Always searching and looking forward to the next challenge/opportunity in my career while being grateful for everything that I've accomplished thus far.A high performance sales and marketing leader with significant experience in Consumer and Industrial/Construction sales, management, marketing and product development. Proven record of accomplishment with a broad range of Canada and US national and regional Retailers, Distributors and Dealers across multiple trade channels encompassing Home Improvement, Building Supply, Industrial/Construction, Mass, Grocery and Drug. Disciplined in managing diverse direct/indirect sales and support teams. Expertise in fact-based selling utilizing syndicated data and retailer DSS. Exceptional new product development skills and successes across a wide range of products.Skills include: Teaching business courses to College Students, National accounts management, Category management, Negotiation, Relationship management, Budgeting, forecasting & planning, National sales force management, Leader, Coach, Mentor, Channel management, Process improvement, Strategy development & implementation, Executive management team leadership.