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United States

Driving growth of the printer supplies and service businesses through new product development and innovation.

Greater Chicago Area

• Design, develop, and execute consumer promotions, and employee sales incentive programs for device manufacturers and carriers in the telecommunications industry. Utilize partnership marketing to leverage the strength.
• Generated four new accounts with gross revenue of more than $500,000 in one quarter
• Re-introduced the organization and closed new business with one of the world’s leading consumer electronics and cellular manufacturers.

Greater Chicago Area

• U.S. Cellular is the fifth largest national cellular carrier behind Verizon, AT&T, and others.I joined U.S. Cellular in 2009 as a Device Launch Manager to help improve their go-to-market processes and have accepted.
• Lead a cross-functional team of sales and marketing professionals that partner with retail Senior Buyers to optimize product portfolios.
• Analyze competitive insights to provide a framework for device selection and competitive differentiation across device categories
• Successfully launched six new national retail partners over the past 2 years, growing our retail presence by more than 1,800 doors and our digital presence at the two largest online retailers
• Provided technical leadership for the $300 million enterprise launch of LTE, delivering the project on-time and under budget
• Worked directly with OEM handset manufacturers such as Samsung, Apple, LG, and others to provided strategic insight and recommendations for the selection of a device portfolio in excess of $800M

Orlando, Florida Area

• Datamax-Oneil is the Auto-ID industries second largest provider of fixed and mobile barcode printers.I joined Datamax Oneil as New Product Development Manager, to support the company's goal of developing and growing.
• Designed and launched wristband, blood bag, IV bag, and unit-dose label solutions for the healthcare market
• Created and launched a services and supplies bundling program focused on our re-seller network
• Collaborated with printer product management and sales to create vertical market solutions
• Developed a new line of Datamax branded products designed to lower cost and increase end-user efficiency

Greater Chicago Area

• Zebra Technologies is the industry leader in the Auto-ID technology including fixed and mobile printers along with scanners and rugged hand-held computers.I joined Zebra Technologies $65 million dollar Supplies.
• Designed and initiated products and programs that grew our supplies business by greater than 16% in the first 12 months and greater than 20% in the subsequent 12 months
• Developed and launched two bundling initiative incorporating supplies, service, and warranty that generated greater than $3 million dollars in a nine month period
• Created a series of new patented vertically specific products to service our growing healthcare vertical that position our company as a thought leader in patient safety for the healthcare market
• Conducted market analysis, developed business plans, and presented recommendations for international expansion initiatives that were approved and implemented by senior management

Greater Chicago Area

• Nalco an EcoLab company, is the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources.I joined Nalco as a Product Specialist in their Mining and Mineral Processing.
• Launched two new products for process water coagulation and dust management resulting in significant new business acquisition
• Developed advanced pricing strategies utilizing multi-variant analysis which aided in the creation of an electronic price book
• Managed strategic marketing alliances, and global agency agreements expanding the companies distribution network and increasing company sales
• Reformulated several existing products reducing manufacturing time, product cost, and improving profitability

Greater Chicago Area

• Safety-Kleen is a leading provider of environmental services to commercial, industrial and automotive customersI joined Safety-Kleen in 1995 as Lab Technician and progressed over my time their as a Chemist and finally.
• Performed comprehensive facility audits at over fifty customer locations resulting in customer savings in the millions of dollars and creating substantial improvement in new product sales
• Beta tested and rolled out new product innovations, providing feedback and product improvement suggestions that improved speed to market for new product developments

Mba, Marketing And Finance

Activities and Societies: Hockey Club, Marketing Management Club

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Organic Chemistry And Microbiology