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Ann Marcus

Project Manager

Smart+Connected Communities

Ann Marcus is a content development project manager with the Smart+Connected Communities team at Cisco. She earned degrees in sociology and business analysis and brings many years of experience in technology communications and event management to her role.

Prior to joining Cisco, Ann worked at IDG and Ziff on various technology publications and events, and eventually went on to manage her own consulting practice specializing in outreach marketing and knowledge management. When collaboration technologies came on the scene, Ann allied  her skills and experience with industry analyst firm Collaborative Strategies to develop white papers, conduct industry research, and consult with clients.

In 2007, Ann was invited to join Cisco to help develop and manage the now highly successful Cisco Learning Network (http://learningnetwork.cisco.com)-- a learning community of over a half million registered users interested in Cisco Certifications.

In 2013. Ann transitioned to the Smart+Connected Communities team to pursue her interest in sustainability, technology, social interaction and community development -- and now performs content origami, folding key messages into the right shape to support Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Globalization Officer, Anil Menon, in his drive to deliver the S+CC message and vision around the world.

Ann grew up in Sonoma, lived in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and Boston, and now calls Portland, Oregon home.

Articles

Parking Gets IoE Smart

Ooh! That gal’s pulling out…Wait, Wait! If I can just get over 2 lanes…Ahhh, quit yer honking! NO WAY!!! That hotshot in the red convertible just stole my spot! Now I have to go around the block again…! You know you’ve been through this and you’ve probably also been behind someone trying to ge…

5 reasons Operations Technology Pros shouldn’t miss Cisco Live San Francisco (May 18-22)!

If you’re an Operations Technology (OT) pro, then the buzz about the Internet of Everything (IoE) should have you pretty excited–because it will likely impact your work. You won’t want to miss a chance to find out more about it at Cisco Live San Francisco May 18 – 22. Cisco has been hard…