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Schaumburg, Il

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We are a technology and marketing solutions company that has a consortium of solution architects, technology experts and marketing innovators working as one to design custom solutions and provide other business growth services. Truvessa works with Inventors to bring new products/services to market. Investors seek us out to perform technical due diligence on potential investment opportunities and as a source of new investment opportunities. Inventors seek us out for everything from assistance in acquiring funding to building out detailed business, sales and marketing plans. Our diverse backgrounds in technology as developers and marketing strategists allow us to offer a range of services that start with a concept and end in a solution. Our core strength is our ability to go from concept to ideation. We start by creating a detailed analysis of the marketplace, creation of a detailed financial business plan, build out of a manufacturing/inventory plan, facilitation of product testing and QA, and of course the creation of a sales and distribution strategy. Truvessa creates customized solutions that fits the specific needs of both the inventor and investor. www.truvessa.com

Senior member of team that built technologies, and best practices to transform Panasonic from a hardware manufacturer to a solution companywhich had been previously attempted numerous times without success. Involved in defining the strategy and approach, communicating the vision, training and securing buy-in from sales teams, establishing strategic partnerships. Training and mentoring team members, assisting team- mates with complex projects. Designing, introducing, and delivering solutions across 13 verticals leveraging direct and channel sales models. Identification of third-party software and solution providers. Onboarding of those third-party software and solution providers, capturing requirements from customers and channel partners, and developing custom proposals and SOW’s and delivering solutions based on those SOW’s. Negotiating pricing and terms with partners and customers. Leading “think tank” sessions with customers to identify needs and establish creative ways to use technology to enhance business and customer experiences. Sample of Projects: Large Beverage Company: Created deployment strategy to support rollout and on-going support for over 9,000 mobile devices. Solution included; custom image creation, imaging, deployment, kitting, training documentation, instructor led training sessions at multiple locations across the county, system integration with customers back end systems to ensure full visibility for customer and complete project management. Public School District (Classroom of Tomorrow): Proposed solution that included mobile, collaborative classroom consisting of interactive displays on mobile carts, wireless connectivity for content sharing, installation of audio system in classroom, furniture, lighting and control system and interactive 3D iBench as well as software for 3D content creation by teachers/students. Included professional development for teachers and school staff and ongoing support of technology in the classrooms.

for an IT consulting firm that provides professional services, co-managed solutions and outsourced solutions. Responsible for identifying and researching potential clients, identifying RFP opportunities and driving their completion internally. Sold Staffing as well as on shore and offshore solutions. Involved in hiring, training, mentoring and managing new Account Executives. Managed consultants on project (annual performance reviews, rate increases, problem resolution and terminating consultants). Identified and provided RFP's for five different engagements in first 3 months.Opened 12 new accounts.Took over an account that previously was stagnant with one consultant on site and within 6 months had 12 Consultants in multiple departments.

Account Executive for a "Practice based" IT Consulting firm that sells complete solutions, outsourcing and staff augmentation services. Responsible for selling IT services and solutions to new and previous client base. Responsible for prospecting new clients and building on existing relationships within specific accounts. Identifying opportunities within clients and working with internal teams to respond to RFP's. Major accomplishments include placing 7 consultants at an account that had been targeted for over 12 years with no results. Client was at a run rate of 1.5 million per year.Achieved the "Rookie of the Year Award" for producing 2.1 million in revenue in first 12 months (competed against 70 Account Executives across the country).

Responsible for selling IT consulting services to new and existing clients by establishing and maintaining relationships with various client contacts. Work with both direct hiring managers and contract administration teams. Responsible for obtaining and maintaining Preferred Vendor status at several clients. Worked with team of recruiters and smaller consulting companies to insure requirements were being covered. Responsible for responding to RFP's and providing clients with monthly adherence reports. Managed consultants on project (annual performance reviews, rate increases, problem resolution and terminating consultants). Created new sales administration position to provide internal administrative support so I could focus on growing the business. Assisted with creating and implementing quality processes and procedures to ensure continuous improvement. Worked with Quality Assurance Team to obtain ISO 9001 Certification. Built territory from $300k per year to over $7 million per year in just over two years. Top Account Manager in history of company within 3 years.Beat record for highest billable number of consultants. Had 53 on billing - previous record was 35. Had highest gross profit on a single consultant ($78.00 per hour gross profit).

Area Telesales Manager: Managed team of five inside sales representatives producing over $30 million in yearly gross sales. Responsible for achieving sales and margin requirements, assigning sales territories, reviewing employee performance, hiring and training new employees. Also created motivational programs to stimulate sales, introduced new sales programs and reviewed and relayed competitive information to product managers and sales staff.

Responsible for building and maintaining sales within a specific dealer base. Handled all aspects of servicing the customer including pricing negotiation, order entry, returns, keeping dealers informed on new products and current promotions and making product recommendations based on customer needs. Duties also included forecasting future business and attending vendor training to keep current on new products. Increased sales by over 75% in one year.Increased overall Gross Margin by 4.8% for assigned territory.

I was responsible for assisting the outside sales team in obtaining orders, handling return requests, requests for information and assisting clients with marketing plans. During my employment at NEC I started as the National Accounts Coordinator moved up into a position handling government accounts and then was transferred to the Central Region during the merger of NEC Home Electronics and NEC Information Systems. In the Central Region I was responsible for the day to day inside sales activities.