Richard Greene Email & Phone Number

Sausalito, California, Us

Ascert's testing software is used by some of the world's most successful companies. We help companies to streamline their testing operations by helping them adopt the best testing practices. Utilizing the latest in automated testing software, Ascert enables companies to:▶ Reduce testing time▶ Move product to market faster▶ Increase revenue potentialFor additional information on our company, visit www.Ascert.com or call 1-877-ASCERT-IT.

Provided business consulting with specialization in sales and marketing strategies. Collaborated with C-level executives to author business plans, research markets, launch products (domestically and internationally) and build sales distribution channels. Earned a solid reputation for exceeding goals in record time.

Woodland, California, Us

Bentec Medical is dedicated to designing and manufacturing innovative medical devices and latex free products. The company has an expansive medical device product line and OEM products are used for many applications including Oncology, Cardiology, Urology, Pediatrics, General Surgery, ENT, and Interventional Radiology. While at Bentec, I developed, designed and implemented new sales and marketing strategies to increase sales both domestically and internationally. This included redesign of department and organizational processes to increase customer retention and new customer acquisition.

Cybelius is a Finland based software company that produces interactive 3-D modeling and prototyping software for a variety of hard good industries. Responsible for VOC research, recruiting and training country managers in Germany, Italy, England, United States and Finland, sales and marketing planning, and new customer acquisition.

Global Network Privacy provides secure data center services to both businesses and individuals employing military grade encryption and secure infrastructure. While at GNP, I recruited and staffed 7 channel commercial sales channels. I also created sales and marketing plans and was involved with Venture Capital meetings resulting in $9.5M of funding.

I joined this start-up as employee #11 and aggressively built the grocery industry's first internet-based promotions. Assumed full accountability for product marketing and management including the development of channel specific products, marketing strategies, strategic industry relationships, and sales of products and services. I secured the1st retailer supermarket partnership resulting in increased Venture Capital funding and subsequent sale of the company.

New York, Ny, Us

AC Nielsen is a global marketing research firm, with worldwide headquarters in New York City, United States. Regional headquarters for North America are located in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Illinois. I was recruited from the competition as part of turnaround team. Prior to my arrival, the company posted losses of $81M in the previous year. I assumed full P&L accountability for Western Region that was comprised of 5 regional offices where I managed a $7.5M budget. I was responsible for developing ACNielsen’s Point of Sale and Household data tracking businesses. Other responsibilities included development of sales and service staff, building retailer/wholesaler/broker relations, and sales of software, consulting, and information products. During my first 12 months I reduced divisional expenses by 18% while increasing revenues by 157% contributing to the company achieving profitability in 36 months.

Chicago, Il, Us

IRI is a market research company which provides clients with consumer, shopper, and retail market intelligence and analysis focused on the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. IRI’s clients include 95 percent of the Fortune Global 500 CPG, retail and healthcare companies. The company operates in 58 countries through stand-alone operations, wholly owned subsidiaries, partnerships and alliances.I was recruited to build a west coast retail practice for this provider of syndicated and customer market research. I designed and developed custom information programs, increased brand awareness establishing the company as the #1 information provider in the region resulting in a $55M increase in revenues.

SAMI gathers information about the size and sales patterns in a range of markets and sells the information to advertisers, many of whom depend heavily on advertising and promotions for selling products at supermarkets.I relocated from the Chicago Corporate Office to establish west coast office, build sales and customer service teams, and grow revenue opportunities for the company. I was responsible for managing trade relations, product development, long-term planning, and staff development, and managing 42 retailer/wholesaler customers in 7 western states.As part of a profitability push, I renegotiated data acquisition deals resulting in a 31% ($1.6M) savings for the company. I also negotiated to acquire data from grocery retailers and launched first point of sale census tracking service in Los Angeles.

Camden, Nj, Us

Campbell Soup Company is a manufacturer and marketer of food products. The Company's segments include Americas Simple Meals and Beverages; Global Biscuits and Snacks, and Campbell Fresh. Campbell's makes a range of products from soups and simple meals to snacks and healthy beverages. The Company's brands include Campbell's, Garden Fresh Gourmet, Goldfish, Milano, Pace, Pepperidge Farm, Plum Organics, Prego, SpaghettiOs, Swanson and V8 Beverages.I was responsible for product sales in produce, canned foods, and frozen foods sections of the store for a territory comprising of 78 independent and retail chain stores.. I also supervised in-store merchandisers covering product demos and store resets.

Ssbb, Six Sigma Quality

Cmpe, Certified Manager Of Process Excellence, Six Sigma

Mba, Marketing

Bba, Marketing

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Marketing

General