David Flint

Current

• Founder at TechVenue.com

Past

• Director of Marketing, Communications and PR at Teaming for Technology (T4T), a program of United Way Metropolitan Chicago
• Director, Information Technologies at Cook Associates

Education

• University of Illinois at Chicago
• University of Cincinnati College of Business
• Miami University

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Website
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David Flint’s Summary

Director of Marketing/Communications and Volunteering at Teaming for Technology (T4T), a program of United Way Metropolitan Chicago.

Founder of TechVenue.com - Since 1998, Your Venue for Business Technology Events, News and Networking. David is a dynamic, thoughtful professional with a career rich in marketing, advertising, promotions, & technology project management experience. Always seeking new challenges to use skills in leading teams that produce high-quality results & client satisfaction – all accomplished by working closely with senior management, aligning business-side goals, technology resources & staffing with organization’s overall business strategies - public or private.

A leading futurist, digital entrepreneur, corporate storyteller and author, David's experience has given him insight about the future of technology and its impact on businesses, individuals and society; translating brick & mortar workflows into new digital frontiers for companies & infusing the human element back into technology.

Mr. Flint also spends a great deal of volunteer time with the United Way Metropolitan Chicago in MarCom and Technical Consulting roles.
He has managed grant writing and external technical assistance needs of partner agencies. He is responsible for securing grants from IBM and other companies totaling over $3,000,000 in cash, equipment, and gifts-in-kind over a three year period. David helped lead a Katrina database collaboration project: Data shared with Red Cross and other local agencies – soon over 7000 evacuees were able to access continuing services by registering online at www.unitedwaycrisisrecovery.org, or by phone.

Mr. Flint is available for focus groups, speaking engagements, interviews, and of course - business networking here in LinkedIn and via VisiVenue.com.

David Flint’s Specialties:

Sense of Humor
Marketing, Advertising, Promotions Management
Public Administration and Policy
Program & Project Management
Personnel Leadership & Development
Business Assessments
Expectation Management
Business Process Improvements
Organizational Behavior Analysis
Client Relationship Management (CRM)
Technical Process Adaptation
International Business Development

David Flint’s Experience

• Founder

  TechVenue.com

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 1998 — Present (11 years 1 month)

  TechVenue.com - Founder - (1998 - Present)
  • Executive Management, Technical & Integrated Marketing, PR, Sales, DM, & Consulting - Innovation Leader
  • 80% sales closing rate average for Corporate & Non-Profit events promotion, PR sales & services.
  • 100% P/L responsibility - Agency sales prospecting & integrated marketing workflows.
  • Conference, Trade Show, & smaller events
  • Campaign & general functional support.
  • Consistent top 10 results: MSN, AOL, Yahoo!, Overture, Google, Ask Jeeves, AltaVista, EuroSeek, and Blogger.com for: "technology events calendar"
  • Domestic & International experience in markets in 7 different languages.
  • Major Accounts: Microsoft, IBM, Porter Novelli, MIT, CompTIA, Marcus Evans, Penton Media, Ziff Davis, DCI, Jupiter, Gartner and many more.
  • Strong relationships with international, domestic, and regional print/broadcast/online media outlets & agencies.
  • Domestic & International experience in markets in 7 languages.

• Director of Marketing, Communications and PR

  Teaming for Technology (T4T), a program of United Way Metropolitan Chicago

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  October 2005 — October 2008 (3 years 1 month)

  Teaming for Technology (T4T), a program of United Way Metropolitan Chicago (3-Year Term Limit):
  MarCom Director, PR, & Consulting – online/printed internal & external communications, DM, reports, press releases, website content, speaking engagements, volunteer recruitment & training. Agency outcome measurement methods & logic models. Manage partnerships, build relationships among affiliates & partner agencies using available data & various CRM & CMS systems. Includes all agency interviews, evaluations, site visits & service records.
  Manage grant writing & technical assistance needs of partner agencies - responsible for securing grants from IBM & other companies totaling over 2 million $2,000,000 in cash, equipment, and gifts-in-kind over a three year period.
  Representative To:
  Congressman Danny Davis’ Digital Empowerment Committee
  Illinois State Rep. Karen Yarborough
  City of Chicago HMIS Project
  Various regional events, volunteer & job fairs
  Group Website: http://T4TChicago.org

• Director, Information Technologies

  Cook Associates

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Services industry)

  September 2002 — March 2004 (1 year 7 months)

  Cook Associates, Inc. - Chicago, IL.
  Hired to maintain and optimize infrastructure for 70+ employee, $6 Million annual revenues Executive Recruiting & Mergers & Acquisitions company.
  Managing headquarters and three regional offices (New York, Boulder, and Atlanta) centrally from Chicago.
  Planning, execution, and management of new marketing look and feel: http://www.cookassociates.com and http://www.aeainternationalsearch.com
  Planned and implemented new Cisco and Windows 2000 based WAN (Frame/DSL) infrastructure.
  IP enabled phone system ROI down to under 1 year.
  Renegotiated key contracts in telecommunication, maintenance, and software support contracts substantially
  reducing operational costs by over 30%.
  Aligned Client/Server & new technologies with business strategies resulting in 30% increased individual
  productivity.
  Generated cost savings for FY2003 exceeded the combined incomes of myself & two one other employees.
  Managed budget exceeding $200,000

David Flint’s Education

• University of Illinois at Chicago

  MPA, Masters in Public Administration, 2007 — 2009 (expected)

• University of Cincinnati College of Business

  BS, Management & Marketing, 1990 — 1993

• Miami University

  Business, Decision Sciences, 1985 — 1990

Additional Information

David Flint’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Website

David Flint’s Interests:

My Wife, Parenting, Tennis, Swimming, TV Shows: House and Smallville

David Flint’s Groups:

Awanas

•    BDPA
•    Social Media Today
•    Project Management Expert™
•    Professional Public Service: MPA-MPP Degrees
•    TECHEXPO Top Secret Hiring Events
•    CEE Telecoms Group

David Flint’s Honors:

• Beta Gamma Sigma (ΒΓΣ) Honorary Business Society
• 1991-93 - Dean’s List
• 1992 - Direct Marketing Scholarship Award
• 1993 - Golden Key Society Member

David Flint’s Contact Settings

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