CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, 1989 - 1996
From 1989 to 1996, Patrick was a full-time staff member of EE Product News, a monthly electronics industry new product magazine with an international circulation of 112,000. EEPN was at that time published by Intertec Publishing Corporation, and was located in White Plains, New York.
In his capacity as Information Systems Manager, Pat worked directly with the magazine’s publisher and marketing and sales professionals to re-position the magazine, launch its European edition, and to plan, design and execute marketing strategy, campaigns and collateral.
On a small in-house staff of just seven individuals, he directed the activities of two direct reports, assuming responsibility for the timely completion of their duties, which included sales support, design and layout of magazine pages and marketing collateral, the creation and implementation of an extensive database system, and the launch of a new advertising section.
During the course of his seven years with EEPN, Pat also wrote 250 reviews of new OEM products, covered trade shows and related events, and had extensive contact with electronics industry executives and marketing personnel.
Information Systems Manager
Corporate Career Highlights:
• Implemented
desktop publishing
• Co-authored
change to filmless
printing
• Dramatic,
consistent increase
in responsibility,
from Editorial
Assistant to
Information
Systems
Coordinator to
Information
Systems Manager
with two reports
• Duties expanded
to include
marketing, trade
show management
• Responsible for
planning,
submitting and
disbursing (with
publisher approval)
annual marketing
budget of about
$100,000.
