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Charlotte, NC, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Utopaya provides value-based advisory and consulting services specializing in the payments industry. Specific engagements include guiding independent software platforms (ISV's) to monetizing their payment volume, ISV valuation on behalf of private equity/investment firms, and fractional Chief Payments Officer services. For business inquiries, please.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

-Responsible for Clearent's ISV Business Development go-to-market strategy, pipeline development, and productivity -Create & implement marketing programs to improve the productivity of Clearent's Direct sales channel through 3rd party product partnerships

Columbus, GA, US

Lead the Business Development organization in the Health & Consumer Services market tasked with crafting integrated payments partnerships with software companies in targeted vertical markets including Healthcare, Non-Profit, Health & Wellness, Education, and more. Responsible for entire long-term sales cycles, our team owns the process from prospecting.

Columbus, GA, US

Dotted line leadership responsibility for a team of 3 Business Development Managers in the ISV channel, parting with software vendors across multiple verticals.

Columbus, GA, US

As a Senior Business Development Manager at TSYS, I'm tasked with identifying and signing integrated software partners in the healthcare space to enable payment processing, driving efficiency at the practice level. With a specific focus on Practice Management/EHR, Medical Billing, and RCM software products, I work with tech firms to streamline their.

St Paul, MN, US

• Manage $78 million (retail sales) in 3 different buyer categories within 3 departments.
• Excel in working cross-functionally with marketing, supply chain, forecasting, shopper insights, finance, and trade planning to develop successful programs for both 3M and Lowe's
• Execute marketing/product plans for 3M Safety™ and Electrical business, managing brands including Scotch™, and 3M Safety™
• Develop and implement short and long term business plans for division and category to achieve sales volume goals
• Develop strong relationship with customer to ensure open dialogue is always achieved, providing foundation for discussion and resolution of difficult business situations
• Coordinate and communicate activities of competitive vendors such as pricing adjustments, promotional programs, new items, special packs and consumer marketing activities

St Paul, MN, US

Specialized in pushing the sales of 3M products in the paint industry. Grew sales 18% over LY, equating to a $700,000 increase. Was responsible for 300+ paint and distributor accounts throughout the states of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York. My primary responsibility was to interact with end-users on a daily basis to assess opportunities.

Bachelor Of Economics, Economics

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General