In charge of supervising a team of associates in the VIM department

• Managing headquarter calls to FHC Enterprises, Stein’s, The Bargain Shop Holdings, Goodwill of Central Wis-consin• Managing account base of over 150 stores

• Managing headquarter calls to True Value, Do It Best, West Lake Ace, The Anderson’s, High School Pharmacy, Home Hardware Canada and B&G Sales• International travel to China for product development & quality control• International travel to China for catalog development & photography direction• International travel to China for packaging development & redesign• 2013 secured 40 NEW sku’s for placement within True Value’s warehouse system• Intricate part of product development for NEW LED lights and Battery Operated Sphere• Managed the creative team with input and complete redesign of entire LED light package• Managed and negotiated contracts of ocean freight 22 containers for the 2013 season• Managed and researched the implementation of a whole new pick and pack warehouse in excess of 400 or-ders all shipping during the fourth quarter• Researched and contract negotiated relationship with NEW LTL and Small Package Freight for all shipment.

• Manage a territory of over 650 stores in Wisconsin & Minnesota• 128 New Customers in 2009-2010, 262 (40%) with increases• 108 New Customers in 2010-2011, 228 (34%) with increases• Coordinate sales for up to 50 different manufacturers in Wisconsin and Minnesota• Making headquarter calls to Prince distributors 2008-2012 with 26% increase, Ranked 2nd in the Company• Generated sales over $3.4 million for 2009, $3.1 million for 2010, $3.4 million for 2011 and $2.1 million YTD for 2010 • Maintain over 525 Co-Op Dealers, Ace customers are up over 28%, True Value is up over 29%• 2011 Manufacturers with increases, Anderson’s 125%, Massarelli’s 207%, Atlas Gloves 102%, Holiday Bright Lights 47%, Outdoor Interiors 4%, DeGroot 4%, Yankee Candle 10%, Premier Horticulture Inc. 102%, Na-tional Bark 10%• 2010 Manufacturers with increases, BIC Corp 21%, Holiday Bright Lights 100%, Plastec 89%, Ameriscape 27%, Rico Industries 100%, Mid-West Cement 26%• 2009 Manufacturers with increases, Anderson’s 11%, Atlas Gloves 118%, Luster Leaf 94%, JMB 22%, Michi-gan Peat 53%National Sales Coordinator / National Sales 2004-2008• Organize Christmas tree sales of over 120,000 units with Home Depot buyers• Created Balled and Burlap program with Home Depot buyer for Dutchman Tree Farms• Arrange commodities presentation with Home Depot on the purchase of all bag rock, mulch, soil and sod for their Midwest stores• Organize and present products to Meijer, Walgreens, VG Supply, Dominick’s / Safeway, Promotions UnlimitedMarketing Coordinator 2002-2004• In charge of organizing more than 500 presentations for three major lawn and garden Co-Ops and distribu-tors• Organize materials for more than 50 major company trade and distributor shows per year• Maintain numerous specialty databases with current pricing for more than 50 manufacturers items • Prepare all Microsoft Excel generated order forms for Ace Hardware, True value and DIB

Responsible for sales of new and used cars, negotiation of final price and finalizing paperwork

Responsible for sales of new and used cars, negotiation of final price and finalizing paperwork

Responsible for running the third largest store in the nation. Duties included nightly drawer counts, scheduling for a staff of approximately 20 employees and monthly inventory of the entire store

Responsible for running the highest money making store in the state of IllinoisDuties included nightly drawer counts, scheduling for a staff of 45 plus employees, Food and Drink inventory control and ordering, 300 plus birthday parties a month, and monthly inventory of the entire store