MICHAEL T. DAVIDSON

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Lake Forest, IL 60045 847-***-****

EXPERIENCE

USA Today – Lombard, IL May 2002 – January 2013

District Sales Manager

Managed a team of over fifteen employees and contractors.

Facilitated sales, service and collections for locations for a region spanning from Chicago to

Wisconsin.

Recruited and trained employees and independent contractors.

Increased sales throughout the region by implementing a new style of newspaper displays.

Corporate Express – Woodridge, IL 1998 - 2002

Warehouse Manager

Managed a team of thirty union employees in an ISO certified warehouse facility.

Coordinated the next day delivery of two thousand business-to-business orders each night throughout

the Chicago area.

Obtained fork lift certification.

Lake Forest News Service – Lake Forest, IL 1985 - 1997

Owner/Independent Contractor

Employed a team of twenty sub-contractors.

Facilitated the delivery of Chicago Tribune to residential and commercial properties throughout Lake

Forest, IL area.

Responsible for the daily activity on fifteen newspaper routes.

Responded to customer service requests.

Chicago Tribune – Chicago, IL 1979 - 1985

Division Sales Manager

Managed a team of twenty-two employees.

Assessed the performance of employees and delivered annual performance reviews.

Facilitated sales, service and collections for newspaper subscriptions in Lake County, IL.

Won the Chicago Tribune’s President Award in 1981 for facilitating the conversion to employee

based distribution facilities,

EDUCATION

University of Chicago – Chicago, IL 1975 – 1976

Tarkio College – Tarkio, MO 1974 – 1975

SKILLS

Experience with WMS warehouse management software.

Experience with AS400 technology.

Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint