
Google - Head of Sales - Midwest Travel
Greater Chicago Area

Google - Head of Sales - Midwest Travel
Greater Chicago Area
(Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)
December 2008 — Present (8 months)
In addition to running the Travel vertical in the Central Region I also run our community outreach efforts for the office. In this position I place speakers at local community events, manage relationships with such entities as the City of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools and TiE Midwest and spearhead our involvement with such organizations as the Executives Club of Chicago. We believe it is important to be involved with the City of Chicago and we will continue to find innovative ways to be a good neighbor.
(Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)
June 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)
I run the Travel vertical in the Central region of the U.S. My team is responsible for the Google experience for some of the largest travel brands in the world.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GOOG; Internet industry)
October 2001 — June 2005 (3 years 9 months)
I created and managed the Operations team in the Chicago and Detroit offices.
(Sports industry)
September 1995 — December 2003 (8 years 4 months)
Worked with the Marketing Directors of The Denver Broncos, The San Francisco 49ers and The Chicago Bears.
Responsibilities included running several aspects of the football game including the National Anthem, Half Time and sponsored promotions as well as consulting on revenue generation opportunities via corporate VIP and sponsorship programs.
(Internet industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
(Public Company; Internet industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years)
(Internet industry)
1996 — 1998 (2 years)
(Newspapers industry)
July 1995 — December 1996 (1 year 6 months)
Sold local print advertising in the Denver market.
Business , 1990 — 1993
1985 — 1989
1986 — 1988
Art, fly fishing, skiing, travel, scuba diving, new technology, design, cooking, food, public speaking
Board of Directors, Chicago AMA
Block Museum at Northwestern University
Co-Chair 2009 Fur Ball, PAWS Chicago
Member, Economic Club of Chicago
President's Circle Member, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Member, Executives Club of Chicago
Regional Committee Member, U.S. Ski Team
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International - Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality & Travel Sales & Marketing 2006
Google G-Values Award