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Glendale, Wi, Us

Lead the Strategic Sales initiatives for the US leading custom manufacturer of industrial and automotive piston rings whose products meet the US9001 certification standards.Principal point of contact for the company's largest strategic accounts in Grover's largest trade channels including Industrial & Mobile Hydraulics, Air & Gas Compressors, Large Base Diesel Engines, Power Shift Transmissions, Shock Absorbers, Hydro-electric, Oil & Gas, and other Custom Products. Key customers include Caterpillar, Progress Rail, Gardner Denver/Ingersoll Rand/Gardner Denver, Atlas Copco, Hyster-Yale, and moreCollaborate with Engineers, Quality, and Supply Chain Professionals with leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's) to develop custom sealing solutions to ensure their products achieve maximum efficiency.

Schaumburg, Il, Us

Initiated strategic national partnerships with the largest commercial restaurant and hospitality employers to source culinary talent and to train and educate their workforces. Member of the Le Cordon Bleu Senior Leadership Team.Established 37 national partnerships with top restaurant and hospitality companies such as Disney, Marriott, Hilton, The Cheesecake Factory, Darden, Brookfield Senior Living, Bon Appetit, Vail Resorts and others in the areas of recruiting and training/education.

Schaumburg, Il, Us

Secure educational partnership agreements between Fortune 1000 firms and American InterContinental University (AIU). Leverage company's tuition assistance benefits and university's marketing offerings to make education more affordable for its workforce helping to recruit and retain talent.

Schaumburg, Il, Us

Managed and strengthened relationships with largest reseller channel customers for regionally accredited Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University to increase university enrollments. Primary customers included the largest 3rd party tuition assistance providers EdAssist, Edcor, and Scholastic Management Services.

Maitland, Florida, Us

Accountable for marketing full-service online partnership model to universities. Established relationships with Senior Academic higher education administrators (Provost, CFO, VP Enrollment, Deans, Program Directors, etc.) with Tier 1 private and public universities to complement ground programs and online offerings.

Bloomington, In, Us

Developed new business and partnerships with corporate clients which improved the firms strategic, organizational, and competitive capabilities. Led collaborative efforts between the client and faculty to design, develop, and deliver customized blended and online leadership and other functional education programs.

Vernon Hills, Il, Us

Managed and led the Trade Marketing function including strategic pricing, product, placement, and promotion decisions with the company's largest customers (Home Depot, Lowe's, Menard's, and others). Served as the primary leader and point of contact between Marketing and Field Sales organization.

Business

Mba, Management