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Kerrville, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

- Pioneer Contract Services has been a national force in the moving and servicing of furniture needs for the last 40+ years in the Greater Houston Area. Having cornered the market with many Fortune 500 Companies, including the Exxon-Mobil move recently-the largest move ever in Corporate America- Pioneer has shifted its focus to new Contract Office Furniture. We are an HNI Dealer, providing a total solution through HNI’s umbrella of brands, notably Allsteel Gunlocke, Paoli, HON, and HBF; as well as 40 + niche brands. We have become one of Houston’s top selling contract office furniture dealers in only 10 years.Sales Executive- New Business Development, Industry IIDA• Concentration on Finding new business, new business development, and A&D Development throughout the Houston Area• Opened 3 times as many new accounts in my first 18 months as Pioneer has opened in its its previous 10 years of selling office furniture• Top 10% Seller in my Region of Paoli and top 15% Seller of Hon in my first full year, qualifying for both promotional trips• Achieved Membership Director for IIDA Houston City Center in my 1st year; Pioneer went from $0 and zero percent membership/participation to IIDA Houston City Center Chapter Partner of the Year in one year under my guidance.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Broussard Group is a San Antonio based Knoll dealership providing office systems, furniture, related products, and services to the Corporate and Government communities throughout South Texas and the nation for 20 years. As well as representing Knoll, BG also represents DIRTT as well as 60+ other furniture manufacturers.Sales Account Executive – New Business Development• Primary role is to find new business and accounts in the Greater San Antonio/South Texas area by penetrating competitively held medium and large accounts within the region.• Accomplished this by networking, cold calling, and researching accounts to find the decision makers; once found, figuring out ways to get in front of these decion makers to present our value driven strategy and create a compelling case of why BG can and should be an option for them now and in the future.• Implemented this strategy through persistence in following up and finding how an organization works, and finding hot buttons that the customer finds valuable, I create touch points in follow-ups and work my way into previously unheld or unattainable accounts by BG.• Although only in this position and industry for a brief time, this strategy has worked for BG/me, opening such large accounts as Valero, Tesoro, Boeing, Johnson Controls, UT- Health Science Center (Harlingen); as well as CareNet and Jenkins Restoration, two of the fastest growing companies in Greater San Antonio.

Texas

– Based in Atlanta , GA, and only a 3 year old company, Kamado Joe had taken the grill industry by storm and owned the #2 market share in Kamado-style cookers/bbq grills next to only the Big Green Egg. Products are sold on 5 continents and in all fifty States. Kamado Joe has won the Vesta Award 2 years running, the industry’s top honor in innovation in grill design. Sales Account Executive• Territory consisted of the State of Texas, and customers ranged from pool/spa/ patio stores, specialty hardware & retail stores, high-end appliance stores, and custom home builders; on the road traveling the State 75% of the week based out of my home office in Austin, TX.• Achieved Yearly Sales Quota May 17th (FY Jan1st – Dec 31st)• Instrumental in landing the Ace Hardware contract late January, 2012, and convincing Ace Corporate to triple their initial PO from $500,000 to $1.5 million based on creating interest and demand from Texas Ace Stores and convincing Ace Corporate that this demand was a microcosm of the Ace stores around the nation’s demand once introduced to the product.

Austin, Texas Area

– BMW/MINI of Austin, through dedication to customer service, has been ranked in the top 10 among all BMW Dealerships in the nation (300+) in Customer Service and Sales for five years running., and #2 for the last two years.BMW North America has awarded BMW of Austin with the Center of Excellence Award each of these years, the highest award given in Customer Service and Satisfaction by BMW.. Sales Executive• Introducing prospective customers to the BMW and MINI brands, creating an exciting but relaxed environment, with the goal of creating a different car shopping and car buying experience from any they had encountered before. • Facilitating purchase and lease options based on each customer’s wants, needs, and economic position, having to think creatively to put a seemingly doomed deal together time and time again. • An organized approach to constant and consistent follow-ups via telephone, internet, appointments, and walk-ups has led to multiple Salesman of the Month Awards and consistently reaching and exceeding quota every month, while maintaining a Customer Service Index in the top 10% in the country.

Greater Atlanta Area

Czarnowski is the 3rd largest full-scale exhibit house in North America. Headquartered in Chicago with 12 locations throughout the U.S. Clients range from Fortune 500’s such as Coca-Cola, Phillips, and Nike to medium-to-large corporations/companies; most clients exhibit at 15-20+ Tradeshows per year and spend $100,000+ at these Exhibitions and Corporate Events.Major Account Executive- New Business Development• Targeted Marketing, P.R., Procurement, and Business Development Depts and C-Level Executives of Fortune 1000 prospective clients that fit our customer profile; researching, prospecting, then ultimately finding the decision-makers; then developing and maintaining a relationship through contract negotiations and into new business for Czarnowski.• Worked through many RFP’s per month, ranging from $10K jobs to $250K+.• Unveiled new ideas and marketing strategies through use of PowerPoint Presentations and designs to boards and procurement teams that address the client’s needs, efficiency, and effectiveness.• Examples include traffic/lead analysis and management and quantifying these leads, both quantity obtained at a certain show and more importantly quality (client’s target leads); designing and building a booth that is appealing to the customer’s customer but does not compromise branding and marketing objectives.

Greater Atlanta Area

GDP, located in Atlanta, was rated as one of the 25 “fastest growing small to medium sized companies” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 2004 and 2005. GDP is a copier & multi-functional system device dealer representing Lanier, Konica-Minolta, and Muratec, among others, consulting, selling, and servicing small companies to large corporations in and around the Greater Atlanta/Northeast Georgia region.Account Executive• Territory consisted of 80+ clients in Marietta, Kennesaw, Smyrna, Vinings and surrounding areas; consulted, developed, and maintained existing accounts, monitoring growth and anticipating needs• Obtained 20-25 prospects/day via cold calls both in-person and by phone• Top grossing Sales Representative last three months of tenure there; exceeded quota each of my nine months

Texas

Atlantic Envelope Co. was the 3rd largest custom/print manufacturer of direct mail in North America, with 8 regional offices and manufacturing plants throughout the U.S. National Envelope Co. acquired Atlantic in April 2006, making NEC the largest producer of envelopes, both custom/print and wholesale, in the world. Maintained a home office in Austin, with a regional sales office/manufacturing plant in Houston and corporate offices in Atlanta.Account Executive• Territory consisted of 100+ clients in Austin, San Antonio , as well as all of Central and South Texas• Called on Purchasing/Procurement/ Fulfillment Divisions of: Banks, Insurance Agencies, Direct Mail, Energy/Water Municipalities, State and City Government Departments, as well as many other industries and market segments• Developed new ideas and mail campaigns with top-level decision makers such as CEOs and VP’s of Departments in addition to conducting quality checks and hands-on work with warehouse and industrial personnel• Top clients consisted of USAA Insurance (San Antonio), Dell Computers (Austin), World Savings Bank (San Antonio), HEB Grocery (San Antonio), Focus Direct (San Antonio), as well as 100+ Agencies and Departments of the State of Texas • Controlled $ 2-5 Million Dollars in annual return, increasing revenue 120-150% each year • Recipient of AECO’s “Rookie of the Year” Award in 2002. Awarded several quarterly awards, such as Top Producer (for the Regional Office based in Houston) and the AECO “Sales Success Story.”

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance/ Management

Activities and Societies: SIGMA CHI (PLEDGE CLASS FALL 1997). MANAGER & OWNER- COSTUME CONNECTION (1998-2001)

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi Greek Life FMA