Beloit, WI *****
Phone: 608-***-****
**********@*****.***
Brian Elliott
EMPLOYMENT
Weather Central LLC (ABR staffing)
New Business Development Rep
. Responsible for new business development within the professional
services division of weather Software Company
. New client acquisition and lead generation
. Developed and presented proposals to potential clients
. Contract negotiations
. Build client relationships at the "C" level and with hiring managers
who purchase IT consulting services to maximize requirement
opportunities
. Cold called prospective leads, followed up on warm leads and converted
hot leads into sales
. Build a sales pipeline for offering project based services
. Key contributor to customer RFI, RFP and RFQ responses
TDS Telecom
10/10 - 06/12
Account Manager
. Increase profitable TDS sales by calling prospective and established
customers
. Inform accounts about available promotions, prices and new products
and sell customers on features, opportunities, and changes to products
and/or services
. Develop excellent rapport with customers and internal contacts
. Maintain call activity and a customer database using CRM Software, or
through a GE developed tracking tool
. Monitor trends and competitor activity within retail sales market
. Support outside field and regional managers
. Achieve quotas and goals set forth by the Director of Retail Sales
. Top 10% sales performer 6 straight months
Blades Unlimited
02/05 -08/10
Account Manager
. Manage multiple client relationships
. Defend and grow revenue within my book of Clients
. Build trusting relationships with customers
. Build, collaborate and execute on Client's strategic plans/goals
. Develop, maintain & Improve Standard Operating Procedures for client
team and Clients service Operations
. Determine client requirements & business objectives for products and
services
. Ensure client satisfaction
. Manage client expectations
. Ensure effective communication between client and company.
. Work in concert with company's Product Managers to translate client
needs into business and functional specifications to develop new
features and products.
Key Achievements
. 1.2 million in New Business in 2008
. Closed 15% - 20% of all deals
. Awarded top sales representative eight times in 2008 & 2009
LKQ Corp.
01/03 -12/04
Inside Sales
. Made outbound sales calls to prospective and existing customers to
sell our products and/or services
. Acquired new customers and converted existing customers through
prospecting in assigned territory, outbound marketing/lead campaigns
and referrals
. Utilized effective communication and sales skills to attain a minimum
100% of assigned revenue and quota goals
Key Achievements
. Awarded top sales representative 4 times in first year
. Broke company's sales record in second year selling $1.2 Million in
revenue
EDUCATION
Studied Business Admin., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Studied Communications, and University of Wisconsin-Rock County
Completed over two hundred hours of sales training