The document provides a summary of Paul Thies' career experience in communications roles, including his current role as Senior Director of Communications at Stream Energy and previous roles directing communications at various companies. It outlines his responsibilities in roles such as managing marketing budgets, producing publications, and supporting sales efforts through multiple communication channels.

1. What is the message?
How are we going
to do that?
Does anybody have any
ideas?
Done.
Can we make budget?
Will customers
respond?
How fast can we
move on this?

2. Snapshot
Paul Thies
A veteran at developing communication
services and campaigns, Paul is well
versed at reaching audiences through
multiple channels.
As the Senior Director of Communications,
Paul is responsible for branding and public
Paul Thies
relations efforts for Stream Energy and
Ignite, as well as for supporting the
company's sales force with communications
from the corporate office.
Paul draws on more than 14 years of experience in communicating
with independent business owners. As the Director of Corporate
Communications for Excel Telecommunications, he was responsible for all
media relations and field communications for the company's marketing
presence in the United States and Europe. Among his various duties during
his tenure at Excel, Paul directed the messaging of the company’s various
U.S. and European web sites, served as the editor-in-chief of the
company's international marketing magazine, scripted the company’s
quarterly and annual trade show meetings and managed a multi-million
dollar communications budget.
Earlier in his career, Paul served for several years in the Franchise
Communications department at Pizza Hut, Inc. In this capacity he
supported the company's franchisees as a liaison on various project
teams (including crisis communications and kids' marketing), and
provided daily communications support through a number of avenues.
Personal references available upon request.

3. Driving
Force
Done.
What does that mean?
Simply put, it’s the answer. The answer to the needs of my clients and
employers. If you have something that needs doing, have no worries.
Consider it done.
I am a firm believer in servant leadership. However I may help you,
I will. And I will do it to the best of my abilities, doing everything
I can to make sure all expectations are met and exceeded. I put great
stock in delivering maximum quality at maximum haste.
So my message to you is, have confidence and take comfort. It’s done.
Awards / Recognition
• Member, Direct Selling Association’s Communications Committee, 2003
• Circle of Stars Award from Excel CEO Christina Gold, naming me as
one of Excel’s top 25 employees of the year – December 2001
• Super Star Individual Award from Excel Executive Director,
Communications Travis Jacobsen for leading Excel’s North American
publications efforts – June 2001
• Star Leader Award from Excel CEO Christina Gold for my efforts on
behalf of Communicator magazine – June 2000
• Keep on Plowing Award from Excel Senior Vice President of Human
Resources Kevin Pennington for leading the Recognition Task Force –
December 1999
University Education
• University of North Texas, Master of Arts in English, May 1999
• University of North Texas, Bachelor of Arts in English, December 1992

4. Tour of
Duty
Senior Director,
Communications
Stream Energy,
January 2010 to Present
Director, Marketing
& Communications
rgy
Stream Ene
Stream Energy,
December 2004 to December 2009
Oversees branding and public relations efforts (including media relations,
external corporate communications, graphic design and logo compliance) for
Stream Energy and its subsidiary Ignite.
Responsibilities include the following:
• Generating content and communications issued by the company
• Writing press releases and interfacing with the press and investors
as company spokesperson
• Overseeing the firm’s reputation management, search engine
optimization and social media efforts
• At various phases of my tenure, had oversight for print procurement
and costs, provided graphic design production, directed audio-visual
messaging for major company events, and managed sales collateral
production and resale
COMMENTS
“It has been an incredible experience to be an active participant in a
start-up company that has achieved roughly $2 billion in revenues in just
five years. During my tenure, I further enhanced my skills at managing
multiple brands and communication channels, as well as working more
closely with a variety of vendor partners than in my previous positions.”

5. February 16 - 17, 2007

6. Tour of
Duty
Director,
Corporate Communications
VarTec / Excel,
April 2002 to October 2004
Responsible for directing external and
internal communications on a global scale
through a variety of channels (Internet,
xcel
VarTec / E print, telephony, etc.). The scope of this
role was such that I directed a global
communications team for the firm, serving
six countries in three languages.
Other responsibilities included:
• Directing marketing content and international publications
• Managing the multi-million dollar department budget
• Writing press releases, interfacing with the press and managing
employee relations efforts
Editor-in-Chief, North American Publications
VarTec / Excel, March 2001 to April 2002
Supervised the publication of Excel’s bi-monthly strategy magazine
Communicator in the United States (print circulation 150,000) and Canada
(print circulation 30,000 English and French).
Other responsibilities included:
• Directing the creative content for Excel’s sales collateral,
publications and marketing messages for North America
• Developing a monthly recognition newsletter (circulation 150,000)
called XL to coincide with the Communicator

7. Written by Paul Thies
From the August 11, 2003
edition of FORTUNE
COMMENTS
“Working for Excel really expanded my confidence and horizons. I was able to
use my creativity and leadership skills to direct a team of professionals on
both sides of the Atlantic who provided content in a number of languages. I
also had opportunities to direct brand campaigns across multiple channels.”

8. Tour of
Duty
Editor / Manager of U.S. Content
VarTec / Excel, April 2000 to March 2001
Directed the publication of the Excel strategy magazine Communicator in
the United States (print circulation 150,000?) and its online
accompaniment with a budget of $800,000 annually.
Other responsibilities included:
• Directing all strategic content and sales collateral produced by the
Marketing Communications / Creative Services Department for the United
States
• Leading the transition from a printed monthly magazine to a printed
bi-monthly magazine with a complementary online communication package,
helping Excel realize savings of $1.2 million annually
Assistant Editor / Senior Writer
VarTec / Excel, February 1999 to April 2000
Led the transition and implementation of Communicator magazine into a
premier motivational vehicle, gaining corporate prominence and drawing
unprecedented praise from Excel’s sales force.
Other responsibilities included:
• Mentoring other writers on staff and working closely with the Design
team
• Creating copy for sales collateral, speeches, and articles for the
Communicator
• Establishing relationships and conducting interviews with corporate
and field personnel
• Functioning as spokesperson and team captain of the Recognition Task
Force

9. COMMENTS
“A significant part of my career with Excel was the production of the
company’s monthly sales magazine, Communicator. This publication reached
over 150,000 people each month and was a critical element to the company’s
branding and promotion of its telephony products and services. From managing
the editorial calendar, to directing creative resources, to handling the
budget, this was a huge, but hugely rewarding, undertaking.”

10. Tour of
Duty
Franchise
Communications
Pizza Hut, April 1996 to February 1999
Executed the various day-to-day
communications efforts directed to Pizza
Hut’s franchisees, including crisis
communications and business support news.
Pizza Hut
Other responsibilities included:
• Developing a variety of communications for the Franchise Operations
Department
• Contributing content to corporate publications such as Slice of Reality
and Team Together
• Interfacing with Pizza Hut executive management and field personnel
• Participating on the Kids’ Marketing project team
• Conducting demographic research and creating topographic impact studies
to help business decision makers understand the economic ramifications
of franchise requests for new assets
COMMENTS
“This was a great learning experience for me. I was still heavily
involved in my Master’s degree program and was new to the corporate
environment, but this afforded me a wonderful real-world education at
a recognized global industry leader. I was able to assume greater
responsibilities and stretch myself as I gained a stronger understanding
of the business needs of the Pizza Hut brand, particularly as those
impacted the franchise community. Dealing with a large community of
independent entrepreneurs taught me to maximize my diplomatic skills.”