*Accredited Business Communicator
President
Communications Strategist

Paul is a San Francisco–based communications consultant who specializes in employee communications. His corporate clients have included Applied Biosystems, Ask Jeeves, Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, and Quantum Corporation. He consulted on employee communications for the HP/Compaq merger and won a bronze Clio in 2000 for his work with Landor Associates on Agilent Technologies’ print literature standards.

For six years, Paul has served as a Blue Ribbon Panel judge for the International Association of Business Communicators’ Gold Quill Awards. He was 2009 Gold Quill Chair. In that role, he launched the Gold Quill Mentorship program and new Social Media category.

Awards

• Silver Quill Award of Excellence, IABC Pacific Plains, “Pandemic Preparedness Communications Plan for Gilead Sciences, Inc.,” 2008
• Communicator Award for “AB Customer Forum,” 2005
• Communicator Award for “AB Discussion Series,” 2005
• Award of Distinction for “Quantum Corp. online newsletter,” 2001
• Bronze Clio 2000 for work with Landor Associates on Agilent Technologies’ print literature standards
• Golden Quill, Toastmasters International, 1998

Achievements

• Served as IABC Gold Quill Awards Chair for 2009
• Designated an Accredited Business Communicator by the International Association of Business Communicators
• Facilitated employee communications for the HP-Compaq merger
• Designed a new communications infrastructure for Applied Biosystems
• Consulted for the Quantum-Maxtor merger
• Created Cisco Systems’ 2001 Internet Technology Division Communications plan