- Proprietor/Potter; Teaching the fundamentals of hand building, throwing and glazing techniques while striving to nurture the creative spirit in my students as they express themselves with clay.

Successfully built, managed and sustained a new business startup for a retail, Pottery-U-Paint, studio in Franklin MA where customers can walk in, select an item, and use the studio tools necessary for them to create a one of a kind treasure. Also, established strong relationships with local daycare providers, after school recreation organizations, churches and corporations for our party-to-go option. Our largest party serviced over 700 clients in just one event.

Successfully built and sustained a new business startup providing wholesale ceramic bisque blanks to pottery shops in the northeast. In addition, I consulted for new business start ups providing technical support for equipment, how to set up shop, and finishing processes and trouble shooting.

- Inside Sales for tensile compression instrumentation accessories and supplies for the midwest region. - Serving as a liason between my Direct Sales team, Service team, Engineers and clients ensuring clients needs and goals are achieved. - I was responsible for maintaining the needs of my current customer base in addition to growing my base via cold calling and lead generation.- Training interdepartmental personel in sales techniques; cold calling, lead generation and qualification, territory management and sales cycle.

- Managed over 800 accounts for direct and distributor sales for critical care instrumentation, specialty chemistry control, reagents and blood gas controls to hospitals, clinical laboratories and distributors in the midwest.- Consistently met and exceeded sales quotas resulting in Presidents Sales Club Awards- Appointed as Sales Senate member for U.S. Commercial and Manufacturing Forum- Represented CCD in District, State & National Trade shows; TSRC, AARC, AACC- Qualified and negotiated Capital Lease agreements, short term contracts and financial proposals for capital equipment, reagents and consumables.- Developed the first regional Managed Pool Approach to selling controls resulting in national implementation with quantifiable results.