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Billings, Montana, United States

United States

Office Solutions Sales professional, with a focus on Machine and IT business development for the west/central Montana region. Sales territory also includes northern Wyoming and Western North/South Dakota.

As Director of Operations I managed decisions for all operational activities while setting strategic goals for company. Planned and monitored the day-to-day running of business to ensure cost and sales goals were met. Also, supervised staff from different departments and provided constructive feedback for training and development purposes.

South Lake Tahoe, CA

As operations manager I oversee the controllable expenses, P&L reports, sales reporting, and the provision of services, both internal and external. I also make sure the organization is running as well as it possibly can, with a smooth efficient service that meets the expectations and needs of customers and clients.

Clarkston, WA

I was responsible for increasing sales and productivity of a 95 million/year Super Center workforce. I determined the layout and merchandising of the sales floor and lot presentation, increasing sales of the departments and later entire store for which I was responsible. Also, managed hiring and training of new employees, performance evaluations, and.

Liberty Lake, WA

• I was responsible for the company's public relations, press releases, branding, marketing, SEC compliance, report filings, and business development. I was also responsible for generating form 3s, 4s, and 5s, 8Ks.
• Managed First Call & Contact Database - I screened, retrieved, summarized and distributed analyst reports to internal audiences, as well as conducted research.
• Internet/Intranet Websites - maintained and updated company website on a daily or as needed basis; evaluated and made recommendations for updates and enhancements; distributed daily reports.
• Press Release Distribution/Quarterly Earnings - facilitated distribution of financial press releases and other investor communication via wire services, broadcast e-mail, fax and mailing lists; coordinated quarterly.

Managed the product development, creation of sales initiatives, and supporting materials for a US wide sales force. I headed a manufacturing/operations task force to resolve supply chain issues as well as some internal issues with our distribution chain. The result was an 8% increase in incremental sales totaling $15M.

Palo Alto, CA

• I was the operational and business development manager for Cool Town(TM), an HP product showcase for cutting edge wireless devices for the home and office.Key Accomplishments:
• Responsible for a staff of 16 employees.
• Led customer tours through the facility, highlighting what each product could do. Every new product had its own vignette that showcased its usefulness in everyday life.
• Conceptualized and implemented a new beacon technology so the entire Cool Town(TM) showcase could be operated with a single palm-top.
• Collaborated with 3rd party vendors to fabricate beacons for a new vignette interface.
• Pursued opportunities to decrease operating costs. Initiatives such as our DLT library acquisition for media handling and consolidating our network domains.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government

Bachelor’S Degree, Management Information Systems, General

Achieving my Graduate degree

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering, 3.8