Hands on Production for a great company.

Experienced Technical Sales Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the printing industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Production, Sales, Building Production Solutions, and Sales Presentations. Strong support professional. SALESFORCE.COM USER. Adept in managing a large sales territory with budgetary constraint while meeting sales goals. Excellent communication skills. Ability to command a direct sales presentation with owners or work through distributors and salespeople to be effective.

FujiFilm North America is the market leader in the printing industry with the products and solutions to address all printing needs. My objective is to provide the right solutions so that, large or small, my customers are poised for the future of print. Offset, digital, packaging, flexographic color management and wide format display. Fujifilm has proven solutions for all aspects of the industry.

Kinetic Software's product Kx provides an all-in-one conference and events management solution for meeting venues in the USA and Canada. We are ideal for colleges & universities, retreat centers and other non-traditional meeting centers. Our team of professionals have over 20 years experience in the hospitality industry and have an unparalleled commitment to our clients' success. Our customers are industry leaders who received extraordinary service. We do more than provide software-we help our clients take a fresh new look at their business and apply strategies to propel them forward in the marketplace.SpecialtiesConference and Events Managment Software; Business Process Analysis

Write copy for Ad promotions, web content and the Arvest Press Blog. Updated the company website adding new Photoshop Images, fresh copy and an Adobe Flash Intro. Also added Google analytics to track the site’s performance. Work directly with Sales and Marketing on RFQ’s, customer care and lead generation through inside phone sales. Updated and organized the company’s customer and prospect database. Customer service and general duties. Job tracking, order entry, billing, etc.

The Broad runs a weekly piece on their internal website featuring one of their team members titled Who is Broad. The employee fills out a light-hearted questionnaire, and I build a profile of the person based on their job responsibilities and interests outside of work.

Technical professional with 13 years experience as an applications specialist within the Graphics industry. Strong skills in print production and online media development using the latest software applications, with an additional understanding of sales and marketing support in the software manufacturing business.Other Activity: Volunteered at the Broad Institute for the Communications dept. when they were pressed to complete the Board of Scientific Counselors report for the annual meeting. Efforts included design work, InDesign/Photoshop production and writing the copy for a last minute biographical profile. Volunteered as an audio Visual tech assistant for an MPG workshop. Diagnosed and provided the solution for an FTP download issue for Eric Lander’s assistant when he was trying to get access to a Broad file from Washington, D.C. Tested the solution on MAC and PC platforms and then wrote step-by-step instructions that worked successfully on the other end.

As part of the Rampage Sales and Marketing team, worked directly with our partners’ sales representatives, primarily from Fuji-Film (US, Canada and Europe), to sell Rampage, a market leading print production software. Worked in conjunction with the Marketing Director to create sales presentations both for our existing customers and new prospects. Scripted and performed live, on-site demonstrations which involved extensive travel to all parts of the US, and on occasion, to International trade shows. (e.g. Drupa in Germany, Ipex in the UK) Interacted with a wide range of potential buyers, from the president, owner or CFO of a prospect to the lower level production people who would actually be using the product. Organized and executed online Webinars, using Cisco’s Webex meeting software. The presentations were designed to launch new offerings and encourage upgrades while reducing overall travel costs. Extensive PDF preparation for web and print. Ran production benchmarks for potential customers and the existing customer base, using their real-world files, whose results measured the performance of Rampage against its competitive products. Reported the results. Attended yearly industry tradeshows, and managed the scripting of the demonstration materials and the technical logistics of equipment setup for the show. Coordinated travel to maximize opportunities in multiple markets. Worked closely with the Marketing Director and advised on campaign materials, strategy, editorial review and presentations. Designed Webinars for upgrade demonstrations and technical review of the product.