Thank you for taking the time to visit and giving me an opportunity to tell you a little about myself.
I've spent most of my career focused on competitive intelligence. I have an intense love of learning, and I combine that with a strong desire to see tangible results. That's why I enjoy competitive intelligence so much. I've advised senior executives on major investments and initiatives that created competitive advantage or overcame disadvantage. I've gotten down into the trenches with sales teams and helped them make sales to blue chip multi-national corporations and government clients in tough, competitive situations. My time spent working in product operations gave me hands-on experience delivering results in a global environment with complex logistics. Recently I went back to school to pursue an MBA to build on my experience because I'm interested in pursuing opportunities in strategic marketing and corporate strategy.
I've had the opportunities to work in a number of exciting roles, including product development, marketing and operations management either for or with companies including MCI, British Telecom, AT&T and currently with Verizon. These experiences gave me a deep insight into how large, complex organizations deliver products and services to their customers. I came to understand the intricacies of "how sausage is made." I've also worked with government agencies to help them translate the best practices of commercial competitive and market research to better understand complex and competitive environments.
I started blogging and podcasting because social media offer exciting venues for collaboration among communities of interest. My blog is a bit more personal in nature, and I like to share my opinions and observations about the tech and telecommunications industries as well as the occasional post about what I've been doing recently.
When I can drag myself from out behind the computer I spend my time running, working out and spending time with my partner and our great group of friends.
