Christopher Sajdak Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

I am a wholesaler for First Trust in the Southern Virginia and West Virginia region. I help deliver the full scope of First Trust’s capabilities to our advisor clients: innovative investment solutions, economic & market research, practice management support, and client service. The investment solutions I specialize in are ETFs and SMAs.

I represented First Trust ETFs and SMAs in the Oregon region serving financial advisors and RIAs.

I was an internal wholesaler for First Trust serving the Northern New Jersey and New York region; delivering the full scope of First Trust’s capabilities to our advisor clients: innovative investment solutions, economic & market research, practice management support, and client service. The investment solutions I specialized in were ETFs and SMAs.

Wood Dale, Il

• Promoted as a result of consistent superior performance and sustained increases in territory growth year over year.• Immediately increased national sales by over 100% within four months of receiving promotion, while simultaneously co-creating sales strategies for specific national gaming accounts.• Increased sales and gross profit percentages in a stagnant, less developed territory.

Wood Dale, Il

• Managed day-to-day activities and fostered customer relationships for over 60 electronics manufacturers within the gaming, medical, home appliance, and automotive industries.• Coordinated design meetings with electrical engineers from over 60 customers which resulted in increased sales, increased product offering, and the implementation of cost-savings initiatives while optimizing their respective purchasing department’s budgets.• Administered account management and sales with six… Show more • Managed day-to-day activities and fostered customer relationships for over 60 electronics manufacturers within the gaming, medical, home appliance, and automotive industries.• Coordinated design meetings with electrical engineers from over 60 customers which resulted in increased sales, increased product offering, and the implementation of cost-savings initiatives while optimizing their respective purchasing department’s budgets.• Administered account management and sales with six members of the inside sales team.• Achieved territory promotion within six months of employment, which included a $1.5MM territory increase.• Controlled a 10% decrease in sales during 2009 versus an industry wide sales decrease of 20%-25% during that same time period.• Achieved a 4% increase in sales during 2010. Show less

Palatine, Il

A professional style sports performance gym that helps children of all ages train for increased performance in their respective sports. (www.tommyzpurespeed.com)• Initiated development of sales/marketing material.• Created and published website content while administering the creation of the entire site.• Implemented sales presentations and sales training for new sales hires.• Negotiated partnerships with other specialized gyms and training centers.

Broad range of responsibilities for a mid sized manufacturer of specialty food service products serving a diverse customer base in the Chicago area.Specific duties included:• Extensive customer interface for both new and existing accounts explaining product offerings, pricing structure, delivery, contractual terms, etc.• Recognized as top performing sales person in terms of new accounts and revenue growth.

M.B.A., Investment Management; Finance

Activities and Societies: Kellstadt MBA Association, DePaul CFO, CFA Society of Chicago (Student Member) Graduated with Distinction

B.A., Business Andministration & Marketing

Activities and Societies: SAAC- Student Athlete Advisory Committee (NCAA Sponsored) (2005-2007), Executive Board Officer (2007), Carthage.