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Abstract explain corporate speaker keynote speeches and business forums.
STEVE BROWN
www.linkedin.com/in/stevebrownfuturist
Mobile: 503.484.8408 ??? [email protected]
Industry Influencer and Futurist, offering a portfolio of experience in key organizational roles that shape and influence the
strategy, competitive landscape and market positioning of a leading technology company. Internationally developed leader with
25+ years of expertise leading directives across the globe to secure market leadership, leading futuristic vision, maximizing
profitability and driving stakeholder value. Revolutionary leader with deep understanding of technical, social and industry
ecosystem trends, building compelling visions of the future that influence brand strategy, investment decisions, and strategic
relationships with customers and business partners. Expertise in long-lead planning and futurecasting, building 10-year
technology vision and strategic recommendations for CEO, President and senior leaders, and winning approvals on long-term
strategic initiatives. Evangelist and Corporate Brand Ambassador, inspiring employees and creating a synergistic environment
rich in employee ownership, company values and enhanced communication channels. Created and delivered executive and
leadership coaching classes to over 400 senior leaders and presented business acumen training classes in over 25 campuses
globally, reaching as many as 11,000 employees annually. Sought after subject matter expert and keynote speaker for
prominent, worldwide and highly-acclaimed events. Highly-effective communicator, skilled in conveying technical information
in a clear and understanding manner. Accustomed to, and very established in representing company as a key speaker across
multiple platforms from executive meetings, to media interviews and keynote speeches.
Pivotal Strengths:
? Futurist / Evangelist / Influencer
? Technology and Business Acumen
? Employee Engagement
? Keynote Speaker / Public Relations
? P & L Management
? Global Operations Leadership
? Global Market Positioning
? Corporate Brand Ambassador
? Strategic Alliances and Partnerships
Master of Science Degree, Microelectronic Systems Engineering, University of Manchester, UK
Bachelor of Science Degree, Microelectronic Systems Engineering, University of Manchester, UK
I ndustry I nfluencer – Public Relations and Media Portfolio
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LEADERSHIP PROFILE
? Global Market Positioning – Expertise in global marketing strategies, creating actionable visions of the future that strongly
influence strategy and direction of company. Built compelling future visions by melding social, economic, market,
demographic, technical and ecosystem trends. Consulted with many major brands, with a focus on retail, entertainment and
hospitality sectors.
– Consulted with: Disney, Warner Brothers, Tesco, Nordstrom, Gap, Telmax, Brinker, Walmart, Westfield, WPP and
additional major brands.
? Technology and Business Acumen – Purveyor of technological advances with effortless skill in engaging people in a
constructive actionable conversation about the future. Deep-rooted understanding of major trends and their relationship in
how technology will shape the future of all the vertical industries, including technology, retail, healthcare, robotics,
education, transportation, energy, and more.
– Led team responsible for creating and driving industry adoption of power management technology.
? Change Agent – Reengineering specialist with expertise in turnaround strategies, improving internal and corporate
structure with company initiatives that empower employees, motivate rising leaders and strengthen senior management.
Influential, ability to collaborate with others, foster consensus to adopt new methodology and overcome opposition.
– Led turnaround of internal communications team with compelling new vision to modernize communication
channels and shift paradigm towards strengthening employee business acumen and community.
? Communications Specialist – Expert in delivering compelling messages, storytelling and engaging audiences from a wide
background of all career levels. Renowned keynote and event speaker, corporate engagement speaker, accomplished
presenter, writer, author, producer, emcee, and moderator.
– Represented Intel and promoted Intel thought-leadership by delivering keynotes at the Wearables Expo, C2-MTL,
to the Chilean Congress, and also a well-received TED Talk.
INTEL CORPORATION 1989 – present
? PORTLAND, OR | SWINDON, UK ?
I ntel Futurist and Chief Evangelist / Technology Speaker / Global Business Strategist
25-year partnership with Intel, driving growth, brand awareness and corporate vision through a deep understanding of
technical, social and industry ecosystem trends. Delivered Intel thought-leadership keynotes at a wide range of prestigious,
international and private customer events. Positioned Intel as a thought leader, maintaining Intel’s relevance and strongly
influencing future business opportunities. Provided futurecasting and vision for strategic company advances and industry-
adopted technology. Futurist, influencer and communications expert.
INTEL FUTURIST AND CHIEF EVANGELIST – INTEL LABS (2012–present)
Create actionable visions of the future that strongly influence Intel strategy, investment decisions and strategic relationships
with customers and business partners. Provided leadership and executive advisory support for business unit strategy and design
win activity. Lead strategic vision with creative insight and passion, inspiring award-winning, high-performing teams. Covered
vertical sectors including retail, healthcare, transportation, entertainment, robotics and wearables.
? Strategic Visioning – Member of 2014 Strategic Vision Team, an elite group, selected to develop and execute a new
holistic market model and process for Intel strategic planning. Key contributor to final SV report out presentation, which
was delivered and approved by the Intel management team as the foundation of Intel’s long term strategy.
? Long-lead Experience Planning – Core member of Intel long-term technology planning team. Key participant in Intel’s
technology plan for 2025.
? Press and Speaking Engagements – Positioned Intel as a thought leader through keynote speeches for prominent events,
such as: International Luxury Business Association, New Zealand Development Council, London Wearables Expo, and
CTO Forum. Intel Spokesperson for “Smart Cities of the Future” press tour resulted in prominent interviews and articles
with highly influential media and news sources, such as BBC, Wired, Bloomberg TV and CNN.
? Sales and Branding – Aided Intel sales efforts, led presentations and discussions with retailers and other major industries,
including face-to-face meeting with CEO of America Movil and Telmex.
CHIEF EVANGELIST (2008–2012)
Created new internal evangelism practice. Drove employee engagement and ignited passion for Intel’s new direction.
Travelled globally to inspire employees, improve morale and aligning employees to the strategy. Created and delivered
business acumen training to Intel employees around the world at 25 Intel campuses, delivering as many as 100 presentations,
reaching up to 11,000 employees in a single year.
? Executive Coaching – Selected by CEO to design and create executive and leadership coaching classes. Coached over 400
Intel leaders, including half the senior management team on presentation and communication skills, storytelling, messaging
and thinking differently. Classes received 98%-99% positive reviews and expanded to reach another 6,000 employees.
? I ntel Ambassador Program– As Chief Ambassador, led a global team of 300 Intel Ambassadors to spread the message of
Intel’s impact on the world, generating enthusiasm for the brand. Created compelling content for effective storytelling.
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR – EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS (2005–2007)
Set strategic vision and modernized internal communication channels which significantly elevated employee business acumen
and community. Drove internal communications strategy by leading industry benchmarking endeavor to analyze industry-
leading communications practices. Directed team of reporters, web designers and program managers in creating all Intel
internal communications content, reaching audiences worldwide through video, web and online events.
? I nnovative Solutions – Led 2006 internal launch of the new Intel brand, which received wide acclaim. Catapulted internal
readership of Circuit News, Intel’s internal employee website to 13 million impressions by building new content, adding
new features, vastly increasing use of video, and shifting to a two-way communication strategy.
? Communications Strategy – Developed Intel’s multi-year internal communications plan. Piloted 15 new
channels/communications franchises designed to elevate Intel internal communications to world-class status.
? Change Agent – Cultivated award-winning high performing team by upgrading talent, intense coaching and performance
management of existing team members. Employee satisfaction of Executive Communications channels rose to 97% and
employee satisfaction of Circuit News increased over 60%.
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MANAGER – EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS (2003–2005)
Elevated communication channels and led team managing all face-to-face, video, and electronic communication between
employees and leaders. Managed all internal earnings day activity, all executive open forums and executive webcasts.
Influenced CEO to become an early-adopter for blogging with employees, an initiative designed for strengthening company-
employee communication channels, creating participation and driving strategic alignment.
? Communication Channels – Dramatically improved employee engagement and boosted employee satisfaction by 40%.
? Video Communications – Leveraged strong on-camera and video production skills to produce award-winning quarterly
corporate videos; regularly received gold and platinum awards from the League of American Communication Professionals.
GLOBAL MANAGER – INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM PROGRAMS (2000?2002)
Led large-scale global team to deliver Intel developer programs, a forum designed to engage developers utilizing Intel’s
technology. Conceptualized program, lobbied resources and funding to launch the first ever Intel developer event program.
Transformed the program from a US-only, PC hardware event, to a worldwide technology solutions event. Executed events
within budget expectations, accelerated market diffusion of Intel technology, and generated millions of press impressions.
? Global Program Development – Secured buy-in from internal stakeholders on the IDF concept and elevated program’s
status to the renowned corporate program known today as The Intel Developer Forum (IDF).
? Program Growth and Development – Expanded audience of IDF by 300% in two years, managed P&L of $12M and
optimized resources to deliver spending reduction of 1.5M, enhancing profitability during an adverse economic climate.
? Global Team Leadership – Directed global team of 28 direct reports and 10 dotted line reports to successfully deliver as
many as 15 major developer events each year across nine countries and four continents.
TECHNOLOGY EVANGELIST – DESKTOP PRODUCTS GROUP (1997?2000)
Led several small teams to drive industry adoption of new technology initiatives strategic to Intel business, including adoption of power
management technology (OEM, IHV, ISV and BIOS vendors), and EFI firmware, both now standard in every Mac and PC.
? Market Positioning – Secured advantage in the marketplace by lobbying and partnering with the US Environmental
Protection Agency and European Union to drive improved energy-efficiency standards into law (Energy Star), resulting in a
growing preference for the latest Intel products.
? Leadership and Team Recognition – Changes in efficiency standards sparked Vice President Al Gore to personally send a
letter of appreciation to Intel team responsible for this new worldwide adopted technology.
EUROPEAN PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER – OEM PLATFORM SOLUTIONS DIVISION (1993?1997)
Led marketing for $750M board and systems business in Europe spanning 30 countries. Life cycle management includes
product definition, market positioning, collateral, field training, market development, and closing high-impact deals.
? Revenue Generated – Drove profit with 300% increase in unit sales over four years, achieving sustainable growth.
? Product Development – Co-created the ATX motherboard form-factor, driving product as a global de facto standard in the
PC industry, and ultimately becoming established as the benchmark product at all target European OEMs.
COMMODITY MARKETING MANAGER – OEM PLATFORM SOLUTIONS DIVISION (1992?1993)
Developed European PC product pricing strategy by conducting detailed competitive analysis across 9 countries/currencies.
? Strategic Pricing – Analyzed distributor feedback and component pricing to develop comprehensive pricing proposals.
PROGRAM MANAGER / DESIGN ENGINEER – CUSTOM SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONS (1989-1992)
Managed large systems integration and PC customization contracts; from bidding and quoting, to designing and building
prototypes, advancing into production, achieving market ready product and delivering final concept to customers.
? Business Development – Expanded business exponentially from $650K to $30M annual revenue within 3 years.
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INDUSTRY INFLUENCER – PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA PORTFOLIO
CORPORATE SPEAKER: KEYNOTE SPEECHES AND BUSINESS FORUMS
? Opening Keynote Speaker, “Wearable Technology Show” – London, March 2014 (Video)
? Keynote Speaker, C2-MTL, “Robots, Data and Experiences: A Glimpse into the Future of Computing” – Montreal, May
2013 (Video)
? Speaker, TED@Intel Talk, “Why Machines Must Make Us Better Humans” – Online, April 2013 (Video)
? Opening Keynote Speaker and Co-Presenter, CORFO, the Chilean Economic Development Council – Chilean Congress
Building, with Co-Presenter, former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos
? Keynote Speaker, International Luxury Business Association – Paris, March 2014
? Keynote Speaker, New Zealand Development Council – Stanford University, July 2014
? Keynote Speaker, CTO Forum, “Rethink Disruption 2014 Conference” – San Francisco, California, November 2014
? Intel PR Corporate Spokesperson for “Smart Cities of the Future” press tour. Wide-reaching press coverage in 2014 with:
– CNN, BBC News, Wired, Bloomberg TV, ABC News, Fast Company, The Guardian, NBC News, Slate, CBS
Marketplace, WSJ
igits, ZDnet and many more news sources
PRESENTER
? Regular Presenter and Trainer at Intel Employee Integration, Career Development, Communications Training and Welcome
Events
PUBLISHED INTERVIEWS
? Regularly interviewed by companies, global media and other organizations throughout tenure with Intel, such as the
following:
– TV Interview, CCTV (Major Chinese Television Broadcaster), “The Internet Age” – 10-part special series on the
origin, development, impact and future of the internet. Interviewed and featured throughout this series, viewed by
over 200 million Chinese citizens.
– Article Interview, The Sydney Morning Herald, Digital Life “Future Technology is Bright, says Intel guru Steve
Brown” by Katie Cincotta, December 2013 (Article)
WRITER / AUTHOR
? Writer, Blog, Wired – Innovation Insights, “Are Millennials Falling Out of Love With Technology?” November 2013,
(Article)
? Writer, Intel Blog – Authored the single most popular blog at Intel, with employee viewership consistently ranging from
10K to 40K each post (almost half of company employees).
? Author, “The Future of Retail” – Wrote 85-page detailed and influential report on the future of retail. This widely lauded
report is currently in visual layout and will be released in multiple formats, including as a book in 2015, promoting Intel’s
thought leadership in IOT and the retail sector.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS
? Young Entrepreneurs Business Week (YBEW), University of Oregon
– Engaged and inspired over 300 students
? University of Portland
– Public lecture on future of autonomous vehicles and the sharing economy
? Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
– Volunteer
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Abstract explain corporate speaker keynote speeches and business forums.
STEVE BROWN
www.linkedin.com/in/stevebrownfuturist
Mobile: 503.484.8408 ??? [email protected]
Industry Influencer and Futurist, offering a portfolio of experience in key organizational roles that shape and influence the
strategy, competitive landscape and market positioning of a leading technology company. Internationally developed leader with
25+ years of expertise leading directives across the globe to secure market leadership, leading futuristic vision, maximizing
profitability and driving stakeholder value. Revolutionary leader with deep understanding of technical, social and industry
ecosystem trends, building compelling visions of the future that influence brand strategy, investment decisions, and strategic
relationships with customers and business partners. Expertise in long-lead planning and futurecasting, building 10-year
technology vision and strategic recommendations for CEO, President and senior leaders, and winning approvals on long-term
strategic initiatives. Evangelist and Corporate Brand Ambassador, inspiring employees and creating a synergistic environment
rich in employee ownership, company values and enhanced communication channels. Created and delivered executive and
leadership coaching classes to over 400 senior leaders and presented business acumen training classes in over 25 campuses
globally, reaching as many as 11,000 employees annually. Sought after subject matter expert and keynote speaker for
prominent, worldwide and highly-acclaimed events. Highly-effective communicator, skilled in conveying technical information
in a clear and understanding manner. Accustomed to, and very established in representing company as a key speaker across
multiple platforms from executive meetings, to media interviews and keynote speeches.
Pivotal Strengths:
? Futurist / Evangelist / Influencer
? Technology and Business Acumen
? Employee Engagement
? Keynote Speaker / Public Relations
? P & L Management
? Global Operations Leadership
? Global Market Positioning
? Corporate Brand Ambassador
? Strategic Alliances and Partnerships
Master of Science Degree, Microelectronic Systems Engineering, University of Manchester, UK
Bachelor of Science Degree, Microelectronic Systems Engineering, University of Manchester, UK
I ndustry I nfluencer – Public Relations and Media Portfolio
???
LEADERSHIP PROFILE
? Global Market Positioning – Expertise in global marketing strategies, creating actionable visions of the future that strongly
influence strategy and direction of company. Built compelling future visions by melding social, economic, market,
demographic, technical and ecosystem trends. Consulted with many major brands, with a focus on retail, entertainment and
hospitality sectors.
– Consulted with: Disney, Warner Brothers, Tesco, Nordstrom, Gap, Telmax, Brinker, Walmart, Westfield, WPP and
additional major brands.
? Technology and Business Acumen – Purveyor of technological advances with effortless skill in engaging people in a
constructive actionable conversation about the future. Deep-rooted understanding of major trends and their relationship in
how technology will shape the future of all the vertical industries, including technology, retail, healthcare, robotics,
education, transportation, energy, and more.
– Led team responsible for creating and driving industry adoption of power management technology.
? Change Agent – Reengineering specialist with expertise in turnaround strategies, improving internal and corporate
structure with company initiatives that empower employees, motivate rising leaders and strengthen senior management.
Influential, ability to collaborate with others, foster consensus to adopt new methodology and overcome opposition.
– Led turnaround of internal communications team with compelling new vision to modernize communication
channels and shift paradigm towards strengthening employee business acumen and community.
? Communications Specialist – Expert in delivering compelling messages, storytelling and engaging audiences from a wide
background of all career levels. Renowned keynote and event speaker, corporate engagement speaker, accomplished
presenter, writer, author, producer, emcee, and moderator.
– Represented Intel and promoted Intel thought-leadership by delivering keynotes at the Wearables Expo, C2-MTL,
to the Chilean Congress, and also a well-received TED Talk.
INTEL CORPORATION 1989 – present
? PORTLAND, OR | SWINDON, UK ?
I ntel Futurist and Chief Evangelist / Technology Speaker / Global Business Strategist
25-year partnership with Intel, driving growth, brand awareness and corporate vision through a deep understanding of
technical, social and industry ecosystem trends. Delivered Intel thought-leadership keynotes at a wide range of prestigious,
international and private customer events. Positioned Intel as a thought leader, maintaining Intel’s relevance and strongly
influencing future business opportunities. Provided futurecasting and vision for strategic company advances and industry-
adopted technology. Futurist, influencer and communications expert.
INTEL FUTURIST AND CHIEF EVANGELIST – INTEL LABS (2012–present)
Create actionable visions of the future that strongly influence Intel strategy, investment decisions and strategic relationships
with customers and business partners. Provided leadership and executive advisory support for business unit strategy and design
win activity. Lead strategic vision with creative insight and passion, inspiring award-winning, high-performing teams. Covered
vertical sectors including retail, healthcare, transportation, entertainment, robotics and wearables.
? Strategic Visioning – Member of 2014 Strategic Vision Team, an elite group, selected to develop and execute a new
holistic market model and process for Intel strategic planning. Key contributor to final SV report out presentation, which
was delivered and approved by the Intel management team as the foundation of Intel’s long term strategy.
? Long-lead Experience Planning – Core member of Intel long-term technology planning team. Key participant in Intel’s
technology plan for 2025.
? Press and Speaking Engagements – Positioned Intel as a thought leader through keynote speeches for prominent events,
such as: International Luxury Business Association, New Zealand Development Council, London Wearables Expo, and
CTO Forum. Intel Spokesperson for “Smart Cities of the Future” press tour resulted in prominent interviews and articles
with highly influential media and news sources, such as BBC, Wired, Bloomberg TV and CNN.
? Sales and Branding – Aided Intel sales efforts, led presentations and discussions with retailers and other major industries,
including face-to-face meeting with CEO of America Movil and Telmex.
CHIEF EVANGELIST (2008–2012)
Created new internal evangelism practice. Drove employee engagement and ignited passion for Intel’s new direction.
Travelled globally to inspire employees, improve morale and aligning employees to the strategy. Created and delivered
business acumen training to Intel employees around the world at 25 Intel campuses, delivering as many as 100 presentations,
reaching up to 11,000 employees in a single year.
? Executive Coaching – Selected by CEO to design and create executive and leadership coaching classes. Coached over 400
Intel leaders, including half the senior management team on presentation and communication skills, storytelling, messaging
and thinking differently. Classes received 98%-99% positive reviews and expanded to reach another 6,000 employees.
? I ntel Ambassador Program– As Chief Ambassador, led a global team of 300 Intel Ambassadors to spread the message of
Intel’s impact on the world, generating enthusiasm for the brand. Created compelling content for effective storytelling.
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR – EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS (2005–2007)
Set strategic vision and modernized internal communication channels which significantly elevated employee business acumen
and community. Drove internal communications strategy by leading industry benchmarking endeavor to analyze industry-
leading communications practices. Directed team of reporters, web designers and program managers in creating all Intel
internal communications content, reaching audiences worldwide through video, web and online events.
? I nnovative Solutions – Led 2006 internal launch of the new Intel brand, which received wide acclaim. Catapulted internal
readership of Circuit News, Intel’s internal employee website to 13 million impressions by building new content, adding
new features, vastly increasing use of video, and shifting to a two-way communication strategy.
? Communications Strategy – Developed Intel’s multi-year internal communications plan. Piloted 15 new
channels/communications franchises designed to elevate Intel internal communications to world-class status.
? Change Agent – Cultivated award-winning high performing team by upgrading talent, intense coaching and performance
management of existing team members. Employee satisfaction of Executive Communications channels rose to 97% and
employee satisfaction of Circuit News increased over 60%.
???
MANAGER – EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATIONS (2003–2005)
Elevated communication channels and led team managing all face-to-face, video, and electronic communication between
employees and leaders. Managed all internal earnings day activity, all executive open forums and executive webcasts.
Influenced CEO to become an early-adopter for blogging with employees, an initiative designed for strengthening company-
employee communication channels, creating participation and driving strategic alignment.
? Communication Channels – Dramatically improved employee engagement and boosted employee satisfaction by 40%.
? Video Communications – Leveraged strong on-camera and video production skills to produce award-winning quarterly
corporate videos; regularly received gold and platinum awards from the League of American Communication Professionals.
GLOBAL MANAGER – INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM PROGRAMS (2000?2002)
Led large-scale global team to deliver Intel developer programs, a forum designed to engage developers utilizing Intel’s
technology. Conceptualized program, lobbied resources and funding to launch the first ever Intel developer event program.
Transformed the program from a US-only, PC hardware event, to a worldwide technology solutions event. Executed events
within budget expectations, accelerated market diffusion of Intel technology, and generated millions of press impressions.
? Global Program Development – Secured buy-in from internal stakeholders on the IDF concept and elevated program’s
status to the renowned corporate program known today as The Intel Developer Forum (IDF).
? Program Growth and Development – Expanded audience of IDF by 300% in two years, managed P&L of $12M and
optimized resources to deliver spending reduction of 1.5M, enhancing profitability during an adverse economic climate.
? Global Team Leadership – Directed global team of 28 direct reports and 10 dotted line reports to successfully deliver as
many as 15 major developer events each year across nine countries and four continents.
TECHNOLOGY EVANGELIST – DESKTOP PRODUCTS GROUP (1997?2000)
Led several small teams to drive industry adoption of new technology initiatives strategic to Intel business, including adoption of power
management technology (OEM, IHV, ISV and BIOS vendors), and EFI firmware, both now standard in every Mac and PC.
? Market Positioning – Secured advantage in the marketplace by lobbying and partnering with the US Environmental
Protection Agency and European Union to drive improved energy-efficiency standards into law (Energy Star), resulting in a
growing preference for the latest Intel products.
? Leadership and Team Recognition – Changes in efficiency standards sparked Vice President Al Gore to personally send a
letter of appreciation to Intel team responsible for this new worldwide adopted technology.
EUROPEAN PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER – OEM PLATFORM SOLUTIONS DIVISION (1993?1997)
Led marketing for $750M board and systems business in Europe spanning 30 countries. Life cycle management includes
product definition, market positioning, collateral, field training, market development, and closing high-impact deals.
? Revenue Generated – Drove profit with 300% increase in unit sales over four years, achieving sustainable growth.
? Product Development – Co-created the ATX motherboard form-factor, driving product as a global de facto standard in the
PC industry, and ultimately becoming established as the benchmark product at all target European OEMs.
COMMODITY MARKETING MANAGER – OEM PLATFORM SOLUTIONS DIVISION (1992?1993)
Developed European PC product pricing strategy by conducting detailed competitive analysis across 9 countries/currencies.
? Strategic Pricing – Analyzed distributor feedback and component pricing to develop comprehensive pricing proposals.
PROGRAM MANAGER / DESIGN ENGINEER – CUSTOM SYSTEMS INTEGRATIONS (1989-1992)
Managed large systems integration and PC customization contracts; from bidding and quoting, to designing and building
prototypes, advancing into production, achieving market ready product and delivering final concept to customers.
? Business Development – Expanded business exponentially from $650K to $30M annual revenue within 3 years.
???
INDUSTRY INFLUENCER – PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA PORTFOLIO
CORPORATE SPEAKER: KEYNOTE SPEECHES AND BUSINESS FORUMS
? Opening Keynote Speaker, “Wearable Technology Show” – London, March 2014 (Video)
? Keynote Speaker, C2-MTL, “Robots, Data and Experiences: A Glimpse into the Future of Computing” – Montreal, May
2013 (Video)
? Speaker, TED@Intel Talk, “Why Machines Must Make Us Better Humans” – Online, April 2013 (Video)
? Opening Keynote Speaker and Co-Presenter, CORFO, the Chilean Economic Development Council – Chilean Congress
Building, with Co-Presenter, former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos
? Keynote Speaker, International Luxury Business Association – Paris, March 2014
? Keynote Speaker, New Zealand Development Council – Stanford University, July 2014
? Keynote Speaker, CTO Forum, “Rethink Disruption 2014 Conference” – San Francisco, California, November 2014
? Intel PR Corporate Spokesperson for “Smart Cities of the Future” press tour. Wide-reaching press coverage in 2014 with:
– CNN, BBC News, Wired, Bloomberg TV, ABC News, Fast Company, The Guardian, NBC News, Slate, CBS
Marketplace, WSJ
igits, ZDnet and many more news sourcesPRESENTER
? Regular Presenter and Trainer at Intel Employee Integration, Career Development, Communications Training and Welcome
Events
PUBLISHED INTERVIEWS
? Regularly interviewed by companies, global media and other organizations throughout tenure with Intel, such as the
following:
– TV Interview, CCTV (Major Chinese Television Broadcaster), “The Internet Age” – 10-part special series on the
origin, development, impact and future of the internet. Interviewed and featured throughout this series, viewed by
over 200 million Chinese citizens.
– Article Interview, The Sydney Morning Herald, Digital Life “Future Technology is Bright, says Intel guru Steve
Brown” by Katie Cincotta, December 2013 (Article)
WRITER / AUTHOR
? Writer, Blog, Wired – Innovation Insights, “Are Millennials Falling Out of Love With Technology?” November 2013,
(Article)
? Writer, Intel Blog – Authored the single most popular blog at Intel, with employee viewership consistently ranging from
10K to 40K each post (almost half of company employees).
? Author, “The Future of Retail” – Wrote 85-page detailed and influential report on the future of retail. This widely lauded
report is currently in visual layout and will be released in multiple formats, including as a book in 2015, promoting Intel’s
thought leadership in IOT and the retail sector.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTS
? Young Entrepreneurs Business Week (YBEW), University of Oregon
– Engaged and inspired over 300 students
? University of Portland
– Public lecture on future of autonomous vehicles and the sharing economy
? Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
– Volunteer
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