As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, I am responsible for growing our Special Project Sales. These are programs that walk the line between traditional Aftermarket Replacement/Upgrades and Original Equipment as well as many other damper programs for non automotive use. Excited to grow this division of BILSTEIN both in North America and Globally.

Manage a Nationwide Group of Accounts including, OE, Aftermarket, Defense, and Speciality Vehicles that purchase BILSTEIN Shock Absorbers. Manage many projects that are proprietary partnerships & collaborations between BILSTEIN and the Customer for their exclusive parts.

Key Account Sales Manager - Nationwide customer base.

Part time Guest Driver to give high speed rides in a NASCAR Cup RaceCar primarily at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Also called in from time to time to drive for media, commercial and movie spots.

Long Term Volunteer - it is an awesome privilege to serve along with my wife at Grace Covenant Church and lead Worship along with an amazingly talented, and anointed group of musicians and singers.

Part Time Driving Instructor / Ride Driver for RPDE in NASCAR Cup Race Cars. Started Nov.2006 with RPDE. RPDE was acquired by NRE.

Managed and increased the size of the State Farm Insurance and SafeCo Insurance accounts for Wilburn at the Concord, North Carolina location. • Insured top customer service to the end customer as well as internal customers, and team members.• Worked with body shop technicians from beginning of job to the vehicle delivery to the customer to make sure repair work is happening in a timely and in accordance with industry standards.• Performed quality control checks on vehicles during the repair process and that the final repairs were performed correctly.• Investigated insurance vehicle claims for damage and total losses by using 3 point contact with claimant, insured, and insurance company. • Handed out and assigned work as needed and necessary based off of technician level and ability according to the job.• Worked under guidelines and rules set forth by the I-CAR standards, insurance company standards, and Wilburn Auto standards.• Managed files to reconcile and match parts invoices, vendor invoices and time cards for the job performed.

Based out of North Carolina, I was responsible for a ten state region to develop into a productive sales and recruiting territory as well as develop processes to be used later to build a successful nationwide admissions/recruiting team.• Subject Matter Expert for recruiting and admissions for SAM.• Manage and develop processes to be used later in the high school recruiting market for SAM• Put processes in place to hire and build up a successful sales & recruiting team both field based and campus based.• Required to be knowledgeable of Federal Financial Aid processes, and other Federal guidelines regarding for profit education.• Generate interest in a small family owned school that was unfamiliar to the East Coast.• Be successful daily in a self-supervised role based out of a virtual home office.• Develop and write a full high school presentation to be used nationwide in high schools.• Work and create exposure at various motorsport events throughout the region.• Responsible for monthly admissions department budget.

To present to, and recruit students from the High School market into post-secondary technical education programs.• Opened North Carolina as a new territory for Lincoln College of Technology.• Worked with high school guidance counselors, teachers and career development coordinators to present high energy, student focused presentations of various LCT programs.• Conduct detailed follow-up to interested students and their parents.• Set realistic expectations of Lincoln College of Technology. Both for student’s expectation of the school as well as the school’s expectation of the student.• Required to be knowledgeable of Federal Financial Aid processes • Generate interest in a school that was unfamiliar in this area.• Successful daily in a self-supervised role based out of a home office.

To recruit students for a post-secondary technical education while providing a student with a realistic plan of success from the first day of classes through job placement. • Managed and created nationwide new leads generation and follow up process from inquiry to graduation from training programs.• Organized corporate marketing, local and regional Chamber of Commerce, industry trade shows and recruiting events for up to 1000 guests with budgets up to $40,000.• Proactively remained apprised of industry trends, innovations, competitive schools, responsibilities and duties of race team operations and retail automotive market.• Ability to give overview and direction of all functions of the school and its programs to have correct information to present to potential students.• Selected as local Subject Matter Expert (SME) to mentor existing employees and train new employees on effective selective recruitment and phone sales skills. • Facilitated quarterly training for entire sales team. • Mentored and trained new sales representatives, and teammates in customer service and relationship building and sales process of post secondary education via telephone.• Received Schools “Team Player Award” in 2004 and 2005.• Successfully recruited 806 students from 2003-2008, generating $20,150,000 in new student revenue for the company.• Maintained a 54.5% enrollment to start rate and an 88% retention rate for students who enrolled. Team averages were 49% for enrollment and 75% retention rate for enrolled students.

Represented AFLAC as an independent insurance agent by marketing their policies to individuals and employee groups. • Developed new accounts and sales process management for individual and group supplemental insurance. • Created Lead Generation by cold calling, direct solicitations and marketing efforts.• Handled customer service each policy holders, including claims and general policy coverage. • Acted as Point of Contact for benefits professionals at Winn-Dixie, Salvation Army and Greyhound bus lines. • Required to be knowledgeable and adhere to NC, SC and VA Insurance Department regulations for insurance sales.• Keep in close contact with all accounts currently marketing AFLAC thru the payroll market place.• Provided Group/Public presentations to market AFLAC. • Maintained positive relationships with all policy holders, and businesses.• Received the AFLAC’s Fireball, All-Star, and Triple Crown Award’s.• Recognized as a top five agent for sales volume in North Carolina within AFLAC.

Duncan Automotive Network; Managed all aspects of the Service/Parts Department for Holiday Outdoors division of Duncan Automotive Network. Insured superiority in customer service, and exceptional General Management commitment to service/parts department.• Managed schedules and distributed task assignment for service technicians. • Assured department delivery of excellent customer service quantified by customer surveys.• Maintained and managed parts/service department inventories.• Controlled revenue received through the parts and service departments and balanced daily ledger. • Compiled and reported monthly quota/earnings reports to dealership’s general manager and controller.• Served as liaison between customers and management in order to maintain high level of resolution and satisfaction for parties.

Generated sales leads for the Holiday Ford-Mazda division of the Duncan Automotive Network through direct and indirect marketing.• Developed new business from existing accounts as well as develop new accounts.• Captured leads and qualified potential clients via telephone and in person.• Distributed qualified leads generated to the sales associates.• Trained new sales people on the Duncan Automotive sales approach and customer service.• Assisted Finance Department in obtaining credit information and qualified customers with lenders.