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Grundy Center, Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

Responsible for prospecting, winning and managing sales of industrial fasteners and supplies with OEM’s.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Consulting and marketing services for higher ed institutions to improve their recruitment, retention and branding efforts.

Full service insurance provider specializing in personalized service to meet your personal and professional needs.

Responsible for all sales and marketing efforts for worldwide operations with sales in excess of $25 million annually. Led team of eight corporate-employed Regional Managers in direct-sales activity.Managed two International Distributors responsible for over 20% of total sales.Completed consecutive years (2006, 2007) of record-levels of sales activity.Designed and implemented corporate tradeshow presence. Budget of $100K.Designed, negotiated and implemented corporate promotional presence. Budget of $170K.

First in a newly created position responsible for portfolio and promotion management for corporate product offering representing over $20 million in annual sales. Coordinated and implemented field research with both customers and end users.Managed product life cycles, including roll-out and pricing of new products.Led advertising and promotional activities.

Responsible for corporate training and development efforts.Completed over 2,500 contact hours of training with over 325 participants.Created and implemented corporate-sponsored Continuing Education program.Designed and implemented corporate tradeshow presence. Annual budget of $100K. Invented corporate customer satisfaction measurement system, a critical performance measure for corporation and distribution network.Implemented and managed corporate customer visitation program. Budget of $130K.

Led cross-functional standing team. Portfolio and promotion management for products with annual sales over $100 million.Delivered product material and labor productivity gains to exceed $3 million annually.Implemented first corporate OEM strategic alliance to achieve private label product extension, including packaging and promotional materials.

First in a newly created position to manage the promotion and sale of Pella products in retail accounts. Shaped job profile for successive Regional Retail Sales positions. Assigned geographic territory exceeded $8 million in sales, a 20% increase.Coordinated distributor representatives to achieve store level coverage and training.

First in a newly created position to prospect and develop national Top 200 retail and lumberyard accounts as potential customers for corporate program.Created presentation package used in all corporate proposals to candidate accounts.

Delivered annual corporate market research requirements including brand awareness, market share and buyer demographics via external survey and focus groups. Invented corporate customer satisfaction measurement system, which continues to be critical performance measure for corporation and distribution network.

Budgeted and managed $15 million in annual capital appropriations.Coordinated the annual capital depreciation calculation and audit reporting.Managed one direct report towards achievement of position objectives.

Led 30 team members in the daily operations of multiple manufacturing processes. Key skills included manpower and material management, team counseling, and evaluation.

Masters Of Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Business Management/Systems Management