Mark Sowards Email & Phone Number

La Jara, Co, Us

La Jara, Colorado

Managed three Banking Centers located in La Jara Colorado, San Luis Colorado and Antonito ColoradoSuccessfully grew deposits during a time when the bank made the decision to close and consolidate the Antonito and San Luis Banking Centers into the La Jara Banking Center. Recruited and trained successful bankers and tellers who also achieved individual production goalsBanking Center Winner of March Madness Campaign, March 2016Exceeded small business lending production goals for 2016 & 2018Top producer in small business lending as a percentage to goal for Community Banks of Colorado in 2018.Exceeded deposit growth goals for each year since beginning with the bankExceed non-interest income growth every quarterRecipient of a Circle of Excellence award for 2018 and 2019 for having outstanding client satisfaction surveys at 100%.Lead our region in overall closed mortgage referrals for 2020 and 2021. Placed third out of 100 banking centers on associate retention for the year 2021Placed third in overall deposit growth out of 100 banking centers for the year 2022

Alamosa/Denver Colorado

Advance from general laborer to national sales manager within 6 years while attending college full timeIncreased retail sales from 2013 to 2014 from $563,921.91 to $804,922; a 42.7% increaseManaged $75,000 weekly wholesale furniture sales, production and distribution Created and ran retail sales events producing as much as $17,000 in daily salesDesigned a new system of discounting which increased sales revenues 15% and added more value to customersEnhanced marketing efforts with proper merchandise presentation, signage, price changes, displays and ad setsReduced costs of LTL shipments between $300 to $500 per shipment through partnerships and networking

Denver, Co

A Universal Banker demonstrates excellent customer service in accordance with the U.S. Bank Service Advantage Core Values. This position engages in sales and service activities in traditional branch locations. The Universal Banker opens accounts, handles teller transactions, sells/cross-sells bank products and services, and resolves customer service issues. This position refers customers to other areas of U.S. Bank as appropriate. The successful Universal Banker converts service opportunities into sales events.• Obtained perfect customer loyalty survey scores and helped branch achieve a district high score• Lead other bankers by 22% for gathering consumer preferences on Reg E Opt in/Opt Out due to new financial regulations• Received top banker of the week status at branch level by booking the most new credit products• Became #2 top banker in the South Denver District during the forth quarter in December 2010 for productivity• Reached incentive goals by surpassing required quotas