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Charlie Schick

Director of Marketing, Global Public Sector at Netezza

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Marlborough, Massachusetts (Greater Boston Area)
Industry
Information Technology and Services

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Charlie Schick's Overview

Current
Director of Marketing, Global Public Sector at Netezza Co-founder at Practical Microbes
Past
Senior Manager, New Media at Children's Hospital Boston Sr Media Producer at Children's Hospital Boston Sr Mgr, Social Media Communications, Nokia Markets at Nokia
Product Manager, Online, Multimedia Experiences, Nokia Multimedia at Nokia Senior Manager, Business Operations, Nokia Ventures Organization at Nokia Senior Manager, Marketing and Sales, Multimedia Applications, Nokia Ventures Organization at Nokia Senior Marketing Manager, Nokia, Mobile Software at Nokia Independent Consultant, Owner at Edubba Marketing Manger, Nokia, Mobile Internet Applications at Nokia Instructor in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Volunteer, Science by Mail at Boston Museum of Science Associate Scientist at Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Graduate Student/Research Associate, Dept of Cellular and Molecular Biology at University of Massachusetts Amherst Research Associate, Dept. of Biology at MIT Volunteer, Discovery Room at Boston Museum of Science
Education
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Boston College
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Charlie Schick's Summary

• Twelve years experience in biomedical research and technology.
• Twelve years experience building, managing, and marketing services and products
• Experience with intense early-stage businesses in highly competitive fields.
• Able to bridge high-technology, business, and deep science.
• Skilled at converting complex concepts into easily understandable stories.

Specialties

social marketing, social media strategy, web service design, mobile service design, brand building, protein design, biochemistry, macromolecular functional analysis, practical microbiology, compost microbiology, editorial consulting

Charlie Schick's Experience

Director of Marketing, Global Public Sector

Netezza

Public Company; 201-500 employees; NZ; Computer Hardware industry

June 2011Present (9 months)

Driving global marketing of Netezza's business analytics products to Health Care and Life Science companies, and government agencies. Working closely with the GM and VP for Global Public Sector at Netezza and the sales teams.

Co-founder

Practical Microbes

Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Biotechnology industry

July 2010Present (1 year 8 months)

Co-founded Practical Microbes to commercialize the use of naturally-occurring microorganisms in composting, probiotics, and other useful applications. Practical Microbes is located in central Massachusetts, close to regional biotech hubs, Boston and Worcester; and leading research universities, such as the University of Massachusetts in Lowell and Amherst, Boston College, Boston University, and MIT.

Senior Manager, New Media

Children's Hospital Boston

Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry

November 2010June 2011 (8 months)

Extending engagement with donors of all levels through social networking services and innovative new media channels. Producing stories for use on various online channels, including video. Focused on broadening base of donors, publishing information and stories on giving to the Hospital, and consulting on social media within the Trust and the rest of the Hospital. Working closely with fund-raising officers at the Trust and marketing department at the Hospital.

Sr Media Producer

Children's Hospital Boston

Nonprofit; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry

July 2009November 2010 (1 year 5 months)

Establishing the Hospital's presence, voice, and outreach through online social networking services. Producing stories for use on various online channels, including video. Focused on broadening base of donors, publishing information and stories on giving to the Hospital, and consulting on social media within the Trust and the rest of the Hospital. Working closely with fund-raising officers at the Trust and marketing department at the Hospital.

Achievements as Sr Media Producer
• Growth of Facebook fans (6k-440k fans in 12 months)
• Broadened the Hospital’s philanthropic activities through social marketing
• Leading the Hospital's outreach through online social networking services
• CASE Award of Excellence 2010: Best Use of Social Media in Fundraising

Sr Mgr, Social Media Communications, Nokia Markets

Nokia

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; NOK; Telecommunications industry

January 2008July 2009 (1 year 7 months)

Editor-in-Chief, Nokia Conversations

Built and led Nokia Conversations <http://conversations.nokia.com>, a site central to Nokia’s Social Media relationship activities. Responsible for developing and managing Nokia’s Social Media strategy. Created and developed innovative activities that maximized Nokia’s presence in this area. Worked closely with Strategic Marketing, Communications, and Digital Marketing teams.

Achievements as Editor-in-Chief
• In 18 months, grew the site to be a Top 100 Tech and a Top 100 Gadgets (Technorati), and a leading Tech YouTube channel.
• Established ourselves as a critical component in Nokia marketing and communications.
• Key contributor of Nokia’s Social Media strategy
• Identified as leader in Social Media marketing and communications

Product Manager, Online, Multimedia Experiences, Nokia Multimedia

Nokia

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; NOK; Telecommunications industry

August 2006February 2008 (1 year 7 months)

Led the concepting and building of the first version of Ovi.com, an integrated online product that has become the core of Nokia’s service brand. The product not only helps a subscriber enjoy Nokia’s and other online services from a single location, but also provides tools for caring for the subscriber’s mobile device. Worked closely with focus area product managers, R&D, and business and marketing teams.

Achievements as Product Manager
• Managed overall Multimedia online product offering
• Built a product that has become core to Nokia’s service brand
• Key contributor to Nokia’s internet strategy

Senior Manager, Business Operations, Nokia Ventures Organization

Nokia

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; NOK; Telecommunications industry

July 2005July 2006 (1 year 1 month)

Supported existing and proposed ventures in partnering, business development, and innovation strategy, focusing mainly on internet services. Work included innovation workshops, venture proposal reviews, and working with various other departments within Nokia who had internet service projects.

Achievements as Senior Manager
• Recognized as an internet services expert at Nokia
• Contributor to Nokia’s internet strategy work
• Consulted on various internal internet projects

Senior Manager, Marketing and Sales, Multimedia Applications, Nokia Ventures Organization

Nokia

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; NOK; Telecommunications industry

January 2004June 2005 (1 year 6 months)

Defined and led the global consumer marketing and sales programs for Nokia Lifeblog, a multimedia application for smartphones and PCs. The marketing program included opinion leader management and evangelism, website campaigns, marketing brochures and other items, event concepts and participation, and press activities. The sales program included sales channel management, promotions, and campaigns.

Achievements as Senior Manager, Marketing and Sales
• Performance exceeded expectation
• First in Nokia to do Social Media marketing
• Achieved large market impact with a small team and budget
• Crafted Nokia’s early Social Media strategy
• Regular panelist or speaker at leading European Web conferences
• Collaborated in the creation of various new Lifeblog-related products

Senior Marketing Manager, Nokia, Mobile Software

Nokia

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; NOK; Telecommunications industry

July 2001December 2003 (2 years 6 months)

Orchestrated global joint marketing activities with terminal software platform licensees, including Nokia, Siemens, Samsung, and Panasonic, to actively promote the platform to manufacturers, operators, and developers. Presented and discussed terminal software with customers, public, and media.

Achievements as Senior Marketing Manager
• Performance exceeded expectation
• Market-leading events at 3GSM and Nokia Mobile Internet Conference
• Led and ran Series60.com and the community newsletter
• Crucial support to sales team via quarterly customer events
• Initiated and led a successful award-winning internal business development project, exploring a new content domain for the Nokia N-Gage gaming deck. Drove the business vision, managed the creation of the product, and marketed the product to high-level directors, strategy owners, and product managers within Nokia Mobile Phones, and to members of the music industry.

Independent Consultant, Owner

Edubba

March 1999September 2001 (2 years 7 months)

Provided strategic consulting to help clients create, manage, and publish visual and textual information. Specialized in biotechnology and telecoms. Contributed to various online and print publications.

Achievements as Independent Consultant
• Was managing editor for two online publications
• Was columnist for a European telephony magazine.
• Co-authored book on next generation phone systems.

Marketing Manger, Nokia, Mobile Internet Applications

Nokia

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; NOK; Telecommunications industry

February 2001June 2001 (5 months)

Promoted mobile internet server solutions to service providers, such as AOL and Lycos. Created and delivered marketing presentations, product descriptions, and market analysis.

Achievements as Marketing Manager
• Performance exceeded expectation, despite market challenges
• Provided crucial support to the sales team

Instructor in Pediatrics

Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

June 1997June 1999 (2 years 1 month)

Gary Silverman Lab.

Functionally characterized novel intracellular enzyme inhibitors and model protein-protein interactions through advanced biochemistry, protein chemistry, and molecular biology. As senior scientist, supervised medical and research personnel engaged in basic biomedical research, including research direction and training. Initiated and maintained research collaborations with major research institutions worldwide.

Achievements
• Lead the laboratory into new domains of research and techniques (transgenics, enzymology, C. elegans, site-directed mutagenesis, protein chemistry, high-throughput enzyme screening), providing the knowledge base, models, collaborations, protocols, and reagents
• Integrated modern biochemical and protein analysis techniques into a strong molecular biology setting.
• 15 scientific articles in major international journals.
• Received the NIH/NCI National Research Service Award - ‘Analysis of Chromosomal Breakpoints in the 18q- Syndrome.’

Volunteer, Science by Mail

Boston Museum of Science

Nonprofit; 201-500 employees; Museums and Institutions industry

19931998 (5 years)

As pen-pal scientist in the Science-by-Mail program, helped children explore topics in science through interactive correspondence in connection with educational kits available through the Museum.

Achievements as Volunteer
• Established a web-site as a focus for interaction with the students.
• Performed participatory science experiments with school groups.
• Performed scientific demonstrations for students at program events.

Associate Scientist

Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

June 1994June 1997 (3 years 1 month)

See description and achievement above in Instructor in Pediatrics position.

Graduate Student/Research Associate, Dept of Cellular and Molecular Biology

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry

August 1989June 1994 (4 years 11 months)

Craig T Martin Lab.

Investigated mechanisms of protein-DNA promoter interaction using molecular biology and biochemistry. Trained junior members in the laboratory in protein and nucleic acid chemistries. Assisted in the teaching of Biochemistry and Biology courses.

Achievements as Graduate Student/Research Associate
• President of the Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Student's Organization.
• Determined key protein-DNA interactions that aided in the establishment of a co-crystal structure and protein-nucleic acid interactions in general.
• Published 3 technical and scientific articles in major international journals.

Research Associate, Dept. of Biology

MIT

Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry

October 1987August 1989 (1 year 11 months)

Mary Lou Pardue Lab.

Conducted basic biomedical research, utilizing molecular biological techniques to clone and study repetitive DNA sequences. Assisted in the management of laboratory personnel and equipment. Maintained valuable laboratory resources.

Achievements as Research Associate
• Introduced DNA micro-injection into the laboratory.
• Managed the live organism storage facilities.
• Introduced new techniques into the laboratory.

Volunteer, Discovery Room

Boston Museum of Science

Nonprofit; 201-500 employees; Museums and Institutions industry

19841987 (3 years)

In the Discovery Room, helped children explore topics in science using material available in the Room; worked with children to help them discover aspects of science on their own.

Achievements as Volunteer
• Performed participatory science experiments with school groups.
• Performed scientific demonstrations for students at program events.
• Guide during China Exhibition

Charlie Schick's Languages

English

(Native or bilingual proficiency)

Portuguese

(Native or bilingual proficiency)

French

(Elementary proficiency)

German

(Elementary proficiency)

Charlie Schick's Education

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology

19891994

Activities and Societies: President of MCB student organization

Boston College

BS, Biology

19841987

Activities and Societies: University Chorale, Theatre ("Zoo Story", "Jesus Christ Superstar")

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microbes, practical microbiology, compost, DIYbio, synthetic biology, brewing

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