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Regional sales manager for hand and arm protection company covering Northeast region.

for the worlds largest safety equipment manufacturer representing all product lines and managing distributor network with over $12 million in sales. Responsibilities include maintaining distributor relations and developing growth, end user calls including joint calls with distributor account reps, end user training, and distributor training. Product lines include hand protection, eye&face protection, laser eyewear, eyewash products, fall protection, hearing protection, respiratory protection, first aid, footwear, lockout/tagout, welding helmets, and head protection.

Hand protection sales manager for Sperian Protective Glove, formerly known as the Perfect Fit Glove Company, covering Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and central/northern Illinois. Represent full line of hand protection including cotton and synthetic string knits, coated string knits, coated and uncoated cut resistant gloves, metal mesh gloves, chemical resistant gloves, and electrical gloves.

Responsible for managing Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Northern Illinois representing eye and face protection products for the largest safety equipment manufacturer in the world. Emphasis on promoting Uvex brand eyewear, which is the largest selling brand in the world, through developing new accounts.Products included safety eyewear, faceshields, hardhats, eyewash products, and welding protection.

Covered Northeastern Ohio representing a full line of safety products with a focus on general industry. Duties included end user calls along with regulatory training for end users.Converted 80% of accounts from Safety Today over to Cardinal Safety Developed new accounts through prospecting and sales calls resulting in 20% of annual salesIncreased business at Babcock&Wilcox to over $100,000 per yearExpanded business at Newman Technology to over $300,000 per yearGrew sales to $800,000 per year

Responsible for maintaining existing accounts and developing new accounts in Northeastern Ohio for full line safety distributor.

Sales representative representing one of the largest independent safety distributors in the United States calling on industrial accounts, contractors, service companies, and universities in Northeast Ohio.

Covered Northeastern Ohio representing a full line of safety products with a focus on general industry. Duties included end user sales calls and regulatory training along with managing several locations covered by national account contracts. Grew accounts from zero activity list to over $1,000,000 in annual salesDeveloped new accounts through prospecting and sales calls resulting in 60% of territory salesGrew Newman Technology from new account to over $200,000 annually.

Responsible for upstate New York and later southern New Jersey and Delaware territories calling on end users and working with distributors. Responsibilities included end user calls and training as well as joint calls with distributors, distributor management and training at the end user and distributor level.Oversaw growth of two distributors who each exceeded $1,000,000 in salesGrew business at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard by 10% to over $200,000 per yearEstablished marketing plan for E.I DuPont that eventually resulted in over $1,000,000 in sales

Inside underwriter responsible for evaluating new risk applications, changes to policies, and evaluation of loss histories.

Bs, Business Administration

Bs, Business Administration-Marketing

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