Greg Gara Email & Phone Number

Americas

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

•Delivered medical laser equipment to hospitals and surgery centers for use in scheduled procedures.
•Operated surgical laser and provide technical laser guidance to surgeons and staff prior to and during surgery.
•Performed pre-operative checklists, sterilization, laser calibrations and completes required paperwork.
•Reviewed patient procedure requirements with surgeons and staff before the case.
•Conducted medical equipment inventories.
•Practiced safe vehicle operations, safe workplace practices and laser safety techniques.

Mchenry, Illinois

In 2015, I was promoted to Commercial Operations Analyst, where I managed the end-to-end contract lifecycle for new customers.

In addition to overseeing day-to-day customer operations, I worked alongside senior leadership from multiple business units on sales reporting, inventory requirements, and to align delivery with pipelines, sales trends, demand needs, and the competitive landscape.

SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

✔ Supported $18M in annual revenue from 40+ sales representatives across 9 regions and 2 markets.

✔ Secured a $10M investment from senior leadership to double the salesforce after instituting a sales operations infrastructure that led to the team significantly outperforming sales goals.

✔ Decreased turnaround times for new account implementation by 1.5 days through an enterprise continuous process improvement effort.

✔ Enhanced Salesforce CRM utilization, resulting in substantial increases to sales team efficiency and effectiveness.

✔ Identified and eliminated massive inefficiencies from unnecessary overnighting of samples and literature, delivering thousands of dollars in cost savings.

✔ Partnered with Regional Sales Managers to strengthen sales pipelines, including prioritizing targets and implementing sales training to reach aggressive revenue goals.

✔ Standardized reporting communications to achieve a streamlined and consistent sales pipeline report.


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Would you like to discuss how my background and sales operations leadership experience could benefit your organization? I’m always open to expanding my network. Please add me as a connection and contact me at:

➞ EMAIL: gregwgara@gmail.com

Vernon Hills, Illinois

In 2013, I joined CDW as a Key Account Manager, where I owned 250+ accounts with a primary focus on local government agencies.

SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

✔ Oversaw IT solutions delivery, as well as alignment to KPI for customer service, business development, and account management.

✔ Improved sales ROI by focusing on building deeper relationships with government executives, leadership, and senior decision-makers at each account.


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Would you like to discuss how my background and sales operations leadership experience could benefit your organization? I’m always open to expanding my network. Please add me as a connection and contact me at:

➞ EMAIL: gregwgara@gmail.com

Mundelein, Illinois

In 2007, I was promoted to Distributor Sales Contract Coordinator, where I managed operations for monthly rebate claims processing.

With oversight and management of the company’s largest distributor, I was accountable for supporting $80M in rebates and more than $250M in annual revenue.

SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

✔ Partnered cross-functionally with senior IT leadership to enhance usability, functionality, and operations effectiveness for a new SAP programming interface.

✔ Developed and implemented monthly analytical projects and reporting, streamlining department operations and processes.


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Would you like to discuss how my background and sales operations leadership experience could benefit your organization? I’m always open to expanding my network. Please add me as a connection and contact me at:

➞ EMAIL: gregwgara@gmail.com

Masters Of Organizational Leadership (Mol)

Bachelor Of Arts, Public Communication And Human Relations

Activities and Societies: Vice President of Student Tenant Union (STU) Wetzel Hall Dormitory Resident Assistance (RA) Student Government.

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Activities and Societies: Strong Safety on Tigers Football back to back 96'&97' State Championship Team Track & Field (200 relay, 400, &.

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