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Qualifications and
Skills:
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Marketing and
Public Relations. Six years of professional marketing and public relations
experience in professional positions, assisting with public relations for
several local non-profit organizations on a volunteer basis, and contracted
non-profit event management.
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Corporate,
non-profit and government background. Experienced facilitator working with
corporate committees, government entities, and as an executive director. As a
board member, reorganized and re-established Monroe Council of the Arts as a
government-funded agency, built public support and community relationships, and
re-established funding.
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Management. Managed up
to fifteen telecommuting employees across North America, implemented strategy
in coordination with other departments, responsible for $2 million P&L, and
managed vendors and sub-contractors.
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Fundraising. have
provided grant-writing services to a variety of non-profit organizations for
over ten years. Funders included foundations, local and state government, and
corporate sponsorships.
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Robertson Consulting. Grantwriting,
research reports, document design.
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Search engine marketing, Grafix
Softtech, HRC LLC
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Various clients, web design, business
consulting, web marketing, seminar writing.
Please visit my client portfolio at www.kimnorthropconsulting.com
March 2002-October 2002 VP
Customer Care. MariSafe, Sarasota, FL
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Develop and manage customer care process and customer care
experience via primary distribution channel of website.
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Develop and manage customer acquisition and customer
retention programs.
August 2001-Dec 2001* VP Corporate Development. V3 Networks, Inc. Philadelphia, PA
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Optimize revenue and develop new partnerships for web
products
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Product and project management.
*4th
acquisition of original company. Retained and promoted each time. V3 Networks
acquired the Women.com games division in August of 2001.
Dec 1999-August 2001 Sr. Director Games. Women.com Networks, San Mateo, CA
Product manager/business owner for three games
sites generating 100+ million impressions monthly with an annual budget of $1.7
million.
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15 direct reports
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4 major programming initiatives and 100 scheduled events
monthly.
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350,000 subscribers
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Develop and manage private label, affiliate and barter
relationships
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Manage $100,000+ in prize fulfillment monthly
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Develop, coordinate and support network promotions with
Sales, Marketing and Membership
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Develop and implement customer acquisition and retention
programs.
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Develop and manage to P&L.
Women.com
acquired World Gaming Corporation Dec 1999.
Jan 1999-Dec 1999 Director Corporate Development. World Gaming
Corporation Philadelphia, PA
Develop and manage all
aspects of revenue generating products including:
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Creation and marketing of three games sites
generating 80,000,000 impressions monthly
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Development of customer service, financial and
operational infrastructure
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Development of programming, marketing and
advertiser relationships
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Web site development and management
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Business development for products
World Gaming Corporation acquired MPGN Jan 1999.
June 1997-Jan 1999 Marketing Research/Technical and Marketing
Writer. Multi-Player Games Network (MPGN), Key West,
FL
Generate
company marketing, technical and corporate presentation materials.
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Business development and proposals
resulted in MPGN/AT&T GameHub relationship and acquisition by Interactive
Entertainment in Dec 1998.
June
1995-June 1997 Head of Sysop
Management, Game Manual Writer. MPGN.
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Write game documentation, develop and
manage customer service.
June 1992-1995 Executive Director, Cultural
Preservation Society, Key West, FL
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Manage not-for-profit corporation, with
a budget of $1,000,000 yearly.
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Interface with local government, manage
nightly Sunset Celebration, special event promotion as necessary.
Education
1981-1982
United States Military Academy, West
Point, NY
1987
BFA Eastern Kentucky University,
Richmond, KY
1990
MFA Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
References
Available Upon Request