Greg Hallick Email & Phone Number

Temecula, California

Aquistion of funds for the development and expansion of the Ukrainian Catholic University in L'viv, Ukraine.Professional ExperienceUkrainian Catholic Education Foundation 2011-PresentWest Coast Development ManagerLead West Coast fundraiser for educational foundation providing financial grants and endowment programs to educational institutions in Ukraine.• Generated contributions and expanded donor base through identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of donor prospects.• Established contact and created donor base with Legatus Society and Napa Institute (two largest Catholic Faith based philanthropic organizations in California. • Developed and wrote fund raising materials to encourage new gifts and communicate with donors.• Coordinated with senior administrators to ensure foundation’s successful implementation and participation in fund raising events.• Mentored and provided sales technique guidance to other staff team members.

Southern California

Freelance Consulting 2009-2011 • Consultation work with two independent lumber wholesale companies to assist in development of a wider customer base for their product lines.• Called on and educated Architects and product specifiers on new fire resistant lumber products.

Sales of lumber products and establishment of program sales with 84 Lumber, Home Depot and Lowes.Managed national sales account portfolio for $350 million lumber wholesale distribution company.• Extensive travel though Northern California and the Pacific Northwest calling on architects to introduce new product lines and influence their usage.• Designed and implemented marketing and sales strategy resulting in 12 to 15% increase in annual sales volume each year.• Built and managed new business with the television and film industry resulting in $700,000 of new sales.• Conducted new product training to customers’ sales force focused on material usage and safety methods. Recognized as outstanding teacher and mentor.• Developed and implemented internal sales force training program.• Coordinated with customer service, logistics, shipping, and customer to ensure timely and accurate delivery of products.

Sales and Marketing Representative 1996 -2000Marketed lumber and building product lines to Pro-builder and lumber yard customer accounts.• Specifically called on Architects, Engineers, Product Specifiers, and Contractors to promote Trex and other new product lines by presenting product knowledge courses on product usages, advantages, benefits and overall cost savings. Worked with architects from project concept through project completion in all phases of project to insure proper usage and installation.• Launched new composite decking product in Southern California Market Area. Successfully implementing sales strategy with annual sales of over $5 million. • Developed and administered product seminars to ensure client base had thorough understanding of product use and applications. • Established and maintained relationships with key account representatives and buyers.• Forged relationships with end users such as developers, architects, engineers, and home owner Associations to grow sales demand.• Developed, maintained, and integrated a comprehensive understanding of product grades, grade rules, usages, applications, and applicable building codes to support customer solutions.• Researched new products and created company fact worksheets to support product line expansion.• Developed new product sales training materials.• Participated in trade shows to exhibit products and evaluate competitive positioning.