Don Sciascia

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  Jun 1985 - May 1993

  4th Landing Support Battallion

  Served in the USMC Reserve through college and first few years of career. 4th LSB Seattle was activated during the 1990-1991 Operation Desert Shield/Operation Desert Storm. Served as Motor Transport Operator (3531) with ambulance, high explosives, and tractor-trailer licenses. Honorably Discharged in May 1993 as Sergeant, (E-5). 'Marine of the Quarter' Award 1987, Earned Leadership award at NCO school August 1989 graduating at top of class.

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  Ackerley Communications, division of The Ackerley Group Media Company

  Jun 1990 - Jan 1991

  Sales & Marketing Executive Training Program

  Recruited on the Univ. of Washington campus as part of a nationwide search for the best candidates; I earned 1 of the 7 positions just before graduation to participate in an intensive 8-month sales and marketing training program. The marketing executive program included 'Out-of-Home' media, (billboards and airport advertising) in Seattle, WA. Part 2 was at KGET TV NBC 17 in Bakersfield, CA. Part 3 was at WAXY FM, a Hot Adult Contemporary radio station at Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Part 4 was at W-BOS FM, an easy listening Adult Contemporary radio station in Boston, MA. Upon completion of the program, I moved to Bakersfield, CA and worked at the NBC station from 1991- 1995. The program led by Bill Ackerley disbanded in late 1991 due to strategic changes at the corporate offices in Seattle. Show less

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  KGET TV17 - Telemundo 17.3 - CW12

  Apr 1991 - Feb 1995

  Marketing Executive

  Responsible for developing new business, maintain and growth of existing advertisers. Ability to develop and present in-depth sales and research presentations. Proficient with Nielsen ratings & Scarborough Research. Ability to work well under pressure and deadlines.

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  KBAK CBS 29, KBFX Fox 58, KWFB WB 12 (local marketing Agreement)

  Mar 1995 - Jul 2000

  Account Manager

  Local marketing agreements with FOX and the WB allowed us to sell all 3 affilliate stations reaching a full spectrum of demographics to effectively reach an advertiser's audience cost efficiently to capture market share. Sold CBS programming only from March 95 to March 99, when Fox and WB added to portfolio.

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  KGTV Channel 10

  Jul 2000 - Sept 2002

  Account Manager

  Manage existing local advertising accounts and develop new business. Worked with long-form advertisers and ad agencies, local car dealers, and variety of small businesses to develop and grow their marketing reach.

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  KFMB

  Sept 2002 - Jun 2004

  Account Manager

  Sales & Marketing Executive responsible for new business growth and maintenance of $2.6 million account list. Double-digit growth year-over-year in 2003 and 2004. Account list focus included local and regional ad agencies, local car dealerships, a variety of small and medium sized businesses, and short-form and long-form advertising accounts. Excellent comprehension of television ratings, CPPs, daypart comparisons and effective negotiations. Able to develop and present in-depth sales and research presentations. Show less

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  University of Washington Alumni Association

  Jun 2003 - Sept 2014

  San Diego Chapter President

  UWAA San Diego Chapter President, coordination of events & communication from Seattle, WA office to all San Diego County Huskies. Over 350 active SD county members. Coordinate, plan, execute annual events: Padres Day at Petco Park, Del Mar Races, Husky football viewing parties, etc.

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  The San Diego Union Tribune

  Oct 2004 - Dec 2015

  Senior Account Manager

  During the 11 years on the National/Major Advertiser team I covered vertical categories that included: Major Retail, National Travel, Tier 1 Automotive, Movie Studios, & Auto Aftermarket. Retailers included Fry's Electronics, Best Buy, and Lowe’s Home Improvement, The Home Depot, Walmart, JCP, Ulta, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dell, La-Z-Boy, Ashley Furniture and others. Negotiated annual multi-million dollar account contracts. Salesforce.com and AdBase super-user and team leader. Additional U-T distribution products included: Enlace (our Hispanic weekly publication), TMC, Sunday's Best Opt-in, and La Bolsa Azul/Enlace Extra (The Blue Bag) distribution in Tijuana and Mexicali, MX. Show less

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  The Oregonian / OregonLive.com

  Feb 2016 - Apr 2016

  Major Accounts Media Strategist

  Marketing and business development professional with over 12 years of experience in print and digital ad sales & account management. Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills used to close sales with clients at all levels. Skilled in strategic planning and goal setting to accomplish objectives.

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  San Diego Business Journal

  Apr 2017 - Dec 2017

  Account Executive

  B2B solutions with a focus on luxury automotive, law firms, & human resource categories.

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  Lyft

  Oct 2017 - now

  Self Employed
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  Uber

  Oct 2017 - now

  Self Employed