Scott Foval

Current

• Writer and Consultant at ScottsBigMouth Blog / The Foval Group Inc. (Self-employed)

Past

• Account Executive at Newsweb Radio Company
• Director, Membership at Word of Mouth Marketing Association - WOMMA
• Director, N.A. and Americas, Television Division at Marcus Evans

• Owner and Principal at The Foval Group Inc. (Self-employed)
• Member at Delta Sigma Phi
• Executive Producer at Lakeshore Marathon
• C.P.O. / U.S.O. at Wackenhut
• Director of eStrategy at EpicEdge
• Client Partner at Razorfish
• Advance Operative at Gore/Lieberman Inc.
• Strategy Consultant at CSC Consulting
• Advance Operative at The White House
• Director of Emerging Technologies at Reliacom
• Independent I.T. Consultant at National Congress of American Indians
• Front Desk Staff at Town Sports International
• Finance Administrator at Democratic National Committee
• Director, Operations and Advance at Citizens for Harkin
• Usher at Iowa State Center
• Committee Secretary, Iowa Senate Committee on Ways and Means at Iowa Legislature
• Committee Secretary, Assistant to the Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, Iowa Senate at Iowa Senate
• Political Operative at Iowa Democratic Party
• Alarm Response Officer, Armed at Per Mar Security Corporation
• News Intern at KCCI-TV8 News

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Education

• Executive Security International
• Iowa State University
• Buena Vista University

• Sherrard Community Schools
• Newton Community Schools

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Recommended

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Connections

295 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Blog
• Taking It Global Mbr. Profile

Scott Foval’s Summary

PLEASE visit http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottsbigmouth to see my current profile. This profile is not visited/updated regularly. You may request addition to my network here, but the best place is via the link above. Visit ScottsBigMouth Blog at http://scottsbigmouth.blogspot.com and email me at scott(at)foval(dot)com.Thanks!

Scott Foval’s Specialties:

Media and Event Productions, Sponsorship and Branded Entertainment, Public Relations, Crisis Management, and Strategy for new ventures, Membership and Donor Development, Communications Strategy and Image Consulting, Political Analysis and Pop Culture Analysis, Blogging and Writing, Technology Solutions Consulting (Fortune 100-500 Business, SMB, NFP, Political, Broadcast Media, Startup and Ventures) and Project Management, Security and Risk Management.

Scott Foval’s Experience

• Writer and Consultant

  ScottsBigMouth Blog / The Foval Group Inc. (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

  December 2003 — Present (5 years 8 months)

  Freelance writer and consultant for projects of any size, scope. Genres: news, feature, public relations, government relations, political, business strategy, business general, presentations, technical writing, business plans, profiles, blogs.
  
  Read "My Angle with Scott Foval" at http://chicagopride.com
  Visit my blog at http://scottsbigmouth.blogspot.com
  The Foval Group website is http://www.foval.com

• Account Executive

  Newsweb Radio Company

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  July 2007 — February 2008 (8 months)

• Director, Membership

  Word of Mouth Marketing Association - WOMMA

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 2006 — July 2006 (3 months)

  WOMMA is the official trade association for the word of mouth marketing industry. Their members are the experts and innovators who have mastered the art and science Their mission is to build a thriving profession based on best practices, effective standards, and ethical leadership.
  
  Learn more at http://www.womma.org

• Director, N.A. and Americas, Television Division

  Marcus Evans

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Media Production industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year)

  Responsible for all television broadcast sales and development activities for North America, South America, Caribbean, Central America; including production, sales, distribution, and clearances.

• Owner and Principal

  The Foval Group Inc. (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Public Relations and Communications industry)

  December 2000 — January 2005 (4 years 2 months)

  Independent consultant in events, broadcast and interactive media, operations, and technology. Areas of specialty include political consulting, strategy consulting, media consulting, sponsorship and events production.

• Member

  Delta Sigma Phi

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1990 — 2005 (15 years)

• Executive Producer

  Lakeshore Marathon

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  2003 — 2004 (1 year)

  Independent contractor position to run the operations and execution of the Lakeshore Marathon's second annual race.

• C.P.O. / U.S.O.

  Wackenhut

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Security and Investigations industry)

  2000 — 2003 (3 years)

  Licensed and practiced in armed and unarmed security operations for Fortune 500 corporations and USDOT/FAA. Specialized in security advance operations and emergency response deployments, including foot patrol, airport patrol, bicycle patrol, and disaster response.

• Director of eStrategy

  EpicEdge

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2000 — 2001 (1 year)

  Contributed to strategy project team for major global corporate executive level client. Responsibility included primary formulation of corporate product and service mix strategies, media and marketing roll-out formulation, and overall strategy consulting methodology for the firm.

• Client Partner

  Razorfish

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

  Managed key client relationships, contributed to ongoing strategy and business development, mentored project teams, assisted in global practice management.

• Advance Operative

  Gore/Lieberman Inc.

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Political Organization industry)

  2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

  Contributed to political advance team for U.S. Presidential campaign organization. Assignments included media, transportation, volunteer coordination, communications, law enforcement liaison activities.

• Strategy Consultant

  CSC Consulting

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year)

  Contributed strategy element on project definition and launch team for a global financial services firm. Cultivated global business development initiatives with practice leadership.

• Advance Operative

  The White House

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Executive Office industry)

  1996 — 2000 (4 years)

  Provided comprehensive operations, logistics, political and press relations, production, and event services for the Office of Scheduling and Advance, Executive Office of the Vice President of the United States.

• Director of Emerging Technologies

  Reliacom

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1998 — 1999 (1 year)

  Contributed to strategic growth and management of professional services practice; key decision maker on firm management and direction. Spokesperson for the firm, both in technology press and major market press.

• Independent I.T. Consultant

  National Congress of American Indians

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years)

  Independent contractor, hired to manage and improve IT operations for the U.S. oldest and most respected organization representing Native American tribes and individuals.

• Front Desk Staff

  Town Sports International

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; CLUB; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  February 1997 — January 1998 (1 year)

  Front Desk Attendant at Washington Sports Club DuPont Circle; before and post-renovation.

• Finance Administrator

  Democratic National Committee

  (Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Political Organization industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year)

  Assisted the Director of Finance and the DNC Chairman on reform of DNC Finance Department. Assisted in overhaul of finance and fund raising operations for DNC and related entities.

• Director, Operations and Advance

  Citizens for Harkin

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Political Organization industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years)

  Managed operations and advance activities for U.S. Senate campaign.

• Usher

  Iowa State Center

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1990 — 1995 (5 years)

• Committee Secretary, Iowa Senate Committee on Ways and Means

  Iowa Legislature

  (Online Media industry)

  1995 — 1995 (less than a year)

• Committee Secretary, Assistant to the Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, Iowa Senate

  Iowa Senate

  (Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Legislative Office industry)

  1994 — 1994 (less than a year)

  Managed official business for Committee on Ways and Means, Iowa Senate. Served as personal legislative aide to the committee chairman.

• Political Operative

  Iowa Democratic Party

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Political Organization industry)

  1994 — 1994 (less than a year)

  Executed political campaign operations for statewide and legislative candidates for office.

• Alarm Response Officer, Armed

  Per Mar Security Corporation

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Security and Investigations industry)

  1993 — 1994 (1 year)

  Performed armed physical protection and site management duties for major clients. Responded to emergency alarms and managed response situations.

• News Intern

  KCCI-TV8 News

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  1993 — 1994 (1 year)

  Gathered and assisted in the daily newscasts for Des Moines, IA, CBS/CNN network affiliate.

Scott Foval’s Education

• Executive Security International

  Enrolled , Protective Intelligence , 2000 — 2002

• Iowa State University

  BA , Journalism, Criminal Justice , August 1990 — December 1995

  Activities and Societies:

  Delta Sigma Phi, The Iowa State Daily Newspaper, ISU GLBT Student Alliance, VEISHEA, ISU Department of Public Safety.

• Buena Vista University

  Mass Communications , Radio and TV , 1990 — 1991

• Sherrard Community Schools

  H.S. , H.S. , 1987 — 1990

• Newton Community Schools

  H.S. , H.S. , 1985 — 1987

Additional Information

Scott Foval’s Websites:

• My Blog
• Taking It Global Mbr. Profile

Scott Foval’s Interests:

branded entertainment, broadcast television and radio, interactive media, strategic sales and marketing systems and strategies, risk analysis and disaster planning, disaster response and risk mitigation, advanced communications systems and application to real-world situations, sports marketing and sponsorship.

Scott Foval’s Groups:

Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity
Iowa State University Alumni Association

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