I am based in Phoenix, MD and during the day I work at an enterprise software company based in Silicon Valley. I’m a dad, Land Rover Collector, automobilia museum builder, and a real estate investor.
My digital career started in 1997 (I was one of those kids on a computer nobody knew what he was doing) developing websites. I’ve maintained my career in the digital marketing space ever since, having progressed through start-ups, .com’s, helping co-found companies in NYC and eventually sold them, enterprise companies, Washington DC, Northern Virginia, New York City, and now Baltimore, MD. But during this time, I always had interesting hobbies and projects from starting a vineyard and growing grapes, honey beekeeping, investing in real estate, backyard chickens, and all kinds of fun things!
I have an extremely strong background in the digital and real-time marketing space, with a keen ability to connect business challenges with simple to understand and execute business solutions.
My work has been published in numerous publications (Harvard Business Review, CMO Council, Sport Compact Car magazine, Baltimore Sun, Warren County Report, Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore Guide, and others). Also, I have been interviewed on nationally televised broadcasts including CNN, CTV Toronto News and Warren County headline news.
Previously, I worked at SAS Institute as a senior solutions consultant for 5 years, founded several online websites/startups during the .com boom (sold), helped co-found a start-up in New York City which was ranked among the best places to work in New York City (Conductor), worked for Optimost in New York City which was acquired by Interwoven and Autonomy (Cambridge, England), and worked at BeckITSystems in Washington DC, helping pioneer electronic medical records (EMR).
Television:
July 31, 2019: NBC Sports, nationally televised, Mecum Auctions
October 17, 2013: TV3 Winchester headline news – govt shutdown
impacts small business
February 2009: CNN – national news
February 2009: Canada’s CTV broadcast segment
Publications / Print:
September 2, 2016: Northern Virginia Daily Newspaper, “Front Royal micro-winery enjoying it’s niche”
December 1, 2015: Northern Virginia Magazine
February 2015: The Virginia Grape
November 2014: Wine about Virginia
August 5, 2014: Warren County, VA, Short Term Rentals, conditional use permits
June 2014: Tourist rentals become hot topic, Warren Sentinel
February 5, 2014: Baltimore Sun
October 2013: Virginia Wine Dogs
October 12, 2013: Warren County Report newspaper
October 10, 2013, Warren Sentinel Newspaper (Shenandoah Valley Virginia)
October 7, 2013 Very Best of Virginia, selected as the business of the week
September 14, 2013 Northern Virginia Newspaper Business Feature section
Baltimore Guide (2012), local community Fells Point
Blue Mountain Memories by Dick Long for support in the research of the history of Blue Mountain
August 2001 Sport Compact Car Magazine, “Best GM online forum”
January 2002 Inside Pool Magazine, featured new website production
May 2006 Domestic Tuners Magazine, GM website creation