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Lenexa, KS, US

Los Alamitos, California, US

Direct global sales, marketing and distribution efforts for Healthmate and OEM sauna brands for all countries outside the North American continent.

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Gallatin, TN, US

Returned to Samick Music as President/Chief Marketing Officer, oversee sales, marketing, credit, p/l, finance, logistics & real estate for the North American market. Travel to and consult w/ the company’s factories and distribution centers in Indonesia, China and Germany. Directly involved w/ design, production, sales and marketing of new products for the.

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, JP

Midwest Regional Sales Manager - responsible for sales of 7 different product lines in a 6-8 state region. Served as Interim Marketing Manager for 6 months for the Keyboard Division from October 2015-April 2016. Averaged a 3 year sales/goal ratio of 98%.

Gallatin, TN, US

Distinguished career at SMC, a subsidiary of Samick Korea, a $100 Million company with factories located in Korea, Indonesia and China; one of the largest manufacturer/distributors of musical instruments in the world. Named the division's chief marketing and sales officer in 2011 with responsibility over the United States and Canada, reporting to the CEO..

Gallatin, TN, US

Managed North American sales team with a dealer base of 200. Built relationships with key industry individuals at the wholesale, distributor, and retail levels. Traveled to factories in China, Korea and Indonesia, overseeing product development and to assist in negotiating pricing to the SMC subsidiary. Orchestrated, designed and developed a reorganization.

Gallatin, TN, US

Marketed 9 different product lines, direct team of 8 sales representatives. Developed sales and marketing training program for dealers and sales staff. Traveled US with sales reps, training dealers and sales representatives. Work developed new product line for the company's dealer base, growing sales 25% in one year. Designed and developed marketing.

Initially Hired by Young Chang of America, purchased in 2004 by Samick Music Corp. Managed sales and marketing for a 12 state region. Developed marketing plans for current and prospective dealers in region. Developed and delivered extensive training programs to sales team on 9 product lines. Named Regional Sales Manager of the Year in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Retail management for Schmitt Music in 3 locations, including Southern California, over a 6+ year career. While in Southern California, increased net profit by 15% and overall sales by 29% in one year, also contribute highest % of store sales, 67%. Designed and directed the implementation of a prospect/customer databased used to target product and service.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management

Architecture

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