I'm a strategic thinker focused on helping others solve uncommon problems. I have 28 years of experience in product marketing, corporate sales, and sales strategies/planning. I love work with organizations looking for value and a trusted advisor in the office technology and document management field. I appreciate professional candidness and direct communication as my clients and I grow closer to improving business processes. My clients and I work together is solving complex workflow, document recovery, and print expense reductions. Results oriented, high-energy, hands-on management professional with a successful record of accomplishment in the office equipment industry. Experienced in hiring, managing and retaining sales, support, marketing and database personnel; building a quality organization, design and implementation of annual plans and budgets and P&L responsibility. Major strengths include: strong communication skills, organizational skills, leadership, effective negotiator, compensation plan design, building relationships, team building & teamwork, delegation, incentive trip design & planning, annual budget planning, employee selection and retention, Mac & PC competent, Word, Excel and Power Point Proficient. Words or phrases used by co workers to describe my strengths are:Communicator, Confident, Decisive, Flexible, Empowers those around you to effectively perform their duties, Provides support professionally and personally, Creates a sense of synergy for the team, Sets clear expectations, Cares and compassionate, Good leader, Leads by example, Has a hands off approach (not a micro manager), Isn't afraid to let employees figure things out for themselves, Always there to help or support when needed, Great listener, Confident, Optimistic, Humanistic, Assertive, Persistent, Delegator, Competitive, Facilitator, Responsive, Patient, Loyal, Multi-Tasker, Professional, No nonsense Leader