Dennis Flynn

609 Gregory Lane, Ste. 200
Pleasant Hill, CA. 94523
Tel: 925-944-2952
Fax: 925-934-5068
Email: dflynn@thesonargroup.com
URL: www.thesonargroup.com


Executive Profile


Founder/CEO, The Sonar Group


Capability Statement:

Management leader, strategist, marketing consultant, communications professional and educator with over 25 years experience in corporate, agency, academic and entrepreneurial environments working with businesses as well as investors to create profitable futures.

Primary Focus:

Engineering corporate and brand strategies to maximize value from technology, communications and emerging customer sets.

Background:


Leadership positions in management, branding, communications, marketing and sales within consumer, B2B, and technology environments.

Current:

Founder/CEO of The Sonar Group, a Management and Strategic Consulting Group specializing in business and brand modeling and strategy,
marketing and communications.

Member of The Promar Group©, a virtual consortium of independent business leaders, established to help firms identify, define and pursue business opportunities at the strategic level with a focus on topline growth.

Participation on various Boards of Advisors for emerging growth companies.

Member of The Alliance of Chief Executives.

Author of Upcoming Book: "Continuous Relevance. How to Get it and How to Keep it."

Previous:

SLF Communications, LLC: Principal and Partner in corporate
identity and brand communications firm. (1994 - 1999).

Teacher: San Francisco State University - Undergraduate and
Graduate Advertising and Communications.

Guest Lecturer: University of Oregon; Mobil Computing
Conference; IBM Mobile Computing Advisory Board; Levin Client Conference.

Saatchi & Saatchi Corporate Communications: SVP, Director, (1987 - 1994).

J. Walter Thompson: VP, Management Supervisor (1984 - 1987).

BBDO: VP, Account Supervisor (1980 - 1984).

Swift & Co./Beatrice Foods: Brand Manager/Consumer Products;
N.E. Regional Sales Mgr./Consumer Products (1974 - 1980).

Kobrand Corp/Beefeater Gin: Assistant Brand Mgr. (1973 - 1974).

Education:

MBA, Marketing, Adelphi University, New York (1977).
BA, Business, Adelphi University, New York (1972).



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