Responsible for development of commercial marketing activities for Solaris Paper covering North America

Over 18 years of sales and marketing experience with the last eight years focusing on marketing in the consumer and commercial products industry. I have three plus years experience leading a marketing department as well as a strong ability to negotiate contracts, make budget decisions and recognize priorities both departmental and organizational wide. I have a four year business degree in Economics from an accredited university and have knowledge of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and working with multi-national organizations. In my last position, I reported directly to the Vice President of Sales and Marketing and was responsible for leading the development and implementation of the sectors marketing and communication strategies. Specifically, I led the following marketing initiatives; •Developed compelling and innovate collateral materials including pitch books, fact sheets, press kits, website information, email and other collateral as required. •Designed and executed marketing campaigns that produced large volumes of high-quality leads while operating under a constrained budget. •Increased brand awareness and improve corporate image by establishing and maintaining positive and proactive relationships with media and key market influencers. •With the current marketing budget in mind and in collaboration with the VP of Sales and Marketing and the President: I conducted an internal marketing audit, identified strengths and weaknesses that assisted the company to achieve its revenue goals, and helped provide a road map to maximize growth potential. •Conducted brand and product research initiatives resulting in developing branding and corporate identity proposals. •Maintained the company’s CRM database including enhancing dashboards and general reporting capabilities. •Develop the marketing team to support the above activities.

2008Responsible for developing and managing marketing activities to drive business results in the Commercial Real-Estate and Lodging segments. Developed Kimberly-Clark's North American B2B environmental strategy. Activities included developing and coordinating the proper mix of advertising, promotion, direct mail, telemarketing, trade show and public relations as needed to achieve growth objectives. Net Sales managed - $ 300MM with an A&P budget of $ .7MM. Principle accountabilities included: understanding customer needs, identifying market trends competitive positioning and channel dynamics; Developed collaborative marketing programs with Category marketing teams to drive growth and provide adequate return on investment.

Responsible for managing a $ 40MM dispenser product group P&L. Accountabilities included managing dispenser inventories, developing new product dispenser innovations and collaborating with the engineering team and other Category managers to initiate and commercialize new product systems. Primary objectives included finding new dispenser sources, improved product design and quality while taking costs out of the system. Sales Positions - Sales Management - Sales Capability(Kimberly-Clark

17B in sales worldwide engages in the manufacture and marketing of health and hygiene products worldwide.