Wade D. Hyde 2638 Marvin Avenue Dallas, Texas 75211-2688 214.467.3400 | 214.467.0775 (fax) Consultant and Freelance Writer 1999 - present Wade Hyde Corp. Dallas, Texas Established a corporate communications firm providing public relations, marketing and business writing services for a wide variety of clients including consulting companies, law firms and other profesional organizations. Vice President, Marketing & Public Relations 1998 - 1999 Remington-Hall Capital Corporation (formerly Universal Fuels) Dallas, Texas Managed all marketing, public relations and investor relations activities for this publicly traded, diversified real estate investment company including corporate identity, and successfully guarded the corporation from intense media coverage during a potentially damaging SEC fraud investigation. Public Relations Director (Corporate Relations Manager) 1997 - 1998 Blockbuster Video (a unit of Viacom Inc.) Dallas, Texas Principal public relations official for world's largest video and home entertainment retailer with 75,000 employees in 28 international markets. Senior responsibilities, as part of a 13-member corporate relations team, include developing and implementing an effective Media Relations plan, serving as corporate spokesperson, supporting internal communications, marketing and monitoring the corporate Internet web site, and consulting on special marketing and advertising projects. Corporate Communications Manager 1996 - 1997 McKesson Corporation (formerly Foxmeyer Corp.) Carrollton, Texas Senior investor relations, employee communications and community affairs executive for $5.5 billion Fortune 500 pharmaceutical distribution company. Maintained effective corporate communications function during extremely adverse fiscal conditions including an 85% stock plummet, a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing and a corporate merger. Communicaions Analyst 1991 - 1996 AmeriHealth, Inc. (a Blue Cross/Blue Shield licensee company) Dallas, Texas Responsible for all corporate communications and technology enhancement & support for the entire Texas division of 900 employees across four cities. Financial analysis for a $30 million annual departmental line item budget. Communications Consultant 1988 - 1991 (various) Dallas, Texas Performed a wide variety of corporate communications activities for various contracted companies including Tony Roma's Restaurants, TCI Cablevision, HDK Architects, Systech (Lafarge), Presbyterian Hospital System, Hall Financial, MedFast Weight Loss, and Kaiser Permanente. Account Executive 1987 - 1988 KXTX-TV Channel 39 (an independent station) Dallas, Texas Research & Sales Promotion Director 1985 - 1987 KDFW-TV Channel 4 (a FOX affiliate, formerly a CBS affiliate) Dallas, Texas UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, BS, Radio-Television-Film, 1985 (3.60 gpa) * Outstanding Student Award, College of Communications, 1985 * National Deans' List, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key Honor Society * Computer science minor concentration