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Accomplished professional with more than 15 years experience delivering proven results in strategiccommunications, issue advocacy, marketing and coalition building.

Specialties: Public Affairs • Corporate Communications • Strategic Communications • Marketing •Government Relations • Issues Management • Coalition Building

Andy CuneoCorporate Communications Manager at Polycom

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PrincipalBKB Strategies2015 – Present (1 year) | Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Vice President, Account DirectorCapstrat2015 – 2015 (less than a year) | Raleigh, North Carolina

Vice PresidentHill+Knowlton Strategies2011 – 2014 (3 years) | Washington D.C. Metro Area

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Managing DirectorDCI Group2008 – 2010 (2 years)

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Vice PresidentHill and Knowlton2005 – 2008 (3 years)

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Vice President, Media RelationsDirect Impact2003 – 2005 (2 years)

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Communications DirectorOffice of U.S. Representative Lamar SmithJanuary 2001 – January 2003 (2 years 1 month)

Communications Policy AnalystNational Republican Congressional CommitteeJanuary 2000 – December 2000 (1 year)

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Brad is everything you'd want in a teammate. He's supportive, strategic, creative andmost importantly, passionate about what he's working on. There are few people who knowthe Washington D.C. landscape better than Brad, who has spent time counselinggovernment agencies, defense contractors and those in the energy industry. Mostimportantly, Brad is someone I'd want on my... more

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Brad is the calm, considered voice at the center of the media and public affairs action --a pro you can fully depend on for sound advice and direction.

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