Serving your customers is a prime responsibility of any good sales & marketing professional. I strive for ways to make our customers more profitable and help solve their problems. In my time at Grote Industries I have been successful in lowering cost and increasing sales; two necessary responsibilities of all employees in any organizationSpecialties: In my current role I am using the skills learned with over 20 years in the automotive/heavy duty industry and my MBA to develop new programs, products and business cases to grow our global aftermarket. I am managing our aftermarket strategic objectives to grow the Grote business over the next five years and beyond. I have been a participant on industry-wide speaking panels and a consultant on economic outlooks for the aftermarket.In the past I have worked on data visualization projects that use cutting edge software technology to help analyze sales performance, web and catalog database mgt, trade show planning, development and exhibit design, point of purchase design and implementation, packaging programs for aftermarket sales, planogram design and management using Spaceman software, new product announcements and launches and I am the Tableau evangelist within our company and an early proponent of virtual meetings as our Webex integrator and trainer pre-2016.