Christina Blackwell

President

blackwell@metricmarketinggroup.com

Christina is a twenty-year veteran of Intel Corporation where she spent her career in international product marketing and major accounts.

Her career began as the US Distribution Manager for Intel’s single board computer division where she managed the company’s thirteen US electronics distributors. This included contract and inventory management, sales training and sales promotion resulting in record distribution sales for system products.

As a major account manager for the systems group she was the key business interface with strategic customers including IBM, ATT, Philips Medical, Diebold, ICL Computers and Siemens Nixdorf.

Christina then developed and implemented the first vertical marketing program at Intel. As Financial Marketing Manager she defined the strategy for the sale of Intel’s real time operating system and system products into financial markets. Implementing an international sales and marketing program, her leadership resulted in design wins with the NY Stock Exchange, Prudential Securities, Bloomberg Systems and Diebold. This program was then expanded to include Intel’s leading edge supercomputer products where she managed a joint system design venture with Unisys Corporation.

Intel tapped Christina to create and launch a corporate public relations program to promote its leadership in microprocessor design and manufacturing. This included integrating engineering teams, analysts, media and educational forums to communicate Intel’s superior design and production methods.

Christina received a BA in Marketing and Communications from Lewis and Clark College, Portland Oregon in 1977. She was a Fulbright Scholar finalist. She was an American Field Service scholar to Lebanon in 1973.

Christina’s public service includes: Trustee of Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Chairman National Board of the CM Russell Art Museum, Council Member Casey Eye Institute, Intel Foundation, Chairman Oregon Associated Industries Foundation.