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Bolingbrook, Illinois

Educate and provide consultation to customers making wines purchases. Responsible for ordering domestic and foreign wines, stocking merchandise and designing working displays. Successfully received WSET® Level 2 Award in Wines and Spirits certificate.

Chicago, IL

Provide professional technology support staffing for a global commercial real estate organizationDeveloped documentation, training materials and managed equipment maintenance coverage for the Technology Fulfillment and Wireless Pooling Support teams supporting over 1000 wireless device usersCreated over 75 pieces of documentation and training materials.

Joliet, Illinois

• Accountable for all marketing, sales and advertising strategy, planning and implementation for integrated medical company.
• Owner of company marketing plan encompassing a corporate view and three distinct business units of Executive Health, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Cosmetic Care Services.
• Supported and supervised all marketing and sales employees.
• Selected and interfaced with consultants and strategic partners.
• Drove company brand awareness and revenue as architect for all Social Media public relations, advertising, and promotional campaigns using avenues including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Websites, and Pay-Per-Click.
• Successfully launched new company websites as project owner and daily ongoing support.

Lombard, Villa Park And Elmhurst, IL

Building the Future in District 88, Villa Park, IL Co-Chairman of successful $115 Million high school district referendum project to upgrade two schools with responsibility for many aspects of project including strategy and fundraising. Honored with the INSPRA Distinguished Service Award.Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Organization, Elmhurst, IL.

Successfully worked territory encompassing more than 350 business accounts to understand their business environment, gathered requirements, developed sales and marketing strategies and presentations, regularly use databases to provide competitive and financial analysis, all in order to drive new business opportunities and generate positive revenue growth..

Effectively developed marketing strategies including go-to-market models, customized customer value propositions, built solution configurations, database research, business case analysis, helped develop, respond and review RFX’s, negotiated pricing and contracts as well as product support in order to protect and grow revenue. Managed multiple projects and.

Oak Brook, Chicago And Naperville, IL

• Winback Sales Executive - Global MarketsHighly effective Account Executive specializing in acquisition of services, new product penetration, and protecting existing market share.
• Achieved Gold Club award for being in top 25% of sales force in 1995
• Awarded Global Services 100% Club for sales performance in 1995
• Exceeded quota every month in 1996 including December’s results of over 560%
• Awarded Sales Vice President awards in 1995 and 1996Sales Support Manager - Global Markets Supported two sales teams of over 60 sales employees and supervised five clerical employees
• Duties included developing order, implementation and tracking processes, and negotiated interface agreements

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration

Aa Ba, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Basketball team