Checker Distributors supplies over 140,000 fabric, notion, pattern, and book skus to the independent market. Experts in the industry for over 75 years.Territory consists of 200 independent shops and includes IL, WI, and the UP. Responsible to maintain and grow supplier/store relationship through direct sales and service. Participation in industry events including International Quilt Market, h+h-Americas, as well as various regional/local consumer events. Frequent guest lecturer and product demonstrator at quilt guild and store special events.

Quilting Treasures delivers premium quilting fabrics exclusively to Independent Fabric Retailers. Our offering includes licensed artwork such as Janet Wecker Frisch, Dan Morris, The Hautman Brothers and more! All of our licensed fabrics are selected especially for the Independent market. Our partnership with renowned quilt designers combined with the talent of our in-house studios provide diversity to our brand offering, with designs from traditional to contemporary, right-on-trend colors, and inviting drape and hand. Our company is 200 years young and our employees have earned a reputation for quality, service, respect for the environment, versatility and expertise. We continue to place these values at the forefront of all our activities. Our mission is to create value for you, our customers, by providing quality fabrics and services that inspire imagination, creativity and craftsmanship. http://www.qtfabric.com/Territory has varied and generally consisted of 200 accounts in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Averaged 40-60 store visits per month.Duties included contacting accounts quarterly to set appointments, logging contact and other shop data using Salesforce, national and regional trade show set-up and tear down, and assisting key accounts with in- store events.Special projects include Schoolhouse Presenter at the International Quilt Market trade shows, new hire training, and new technology implementation.

Our integrated system of hospitals, home health agencies, clinics, long-term care and residential centers provides a continuum of care and makes Provena Health the preferred choice based on responsiveness to community needs, quality, value and innovation." (See http://www.provena.org/Temporary position reviewing personnel files for compliance to standards. This position required high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, as well as sensitivity to employee privacy issues.Special projects included planning and execution of a process to screen, interview, and hire approx 40 new graduate RNs from a pool of over 200 candidates. Additionally, I handled routine office/reception tasks including routing phone calls, responding to employment inquiries and employment verification.

Macmillan Publishers Ltd was founded in London in 1843 and has remained in business since that time. Active not only in academic publishing and periodicals, Macmillan is also one of the leading publishers in the trade market and employees staff on six continents.National Accounts Representative – Children’s Publishing GroupPromoted to develop and increase mass merchandise sales and share of imprints in newly created Children’s group. Responsible to forecast $9 million dollars in sales, secure marketing and coop funds, negotiate promotions and maximize plan-o-gram impressions. Identified opportunities to up-sell, cross-merchandise and reduce back-list inventory. Interacted daily with multiple publishers, editors and senior managers in New York office.Customers included:Levy Home EntertainmentAnderson MerchandisersTargetWal-MartToys R usVarious regional chains

"Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children's books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, feature film, videos and toys. Scholastic distributes its products and services through a variety of channels, including proprietary school-based book clubs, school-based book fairs, retail stores, schools, libraries and television networks; and Scholastic.com. " (see www.scholastic.com)National Account Executive (2005 – 2006)Sales Associate (2004 – 2005)Responsible for maintaining and growing relationship with mass merchandise retailers including Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, regional chains and their distributors. Accountable for 100% of sales to Christian retail market. Represented retailers’ and distributors during weekly meetings and conferences resulting in improved forecasting of front-list and back-list titles. Customers included:Levy Home EntertainmentAnderson MerchandisersTargetWal-MartToys R UsThe Christian book marketVarious regional chains

"Learning Curve offers developmental toys that engage children, and provide parents with peace of mind, knowing their children are being inspired and enlightened by safe and quality playthings. And our care, safety, feeding and soothing products provide you with solutions to day-to-day needs at mealtime, bedtime, at home and on-the-go." (see www.learningcurve.com)Associate National Sales Manager (2002 – 2003)First point of contact for 75 independent sales representatives and 3,000 specialty retailers for sales related questions and issues. Managed weekly communication with sales representatives on behalf of the National Sales Manager. Developed sales incentive programs to assist retailers and reward representatives’ performance. Created product assortments and plan-o-grams. Assisted in planning, facility selection, creating and delivering presentations at yearly sales meeting. Represented company at various industry trade shows. Inside Sales Representative 2001-2002Grew territory 10% by contacting 250 specialty retailers each month and assisting retailers with order placement, order tracking, and event/advertising plans. Follow up on leads for potential new accounts. Cold calling in new markets.

Customer Service Team LeaderLead team to meet service level commitments as specified in various customer contracts. Managed daily workload of team to ensure efficiency. Organized monthly meeting with local customer to foster communication between teams. Schedule quarterly meetings with hardware vendor to ensure adherence to customer contract.Customer Service RepresentativeResponsible for receiving cutomer's purchase orders and placing orders with approved vendors within the contracted cycle times. Completed technology acquisition process by reconciling invoices and creating leasing documents for customer review. Assisted in developing process and procedures for assigned accounts, including Allstate Insurance Company. Communicated with Team Lead regarding customer, vendor or system issues that caused cycle time outliers.