Hey, it's Mitch!
I'm a communications strategist leading AI-powered transformation to help global teams tell sharper, smarter, insight-driven stories.
Experience
Full CV →RTX
Integrated Communications & AI Lead
Aug 2022 – Present
Leading AI-powered transformation across global communications, from adoption strategy to enterprise-scale training and tool deployment.
Land O'Lakes
Social Media Associate
Apr 2021 – Jul 2022
Led social strategy and creator partnerships across consumer and agribusiness brands, including campaigns that set brand organic reach records.
Colle McVoy & Exponent PR
Account Executive
Jan 2019 – Apr 2021
Managed integrated communications programs for agricultural and consumer brands at a leading Minneapolis agency.
University of Northern Iowa
Student Website Designer
May 2015 – Dec 2018
Designed and maintained department websites for UNI administrative and academic units.
Selected Work
Building the AI Operating Model for Global Communications
Turning early experimentation into a structured adoption model for a global communications function.
Farnborough Airshow
Bringing the RTX brand to life on aerospace's biggest global stage.
Eat It Like You Own It
Giving people permission to indulge, knowing every bite supports farmer-owners.
Turning Lawn Data Into a Brand Story
Reframing lawn care as culture — a branded content platform built for PR, owned, and shareable storytelling.
From Four Brands to oneRTX
Helping the world meet RTX.
Turning Summit Attention Into Targeted Influence
Translating a high-stakes industry event into an integrated influence campaign.
Built with AI.
In my free time.
These aren't side projects. They're proof that the skills I bring to enterprise work translate directly into shipping real products.
2025 Baking Day
https://2025bakingday.mitchleonard.comCustom family event site built for our annual Christmas baking day. Includes a fully playable Asteroids-style game with real difficulty scaling — it gets harder the longer you survive.
Moon Runner
https://mitchleonard.github.io/moonrunner/An endless runner game with a live leaderboard and genuine game theory built in. Not a template — designed and built from scratch.
Daily
https://daily.mitchleonard.comA habit tracking app with a fully functional database backend and user authentication. Built because the existing apps were either too complex or too shallow.
Pebble Path
https://pebble-path-app.web.appA lightweight health tracker that removes the burden of calorie counting while giving users a simple, customizable interface they'll actually use.