In these job roles, I am responsible for overseeing all aspects of field contracting at all levels, including mergers and acquisitions. I am in charge of the creation, introduction, and administration of field pay and sales incentive programs as well as quarterly bonus stages for all life distribution channels. I provide senior management with monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting, as well as annual sales plans by area and agency. I create and present marketing and training presentations for internal and external audiences. I coordinate and publish field messages, contact sheets, and sales maps. I oversee all incentive programs, sponsorship, and invoice payments, as well as budgeting, reviews, and audits.• Led close coordination with 12+ sales vice presidents on agency set-up and compensation arrangements for company's 1,200 direct intermediary agencies and downline of 80,000 independent agents, encompassing national accounts and direct marketers.• Formulated 150+ different compensation variables, developed systems-integration coding spreadsheets, and published agent commission schedules, while liaising with the product development team to steer gross compensation. • Assessed independent agency contracts by analyzing agency’s the production and business plan, while approving and declining 95% independently and 5% after delivery of research to senior management.• Developed annual sales plan for multiple channels, 12+ sales regions, and 14 national accounts to achieve sales goals.

• Oversaw top-level agency contracts through an initial review of business plans and production commitments, while consulting with sales management regarding issues requiring approval.• Participated in key office personnel meetings of 60 to 80 agency personnel via breakout sessions along with increasing survey satisfaction from poor to excellent and mentoring staff in enhancing presentation skills.• Managed independent agent compensation development procedures, ultimately adopted by entire life insurance division of corporation.• Played an integral role in the Sales and Marketing Blueprint project and led company’s migration to intermediary model of field force management. • Mentored one of company’s agency in recruitment of $5M account. • Supervised production bonus staging for 4,500 agents and agencies

• Coordinated sales, marketing, relationship building, and home office operations for national accounts and direct markets with sales in excess of $35M. • Established strategic alliances among insurance companies with sales exceeding $4M in first year. • Acted as Account Manager for company’s largest production source with $25M in sales on yearly basis. • Supported business with agencies largest clients, such as Bank of America, US Bank, and Wachovia.• Created and administrated complex agent contracting and compensation program.• Directed team of six regional sales and marketing coordinators.

• Created position to coordinate sales, marketing, relationship building and home office operations for regional accounts with sales in excess of $10M, and trained a new group to be placed in each of companies regions.• Developed and implemented cost savings programs and saved $120K from one program in first year, while consistently saving over $500K annually for several years.• Enhanced accuracy by 28% and designed database system and procedures for compiling and administrating complex compensation and production programs.Prior experience as Treasury Clerk at Old Line Life owned by USLife Group, Milwaukee, WI and Lockbox Specialist at Old Line Life owned by USLife Group, Milwaukee, WI