For the past twelve years, Peak Outsourcing has been a leader in business process outsourcing for essential business functions from customer contact center agents to record retrieval and more. I am excited to hold the position of Vice President of Sales and Business Development to continue to grow Peak Outsourcing's business and footprint in the United States and worldwide making inroads into new industries and providing business solutions to drive efficiency and cost effectiveness. Find us at: peakoutsourcing.com

Consultant to the largest financial services companies in the industry, including Equitable, Transamerica, Global Atlantic, Lincoln, and Prudential. Identifying opportunities for growth and efficiencies in annuity and life insurance businesses, strategy creation and execution, and skill development to increase business and enhance reputation as an industry thought leader working with underserved markets. • Established consulting, training, and public speaking firm in 2011 as the sole owner and employee, generating $200,000 in business in the first year through contacts and reputation in the industry. Revenue has increased each year since 2011.• Increased clients’ market share by identifying issues impeding growth, defining the problem, prioritizing issues by impact, developing and communicating a plan to the organization, and executing the established plan. Client acquisition comes solely through referrals and existing industry relationships.

Devised and implemented robust distribution, sales, and marketing strategies for Midland National and North American life insurance companies. Established multi-channel market approach for Midland National and North American Life and Annuity, distributing and marketing annuity, life, and investment products in distinctly different channels and marketing methods. Selected as a key member of executive management business and sales review team, influencing operations, product development, internal rate setting, sales, and marketing strategies.• Pursued sales targets aggressively and led companies (Midland National and North American Life and Annuity) in generating record sales.• Developed and executed robust distribution and marketing strategies for companies while managing channel conflict and developing core value propositions for two companies.• Directed internal and external sales teams at Midland National and North American, achieving record sales results and rankings in each channel within the first year while serving as Chief Distribution Officer.

Established and grew wholesale distribution and individual retirement product division for Sammons Retirement Solutions, including multi-channel, annuity, and life distribution strategies. Utilized experience and contacts from former roles to create and execute a plan to build and develop a new business unit in under 12 months.• Created plan to build business units’ infrastructure and executed on plan recruiting and hiring top-performing sales, marketing, business development, and asset management teams.• Built Sammons Retirement Solutions from the ground up in partnership with the division’s president transforming it into a billion-dollar entity within three years.• Secured 100+ selling agreements upon the business unit's go-to-market launch to distribute annuities, life insurance, and mutual fund products resulting in sales exceeding established goals.• Ensured proper allocation and utilization of resources while managing a multi-million-dollar budget.

Devised and implemented robust sales and business development strategies nationwide in an extremely competitive marketplace. Gained comprehensive experience and subject matter expertise in mutual funds, fixed annuity, index annuity, variable annuity, and life insurance solutions while leading sales, distribution, and marketing functions. Recognized as subject matter expert with financial services media, including frequent interviews with key publications including Wall Street Journal, Investment News, and Think Advisor. Built partnerships with distributor firms by establishing and fostering relationships with senior management contacts. Utilized top-notch communication skills to create and deliver numerous sales and business development presentations on behalf of ING Financial Solutions at industry conferences and sales meetings. Contributed to designing and enhancing ING Financial Solutions’ product set through competitive intelligence and market demand analysis while coordinating with product development teams.• Received ING’s Circle of Honor Award for Outstanding Achievement in business development and relationship management for building and leading ING’s Business Development Group in 2003 and 2010.• Achieved #4 industry sales ranking in Bank channel and #5 in Wirehouse channel by increasing ING annuity sales from $2.5B in 2006 to $4.16B in 2008.• Ensured proper allocation and utilization of resources through accurate budgetary needs projection and managing functional business unit budgets in excess of $25M annually.• Directed 5 divisional sales managers and 65 wholesalers and delivered record annuity sales results within one year of accepting the position of Channel Head/National Sales Manager of NYSE full-service brokerage and financial institution division channels.• Exceptional performance resulting in multiple promotions from Project Manager/Training Coordinator in 2000 to SVP, Head of Sales and Relationship Management position in 2010.