Pete Voss th

5641 34 Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98126
(206) 898-8378
petevosspr@hotmail.com
http://about.me/petevosspr
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Senior Account Executive - Waggener Edstrom Worldwide - Bellevue, WA2006-Present
Microsoft Trustworthy Computing: (August 2010 – Present)
 Project manage communications efforts for Microsoft Trustworthy Computing events such RSA Europe;
 Integrate with many Microsoft business groups, including EMEA counterparts;
 Oversee all communication plans, materials, and public content;
 Coordinate teams to compile and create online social content;
 Lead a team of four communication professionals.
Microsoft Tag: (Oct. 2009 – July 2010)
 Oversaw communications via social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook;
 Coordinated and executed campus visit that resulted in a significant news cycle;
 Planned and executed official announcement of Tag coming out of Beta;
 Leveraged Fearless Records’ access to YouTube celebrities;
 Helped plan Tag involvement at SXSW conference.
Windows Phone: (June 2009 – Oct. 2009)
 Helped the agency earn the RFP for the multi-million dollar Windows Mobile account;
 Helped launch new Windows Phone brand, with new phones and Windows Mobile 6.5 OS;
 Planned involvement and announcement at Worldwide Partner Conference;
 Hosted campus visit, to help lead a news cycle regarding availability date;
 Oversaw new virtual press room for the product.
Microsoft Security Response Center: (Jan. 2006 – June 2009)
 Developed and helped execute award-winning blogging strategy despite fast-paced crisis scenarios;
 Developed and executed communications plans for Monthly Security Bulletin Release;
 Revealed “Behind the Scenes” look into Microsoft’s Secure Windows Initiative unit;
 Developed and executed communication strategies for events such as Black Hat;
 Oversaw, and reviewed, all posts to the award-winning MSRC blog.

AWARDS
“Twitter at Black Hat” Microsoft Twitter Strategy (2009)
 2009 Bulldog Reporter Award in Best Use of the Internet for "Twitter at Black Hat"
 2009 Holmes Report Gold Sabre Finalist in Software for "Twitter at Black Hat"
 2009 Waggener Edstrom Excellence Award in Innovation PR for "Twitter at Black Hat"
“.ANI/DNS” Microsoft Security Response Center Blogging Strategy (2008)
 2008 Bulldog Reporter Award in Best Use of the Internet for ".ANI/DNS"
 2008 Holmes Report Gold Sabre Finalist in Advocacy Crisis Management for ".ANI/DNS"
 2008 International Business Awards Finalist in Best Communications Campaign for ".ANI/DNS"
 2008 Waggener Edstrom Excellence Finalist in the Crisis, Issues or Corporate Program for ".ANI/DNS"

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Communications director - Seattle’s True Independent Film Festival - Seattle, WA - 2006-2008
Intern - Hill & Knowlton - Spokane, WA – 2005
Executive board member – WSU Student Entertainment Board – Pullman, WA 2004
Communications director - Pam Behring for City Council President - Spokane, WA - 2003
Public affairs specialist – United States Marine Corps - San Diego/Okinawa, Japan - 1998-2002
Page – United States House of Representatives – Washington DC – 1996-1997

EDUCATION
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA (online), Graduation expected May 2011
Master’s of Arts in Communications & Leadership
Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 2005
Bachelor’s of Arts in Humanities, emphasis in communications, music, and film
Department of Defense Information School, Fort Meade, MD, 1999
Certificates of Completion in: Journalism; Photojournalism; and Electronic Journalism