Responsible for the leadership of sales, customer service and merchandising teams within Peacock Alley’s Wholesale, Retail, and Design Trade channels.

Managed a team of sales representatives, I lead third party vendor relations, sales strategy, team development, and showroom oversight for the US West Coast & New Zealand and Australia. I prioritized client-representative relationships and opportunities for sales growth across the Sutherland Furniture, Perennials Fabrics & Rugs, and David Sutherland Showroom brands.Specialties: Sales and Marketing, E-commerce, National and International Sales, Textiles & Furniture.

Identified, pursued, and closed new sales opportunities for Sutherland furniture and Perennials textiles. David Sutherland Inc. is a manufacturer of high end products sold exclusively to the interior design trade through David Sutherland Showrooms and our partner showrooms around the world.

My activities include trade sales both inside and outside of the showroom. I also develop and maintain all e-commerce activities and am a participant in our social media activities.

Identified, pursued and closed new sales opportunities within existing customer base.Positioned Allegro to win new business within the account by developing, communicating and driving effective selling strategies that are based on valid, customer-specific value propositions.Routinely discussed and communicated opportunity plan sales strategy with other members of the virtual account team, as well as Allegro field and corporate management.Maintained an accurate and documented pipeline of opportunities (prospects and suspects) within Allegro CRM and provide appropriate communication of such to Allegro management.Provided Allegro sales management with accurate and timely sales forecasts within Allegro CRM to ensure proper visibility of new business within Allegro to optimize effective resource planning throughout the Allegro organization.Continuously gathered knowledge of competitors and know how to effectively position Allegro solutions against them.Leveraged and effectively communicated Allegro's solutions within the existing customer accounts to broaden Allegro's presence and create new opportunities.

Responsible for researching targeted Market Segments, Customers, and Regions to help identify the accounts that match with the ideal account profile for Allegro solutions.Achieved the #1 FMR award in 2008.

Increased store sales by 35 percent. Among top sellers after one month in sales position. Assistant manager/key holder of store and among top sellers within the store. Gained a working knowledge in retail and customer relations in a fast pace environment.

Developed a working knowledge of the mechanics of the federal aid process through the United States Senate. Acquired an understanding of how a federal office operates. Obtained a leadership role among interns to set up an archiving system for personal affects of the offices of Senator Frist.

Developed a working understanding of the mechanics of the legislative process in the U.S. Congress. Performed day to day tasks along with assisting with constituents from Tennessee for Congressman Ed Bryant. Lead program for increased efficiency with in the congressman's office and trained new interns on functions and procedure.