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Accomplished Business Development and Product Manager with over 15 years of experience. Success in developing product lines for employer and customers to support their businesses in competitive markets. Well-versed in leading training and support customer visits pursuing opportunities and training. Mentoring with experience instilling motivation and promoting teamwork.Identified and pursued business opportunities with Direct Accounts and through Distribution to generate new revenue and improve bottom line profit. Responsible for two national Distributors, one in US and other in Canada. Developed the product line with management then trained and traveled with reps to support product development with key customers.Territory includes the Mid-Atlantic, South East, South, Midwest United States and Eastern Canada.

Deep River Closet Designs is a locally own business specializing from the design to the installation of closets, pantries, offices and much more. We work with our customers to understand what is desired and our mission is to work with each customer on a personal, individual level to achieve the dream design that is within their desired budget. We use a 3D design program to provide organize solutions designed specifically for each customer.Areas of the home that we offer services are closets, pantries, laundry rooms, craft rooms, office and LED cabinet lighting.

As a product manager, I determine, through market research with customers, what product offerings are needed in the segments (Closets,Office and Connector sections) of The Complete Hafele catalog that I managed. With those items, we developed marketing plans, create sales materials/mock ups, create and man trade show displays, travel with sales representatives to support their efforts with customers.

As a Sales Rep, I managed and developed accounts in the state of Alabama, gulf coast area of Mississippi, the panhandle of Florida and New Orleans/Baton Rouge/North Shore areas of Louisiana.

As the General Manager, I was responsible for activities of the clubhouse in regards to the rounds of golf of both daily rounds and tournament play, pro shop and snack bar of both inventory and sales revenue and the maintenance of the golf cart fleet. This included the management of the full and part employees of the clubhouse area.