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Stephen’s strengths include research\-led strategy, marketing communications, creative direction, technical and scientific translation, and teaching and training across math, science, software, and marketing disciplines\. His experience spans consulting through Creative Pro Designs, marketing and operations leadership at Times Square Publishing, online instruction at Universal Abilities, and Brooklyn marketing major accounts at Newsday Media Group\. Stephen has consulted with Coca\-Cola, Kodak, and Saturn Automotive rebuilt laboratories, selected equipment, and written standard operating procedures and presented published research on odor printing and mating patterns at an international anthropology conference\. He also earned first place nationally in an American Mall Association competition and second place nationally in a copywriting competition\. ## Services - Leadership - Creative Direction - Entertainment Management - News Writing - Academic Administration - University Teaching - Management - Creative Writing - Educational Toys - Adobe Creative Suite - Managed Print Services - Retention Management - Research - Training - Art Direction - Photoshop - Microsoft Office - Adobe Design Programs - PowerPoint - Microsoft Word - Software Installation - Digital Printing - Printers - Digital Illustration - Medical Illustration - Technical Illustration - Book Illustration - Comic Book Illustration - Toys - Children's Books ## Highlights - Teaches direct and interactive marketing at the Fashion Institute of Technology, including customer and campaign testing, measurement, and analysis\. - Instructs students in chi\-square analysis, conversion rates, break\-even calculations, and lift calculations for target\-market identification and campaign evaluation\. - Teaches marketing performance measures including CPI, CPR, CPV, GRPs, MER, ROI, CPM, PRM, GMS, GDP, and CLTV\. - Demonstrates the use of print, television, radio, digital video, mobile, text, telephone, email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube in marketing campaigns\. - Consulted with Coca\-Cola, Kodak, and Saturn Automotive\. - Led an NFL player appearance\-placement assignment, creating marketing materials, distributing media kits, and making nationwide contacts for players including Eugene Monroe and BW Webb\. - Designed campaigns and website graphics and implemented promotional marketing and advertising strategies through Creative Pro Designs\. - Provided digital\-media marketing support for events\. - Reassembled laboratories, selected appropriate equipment, and wrote standard operating procedures for client work\. - Developed instrumentation mastery and programming skills through laboratory operations experience\. - Conducted published research on odor printing and mating patterns and presented it at an international anthropology conference\. - Won first place nationally in an American Mall Association competition\. - Won second place nationally in a copywriting competition\. - Translated complex technical and scientific material into content that diverse audiences can understand and use\. - Applied primary and secondary research and data to support marketing claims and campaigns\. - At Times Square Publishing, negotiated a three\-year contract to write standard operating procedures and trade\-magazine articles\. - Directed Times Square Publishing staff in growing a B2B database and oversaw trade\-show involvement\. - Oversaw S&R, three warehouses, multiple Broadway locations, daily operations, network infrastructure and maintenance, creative work, accounts\-receivable collections, and trade\-show client acquisition at Times Square Publishing\. - Provided PC and Macintosh hardware and software setup and installation\. - Served as an education consultant, math and software trainer, guest judge, guest speaker, private instructor, and Online Instructor at Universal Abilities\. ## Experience - **Marketing Professor at Business & Communications, Fashion Institute of Technology** (2014\-08\-01–present) — Marketing ProfessorDirect & Interactive Marketing Teach students in testing, measuring and analyzing customers and campaigns\. Used Math and Metrics \(such as Chi\-squares, conversion rates, break\-even and lift calculations\) to identify best target markets and determine CPI, CPR, CPV, GRPs, MER, ROI, CPM, PRM, GMS, GDP and CLTV\. Exemplified how to use certain avenues and vehicles \(like print, TV, radio, digital video, mobile, text, telephone, email, and various forms of social media \(Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube\) to obtain desired results\. - **Online Instructor at Universal Abilities** (2015\-01\-01–2015\-01\-01) - **Online Instructor at Universal Abilities** (2015\-01\-01–2015\-01\-01) - **Managing Editor / Operations Manager at Times Square Publishing** (2014\-06\-01–2017\-06\-01) — Initially hired as a F/L Marketing Communications Director, applying modifications and making staff adjustments, negotiated a 3\-yr contract to write the SOP and the articles for the trade magazines, plus directed staff to grow the B2B database and oversaw trade show involvement\. Oversaw S&R, 3 warehouses, several locations on Broadway, and day to day ops, often putting in 10\-12 hour days\. Network infrastructure and maintenance, all creatives, collected past due for AR and secured new clients from trade shows\. - **Marketing Professor at FIT** (2013\-08\-01–2021\-11\-01) - **Brooklyn Marketing Major Accounts at Newsday Media Group** (2005\-01\-01–2007\-01\-01) - **President/Creative Consulting Firm at Creative Pro Designs** (1990\-01\-01–2026\-06\-01) — Most recent assignment: NFL player appearance placement, responsible for creating marketing materials, sending out media kits, making contacts nationwide for several NFL players, Eugene Monroe, BW Webb\. Marketing Specialist utilizing digital media for Events\. PC & Macintosh hardware and software set\-up and installation\. Instructor\-level expertise in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, MS Word, PowerPoint\. for various ad agencies, display companies, schools, media, entertainment, government agencies and construction companies Designing campaigns and website graphics and implementing promotional marketing and advertising strategies\. Possess knowledge on internal administrative tasks typically performed within large and small institutions\. Education consultant, math and software traainer, guest judge, guest speaker and private instructor\. ## Education - Fashion Institute of Technology (1991\-01\-01–1996\-01\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Stephen do? Stephen is a Marketing Professor in Business & Communications at the Fashion Institute of Technology\. He teaches direct and interactive marketing and instructs students in testing, measuring, and analyzing customers and campaigns\. ### What marketing measurement topics does Stephen teach? Stephen teaches students to use chi\-square analysis, conversion rates, break\-even calculations, and lift calculations to identify target markets\. He also teaches evaluation of CPI, CPR, CPV, GRPs, MER, ROI, CPM, PRM, GMS, GDP, and CLTV\. ### What marketing channels does Stephen teach? Stephen demonstrates how print, television, radio, digital video, mobile, text, telephone, email, and social\-media channels can be used to achieve marketing results\. The social platforms he addresses include Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube\. ### What teaching and training strengths does Stephen have? Stephen has teaching experience in digital and interactive marketing\. He is also an experienced teacher and trainer in math and science, with a stated ability to make complex material understandable and usable for diverse audiences\. ### What does Stephen do at Creative Pro Designs? Stephen serves as President of Creative Pro Designs, a creative consulting firm\. His work includes designing campaigns and website graphics, implementing promotional marketing and advertising strategies, and using digital media for events\. ### What NFL\-related work has Stephen done? Stephen’s most recent Creative Pro Designs assignment involved NFL player appearance placement\. He created marketing materials, sent media kits, and made contacts nationwide for several NFL players, including Eugene Monroe and BW Webb\. ### Which major brands has Stephen consulted with? Stephen has consulted with major brands including Coca\-Cola, Kodak, and Saturn Automotive\. ### What types of organizations has Stephen supported? Stephen has provided creative, marketing, software, and technical services for ad agencies, display companies, schools, media organizations, entertainment organizations, government agencies, and construction companies\. He also has experience with institutional administrative tasks\. ### What software and technical tools does Stephen use? Stephen has instructor\-level expertise in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Microsoft Word, and PowerPoint\. He also performs PC and Macintosh hardware and software setup and installation\. ### What was Stephen’s role at Times Square Publishing? At Times Square Publishing, Stephen was initially hired full\-time as Marketing Communications Director\. He applied modifications and staff adjustments, then negotiated a three\-year contract to write standard operating procedures and articles for trade magazines\. ### What did Stephen accomplish at Times Square Publishing? As Managing Editor and Operations Manager at Times Square Publishing, Stephen directed staff to grow the B2B database and oversaw trade\-show involvement\. He also oversaw S&R, three warehouses, several Broadway locations, day\-to\-day operations, network infrastructure and maintenance, creative work, accounts\-receivable collections, and new\-client acquisition from trade shows\. ### What laboratory and SOP work has Stephen done? Stephen has been hired to reassemble laboratories, select appropriate equipment, and write standard operating procedures\. His laboratory operations experience also developed his instrumentation mastery and programming skills\. ### What research has Stephen conducted? Stephen conducted research on odor printing and mating patterns, presented it at an international anthropology conference, and is published\. ### What awards has Stephen received? Stephen won first place nationally in an American Mall Association competition\. He also won second place nationally in a copywriting competition\. ### How does Stephen approach research\-led strategy? Stephen uses primary and secondary research and data to support marketing claims and campaigns\. He is particularly strong at turning complicated technical and scientific material into content that diverse audiences can understand and use\. ### What education and instructional roles has Stephen held? Stephen has served as an education consultant, math and software trainer, guest judge, guest speaker, and private instructor\. He has also worked as an Online Instructor at Universal Abilities\. ### What was Stephen’s experience at Newsday Media Group? Stephen has experience in Brooklyn marketing major accounts at Newsday Media Group\. ### What business, marketing, writing, and education skills does Stephen list? Stephen’s listed strengths include leadership, management, creative direction, art direction, entertainment management, marketing communications, marketing strategy, product marketing, interactive marketing, social\-media marketing, direct marketing, direct sales, sales, research, training, and retention management\. He also lists news writing, creative writing, speech writing, academic administration, university teaching, college teaching, higher education, elementary education, adult education, teaching adults, tutoring, and managed print services\. ### What creative, technology, and media skills does Stephen list? Stephen lists Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe design programs, Photoshop, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, software installation, digital printing, printers, digital illustration, medical illustration, technical illustration, book illustration, comic\-book illustration, game development, casual games, social games, educational toys, toys, children’s books, the entertainment industry, and media and entertainment among his skills\. ### What is Stephen’s education and professional direction? Stephen attended the Fashion Institute of Technology his LinkedIn education entry lists 1996\. He is interested in pursuing a PhD and seeks employer support for that goal\. Stephen is especially passionate about training and teaching, while prioritizing higher\-paying strategy and leadership roles because of current financial needs\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/stephen\-kyro\-ab4a9baa