Kris Williams Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas

Carrollton, Texas

• Marketed new and existing products while driving partnership building and business development; managed the Dallas/Fort Worth area, contributing to $11M in annual revenue.• Handled vendor relations, customer service, and product marketing for the area.

Lewisville, Texas

• Joined the early stage company and contributed significantly to its growth during tenure, helping the business grow from 9 employees to 39+ team members and $6M annual revenue.• Launched a new division to branch out to new markets, expanding from municipal and academic clientele to commercial/business applications; achieved $99K sales in year one.CUSTOMER RELATIONS/SALES MANAGER continued…• Promoted and sold hand-held devices (hardware) for 10 manufacturers/vendors across vertical markets; marketed software and provided customer support to Fortune 500 clientele.• Established business relationships with Atmos Energy, Waste Management, and the NYSE, providing hand-held devices for daily business; achieved long- term business engagements with each client.• Oversaw sales forecasting for five major hardware vendors (including DataLogic, Motorola, and Honeywell) on a quarterly basis, ensuring each manufacturers production schedule was optimized for timely delivery and implementation of specific product configurations.• Assisted clients with product lifecycle management and product launches across North America, mitigating adverse impact on efficiency and productivity of the end users daily business operations.• Ensured existing customers were notified of new product releases while keeping them abreast of the latest product specifications months before the product was released to the open market, allowing them to proactively test and certify upcoming software releases.• Recommended and implemented extended service offering programs for various customers in a broad range of vertical markets, ensuring solutions/services were tailored to meet exact requirements.• Named to Epson America’s Millionaires Club in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001; Cardinal Tracking Employee of the Year 1997, and Epson America’s Distribution Deal of the Year 1997, 1998