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Greater Chicago Area

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Newark, Ca

Greater Chicago Area

Santa Barbara, California, United States

- Global Amazon Sales Lead (Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon Germany, Amazon France, Amazon Italy, Amazon Spain, Amazon Japan)- Led our AMG, AMS, merchandizing and promotional sell through campaigns- Grew revenue 320% YOY in 2017- Increased Amazon US category market share from 5% to 30% in 2017

Chicago, Illinois

- Managed Amazon, Amazon Canada, Walmart.com, Nexcom, Ingram Micro, D&H, Wynit and closeout channels- Led Amazon to 91% YoY Growth in 2017- Increased Q1 Amazon product margin by 298% YOY as a result of improving the product mix, raising costs on new items and eliminating pricing arbitrage in the third-party marketplace- Managed an Amazon variable marketing budget of $1 million for AMS, AMG, and retail merchandising packages

Chicago, Il

- Managed Amazon, Amazon Canada, Ingram Micro, D&H, Walmart.com, Newegg, Fry's Electronics, Micro Center, Canada Computers, NCIX, Memory Express, Tiger Direct, Wynit and closeout channels- Grew Amazon business by 89% in 2016- Achieved 137% growth at Ingram Micro in 2016- Managed a $20,000 monthly Amazon AMS keyword marketing budget to a 6.5:1 ROI- Eliminated counterfeit issues in Amazon third-party marketplace saving the company over $750,000 annually- Stabilized pricing on our key mouse pad SKUs by eliminating third-party sellers from the Amazon Marketplace- Restructured our North American distribution business model to reverse eroding profits caused be increasing online pricing arbitrage

Mettawa, Il

- Managed the business relationships between CDW and over 125 corporate accounts- Designed and implemented action plans to strategically grow corporate accounts and increase market share- Maintained strong working relationships with IT professionals, C-Level contacts and purchasing agents- Responsible for ensuring that all projects were completed on schedule and under budget- Leveraged vendor relationships to drive profitability and penetration into corporate accounts- Exceeded 2010 annual sales quotas with 109% gross profit and 107% revenue according to plan- Recorded 120% year over year revenue growth and 162% profit growth from 2009 to 2010- Surpassed 2011 revenue targets with 109% revenue goal attainment - Achieved 42% revenue growth and 25% profit growth year over year from 2010 to 2011- Held industry sales certifications with many top partners- VMware Sales Professional (VSP)- Symantec Sales Expert (SSE)- Adobe Certified Sales Professional (CSP) - Acrobat X, CS5, Volume Licensing- NetApp Accredited Sales Professional (NASP)- HP Accredited Sales Professional (ASP)- EMC Proven Professional- Microsoft Sales Accreditation- Cisco Sales Expert (CSE)

Chicago, Il

- Prospected new sales leads through cold calling campaigns and face to face sales efforts- Generated over $85,000 dollars in new revenue through season, partial season, and group tickets- Organized and led meetings with prospective customers to view United Center facilities and available seating locations- Provided basic customer service on active accounts

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Assisted with game day operations at all home football games. Responsibilities included stadium prep, ushering, and the handling of customer service issues in my area of the stadium.