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Chicago, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

Davis Audio & Video is an audio video company offering design, sales and professional installation of home electronics, commercial systems and rental equipment servicing Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.We bring you over a decade of design, custom installation and project management experience. Additionally, we hold advanced programming certificates.Our Services Include:• Pre-wire & Structured Wiring• Multi-Room Audio & Distributed Video• Surround Sound & Home Theaters• Plasmas, DLP’s & LCD’s• Smart Home & System Integration• Computer Networking• Sports Bars & Restaurants• Board Rooms• Rental Audio Equipment & Rental Video Equipment

Mundelein, Il

Mundelein, Il

Conceived business model for baseball and softball training facility. Established Players Edge as the leading academy in the Northern Suburbs. Executed sale of company. Oversaw the facility’s day-to-day operations (from 2004 launch) with responsibility for recruiting, hiring and managing a 25 person staff of high-caliber instructors, branded within a structured environment to maximize customer service and retention; while creating a positive-centered work environment focused on delivering legendary service, accountability, continuous improvement and meeting/exceeding revenue goals and performance expectations-Established the Northern Knights (baseball) and Illinois Impact (softball) Elite High School teams for players that aspired to play on the collegiate level, which drove team revenue program by 1,200% from 2007 to 2015-Developed, budgeted, and implemented the academy’s training curriculum which included clinics for beginning 5-year old players all the way to the highest level clinics for our elite players-Executed high impact events and sponsorship opportunities with corporations and non-profit organizations-Negotiated a new contract with Rawlings to serve our Elite Teams, which provided each member high quality gear and uniforms while saving the organization over 15% on cost-Grew league sponsorships and programs by 30% in the last 5-years-Cultivated and grew relationships with both minor and major league ball players for our academy’s students, including: Joe Girardi, Jim Mecir, Jimmy Piersall, Don Cooper, Adam Rosales, and Alex Booker-Initiated a 5013c foundation for our Elite Teams for the purpose of providing a platform to drive sponsorship dollars into this program; secured a $5,000 donation as seed money for the program; projected sponsorship revenue should hit target of 200% in 2-years

Rosemont, Il

Nexus Technology, since acquired by IBM, was a leader in fully hosted, managed solutions and within the SAP enterprise software marketplace.• Strategized, organized and led the identification, advancement and development of profitable business growth in attractive and strategic segments of the enterprise software market focused on the high growth and SMB and Fortune 500 marketplace; services included ERP (SAP), Business Analytics & Optimization, IT Strategy, Process Improvement, Application Management & Maintenance, Custom Developed Software Applications, e-Commerce, and Portals • Established and maintained relationships with strategic partners nationwide • Contributed to the marketing efforts of the organization and entire sales team- Drove revenue, adoption, and market penetration in underdeveloped territorial markets, increasing revenues by 150% utilizing strategic partners, such as SAP, Kronos, and Sprint to assist in analyzing business/technical requirements and objectives, performing fit/gap analysis, and providing recommendations for the client- Developed relationships at the CIO, CTO level; drove consulting engagements within Coca-Cola Enterprises, Kimberly Clark, Land O Lakes, and Dr. Pepper - Closed the largest Managed Service contract with Coca-Cola Enterprises in the company history- Served as company spokesperson at SAP user conferences to gain corporate exposure and build/strengthen relationships with customers and strategic partners

Founded and operated a profitable direct mail company, providing target marketing techniques and strategies to restaurants and retail establishments.Profitably maintained and targeted new and mature markets aggressively driving sales to meet corporate goals by directly interfacing with “C” level contacts to identify specific product and advertising programs for each account• Developed the Annual Sales Plan and strategies, tactics, and resources necessary to achieve the company’s growth and profit objectives within budgetary parameters while maximizing ROI while balancing expenditures against a changing marketplace and corporate needs• Established sales quotas, budgets, sales forecasts, territories, and training programs and conducted quarterly business reviews to evaluate performance • Identified drivers, inhibitors and critical success factors for large deal transactions; defined and drove implementation of best practices across the organization by developing, implementing and evaluating performance objectives and measures, focused on overall customer satisfaction- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain longstanding, trusted relationships with national clients, such as Sonic Drive-In, Dairy Queen, and Pizza Hut- Initiated the Birthday Bonus Program which was featured in the American Express publication "50 Ways to Keep the Customers You Have and Bring in New Ones", profiling one client's success story using the system - Awarded 1996 Annual Marketing award from client franchiser, Sonic Drive-In