Manage/grow current territory Sales, train Sales Representatives daily by location, expand current partner base, maintain or improve margins monthly, aid in daily Sales and quotes to all locations, manage literature and samples by location & most of all have FUN while doing it!

* Increased sales of building products by half a million dollars and grew territory by 8% in first year.* Awarded #1 Territory Manager in 2014 for sales of Genovations Decking.* Managed 175 locations throughout IL, NE MO & SE IN, including Alexander Lumber, Kirchner Lumber and RP Lumber; representing over 350 building products.* Worked with regional manager to grow his sales knowledge and shift the company’s sales approach from product focused to relationship building. * Conducted product training and demonstrations with stores and contractors on top selling products

* Increased territory sales from $2 million to over $20 million. Grew territory by 100% in first 14 months.* Awarded National AT&T Sales Award for placing in the top 4% of U.S. sales force.* Awarded #1 Account Executive for Central Region (9 states).* Increased retail locations from 50 to 85 in Central/Southern Illinois.* Executed new sales hire and revamped AT&T’s Mobile retail program for Best Buy Springfield, resulting in most successful U.S. store turnaround for AT&T. 2001 ranked #150, 2006-2013 ranked #2 in U.S. mobile sales. Today, store remains a top 3 highest grossing U.S. retail location for AT&T.* Trained and mentored 200 national retail sales personnel on constantly evolving products and technology platforms, and resolved specific questions or problems related to selling efforts or technical issues.* Developed and implemented custom sales and marketing plans with national and district store managers of Wal-Mart, Sams Club, Target, Radio Shack, and Best Buy to help stores achieve sales volume quotas.

* Awarded Sales Representative of the Month three times for highest mobile phone sales in Illinois.* Received high marks in customer satisfaction for assisting customers with sales, product, service, and billing questions and issues.* Joined AT&T following buyout in 2001.

* Directed store-level night operations. Hired, trained and supervised 30 full- and part-time staff. * Managed inventory of 5,000 SKUs, placed nightly orders, oversaw deliveries, ensured proper product placement, and assisted with POS displays.

* Established territories, quotas and goals. * Analyzed sales trends and potentials, competition, economic/business conditions, and performance and recommended changes in sales programs and product inventory to automotive product dealers.* Established new accounts and negotiated terms of contract with all business owners. Offered solutions of marketing to grow sales based on agreed upon percentages

* Trained all door to door sales staff in geographic area * Set daily sales territory and goals on individual basis using all sales data from previous weeks goals and total sales.* Maintained staff/sales in each market * Grew sales surpassing all other sales numbers in the state* Promoted to District Sales Manager after 1 year based on sales volume increases

* Received, stored and issued petroleum products purchased for use in Air Force vehicles, aircraft and support equipment used on the flight line and throughout the base.* Responsible for the fuels control center and maintenance of refueling vehicles and flight line hydrant systems, including integral fuel and water cell tanks, bladder cells and external tanks.* Staffed refinement facility to maintain integrity of JP-4 jet fuel. Staffed cryogenics plant to oversee inventory and filling of liquid nitrogen containers.* Awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Outstanding Unit Award with one Oak leaf cluster and the Air Force Good Conduct Medal.* Served during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm