Vice President Sales & Marketing
Winward International Inc.
• Handled sales and marketing efforts for this international home accents importer/manufacturer • Increased sales with existing key accounts and brought new key accounts on board- Smith & Hawken, Kirklands, Williams-Sonoma, Restoration Hardware, Colonial Williamsburg, Overstock.com, Target.com, The Great Indoors, Gumps, TJMaxx, HomeGoods, & more • Created domestic manufacturing facility at the company’s SF Bay Area location, generating a new line of product “from scratch” worth $500,000 in new sales in less than 6 months • Upgraded web site design and ecommerce for two company web sites- handled design, maintenance, ecommerce functionality and on-line product selection • Laid off when company downsized due to tough economic situation