PROFILE An experienced professional and effectual leader with a proven ability to exceed sales quotas:•Nineteen years of strong outside sales experience•Concise presenter•Extensive cold calling experience•Success in building personal relationship with customers at all levels•Effective at closing the sale•Proficient in time and territory management EMPLOYMENTAugust 2015-June2016BooksourceSeptember 2007-June 2016Sundance/Newbridge Publishing Benchmark EducationMondo PublishingStenhouse Publishers February 1997- 2007 Wright Group/McGraw-Hill Minneapolis, MN Tampa, FL INDEPENDENT SALES CONSULTANT•Market various Pre-K through Grade 12 products to augment sales and exceed set sales goal. •Create and execute sales presentations to increase customer awareness of products.•Tailor sales proposals to meet the needs of customers.•Develop and foster relationships at the school and district level to ensure customer satisfaction and promote future purchasing.•Facilitate and provide product trainings to ensure customer success with various products and further create customer awareness of various products.•Familiar with working with funding initiatives to assist customers in funding new curricula.•Hold awareness meetings to familiarize and promote products among customers. KEY ACHIEVMENTS •Frequently earn recognition for top sales performance •Served in product development staff to aid in developing products to match current market trends•Mentor new sales representatives EDUCATIONStudied Communication-Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota at MinneapolisCompleted over sixty hours sales training