Managing Partner, Mobility Public Relations
Portland, Oregon Area
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- Board Member at Talkster
- Managing Partner at Mobility Public Relations
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- Dir. of Corporate Communications at iPass Inc.
- Senior Manager, Product Marketing at Global Crossing
- Senior Manager, Public Relations at Frontier Communications
- Public Relations Manager at GlobalCenter
- Senior Account Manager at Technology Solutions
- Account Manager at Neale-May and Partners
- Political Director at Republican Party
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John Sidline’s Summary
High technology PR specialist with lengthy experience in Internet, telecom, networking, IP applications, Wi-Fi and wireless, network security and telework solutions. Extensive experience with M&A and IPO publicity programs and understanding of SEC rules in this crazy Sarbannes-Oxley regulatory environment.
Visit our website at www.mobilitypr.com or email me at jsidline (at) mobilitypr.com.
John Sidline’s Specialties:
Strategic communication to customers, prospects and investors.
John Sidline’s Experience
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Board Member
Talkster
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)
November 2006 — Present (2 years)
Talkster has architected a patent-pending voice and text communications solution that gives businesses (IT or telecom managers) the ability to consolidate the many different communications services and phone numbers already being used by employees into a single service that is centrally managed and used from a basic mobile phone.
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Managing Partner
Mobility Public Relations
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
May 2006 — Present (2 years 6 months)
With industry analysts predicting explosive growth in mobility-related technologies, products and services, three industry veterans have launched a public relations agency to serve this emerging high-tech category. By focusing only on mobile technologies, the full-service Mobility Public Relations is better positioned to share expertise and build compelling campaigns across a broad array of clients within the mobile technology space.
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Dir. of Corporate Communications
iPass Inc.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; IPAS; Computer Networking industry)
March 2002 — May 2006 (4 years 3 months)
• Managing PR team of 21 people in eight countries.
• Oversee $1 million annual global PR budget.
• Managed pre- and post-IPO PR and handle communications for corporate acquisitions.
• Manage multiple agency relationships, including agency searches, in ten countries.
• Develop programs that achieve quality feature coverage in trade, vertical, mainstream and business (print and broadcast) media.
• Manage a metrics system to measure program effectiveness and ROI.
• Understanding of Sarbanes Oxley, Reg FD and other SEC publicity compliance regulations and issues. -
Senior Manager, Product Marketing
Global Crossing
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Networking industry)
August 1999 — August 2001 (2 years 1 month)
[Acquired Frontier Communications] Responsible for big-pipe (DS-3 to OC-48) IP circuits as product manager. Later responsible for IP connectivity, DSL and hosting as Sr. Product Marketing Manager.
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Senior Manager, Public Relations
Frontier Communications
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; FRO; Computer Networking industry)
February 1998 — August 1998 (7 months)
[Acquired GlobalCenter]
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Public Relations Manager
GlobalCenter
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Networking industry)
October 1997 — February 1998 (5 months)
PR Manager as GlobalCenter until company was acquired by Frontier Communications (which in turn was acquired by Global Crossing -- ah yes, the bubble!).
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Senior Account Manager
Technology Solutions
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
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Account Manager
Neale-May and Partners
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1996 — 1996 (less than a year)
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Political Director
Republican Party
(Non-Profit; Political Organization industry)
November 1991 — January 1995 (3 years 3 months)
Additional Information
John Sidline’s Websites:
John Sidline’s Groups:
Public Relations Society of America, PRSA, Oregon Entrepreneurs Forum, OEF, Sigma Phi Epsilon
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Global Crossing Alumni Network
John Sidline’s Honors:
• Business Marketing Association’s Beacon Gold Award for PR, 2004
• Northern California PRSA’s Compass Award for Multicultural PR, 2004
• LACP’s Magellan Silver Award for Organizational Communications, 2004
• LACP’s Top 50 Publicity Campaigns
John Sidline’s Contact Settings
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