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Bethel, Maine, United States

Portland, Maine Area

Bridgeton , Maine

Lead a team that manages a diverse set of technical projects from initiation to completion with responsibility for overall profitability and client management

Portland, Maine Area

Promoted in 2011 to join a team charged with a new initiative to launch the brand in national retail. Responsible East Area that included 3,500 locations. Responsible for developing and implementing launch strategy including negotiating contracts and directing a new third party labor vendor. Accountable for sales and P&L as well as building and maintaining relationships with senior leaders of national retail partners. Grew customer base to over 100,000 customers in eight months. Cricket was acquired by AT&T.

Responsible for launching the Baltimore market. Built the entire sales distribution network including over 60 retail locations. Staffed the organization from scratch and developed and implemented the launch marketing plan. Market launched on time and on budget. Developed a very strong team and Baltimore moved into the top tier of the company in sales productivity.

Responsible for leading Upstate NY and Northeastern PA markets through the transition to AT&T. Reconfigured customer care and retail distribution while continuing to drive year over year increases in sales and revenue.

Led sales, operations and profitability for half of the company’s field operations. Responsible for all sales channels including over 100 company owned stores, B to B and 270 agent locations. After being given responsibility for two large operating units eliminated a layer of management, built an outstanding team that turned the region’s performance around and delivered annual subscriber growth rate over 10%. Successfully integrated multiple, major acquisitions that achieved both revenue and subscriber targets. Dobson Cellular One was acquired by AT&T.

Cellular One was acquired by AT&T. Successfully led upstate NY and northeastern PA markets through transition to AT&T. Restructured sales channels, customer care and marketing while continuing to hit key sales and profitability metrics.

Promoted to lead newly acquired, poorly performing markets. Significantly expanded distribution which led to double digit sales and revenue growth. Built a strong team of managers that lead to an improvement in employee survey results from worst to best in the company.

Mpa, Public Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Public Administration