Sandy Straub Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Manager of Construction Sales for Life Safety Services and Hughes Environmental.LSS Life Safety Services is the National Leader in passive fire protection system inspection and repair to commercial facilities throughout the United States. Services include firestop installation and inspection, intumescent fireproofing, photo luminescent egress lighting and complete barrier management services; fire and smoke damper inspection and repair, fire door repair and inspections.LSS' inspections ensures compliance with the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) 80, 105, and 101 Codes.LSS is an FM 4991 Certified Fire Stop Contractors serving the US and Canada. We can also perform third party firestop inspections for new construction, remodels and restorations.LSS has been awarded Louisville's Business First "Fast 50" six times since 2008 recognizing the company's tremendous growth. Hughes Environmental is a NADCA Certified duct cleaning company specializing in combustible dust cleaning, commercial duct cleaning and dry ice blasting.

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Cincinnati Area/Nationwide

Zip Up Ceiling System - the adaptable, long-lasting answer to the building industry's ceiling challenges. * Durability: Zip Up is Florida's only non-metal soffit and exterior ceiling product to pass that state's rigorous Class 5 hurricane testing. * Low Maintenance: Our 100% pure PVC product is stain resistant, mold and mildew resistant, will not rust, is water-tight and non-dust emitting. Perfect for exterior soffits, medical, clean room, restaurant and food manufacturing facility applications.* Accessibility: Removable, water-tight panels create easy accessibility for plumbing, HVAC, Audio/Visual and electrical wiring.* Class A Fire Rating.* Meets US and Canadian standards for Food Prep Areas.* 25 year warranty.* NOW AVAILABLE in 2' X 2' and 2' X 4' lay-in grid panels as well as our original water-tight panel system.

The Blue Book is the nation's largest network of Commercial Construction Professionals (architects, engineers, GC's, subcontractors, suppliers, manufacturers, etc.). We provide maximum exposure, professional opportunities and workflow solutions to the entire commercial construction industry enhancing both productivity and profitability for our member businesses.

Facilitated organization’s renewal process from initial service plan development and data management to steering through City and County final approval procedures. Coordinated and conducted group presentations geared toward awareness and education of District. Hosted one-on-one sales presentations to obtain signed support of renewal. Main focus of duties was to carry out a petition campaign with downtown property owners. Successfully procured their support of funding required which included increasing existing amount of assessment placed on individual's annual tax bill.Surpassed goal of 60% signed petitions with 69.1% of owners agreeing to increased assessment.

Responsible for all membership, sponsorship and advertising sales growth for organization. When accepting the position with DLC, organization was in its fourth year of consecutive membership and total budget decrease. Within one year, membership was at an all-time high and organization was back to a positive cash flow situation. Developed new levels and benefits of membership encouraging new supporters and increased income. Implemented extensive cold-call campaign to capture new and previously untapped markets Redesigned and optimized website to increase traffic allowing website ad sales.Created "Destination Downtown", a downtown guide eventually became a new revenue stream for DLC through advertising sales.Streamlined events, cutting out excess expenditures and focusing resources to increase organization's exposure while reducing bottom line.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

As Director of Relocation Services, I worked with local, national and international companies to ensure seamless relocation of their employees. Principal responsibilities included prospecting for new clients, networking and establishing relationships with existing clientele and managing overall relocation process by working with a network of real estate agents, staff and local industry partners.

Started as management trainee and was promoted to Branch Manager within 1 year then City Manager in 5 years.Managed 8 branches in everything from key account business development to training and management of levels of staffing.Specialized in developing new markets through cold calling, association involvement and direct account sales. Responsible for regional and individual branch profitability, customer service levels, fleet growth and employee retention.Secured consistent core business model through corporate account growth, Dealership preferred provider agreements and insurance business contracts.