2008 Summit Achievement Award2008 Peak Achievement Award2008 Sales Margin Award2009 Summit Achievement

Recruited to be responsible for turning around the Northwest Region, including operations, sales, profitability, personnel management and public relations for this packaging company. Quickly turned around a poorly performing business, revitalized a 6-person regional sales team and built sales by 83% to $3.5 million in less than 5 years.Recognized as Branch of the Year in 1997.Conducted value and cost control analysis and instituted new product designs to take competitive advantage and meet evolving customer product and pricing needs.Prepared the sales and operational budgets, recruited and developed staff, managed inventory control and prepared capital improvement budgets.

Promoted to manage a $160 million account base and 85 food industry customers throughout Washington, Oregon and Alaska for this $3.5 billion food container and closure corporation.Oversaw sales forecasting, budgeting and inventory control. Conducted market studies, created customer profiles, prepared bid proposals and presentations to customers and ensured that all customer product specification requirements were consistently adhered to.Coordinated technical assistance and equipment service to meet changing customer needs.Managed the NW Corrective Action Team and resolved product quality issues.Regional Sales Rep 1: handled $70 million account base for the upper Midwest region.