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University Park, Il, Us

Sales manager with Basco the leading distributor of industrial packaging and container related products.

Melrose Park, Il, Us

Manage department responsible for the identification and beginning stages of sales for Open Clean Inspect & Close (OCIC) repair services and parts for turbine repairs in the utility and industrial sectors.

Chicago, Il, Us

Director of Sales & Customer Experience for Garrett Brands Inc. Garrett Brands Inc includes Garrett Popcorn Shops and Frango chocolates, made famous by Marshall Fields and Macy's. In addition to managing the customer experiences for our 12 domestic shops, I also directed our B to B sales efforts for gourmet gifting, event solutions for companies and individuals looking to make a lasting impression on their customers, employees, and vendors. This also included creating sales CPG channels for Frango into gift shops and confectionery stores.

Chicago, Il, Us

Acme Controls is the premier rebuilder of burner controls and distributes new & rebuilt HVAC & Boiler Controls. Plan and direct sales efforts for a team of Acme Controls representatives and customer service departments. Develop marketing plans, social media initiatives, coordinated sales activities, and manage product lines. Manage e-commerce website including product management, marketing, and vendor relations. Create and manage Google Ad-Words campaigns to drive online and offline sales revenue.• Company achieved record sales in 2012, 2013 & 2017• Established and crafted online brand• Developed sales & marketing plans• Implemented sales training

Partner in a start-up firm specializes in IT outsourcing, web design and the creation of Social Media initiatives. Performed functions related to establishing of corporation, creation of business plan, development of website, marketing materials, and creation of multiple social media initiatives.• Co-Found Company• Crafted service offering• Created company website• Increased brand awareness through multiple Social Media outlets including blog, Twitter, YouTube channel and Facebook page • Achieved first page ranking on Google for many desired search terms

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Area Sales Manager- Commercial Transportation- 1/2010-2/2011Helped to establish startup division designed to sell Mobile-Com GPS Tracking software solutions to long haul trucking. Responsible for the creation and maintenance of Salesforce database as well as the Inside Sales efforts for the S/E and Midwestern areas.• Zero account base- 100% hunting role• Sold GPS units to online retailers & commercial fleets resulting in over $100K in monthly revenue• One of only two Salespeople to successfully sell initial product offering• Created successful email & prospecting campaigns resulting in over 200+ opportunities for the entire divisionInside Sales Manager- CPG Retail Division- 9/2008-1/2010 Established an Inside Sales department within our CPG/Consumer Retail division and managed the migration of over 1500 accounts from an outsourced sales firm back to Rand McNally. • Grew sales of published & electronic goods through category analysis, promotions and distributor partnerships • Created marketing plans • Co-Managed the company-wide implementation of Salesforce.com • Project managed distribution agreement with Delorme resulting in over 2 Million in additional revenue• Consolidated three distinct customer bases into one department resulting in over $300K in annual savings

Addison, Il, Us

Springboro, Ohio, Us

Selling Point of Sales (POS) consumables such as paper, ribbons, imaging supplies, bar code labels, ATM's and other related products. Partnered with distributors, wholesalers and end users to create successful supply programs that cut costs and increased sales at the register.With annual sales of $45M Paper Systems Inc (PSI) is the one of the largest paper roll manufacturers in the country and supplies lines of plain and offset & flexographic printed papers, imaging supplies, scale labels, barcode labels and ribbons to the retail, hospitality, financial, manufacturing and gaming industries. • PSI’s 2005-2006 Salesperson of the Year • Increased sales from $200k to 2.4 million in a very mature market.• Sourced a new line ribbons increasing existing profit margins over 40%

Directed the sales division for United Roll & Ribbon (URR) a division of United Computer Supplies (UCS). UCS was purchased by TST Impreso in April 2002.• Managed sales for outside, inside sales and customer service for the URR division, managed 10 salespeople• Managed increased sales of division from $275K to $6.5M selling exclusively through distributors.• Managed sales aspects of product line for paper roll and imaging division. • Established a new line of ribbons and imaging products which averaged 25% profit margin.• Established and managed relations with national industry associations, planned and attended trade shows.

Stamford, Connecticut, Us

Rittenhouse was the second largest manufacturer of paper, ribbons, labels, thermal transfer ribbons and labels for the retail, hospitality, financial and manufacturing industries. Rittenhouse was purchased by Nashua Corporation.• Managed an outbound call center of 10 Inside Sales Representatives.• Grew department sales by 12% annually while company average was 3%.• Developed training programs and provided ongoing coaching for sales representatives.

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