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Philadelphia, PA, US

St. Louis, MO, US

Leader of a highly skilled 19-person team, and oversee direct sales, eCommerce, digital services, and operational functions for Maritz Exhibitor Services. Comprehensive P&L responsibility for a $42M organization, driving the success of over 413 events annually utilizing exhibitor in-booth business solutions. Our clients include prominent global brands.

St. Louis, MO, US

Committee member with expertise from the Business Events Services (BES) market. This committee provides the opportunity within Maritz to build connections, discuss challenges/opportunities, communicate updates, and proactively address cross-departmental initiatives and prioritization. My focus area is exhibitor solutions and digital marketing that generate.

St. Louis, MO, US

Committee member shaping the norms and rules for conducting internal business within Maritz. As the events industry continues to evolve post-lockdowns, most are still wearing multiple hats and pushing their day-to-day to the limits on the regular. With little wiggle room it’s important that we set expectations properly to ensure we can meet deadlines.

St. Louis, MO, US

Managed an 8 person sales team responsible for $22M in revenue annually. The team is focused on selling technology solutions to exhibitors across 150+ events annually. Our customers range from global brands in the Fortune 500 to associations using events to conduct business. The solutions range from software and hardware used to exchange lead data to.

Lancaster, PA, US

Worked closely with the founder assembling a crack team of talent across all departments. We added a strategically placed warehouse location to better service our customers and put talent where it was needed most minimizing T&E expenditures. This growth was a direct result of incredible achievement through direct sales and word-of-mouth marketing. Truly.

Lancaster, PA, US

Managed a startup sales organization growing from zero to $1.28M in revenue in a little over 2 years. The company pivoted during this time and provided invaluable experience resetting customer expectations, working directly with software development resources, negotiating with hardware vendors, and managing investor transparency. The pivot was.

Mclean, VA, US

Multifaceted role serving as a project manager, subject matter expert, and sales leader on a high impact RFP team. As a PM I lead two healthcare projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs team totaling $46M in revenue. In addition, I was a part of the virtual education team consulting with the Veterans Affairs BEST leadership training academy. This.

Blue Bell, PA, US

Managed solutions focused on virtual education and events using a proprietary software platform for engaging online. This was a short term role to help a struggling company evaluate and determine next steps.

Consulted with a startup on a next generation tracking technology using RFID at events. Secured $1.25M in funding from two sources to kick off sales, operations, and development of specialized RF hardware and tracking software. Managed operations, sales, marketing, and partners. Primarily focused on hotel relationships in Las Vegas and Orlando to provide.

Irving, TX, US

Managed a channel sales territory consisting of 7 states from North Carolina to New Jersey as well as parts of Long Island, NY. Revenues totaled $5.5M in sales and undisclosed totals with government projects. Exceeded goals both years and made President's Club. Truly one of my best work experiences and the people were amazing.

Fort Washington, PA, US

Responsible for the sales and construction of two residential home communities to completion. The first community in Maryland consisted of 27 estate homes with total revenues of $43.2M. The second community consisted of 210 townhomes with total revenues of $113M.

Worked with several highly successful companies selling precursor AI technology and data analytics software. Responsible for territories covering 5-8 states on the east coast with revenues from $1.2M-$3.5M. Achieved President's Club all eligible years in the time span.NativeMindsLiveWire LogicMicrosoft FederalJinfonet Software

Mclean, VA, US

Junior role with daily duties such as software requirements gathering and testing of developed features for the Adverse Event Reporting System created for the FDA CDER.

Recruited talent with specialized skills for gov't intel projects.

Arlington, Virginia, US

Bomb Disposal Technician and Team Leader. Lots of crazy stories.