Michael Farris Email & Phone Number

Stow, Oh, Us

Richfield, Ohio, United States

Builds sales growth of a $500K yearly account base. Cultivates strong customer relationships, and provides advice on electronic and industrial components. Utilize value-added services to increase margin and provide solutions to customer’s needs.

Richfield, Ohio, United States

Service an account base of 120 accounts to grow sales and profit margins by quoting and selling in a timely manner and consistently deliver orders by needed dock dates. Books $30-40K worth of revenue per month. Works closely with outside Engineers or Outside Account Managers to close and develop new opportunities.

Remote

Produces the ‘Minigame’ series on the Lore Party podcast feed. Episodes are recorded and edited in Adobe Audition and shared on multiple platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Stitcher. Utilizes social media platforms to promote the show.

Cleveland, Ohio

Assists customers with auto policy issues and maintenance. Advise customers on billing and payment issues. Ensures that vehicles and drivers are properly covered. Makes sure that state regulations are maintained. Upsells customers on additional products and services they may need.

Richfield, Ohio

Assists sales staff by maintaining an AS400 database with current cost and stock levels for SKU from over 100 manufacturers. Negotiates costs and design registrations with vendors in order to improve margin levels. Creates approximately 30-40 new SKU's daily. Use PowerBI to identify opportunities for improved margins.

Richfield, Ohio

Coordinate post-order issues with Newark's inside and outside sales agents who manage customers in California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Hawaii. Daily tasks include locating lost shipments, coordinating returns, expediting orders, crediting and debiting customer's accounts when appropriate, and building and maintaining relationships with suppliers and customers.

Richfield, Ohio

Receive inbound calls and e-mails from customers to perform B2B sales and customer service tasks. Upsell customers on high-margin accessories and customization services. Maintain corporate relationships with accounts and suppliers.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Primarily a camera operator and production assistant at WVIZ. Production tasks include set dressing, lighting, and ENG camera operation. One of the Directors of “The Sound of Ideas”, a local morning talk show on the Ohio Channel.

Kent, Ohio

Worked with Kent State University’s Teleproductions department in order to produce programming featuring athletic competitions and administrative events. Was primarily a camera operator and VTR operator.

Kent, Ohio

Operated Chyron character generator, Kayak video switcher, QMaster teleprompter, and ENG cameras in order to produce news and entertainment programming for the Kent State community. Won an award for Best Graphics in the Fall 2013 semester.

This position was obtained through a Banking and Financial Services program at Cuyahoga Falls High School. The position was an internship for the summer of 2007. In that time, I acted as a Customer Service Representative and handled various transactions for customers. I also sold various products to customers, such as credit cards and overdraft protection.

Bachelor'S Degree, Electronic Media, 3.8 / 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Kent State University Independent Films, Teleproductions, Kent State Sports Network, TV2 KSU

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