Working with students in grades 4-8 to provide remedial services for reading under the federal Title 1 program for schools. Career change as now retired from I/T.

Retail Line of Business and I/T Management Consulting. Expertise in marrying Omni-Channel retailing solutions to legacy retail systems.

Technology Solutions Division, Value Added DistributionBusiness Development Manager – Retail Industry Consultant• Consultative Solution Saleso Increased Avnet VAR revenues in retail enterprises faster than the industry average, 27.4% compared to 5.8%. • Developed Avnet’s Destination Industry program for IBM Middleware in Retailo Grew IBM Middleware sales 10% in the retail sector across the IBM pillars of Lotus, Tivoli, Rational, WebSphere, Information Management, and Business Analytics.• Developed curriculum and collateral for Avnet’s website, webcasts, Retail University.o Mapped industry problems and solutions to specific vendor technology solutions• Coordinated participation of 15 VAR partners in three retail industry trade shows. • Performed numerous BI analyses across sales data for the Brands, Partners, and End-Users in support of Avnet sales and marketing business acceleration.Avnet RetailPath is a coordinated solution approach that enables you to provide cross-supplier solutions tailored to the demands of today’s omni-channel retail environment.

Printer Manufacturer (receipt and thermal barcode)Channel Manager and OEM ManagerSales responsibility for VARs in US & Canada, and OEM resellers HP, Wincor, and Fujitsu.

Responsible for the direct and indirect sales of Point of Sale (POS) solutions in 11 central states and Ontario.

Retail Store Solutions Sales & Marketing, selling retail solutions into the top 100 retail accounts in the United States. This was a direct sales position with C-level account contact in companies such as Walgreen Co., Albertson’s, Safeway, Federated Department Stores, and Kroger.

Lead management and opportunity management in the mid-market space, engaging IBM Business Partners to fulfill channel opportunity, growing IBM POS revenues through increased Business Partner sales and brand content.• Leveraged sales position with $40M quota