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Portland, Oregon, United States

Representing vendors and consulting dealers in the Custom Integration (CI) environment for audio, visual, lighting, networking, and AI-driven smart-home integrations. Managing Oregon and Southern Idaho markets.

San Diego, California, United States

Design. Fabricate. Install. Integrate.Boutique linear lighting for the modern aesthetic. Hard-wired battery powered? White spectrum or color spectrum? Why not both? Indoor, outdoor, spa and drive-over rated lighting to reimagine your space. Serving the residential, hospitality, retail, scenic, stage, road, and mobile lighting environments.

Greater San Diego Area

It's bespoke only when it's crafted for the first time. Recycled || Repurposed || RespokeOld-tech meets new design: bespoke craftsmanship of modern furniture pieces, making use of upcycled materials with a blend of modern tech.

Greater San Diego Area

Managed international (Tijuana, MX) inside sales team to $6M revenue FY2019-20’; 28% growth year-over-year. Netsuite CRM architect, implementation manager, and administrator across all sales and customer service divisions.Deployed Paystand to secure e-pay transactions for direct sales customers into Netsuite ERP.Integrated automated billing, invoicing, and journal entry processes, reducing accounting labor and overhead.Brokered the sale of energy assets and unclaimed rebates to the American Efficiency PECO programs, securing recurring, non-inventory revenue streams. Created in-house databases for 2M+ invoices to report eligible sales across 20,000+ zip codes for monthly reconciliation.Onboarded 800+ SKUs into The Home Depot & Lowes online marketplaces.

Greater San Diego Area

Engaged decision-makers across west coast distribution/fulfillment centers and 3PL hubs to eschew high cost-of-repair industry standards for McCue’s robust line of materials handling protection (e.g. flex-core bollards, rack guards).Consulted engineers on product specification, procurement, and OSHA compliance for new construction and retrofits.Remote national account manager balancing 50% travel with strategic prospecting, opportunity generation, specification and sale. Cross-team collaboration with procurement and logistics teams to ensure smooth delivery.

Greater San Diego Area

$1M quota: $1.1M in 2017, $1.8M in 2018. Largest project was 11+mo and $500K+ (Palacia de Hierro, Mexico City).Successful hunter that identified, engaged and sold to C-suite at fixture manufacturers, fabricators, and design firms. Collaborated with architects, designers, and engineers to specify LEDs, electrical loads and layouts, and integration. Revised RFPs and designs to be UL Class 2 compliant for illuminated fixtures, displays, and whole store environments. Traveled extensively (50-75%) to NY, NJ, and MD; balanced in-person meetings, rapid prototyping, work, and travel.Consulted multiple $100K+ installations (e.g. DKNY in NYC, KITH in Hollywood, Palacio de Hierro in Mexico City, etc).

Greater San Diego Area

• Developed a $3.5m book-of-business of sold and leased residential rooftop solar systems across San Diego County.• Managed full life cycle sales (1-8 months): lead generation, design, sale, installation, and ongoing service.• Conducted >500 residential solar consultations to analyze solar feasibility and financial ROI.• Generated and executed all project proposals, amendments, and final contracts for clients. • Logged all communications with customers in SalesForce CRM and communicated project updates daily with operations using various backend project management services.

Greater San Diego Area

• Recognized as 3rd highest performer in Southern California/Hawaii region for the month of March.• Excelled in generating qualified leads by leveraging key relationships with our partners Home Depot and Best Buy.• Consistently exceeded monthly quota for lead generation; fast-tracked for promotion to Consultant.

Conducted research 10+ hours weekly in the field of affective forecasting on the consequence of being caught “red-minded”.

Cambridge, Ma

• Preside over the Referee Program for Harvard College Intramural Athletics.• Manage recruitment, employment, shift assignment, and payroll for 50+ employees.

Boston, Ma

● Managed 50+ employees of Trademark Tours' Private Tour division. ● Researched, developed, integrated, and managed Zoho Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for corporate management across 4 distinct divisions. ● Forecasted and maintained a balanced division budget that yielded company-best profits for quarters 1 and 2, 2012.

Troy, Mt

● Fought 6 Wild-land Forest Fires with the USDA Wild-land Forest Fire Division. ● Conducted regeneration, pre-thin, and old-growth stand examinations in Kootenai National Forest.● Revised and integrated efficient and cost-effective tube maintenance and removal for regenerated trees.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Environmental Science & Public Policy (Espp)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Environmental Science And Public Policy (Espp)

Activities and Societies: Accolades - Decorated NCAA D1 Track & Field athlete, 4th in Javelin @ Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (2010).

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Activities and Societies: National Honor Society, Jazz Band, Pep Band, Student CouncilValedictorian Top 1% Montana University System.