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Hospitality Lighting, mid / high-end decorative Lighting Rep Agency for the Architectural and Design community primary focus on the NYC hospitality design market.- Account management for all phases of the specification process, sales and marketing, inventory, customer service, vendor performance and profitability. - Worked directly with the Hospitality specifier, LC / Architect and or Interior Designer - Selected the best luminaires with the right technology for the specified project- Communicated the design intent to the client- Partnered through the submittal review stage to confirm that project requirements and luminaire details corroborate, thus reducing RFI's ( Requests for Information) during installation- Obtained budget pricing for project estimates by receiving quotes based on drawings, design recommendations, and overall design criteria and recommended design costs.- Ascertained the client/project benefit from the Value Engineering "VE" lighting package being offered.- Increased sales volume in the NYC territory for Hospitality sales by 2 million in 2013- Consistently increased goals based on previous months totals.- Full submittal bid package warranting the best pricing, ship dates, certifications for the respective Procurement Agency / owner

Independent Decorative Lighting Representative with several boutique lines from Europe working with the A&D specification market to influence the design scope towards an elevated level of appreciation for global lighting design. • Offered a vast knowledge of the American and Overseas lighting market.• Communicated the design intent to the client• Developed annual business plans resulting a being recognized as among best in territory.• Manage all operations, including setting and administration of weekly, monthly and annual budgets, inventory control, P&L and customer service• Worked directly with the specifier, LC or engineer - ensuring all fixtures and merchandise have the correct part numbers, lamp requirements and mounting details. Obtained all necessary permits, UL certification for for final building inspection, ETL certification for certain applications and serve as liaison to vendors, suppliers and ensuring all inventory reception and quality.• Import & export of lighting fixtures and systems• Grew the market base for the brands represented by 80% for Illinois and the Chicagoland region• Oversaw daily operations, including specification process, sales calls and marketing, inventory, customer service, personal performance and profitability.• Paired the specified luminaries with the right technology/systems for the specified project• Partnered through the submittal review stage to confirm that project requirements and luminaire details corroborate, thus reducing RFI's ( Requests for Information) during installation• Obtained budget pricing for project estimates by receiving quotes based on drawings, design recommendations, and overall design criteria and recommended design costs.• Ascertained the client/project benefit from the Value Engineering "VE" lighting package being offered.• Consistently increased goals based on previous months totals.

Hospitality Lighting Rep agency

Worked with the professional design community to share the Lightology point of view on workplace planning, commercial and contract lighting systems and residential application lighting consolation. Provided Lightology’s unlimited lighting research, sustainable design and product solutions. Offered planning resources and product collateral to help guide the specification process. Managed the project tracking the major specifications, supported owner selling/national account efforts, and worked directly with distributor specification representatives in the Chicagoland and midwest territory. • Meet with over 10K+ A&D accounts locally and over 50K A&D nationally.• Manage inside sales team of 7 people.• Closed sales resulting in 85% success rate.• Followed-up with all customers as well as general public relations inquires and requests.• Networking and cold calls to build sales and increase sales volume by 92%.• Supported showroom for retail sales of $1.5 - $4 million annually.• Maintained all sales/design responsibilities in a timely and professional manner.• Negotiated selling price with customers and provided a high level customer service.• Recognized four times as the top sales professional of the retail sales floor based on quarterly revenue.• Managed a staff of 5 sales consultants 3 of which were Certified Lighting Consultants/ Specialists.• Doubled sales volume for contract lighting sales• Hosted all A&D Chicago for Lighting, IALD and IES events in our 15K square foot showroom.• Received Certification for Lighting Consultation and Lighting Specialist from the American Lighting Association.

France's largest contemporary furniture manufacturer, Ligne Roset, renowned for its award-winning designs for the modern interior. Make regular sales calls to assigned territory/accounts to cultivate customer relations and satisfaction with service provided. Maximize the sale of supplier brands to the trade and consumer through effective territory planning, selling and communicating that permits achievement of company and supplier objectives.• Sales outreach to Architects, Interior Designers and Developers.• Work with Design Assistant on staff to do renderings and presentations.• Procured new sales leads and meeting monthly sales goals through cold calling and marketing outreach.• Meet with Interior Designers on site for residential design consultation.

Ensured a consistently memorable customer shopping experience in the Home Collection Department while generating meaningful revenue and positive operating profit for their store. • Established, developed and maintained business relationships with customers in the assigned territory/market segment to generate new business for the organization. • Researched, organized and presented sales reports/quota attainment results as required by the management team. • Provided sales account management support, analyzed current and historical sales activity in design and home trends for assigned territory to identify opportunities and meet/exceed assigned monthly quotas and placement objectives. • Recommend, create/designed programs utilizing full knowledge of the home collections live inventory • Provided first line of customer support by using tools and techniques for documented customer interactions, addressed circumstances and behaviors that lead to customer dissatisfaction by asking questions and offering solutions.

Interior Design Associate· interior design consultation· review and create floor plans using Auto CAD· personalized color schemes· full customization of furniture · home accessorizing