Business References
Director, Event Marketing and Tradeshows at Peregrine Systems
“In her role as Director of Events and Trade Shows, Jan has managed every detail, dollar and lead of every field based corporate marketing program Peregrine has produced in recent years. Jan produced and managed everything from simple participation in a regional trade shows to multi city executive road shows to participation in major international conferences and culminated her effort every year in Peregrine's own annual user group conference - typically drawing thousands of customers from every industrialized country and managing a multi-million dollar budget in the process. Jan's responsibilities include everything from program conception to advance planning, venue selection, speaker hiring, crew, staff and budget management, signage, marketing, advertising, lead generation and tracking etc.
I can honestly say that Jan McCusker is the single greatest program manager in the business. I have personally worked with or supervised her efforts in literally hundreds of programs. In my years of experience I could never have asked for anything more and have often commented that in a very dynamic program environment I rarely hear about what is going wrong, only about what was fixed behind the scene by Jan after the fact.
Jan McCusker is a deeply detail oriented professional with a wide range of skills and level of contribution. Never one to say that something is not her job or be afraid to role up her sleeves; Jan is equally comfortable managing a stage crew as she is presenting a well thought out plan to a CEO. She is articulate, professional, understands the meaning of a deadline and manages million dollar budgets with a keen eye to the bottom line. Her broad range of experience makes her a valuable member to a marketing team with her knowledgeable contribution to advertising, program marketing, product and service positioning etc. She does it all and she does it all with a smile. She is a genuine delight to be around. There is no stronger endorsement I could give for Jan, nor anyone I would rather work with as part of a sales and marketing team.”
Robert Luddy, VP Global Marketing, Peregrine Systems
supervisor for Jan at Peregrine Systems
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“I had the opportunity to work with Jan at Peregrine Systems and was always impressed by her creativity, strategic insight, and management capabilities. Jan had exceptional industry knowledge and always found new ways to improve the Peregrine presence at tradeshows and events to drive more sales leads and revenue. It is a pleasure to work with Jan and she would be a tremendous asset to any company.”
Sandy Kotol, Partner Marketing Manager, Peregrine Systems
worked indirectly for Jan at Peregrine Systems
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"Jan was responsible for the production of all internal and external large scale events. As such she managed the production process between her executive clients and our production team seamlessly to ensure successful message delivery, ROO, Value, and Budget Responsibility.”
Carley Faircloth, Account Director, InVision Communications
was a consultant or contractor to Jan at Peregrine Systems
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“Jan is an execution oriented executive. Her global experience combined with know-how make her an asset to any company. If you are looking for an executive with both vision and hands-on experience to run your marketing communications organization, you would be hard pressed to find a better person. And above all that, she is a team player and really fun to work with.”
Edward Chopskie, Vice President of Marketing, Creekpath Systems
worked directly with Jan at Peregrine Systems
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“When Jan joined Peregrine, she jumped right in to become an integral part of the team. Her immense knowledge of corporate events made our programs a great success, and I thoroughly enjoyed working with her!”
Danielle Forquignon, Tradeshow Manager, Peregrine Systems
reported to Jan at Peregrine Systems
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“Jan was a fantastic Events Manager. She has great interpersonal skills whether it is dealing with vendors or employees. She is the type of person that can take a huge marketing event that you know had to have been a huge logistical challenge and make it happen seamlessly. I don't know how she does it or where she gets the energy to do it but she does a fantastic job and loves what she does!”
Marc Scott, Solutions Consultant, Peregrine Systems
worked with Jan at Peregrine Systems
VP Sales and Marketing at B Digitial
“I interacted with Jan on a daily basis as the VP of IT for B-Digital. Jan was responsible for the overall marketing at B-Digital and exceeded all expectations. She successfully branded and launched B-Digital services. Jan's dedicated work ethic and creative marketing was directly responsible for B-Digital exceeding all projected sales for all regions where services were launched.”
Dave Fortini, Chief Operating Officer, Forval International Inc.
worked with Jan at B Digitial
Director, Global Event Marketing and Tradeshows at Iridium LLC
“I have known and worked with Jan for over 10 years. In that time Jan has consistenly shown her talent and skills by constantly surpassing the goals established by her managers. She is innovative, creative, efficient and a great team leader and member. I look forward to working with her again.”
Christopher Zigomalas,
Director, Global Training & Distribution, Iridium LLC
worked with Jan at Iridium LLC
