Christopher Becher Email & Phone Number

Bloomington, Illinois, United States

Bloomington, Illinois

LRS Education Services offers a comprehensive set of Technical, Productivity and Business Skills courses as well as Certifications. Our Learning Solutions include customized learning plans that meet your organization's specific training needs and schedule. With a range of training options, you decide when, where, and how you want to deliver training.Specialties: - Microsoft Gold Partner for Learning - Cisco Training & Exam Preparation - VMware, ITIL Methodology, CompTIA and Security Training - Traditional Instrutor-Led Technical Training - Virtual Instructor-Led Technical Training - Custom Training Solutions Tailored to Your Organizations Needs - On-Site Training At Your Location

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Identify clients' sales growth goals, by measuring revenue gaps between the businesses current state and their objective, in order to finalize potential ROI of their advertising plan.Create and design Yellow Page print ads, search engine marketing and direct mail advertising media for assigned revenue accounts. Sales Certified on Google AdWords.Prospect for new advertisers through cold calling, searching in alternate media channels, and referral networking.Success in multiple project management while meeting concurrent deadline dates.Act as a liaison between billing, customer relations, graphics department, and product fulfillment.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Designed all functional and aesthetic display signage for the Bloomington Gold national Corvette convention.Established new accounts for the Express Signage division, focusing on: Trade show & convention signage, Vehicle graphics/lettering, Vinyl interior and exterior signage, Metal signs, Banners, Stickers/decals, Yard signsCreated full-service business identity packages including: logo creation, web site design, and laying out a marketing plan which included budgeting and return on investment.Partnered with multiple suppliers to obtain more aggressive pricing, allowing Signs To Go to achieve higher profit margins.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Created an aggressive sales and marketing/media plan for a $3 million renovation.Assisted in creating the format and design for the hotel web site, as well as web site marketing.Worked on implementing an Internet solution for the hotel, including the return on investment of a wired vs. wireless solution.Reduced telephony charges by greater than $800/mo. through switching carriers and phone plans.

Greater St. Louis Area; Bloomington,Il

Teamed with seven Gateway store managers to improve close rates of their top opportunities.Generated and managed corporate and small-to-medium business field sales.Worked in the government and education institutional arena. Focused on municipal governments. Educational strength in the K-12 segment. Familiar with government bidding.Performed consultative based selling: Projecting ROI and lowering the cost of ownership for IT solutions. Organized and conducted business technology presentations, create proposals, and respond to RFP's.Created formal partnerships with Gateway and local networking service providers to sell computer training packages, hardware/software installation, and continuing support.Project manager for regional grassroots marketing initiatives.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Consumer and business computer sales specialist. Responsible for sales growth objectives of computer hardware, software and training (instructor led classes, online classes and computer based training disks). Led grassroots marketing campaigns. Taught targeted computer usage seminars to clients.

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Supplemented contract-based staff within corporate, government and educational institutions for computer help-desk, programming and network administration positions. Negotiated pricing among various computer hardware and software vendors.Prepared bids, implementation procedures, and leasing documentation for clients. Planned, budgeted and marketed effective web site design for clients with an emphasis on database integration, virtual private networks and e-commerce possibilities.

Peoria, Illinois Area