George Hradecky

Current

• Manager, Internal Communications at McDonald's USA

Past

• Editor at Advanstar Communications
• Editor at Adams Business Media

Education

• North Central College
• College of DuPage

Connections

120 connections

Industry

Restaurants

Websites

• My Company

George Hradecky’s Summary

I currently oversee the primary communication channels for three of McDonald’s largest internal audiences: owner/operators, restaurant managers, and restaurant crew. I am also a member of an internal cross-functional team dedicated to developing social media strategy for internal and external communications.

Prior to joining McDonald's I worked extensively in the publishing industry. I have a great deal of experience managing the creation and maintenance of both print and Web projects.

George Hradecky’s Specialties:

Project management, Web site development, social media strategy, InDesign, Photoshop, print project management, writing, editing

George Hradecky’s Experience

• Manager, Internal Communications

  McDonald's USA

  (Public Company; MCD; Restaurants industry)

  October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)

• Editor

  Advanstar Communications

  (Publishing industry)

  1999 — 2006 (7 years)

• Editor

  Adams Business Media

  (Publishing industry)

  1997 — 1999 (2 years)

George Hradecky’s Education

• North Central College

  Bachelors , Journalism , 1995 — 1997

• College of DuPage

  1992 — 1995

Additional Information

George Hradecky’s Websites:

• My Company

George Hradecky’s Interests:

Hiking, biking, running, guitar, road trips

George Hradecky’s Groups:

International Association of Business Communicators, Social Media Business Council

•    North Central College Alumni
•    Public Relations and Communications Professionals
•    McDonald´s Worldwide = Golden Arches Pride

George Hradecky’s Honors:

2008 McDonald's President's Award. This annual award recognizes the top performing 1% of McDonald's employees globally.

2008 McDonald's U.S. Communications MVP Award, an annual, department-specific peer award.

George Hradecky’s Contact Settings

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