PERSONAL SUMMARY A creative and inventive thinker, who craves a challenge and who is not afraid to work outside his comfort zone. Maria Paola is a motivated team player who consistently aims to push revenue expectations and exceed goals. She possesses superb communication skills and is someone who can build up rapport easily, open up clients, find out exactly what they need, and then present them with a wide range of services and solutions. Pragmatic and results orientated, with a focus on bottom line results, she has a track record of achieving and exceeding the standards of performance set out for any sales projects.KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES Business development attributes  Possessing the financial acumen and commercial flair needed to understand diverse market and identify potential opportunities and new clients.  Ensuring that projects are financially viable.  Ability to react quickly to emergency situation or new customer requirements. Identifying the specific needs of customers, then creating bespoke solutions for them. Writing accurate reports through the detailed analysis of data.  Sharing knowledge and expertise in a highly professional manner.  Can quickly collate and prioritize data from different sources.BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SKILLS  Identify and capitalizing on opportunities. Understanding customer requirements.  Strong commercial awareness.  Networking in a professional manner.  Developing key relationships.  Identifying important decision makers.  Superb consultative sales techniques.  An articulate and experienced negotiator.  Sound financial and commercial awareness.  Developing successful and innovative delivery methodologies.  Meeting and selling to senior executives.  Conducting commercial negotiations.  Maximising revenue at every opportunity.  Able to open doors and initiate relationships.