Extensive professional experience in the sales, marketing, and product management of technical products and services used in industrial markets. Proven track record of identifying target markets and developing and expanding business within them. Significant experience in strategic sourcing, trade relationships, and within industry associations. Strong ability to understand technical information and communicate it in business terms.SALES & MARKETING• Proven track record of developing and expanding sales in new and existing markets • Strong skills in relationship selling and developing proactive customer sales strategies • Success at analyzing markets and identifying new products, services, and technologies for them• Ability to work towards the long term – big picture• Effective communicator with both business and technical audiences MANAGEMENT• Ability to develop and manage to budgets and relevant tracking metrics• Skilled at developing and leading teams and helping people succeed and prosper• Experience in evaluating, structuring and managing sales organizations• Success at managing both direct reports and sales representative organizations • Open and approachable BUSINESS• Able to research, analyze, and develop strategies and plans • Knowledge and experience in a wide variety of industrial markets • Critical thinking and problem solving abilities, coupled with common sense approaches• Successfully establishing pricing strategies based on market value • Sales, marketing, and business development experience in North America, Asia and EuropeSKILLSETS• Adept at quickly learning technical information and understanding served markets • Analytical and technical skills (engineering degree)• Business and management skills (MBA degree)• Positive attitude• Team first!I can be reached at 952-412-6509 or johndkroll29@gmail.com if you would like to talk further.