Achievements

Awards and Honors

KFYR-TV

Escalated KFYR-TV into the indisputable digital market leader in total traffic, social media followers, social engagement, and revenue (attaining a 78% market share), overtaking leads previously obtained for KXMB-TV.
3rd-highest digital revenue growth among nearly 100 markets in 2019, followed by record-breaking revenue during COVID-19, one of only a few markets to increase billing.
Crafted KFYR-TV’s award-winning social media strategy, ultimately growing from a 20,000-fan deficit against the competition to a 20,000-fan surplus.
Featured as Gray Television’s national Win of the Week for the First Tooth campaign in 2020.
Designed new logo and branding for KFYR-TV’s North Dakota Today morning show in 2018.
Coordinated 24th and 25th annual Best of the Class events, a prominent community event recognizing over 200 students annually from area schools.
Planned and executed the 2014-2016 Fall Premiere Parties, an annual marketing and networking event for advertising partners.

KXMB-TV

Coordinated KXNet.com re-launch, which received three industry-leading awards in 2012.
Increased KXNet.com unique visitor traffic by 39% and total visits by 11% in 2012.
Key person involved in organizing 8th, 9th, and 10th Annual BCA Women’s Golf Classic, a charity golf tournament to raise awareness and funds for Breast and Cervical Cancers.

Goldmark Property Management

Highest Net Operating Income in the region for FY 2008; 16.44% above budget and a 19.11% improvement over FY 2007.
Achieved the 3rd-highest Net Operating Income in the company at Goldmark; a 19.11% YOY improvement.
Awarded “Best Curb Appeal” in a regional contest.

CVS/pharmacy

Increased customer service rating by 15% upon assuming store manager position, achieving district’s highest score 3 consecutive months.
Increased Manager Control Profit by 14.3%.
Ending 4-Wall Profit 10.6% better than budget.
Received Paramount Award in 2005 – a company-wide recognition for top achievers
Produced an employee training video & in-store marketing campaign entitled “This Is CVS”.
Achieve among the highest private label percentages in the region, 3.5% above company average.
Participated in multiple new store setups & grand openings.

Kmart

Principle person involved in designing and implementing the new Home Electronics department layout for Bismarck Kmart in August 2003.
Published the Kmart Electronics Handbook, Product Gallery Binder, and Electronics/Photo Training Guide.

BisManCafe.com

Since its 2007 launch, BisManCafe has evolved into the premier digital resource for the Bismarck-Mandan area, featuring local news, free classifieds, comprehensive database, enormous image gallery, business directory, user-generated content, and a locally-targeted social network community.
Through ongoing growth, the site’s success has flourished into a popular destination that attracts over 15,000 monthly visitors.
BisManCafe distinguishes itself by offering the most diverse centralized hyper-local content available, which is enhanced by its user-generating interactive components and user-focused design elements.
Self-published The Bismarck-Mandan Encyclopedia in 2020 and updated in 2021, which contains detailed definitions and pictures on more than 430 local terms featured on BisManCafe.com, past and present, in an easy alphabetic arrangement.
Self-published The Complete History of Bismarck, North Dakota in 2021, which is the most comprehensive historical narrative ever published on the history of Bismarck, North Dakota.

Bismarck Hi-Herald

Awarded First Place in Advertising at the annual Northern Interscholastic Press Association ceremony in 2003.
Designed first BHS Hi-Herald Newspaper website.