BIO

Amanda Lazare has 25 years of corporate and marketing communications experience and currently supports New Venture Communications in a variety of writing projects. She has authored several contributed articles that have been featured in vertical publications such as Document Magazine, Advance for Health Information Executives, Mailing Systems Technology, CRM Buyer, and Communications News.

BACKGROUND & RELATIONSHIPS

• Managing Director at Maxim Integrated Products, a leading Silicon Valley semiconductor firm. Amanda was responsible for the company’s worldwide advertising, technical publications, direct mail, public relations, and internal communications programs. She also spearheaded development of the company’s website, including content development, foreign language sites, and parametric search capability. In addition, Amanda handled investor relations for the company; in that capacity, she developed and delivered presentations to the financial community, wrote executive speeches and conference call scripts, and authored corporate financial press releases.
• Director of Business Development for JLS Language Associates, a foreign language translation and localization firm specializing in serving technology companies. Clients included Sun Microsystems, Seiko Instruments, International Game Technology, and Cisco Systems. Amanda not only brought key new accounts to the business, but also managed major projects and personally worked with important clients.
• Manager, Marketing Communications, at Dalmo Victor, a defense contractor specializing in threat warnings systems for military aircraft. Amanda managed graphic arts, technical illustration, technical editing, the company’s print shop, and central copy services. In addition, she was responsible for publication of all the Company’s multimillion-dollar government proposals, served as deputy proposal manager for major bids, and authored management volumes.
  

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