Twenty years, four industries, one throughline.

Open, Seeking next role

Open to full-time opportunities

CMO / VP Marketing / Head of Marketing

• Actively evaluating full-time CMO, VP Marketing, and Head of Marketing roles, with a focus on start-ups across B2B technology, cybersecurity, SaaS, industrial, professional services, and B2C, where marketing is expected to own the revenue number.
• B2C and consumer experience alongside the B2B work: home services, homeowner-facing design and construction, and direct-to-consumer demand programs.
• Currently serving as an advisor to RunSafe Security and select leadership teams while pursuing the next role.

Jun 2026–Present

RunSafe Security

Advisory Board Member

• Provide strategic counsel to the CEO and leadership team on corporate growth strategy, market positioning, GTM execution, and commercialization initiatives.
• Advise on marketing, customer acquisition, partnership development, and revenue acceleration within critical infrastructure and cybersecurity markets.

2024–2026

RunSafe Security

SVP & Chief Marketing Officer

• Increased marketing-generated pipeline 168% YoY, contributing nearly 29% of total company pipeline and 69% of commercial pipeline.
• Built an integrated go-to-market engine spanning ABM, lifecycle marketing, partner strategy, PR, analyst relations, outbound demand generation, and sales alignment.
• Led the company's enterprise rebrand and refreshed positioning, messaging, website, and product marketing strategy around embedded cybersecurity and memory safety.
• Built and led a high-performing marketing team while managing agencies, contractors, and a marketing budget of more than $2M.
• Implemented attribution, forecasting, lifecycle management, and executive reporting connecting marketing investment directly to pipeline and revenue.
• Built AI-enabled marketing operations and reporting frameworks that improved decision-making and execution speed.
• Presented marketing strategy, pipeline performance, and growth plans to executive leadership and the Board of Directors.

2026–Present

The Living Kindness Fund

Founder

• Founded in partnership with The Foundation for Enhancing Communities in memory of Mary Cretu.
• Guided by trusted advisors and a shared commitment to turning kindness into meaningful support for those in need.

2016–2024

Uncommon Marketing Works

Founder & CEO

• Grew the consultancy to approximately $2M in annual revenue while building and leading a team of nine marketing professionals.
• Served as Fractional CMO and Interim Head of Marketing for 50+ organizations, from early-stage startups to companies exceeding $220M ARR.
• Delivered measurable growth including $175K attributed revenue (RocketReach), 346% demo-page growth (Verenia), and demand generation supporting 11,000+ leads (Seeq).
• Built repeatable go-to-market, revenue marketing, and attribution frameworks that improved pipeline visibility and executive decision-making.
• Awards: Inc. Power Partner 2023, MarCom Platinum Winner 2022 & 2023, MUSE Creative Awards Gold Winner 2023.

2012–2016

Westfalia Technologies

Marketing Director

• Built the internal marketing team from one person to three and managed an annual marketing budget exceeding $1M.
• Introduced marketing technologies, reporting, and campaign management processes; strengthened sales and marketing alignment while improving lead generation and pipeline visibility.
• Led branding, communications, digital marketing, events, and product marketing initiatives supporting domestic and international growth.

2007–2012

U.S. Army

Chief, Advertising & Public Affairs

• Managed a $1–2M territory-level marketing budget and led cross-functional teams across communications and recruitment operations.
• Served as official spokesperson and communications advisor to the commanding officer.
• Directed integrated advertising strategy across traditional and digital channels.