Responsible for all aspects of the company. Including:- Defining and executing corporate strategy- Outlining product direction- Hiring new employees to meet company objectives- Developing new sales programs- Setting expectations and project timelines.- Training, developing, and mentoring sales representatives & marketing team.- Budgeting, forecasting, and reporting- Developing and recommending policy changes to encourage maximum sales activity.- Overseeing development of policies, procedures and objectives for selling theorganization's products/services.- Advising product/service development, pricing, budgets, and salesobjectives.

Responsible for all aspects of Sales & Marketing. Including:- Developing sales objectives, marketing strategies, advertising, and promotions.- Developing and evaluate new product/service ideas.- Recruiting, supervising, and mentoring entry level sales and marketing personnel.- Planning, organizing, and implementing new sales programs- Setting expectations, monitoring activity and holding personnel accountable for meetingsales objectives and project timelines.- Training, developing, and mentoring sales representatives & marketing team.- Coordinating budgets, forecasts, and reports for sales and marketing.- Developing and recommending policy changes to encourage maximum sales activity.- Overseeing development of policies, procedures and objectives for selling theorganization's products/services.- Overseeing product/service development, pricing, sales budgets, and salesobjectives.- Developing, implementing and maintaining systems and processes to facilitate salesfunctions/activities.- Proposing and executing policies and programs to achieve maximum sales volumepotential for products/services.

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Marketing Manager for innovative, quality focused medical device manufacturer that specializes in ultrasound probe cover and needle guide design, development, and distribution.- Researching and evaluating new product opportunities, demand for potential products, and customer needs and insights.- Overall marketing strategy and execution of plans for the existing products.- Working with product development teams to manage new product development.- Managing launch campaigns for new products.- Managing distribution channels for products.- Ensuring effective, branded marketing communications including the company website, print communication, and advertising.- Managing media and marketing staff and external PR agencies.- Analysis of the effectiveness of all marketing efforts.

Client Manager for an innovative full service qualitative market research firm that utilizes a software-based moderator to conduct in-depth interviews online without human intervention to assist fortune 1000 business clients in developing and enhancing their Go-to-Market strategies and programs.- Manage marketing research objectives for 3 major brand businesses in the US- Educate clients on marketing research options- Research clients’ industry and competitors to better understand marketing research objectives- Work closely with Primary, Consumer Insight, Category, Shopper Insight, and Voice of Customer Managers and clients on marketing research campaigns- Strategize, plan, execute, manage and report on marketing initiatives for assigned clients

- Directed marketing planning, web site development, new product development and channel strategy for ComplianceSafe.com email security platform.- Increased industry awareness on Palisade Systems solutions designed to protect confidential information on pc's, servers, cell phones, and laptops through webinars, tradeshows, trade associations, software integrators, and social media. - Developed a strategic partnership program to educate and train value-added resellers on the Palisade Systems data security solutions.

- Developed new business and maintained current relationships by partnering with CEOs, CFOs, and HR executives at organizations ranging from 50-999 employees to streamline core business processes in Eastern Iowa. - Facilitated new business through cold calls, email campaigns, direct mail, and various partnerships with a suite of products and services aimed at improving businesses productivity, reducing costs, and enabling key stakeholders to focus on core business objectives.

- Responsible for early expansion of Stryker Navigation products in Midwest territory (8 States) and increasing sales volume through product training and demonstrations to new and existing accounts. - Responsible for soliciting orders, in the hospital environment and O.R. setting from physicians, hospital staff and administration.- Performed multi-year sales tactics for high-tech, high-value capital systems–including hardware, software, and service.- Utilized CT, MRI, and Fluoroscopy X-Ray Equipment in conjunction with leading-edge computer assisted surgical equipment to assist surgeons and nurses in ENT, Neurosurgery, Orthopedic, and Trauma procedures in the O.R.

Account Executive in Walnut Creek, CA, then transferred to Chicago, IL. Generated new copier sales business via door-to-door cold calls, email campaigns and telemarketing. - Achieved annual sales goal of $300,000 in 2003/04.- Top 15% (Ranked 53rd out of 350 sales reps) in copier sales at KonicaMinolta in 2003/4.- Awarded President Club Ring in 2003.

Formerly Ingenio/KEEN (acquired by AT&T Interactive)- Started and managed a 24/7 call center.- Hired, trained and developed a team of 10 service representatives to deliver best-in-class customer service.- Designed and developed complex web-based applications for service representatives using ASP, HTML, and FrontPage 2000.- Managed a $500K budget, 2 consultants to implement a Siebel CRM solution designed to assist Customer Service and Trust & Safety department in tracking customer inquiries and credit card fraud activities.

- Delivered marketing presentations on complex animation solutions for up to 100's of prospects and clients at trade shows across the U.S.- Assisted thousands of prospects and clients on how to more efficiently finish their projects, utilize web-based software applications, and get more done in a day with Microsoft FrontPage & Microsoft Liquid Motion.- Analyzed and repaired complex web-based and client/server-based applications for Microsoft prospects and customers using Java Animation, ASP, HTML, Access and FrontPage 98/2000.

Quality Assurance/Testing - Brio Analytics