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St. Louis, Mo, Us

Fenton, Missouri, United States

• Build and maintain relationships with diverse clienteles including architects, builders, contractors, designers and retail outlets• Develop innovative marketing strategies to create a memorable retail brand and corporate image through digital, print, broadcast media, trade shows and formal networking initiatives• Educate clients in all aspects of product features and performance and provide professional guidance to ensure clients select the best fit for their project… Show more • Build and maintain relationships with diverse clienteles including architects, builders, contractors, designers and retail outlets• Develop innovative marketing strategies to create a memorable retail brand and corporate image through digital, print, broadcast media, trade shows and formal networking initiatives• Educate clients in all aspects of product features and performance and provide professional guidance to ensure clients select the best fit for their project needs• Source, hire and train a diverse professional sales team creating an environment that has fostered extensive corporate revenue growth and a robust sales team retention rate Show less

Greater St. Louis Area

• Optimized client workflows, in-house and contract manufacturing, installation teams, engineers, and suppliers to fulfill goals of comprehensive building solutions projects and improve productivity by 46%• Crafted customizable data analysis systems that automated tasks associated with generating project proposals and reduced business cycle times from hours to minutes• Created computerized order fulfillment processes to streamline workflow, track and order inventory, and… Show more • Optimized client workflows, in-house and contract manufacturing, installation teams, engineers, and suppliers to fulfill goals of comprehensive building solutions projects and improve productivity by 46%• Crafted customizable data analysis systems that automated tasks associated with generating project proposals and reduced business cycle times from hours to minutes• Created computerized order fulfillment processes to streamline workflow, track and order inventory, and ensure accurate billing and timely delivery of products reducing operating costs by 20%• Managed company-owned residential and commercial rental properties, sustaining 97% occupancy• Continued to establish, build and maintain client and vendor relationships Show less

Greater St. Louis Area

• Establish client and partner relationships through calls, email, webinars and onsite visits• Explore client and partner needs and goals and align offerings to fulfill their objectives• Developed innovative competitive proposals to match client needs in cooperation with partners, sales team and application engineers including ROI analyses & savings projections• Negotiated contracts with customers, suppliers, installers, and OEM manufacturers to reduce costs… Show more • Establish client and partner relationships through calls, email, webinars and onsite visits• Explore client and partner needs and goals and align offerings to fulfill their objectives• Developed innovative competitive proposals to match client needs in cooperation with partners, sales team and application engineers including ROI analyses & savings projections• Negotiated contracts with customers, suppliers, installers, and OEM manufacturers to reduce costs, increase profit margins, and ensure market competitiveness• Partnered with engineers to create a series of best-in-class mechanical valves generating the majority of revenue and driving the sales of large-scale building improvement projects Show less

• Facilitated learning of physical and biological sciences utilizing student-centered lessons and a variety of interactive activities• Continuously taught, reflected and modified lessons to create an engaging classroom experience, including individualized education plans targeted to students’ learning styles• Developed and implemented daily lesson and proactive classroom management plans

• Collaborated with lead researcher to develop and initialize a new, highly organized molecular biology laboratory, including procurement and set up of laboratory equipment, work stations, supplies and specimen colonies • Conducted original research employing a multitude of techniques including analyzing mass spectral data, PCR, protein purification, Southern blots, Western blots, gel electrophoresis, silver staining, titrations, distillations, assays and maintaining Drosophila and… Show more • Collaborated with lead researcher to develop and initialize a new, highly organized molecular biology laboratory, including procurement and set up of laboratory equipment, work stations, supplies and specimen colonies • Conducted original research employing a multitude of techniques including analyzing mass spectral data, PCR, protein purification, Southern blots, Western blots, gel electrophoresis, silver staining, titrations, distillations, assays and maintaining Drosophila and other colonies Show less

• Attracted an academically talented and diverse undergraduate student population by developing relationships with prospective students and their families, assessing their goals and advising them of the educational and extracurricular opportunities at the university• Broadened collaborative relationships through onsite visits with high school guidance counselors across a four-state territory to establish effective recruitment campaigns

Molecular Biology, Biochemistry And Entomology

Activities and Societies: C.V. Riley Entomological Society - President

B.S., Biology