Jim McCurdy

Directed outreach to area communities, other hospitals, family medicine and internal medicine physicians in the Houston/Galveston area to promote UTMB's Center's of Excellence.This postion was eliminated following Hurricane Ike's devastation of the UTMB campus in Galveston. My position, along with around 4000 other positions, was eliminated as a result of the cost of damage to the campus (close to $1-billion). I will relocate to Austin, Texas and explore career opportunities there

Led a team of three field representatives and two office support professionals in business development for this state-of-the-art post acute/acquired brain injury rehabilitation facility. I managed the budget and created all of the marketing and promotional collaterals, including brochures, newsletters, DVDs, and website design and development. When I left TLC, the client census was full, and the new long term care facility was over half full.

Directed a team of six marketing professionals and support staff members and managed the marketing effort for this highly regarded regional outpatient rehabilitation center. I developed a marketing outreach program to build the referral base, and increased insurance based referrals by 40% while there. I also directed and produced the annual "Rehab Telethon" which raised in excess of $1-million each year that I was there, and was instrumental in opening a new satellite facility and pain management facility.

I managed a broad range of marketing/outreach activities for the station. Working with numerous community leaders to promote the station's services, and also anchored the weekend newscasts, which led all other programming in West Central Texas with a 50 share of the viewing audience according to the A.C. Nielson Audience Survey. I was also responsible for each of the national fundraising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Children's Miracle Network. Each raised over $500-thousand each year