Nicolas co-founded the agency with Kevin Hart in 1999, after working at several agencies and identifying a need for a technically-savvy creative marketing communication agency with solid business processes and a focus on measuring campaign outcomes. In his career, he has managed significant communications campaigns for brands such as HP, Gore Bike Wear, EMC, Fairchild Semiconductor, Vicor Corporation and NanoHorizons.

As a business leader, Nicolas ascribes to the fundamental principle that the best results are achieved when people are encouraged to develop their personal passions in conjunction with their professional lives. For Nicolas, his love for flying and drive to continuously improve HB clients’ results resulted in the “FlightPlan” methodology for HB’s Public Relations and Branding practices, based on the principle that reaching a destination successfully requires rigorous procedures before and during a journey. Hart-Boillot’s FlightPlan methodology relies on a process-based framework to achieve successful business outcomes while setting the stage for ground-breaking creativity. Its results can be seen through numerous client examples.

Nicolas's keen interest in climate change began in the early 1990s when he worked at the University of Minnesota’s Limnological Research Center for climatologist Kerry Kelts. This interest, combined with his love of the outdoors and experience hiking on three continents, fueled the creation of HB’s clean technology area of expertise; an area of significant business opportunity and personal fulfillment. Nicolas’ volunteer and philanthropic interests revolve around conservation, renewable energy and the preservation of open spaces.

Nicolas regularly speaks on branding and public relations topics to industry groups, most recently to the Boston Association of IT Professionals (AITP), GSAS Harvard Biotechnology Club, and Yankee IABC Senior Corporate Communicators Group.

He has also presented for the Middlebury Entrepreneurs Mentoring Service and is a founder of Middlebury’s intensive winter term program, MiddCORE – Creativity, Organization, Risk and Entrepreneurship.

Katie Delach specializes in developing PR campaigns for clients in the healthcare and high-technology industries. As a member of several client teams, she works to develop public relations strategies that position her clients as industry leaders and experts in the eyes of their key constituencies.

Katie has helped secure media coverage in outlets her clients deem valuable and prestigious. To her clients, Katie brings a growing knowledge of various industries and a passion for learning and perfecting her craft.

As social media outlets become more influential across industries, Katie works on behalf of her clients to reach target audiences on blogs, as well as in online newsletters and radio broadcasts. Her clients have been covered in a variety of trade magazines focusing on healthcare, technology and automation, as well as resource and service control software, Carrier Ethernet and service provider technology.

Prior to joining Hart-Boillot, Katie worked abroad as a member of the Walt Disney Resort Paris Travel Industry Marketing team. She also spent several years as a Master Control Operator for Hartford’s Fox and CW affiliate stations.

Katie holds a Master of Science in Public Relations from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Penn State University.

Andrea joined Hart-Boillot as an account coordinator in June 2007. By August of that year she earned the role of account manager, in which she drives communications programs for an array of emerging-growth technology companies. Working with clients in industries such as CRM, telecommunications, power conversion, and energy measurement, she thrives on helping pioneering companies build brand awareness; developing close relationships with influential media and analysts; and, crafting unique, compelling story angles to share her clients’ messages with the world.

Whether building a client’s credibility through thought-leadership articles or demonstrating the client’s technical savvy via e-cast commentary, Andrea’s top goal remains the same: garner positive exposure for her clients in the media that reach their most important audiences. Her clients have been featured in some of the most widely-read and influential high-tech trade publications, including EE Times, EDN, ED, PET, EP, and Xchange Magazine.

Andrea graduated Magna Cum Laude from Mount Holyoke College.

Matt is an award-winning designer with nearly a decade of professional design experience. He enjoys the challenge of concept development and creating unique ideas that will stand out and be memorable. Since joining Hart-Boillot in 2007, Matt has produced a number of projects for industry-leading technology companies including the re-introduction of the EMC Celerra NS20 Kit and promotion for the EMC Clariion AX4.

Previously, Matt worked as a designer at Cramer, where he specialized in event marketing and helped clients create successful campaigns in the life sciences and retail/consumer industries. His client base at Cramer included EMD Serono, Bayer HealthCare, Gillette, and Norelco.

To maintain his sanity outside of work, Matt enjoys playing golf, singing and dancing, and eating meat. Matt graduated from the College of Visual and Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth with a BFA in Graphic Design and Letterform.

Kevin has been a creative force in marketing communications for almost two decades. As creative director of the agency, Kevin ensures that our clients’ online and offline branding initiatives are strategically and tactically sound. His passion for unique ideas and breakthrough messaging foster a vibrant creative atmosphere.

As a creative director, graphic designer, and writer, he has guided award-winning advertising and branding engagements for clients such as Aviat Aircraft, EMC, Harvard University, HP, Milton CAT, Northeastern University and Soapstone Networks.

He serves on the board of the Waltham Family YMCA, actively supports Maynard Youth Football, coaches Little League baseball, and works with a variety of non-profit organizations. When he’s not enjoying time with his family or yelling at his four children to stop throwing the tennis ball off the house, Kevin can be found sipping bourbon and watching the Patriots, Sox or the UFC.

Justin specializes in using Web-based tools to build and improve brands. Currently spearheading our podcasting campaign, his enthusiasm is contagious and his flow of creative ideas endless. Since joining the creative team in 2008, Justin has forged strong client relationships and delivered sharp design solutions. A recent innovation of Justin’s was using baseballs cards for a B2B high technology engagement.

Justin’s use of strong typography paired with bold visuals has helped improve communication initiatives for Harvard University, Soapstone Networks, and EMC’s President’s Club.

Outside of work, Justin can be found on a golf course or basketball court – or praising the television show, “The Shield.” He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in graphic arts from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and claims to bleed orange.

Amanda creates integrated designs for a variety of clients, including Harvard University, Northeastern University, ING, and EMC. She manages projects to ensure that the final product accomplishes its goals and is completed on time and on budget. Her attention to detail and strong client relationships ensure that her work hits the mark. The team dubbed Amanda “Queen of Paper,” as her in-depth knowledge of paper ensures the ideal medium is selected for each project.

Before joining Hart-Boillot Amanda worked at Edelman as the art director, where she managed numerous clients, including Walmart, GE ecomagination, and Pfizer. Amanda's work on the National Association of Broadcasters Digital Television campaign received a Bronze Mercury Award for Consumer Account of the Year and her brochure for the Biotechnology Industry Organization won a Bronze Anvil award.

In her spare time, Amanda enjoys competing in triathlons, traveling to unique destinations, and attending basketball games (where she is quite the intense fan!). Amanda graduated cum laude from The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Communications.

Perrin McCormick joined Hart-Boillot in 2004 as an account coordinator in the Public Relations department. She quickly worked her way up to account manager and now serves as account director, managing client relationships and helping clients define their communication strategies.

Although she currently focuses her attention on PR accounts, Perrin has used her project management and communication skills to successfully manage numerous design projects, including both Web and print work. Perrin works with her clients to craft illustrative B2B stories that demonstrate the client’s value proposition and capture editorial attention in both horizontal and vertical media outlets. She has placed stories on AuntMinnie.com, CNN.com and in CRM Magazine, Insurance Networking News, and Manufacturing Business Technology, among many others.

Perrin loves working at Hart-Boillot because she gets to spend her days dreaming up new ways to help companies generate brand awareness. She spends time outside of the office reading cookbooks, making lists, and finding the sun. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Perrin helped spearhead the Boston alumnae Club’s resurgence.

Dawn Sullivan has specialized in technology and consumer public relations for more than a decade and joined Hart-Boillot as Managing Director of Public Relations in May, 2008. Through the course of her career, she has worked with emerging growth companies in the networking, business intelligence, telecommunications, semiconductor, CRM, business process outsourcing and consumer goods markets to develop successful public relations strategies that increase mindshare with the audiences that matter.

Dawn's hands-on management style includes staying connected to the industry influencers and media that shape the climate in which her clients do business. She has secured high-profile coverage in outlets including BusinessWeek, Forbes, Fortune, CNN, Dow Jones, The Associated Press, The Boston Globe and The Wall Street Journal. Under her leadership, her teams have consistently executed award-winning campaigns across consumer and business media that combine PR know-how with creative, buzz-inducing flair. To her clients, Dawn brings a unique ability to align PR strategies with business goals in order to deliver measurable results.

As social media and Web 2.0 continue to change the public relations landscape, Dawn has successfully developed and executed campaigns that reach audiences through television, blogs, online and specialized publications for companies ranging from data warehouse appliances, mobile ringtone providers, instant messaging platforms to online dating services. Her clients have been featured on CNN, The Mike and Juliet Show and local television markets across the country as well as in Allure, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Maximum Fitness, Women's Health, Time and USA Today.

Dawn graduated cum laude from Boston University's College of Communications with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations.

With over twelve years of Advertising and Graphic Design under her belt, Christine Tesseo joined the Hart-Boillot team in 2005 as a Senior Graphic Designer. During her tenure at Hart-Boillot, Christine has honed her craft performing exceptional design work for the dynamic range of clientele that we have been honored to work with.

Christine started her career as an Art Director at a small advertising agency in Atlanta, GA. She hit the ground running developing various ad and brand campaigns for clients such as SunTrust Bank, Home Depot and Symatec. After five years in Atlanta, she made the move to New England to further her career in the communication arts. She joined a small creative boutique where she worked with various colleges around the country on branding and collateral initiatives, and then made the move to Hart-Boillot.

Christine received her BFA from the Atlanta College of Art and Design in 1996. She is a mother of two and enjoys hiking, camping, kayaking, and spending time with her family.