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Eden Prairie, MN, US

Saint Paul, MN

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• Created international team to manage over $7B of annual commitments. Executed financial and budgetary responsibility for team of 27. Owned pricing process for $12B+ truckload business line.
• Drove adoption and increased utilization of Microsoft Dynamics CRM across divisions, increasing efficiency and effectiveness of solicitation, quoting and pricing of new and existing business.

Eden Prairie, MN

• Oversaw communication, analytics and process for global customers ($5B+ market cap). Developed, deployed and measured global customer strategy across 5 divisions.
• Added new capabilities for account managers to deliver quantifiable results to top global customers by directing analytical team to develop business insights using Microsoft PowerBI.
• Led creation of annual and quarterly report-outs for Chief Commercial Officer to prepare results for CEO, CFO and Investor Relations, delivering to board shareholders, analysts, employees and other stakeholders.
• Coached and mentored business leaders, evolving and standardizing account success.
• Arbitrated over 3K account disputes for Mergers and Acquisitions (Freightquote.com), directing best internal resources to serve customers’ needs.

• Delivered thought leadership for innovation across all divisions. Planned and facilitated innovation for groups of all sizes, including divisional (thousands).
• Supported division’s most promising ideas and initiatives by setting strategy and allocating resources to various innovative activities.
• Managed design and construction of C.H. Robinson Innovation Center, conducting innovation sessions for customers, investors and employees.
• Established pattern for innovation for customers, carriers, investors and employees, enabling delivery of all innovation center user needs.
• Trained business leaders to conduct summer internship projects for 50+ interns annually, tying company innovation and talent acquisition strategies together with serving interns’ educational needs.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

• Built teams of consultants to implement new strategic accounts. Managed finance and budget for team of 12.
• Maximized profits and speed to revenue by championing and evolving implementation methodology to quickly transition new business for key customers into company.
• Generated short- and long-term continuous process improvement roadmaps, increasing customer retention and efficiency and broadening relationships.
• Conducted and selected training and continuing education opportunities, building out capacity and capabilities of implementation and account teams.

Eden Prairie

• Organized and facilitated business implementation sessions with large and small groups. Led team of 3.
• Improved customer and internal work efficiency and effectiveness by executing due diligence and devising / re-engineering business processes.
• Performed gap analysis, managed projects to close and supported CPI, completing changes as quickly and thoroughly as possible to maintain customer satisfaction.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Led analytical teams of consultants, design, specify, integrate and verify heterogeneous systems
• Led technical teams of consultants, develop and review specifications
• Developed data models, n-tier systems and interfaces using Microsoft ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server 2000

Ames, Iowa, United States

• Designed and developed software to control worldwide videoconferencing systems in Perl, PHP and Oracle- Created and maintained associated technical documentation

- Update and integrate custom C-based Quark plug-in into existing web-based publishing system- Install, integrate and verify plug-in on-site at Do It Best Hardware, Inc.

Bachelor Of Science And Bachelor Of Arts, Computer Science, German

Activities and Societies: Government of the Student Body, SenatorChair of Philanthropic Activities

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Information Technology

Informatik, Germanistik

Activities and Societies: Uni Chor, Sine NomineInformatik

College Prep

Activities and Societies: Football, Drama, ChoirCollege Prep

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