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Com Ed: Various positions in Corporate Communications, Government Relations, and Operations. Motorola:Global Communications, Employee Communications, Community Relations for various businesses. Photo Credit: ou.edu 

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COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY, a $5B regulated electric utility, Chicago, 12/79-1/94

Areas of responsibilities during 14-year career spanned many aspects of corporate communications, including media relations (corporate spokesperson), public relations, crisis communications, employee communications, financial communications, editorial (speech writing, magazine writing and editing), broadcast (script-writing, on-camera talent), division operations, including first-line supervisor in a union environment; government and regulatory affairs, including serving as registered lobbyist and supervising five contract lobbyists; nuclear power plant communications, and procurement. Supervised 1 to 6 people; budgets managed ranged from $1M to $5M. Promoted eight times. Taught after-hours.  

  • Served as Com Ed’s rep in Springfield, coordinated statewide “winning” utility lobbying team.
  • Served as company spokesperson, and selected as spokesperson for two company films and World’s Fair presentation.
  • Edited award-winning company magazine; designed and conducted communications audit.
  • Created/implemented communications plan for Nuclear Regulatory Commission evaluation. 
  • Improved processes in district operations in claims, government accounts and meter tampering.                                                                         

Work Samples:                             

The Edison Magazine Fall 1981

The Edison Magazine First Place Award PUCA 1982

Spanish Translation Rincon de Energia columns 1980s

Spokesperson Bank Fire Chicago Sun-Times 09291983

Spokesperson Com Ed Rate Increase Chicago Tribune 12201984

Spokesperson Power Outages Eddie Schwartz Memo 08171983

Springfield Rep Legislative Fact Sheet Oppose HB 2775 and 2863

Nuclear Power Plant Newsletter 1993

 

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MOTOROLA, a $30 billion global communications company, headquartered in Schaumburg, IL, 12/97-2/01

Senior communicator responsible for communications support of the Communications Enterprise (CE) in Schaumburg, IL, including CE headquarters, the Network Solutions and Personal Communications businesses; and the Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS) in Austin, TX, including the Wireless and Transportation businesses along with human resources and marketing, as well as Corporate human resources benefits and compensation. Led teams of 5 to 20, managed project budgets $.5M to $5M.

Note: Much of the work done for Motorola was confidential, proprietary, and as a result, cannot be shared.

Community Relations Manager, Communications Enterprise, Schaumburg, 5/00-2/01

  • Selected as first CE community relations manager, supporting Motorola-wide Call to Protect/Donate a Phone program for domestic violence victims and providing support to CE-wide national United Way campaign, and Chicago-wide Junior Achievement (JA) program.
  • Conducted two-week operational assessment of Call to Protect/Donate a Phone program, initiated internal education program to share value of program with other Motorola businesses. Established partnership with Radio Shack to serve as retail outlet for used cell phone donations and Fed Ex to serve as ground delivery service to refurbishment house for consumer collections. Developed turn-key tool kit for sales force and used Intranet for info sharing and best practices. Significantly increased media coverage and expanded events to year-round from one month. Two national cause-related marketing recognition programs awarded program first place.
  • Garnered best-ever CE United Way campaign results by creating national virtual team, implementing first-ever-on-line resource library and sharing best practices on regular conference calls.
  • Tripled number of JA volunteers after conducting gap analysis and implementing new processes, including web-based volunteer registration and 24/7 web-based training and CD.

Work Samples:

Radio Shack Partnership News Release 2000

Good Morning America Talking Points June 2000

Donate a Phone Events and Talking Points for Chicago and LA 8/2000

Motorola Donate a Phone Drive Volunteer Coordinator Package Fall 2000

Junior Achievement Volunteer Recruitment Success 2000

United Way Leadership Campaign Success 2000

     Employee Communications Consultant for Corporate, NSS and PCS, 3/99-5/00  

  • Pinch hit for managers at Network Solutions Sector (military leave 3/99-4/99), Corporate (medical leave 5/99-6/99) and Personal Communications Sector (maternity leave 6/99-5/00). 
  • Corporate: Provided major support for revised benefits package, newly created employee stock purchase plan and company-wide compensation program. Internal clients recognized efforts with rapid rewards. 
  • Personal Communications Sector: Audited operations; identified needs and strengths to raise communications standards. Justified and acquired funding for seven positions; four new.  Provided support to ISO 9000 quality audits critical for product shipments to Europe and Asia. Passed audit; auditor recognized auit and quality communications results in final report. Created Year 2000 com template (external and internal) used by PCS facilities worldwide. Upgraded crisis com plan to Year 2000 Standards, established process for regular updating. 

Work Samples:               

PCS Tips for Effective Communications Meetings 2000

Associate Director, ECOM, Semiconductor Products Sector, Austin, TX, 12/97-6/99 

  • Focal point for five major business groups of recently reorganized sector (50K employees). Implemented first-ever Austin team conference for more than 4,000 employees.
  • Developed communications plan to create an infrastructure and stimulate culture change, including new branding initiative, new employee on-boarding process and integration, and premier employee services.              

Work Samples:               

DigitalDNA Branding Precursor to Motorola Intelligence Everywhere   

ETC Live, Work, Play Program 1999

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