real Estate Development Company with the objective of converting abandoned and underutilized properties into quality multi-family affordable housing.
Today, Radix Redevelopment, LLC carries on the original vision by providing development services to the private and public sector with a unified mission of re-developing urban centers to create healthy, sustainable, and efficient cities for future generations.
(Think Tanks industry)
March 2008 — November 2008 (9 months)
Looking for full-time and stable employment within a healthy work environment.
Part Time:
Consult and provide legal research on copyright and licensing issues in publishing at Law Offices of George J. Atwater
Business Consultant for several Energy Production companies and Investment Groups.
(Capital Markets industry)
December 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Served as Director of Public Relations and Operations until the cessation of the company.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Environmental Services industry)
December 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 2 months)
Oversaw all written external communications from business proposals to media inquiries, including interdepartmental communications such as investor reports and field analysis summaries.
Developed media campaigns to position the company favorably amidst an unfavorable public perception of energy production by highlighting the environmentally responsible products that the Company represented and by promoting sustainable technologies and responsible practices within the industry.
Produced white-paper on effective trade show methodology and that provided a unified method for collecting business prospects to be used by all Southeast Asian field offices.
Produced a Company newsletter for use as an electronic sales vehicle internationally as well as a unifying bridge between the various offices of operation.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)
January 2005 — June 2006 (1 year 6 months)
Reviewed manuscript submissions for potential as Ooligan Press releases.
Produced market analysis and projections for presentation at Company Acquisition meetings; justified my recommended projects.
Developed and revised original business development proposals.
Worked to devise new methods for aggregating content / submissions as well as developing a template for compassionate rejections.
Developed marketing campaigns for various Ooligan Releases.
Proposed new marketing campaign models for Web sales, in-store events, retailer participation and co-op programs and others.
(Entertainment industry)
January 2000 — August 2004 (4 years 8 months)
Created and lead teams in production of package design, sales materials, advertisements and marketing collateral.
Responsible for branding IndieDVD and the branding, positioning, and “look” of each film release by IndieDVD.
Developed proposals for film rights acquisition.
Implemented cost effective creative strategies such as: embedded original video games on DVD’s, unique special features, embedded cross-promotion product placement, launched strategic viral marketing campaigns.
Oversaw production from acquisition to production, and on to sales and distribution.
Wrote press releases, blurbs, advertising and packaging copy.
Developed and implemented unique marketing campaigns for each film property.
Organized sales presentations to major retailers, speaking events, presence at trade shows, celebrity press junkets, and media events, and developing “Spiff” programs to inspire external and supply chain sales staffs.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
September 1999 — January 2000 (5 months)
Hired to create entertainment subsidiary IndieDVD and to aggregate entertainment clients.
Consulted with Wave Rock clients and provided media content for technology demonstrations and cross-promotions.
Negotiated spinoff of IndieDVD from Wave Rock when the parent company was sold to Young and Roehr Group in Early 2001.
Master of Science , Professional Writing: Publishing , 2005 — 2006
Film Production Certificate , Film Theory, Film Production, Film Business. , 1996 — 1999
CERT--BASIC MEDIATION , Legal Mediation, Conflict Resolution , 1995 — 1996
Bachelor of Arts , Communications and Philosophy , 1992 — 1996
Received Certificate in Mediation and Conflict Resolution
1986 — 1992
Graphic Art Production Film Production and Appreciation Writing Creative Fiction Playing with my son Daniel
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Portland State University Alumnus Association
The Evergreen State College Alumnus Association
- Phi Kappa Phi reserved for the top 5% of academics in the U.S. (2006)
- David King Scholarship for excellence in comedy writing & filmmaking, through Portland Art Museum (2000)