Managing Partner, Mobility Public Relations
Portland, Oregon Area
- Current
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- Board Member at MoMoPDX
- Board Member at Lake Oswego School District Foundation
- Board Member at Talkster
- Managing Partner at Mobility Public Relations
- Past
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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
MoMoPDX
(Telecommunications industry)
April 2009 — Present (4 months)
Mobile Monday Portland, Oregon
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Board Member
Lake Oswego School District Foundation
(Fund-Raising industry)
November 2008 — Present (9 months)
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Board Member
Talkster
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry)
November 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)
Talkster’s award-winning technologies are revolutionizing voice, text and image communications. Talkster’s ad-supported approach brings free communications services that work on any phone to a global audience. Millions of calls have been placed using Talkster’s Free World Dialing™ consumer offering, and online communities are turning to Talkster for an easy plug and play revenue-generating solution that delivers voice and mobile services for their members. For more information visit Talkster on the Web at www.Talkster.com, from your mobile phone at http://free.talkster.com, or from your iPhone at http://i.talkster.com.
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Managing Partner
Mobility Public Relations
(Privately Held; Public Relations and Communications industry)
April 2006 — Present (3 years 4 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
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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
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