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• Display Specialties, Inc. serves top progressive supermarket chains and the foodservice industry with innovative food merchandising products. Ground floor involvement in building newly established foodservice division.
• Develop and implement national purchasing programs in the Contract Management and Hospitality industry
• Expand client base including: ARAMARK, Compass, Golden Corral, Marriott, Intercontinental Hotels, and Choice Hotels
• Work with corporate level decision makers to develop standards for breakfast bars, business breaks and catering

• Re-established fading relationships at the end user, distributor and principal level: Including specialty distributors and Sysco Cincinnati. Increased market share by selling end users and adding lines through.
• Led training sessions and sales meetings
• Developed currently adopted food show standards
• Increased territorial sales by over $750,000
• Positively impacted business partner revenue
• Instrumental in building and maintaining a profitable business position for nine principals

• Coordinated Indianapolis sales efforts. Provided training as the company seafood specialist. Motivated, developed and directed sales team, identifying the best people and solutions for the job. Strong organizational.
• Met or exceeded all sales goals and budgets
• Managed fifteen-member team in a five state region. Team became the standard by which all others were measured
• Gordon Food Service - Food Show Coordinator - Responsible for all phases of show planning, budgeting, layout and theme reinforcement for 30 principals
• Designed successful sample procedures to increase sales, while decreasing costs by over 30%
• Conducted educational seminars to strengthen overall seafood positioning

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Activities and Societies: Alpha Tau Omega, UK Rugby Club, UK Football Team

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