about me
Common sense, creativity, passion...
this is my approach to providing communications and marketing consulting services.
Since 1995, I’ve been working with clients in public agencies, professional services, and beyond to provide simple, straightforward solutions that help people connect with their customers.
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I specialize in small to medium sized companies, because it allows me to develop rewarding professional relationships with the people, and a resulting shared enthusiasm about their business.
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The goal of my services is to help you develop powerful communication tools and programs that will enable your business to attract, satisfy, and maintain both new and existing customers.
work experience
volunteering
SEATTLE PUREBRED DOG RESCUE
KING COUNTY SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SWAC)
PETSHELTER NETWORK
(acquired by PetFinder)
CLARK COLLEGE TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
GREYHOME OLD GREYHOUND SANCTUARY
GREYHOUND PETS, INC.
GREYHOUND PETS OF AMERICA GREATER NORTHWEST
BULLSEYE DOG RESCUE
FERAL CAT COALITION
PORTLAND AUDUBON SOCIETY
1995 - present
SINDELAR COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Owner and Marketing Consultant
Initially founded in 1995 to provide consulting services to the architects, engineers, and contractors with whom I'd worked previously, my client base gradually expanded to include a broad range of public agencies, professional service businesses, and non-profit organizations.
SRG PARTNERSHIP, PC
Architecture • Planning • Interiors
Communications Director / Associate
Oversaw all communications and marketing tasks for a firm that grew from 28 to 48 staff during my tenure. Specific efforts included coordinating, writing, and crafting proposals / responses to RFQs and RFPs; strategizing, rehearsing, and preparing materials for interview presentations; creating brochures, flyers, project reports and direct mailers; participating in various industry and educational events; and creating a database to collect and manage all of the firm's project details, staff experience, and competitors.
EPITOPE, INC.
Biotechnology Manufacturer
Technical Writer, Regulatory Affairs
Interviewed, wrote, edited, and managed the company's library of Standard Operating Procedures; assisted the VP of Product Development in the creation of a clinical trial database, including data entry, analysis, and reporting; worked closely with the VP of Regulatory Affairs to produce the various stages of a 3-year proposal process for successful product approval by the FDA, including writing, graphic design, and marketing upon product approval.
UNITED VAN LINES
Claims Adjustor
Responsible for interfacing and coordinating with customers to inspect, estimate, manage and resolve on-site damage and loss claims; included screening, hiring, scheduling, and supervising repair and restoration professionals, and working closely with United corporate claims division to negotiate resolutions and closure.