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Thomas A. Brosnan
BUSINESS Over Sixteen Years of Successful Sales and Sales Management
HIGHLIGHTS
Real Estate and Sales Management - Progressive sales and sales
management experience culminating with the position of Senior
Vice President of Sales and Marketing for all on-site sales.
Managed and trained sales staff for several organizations.
Developed marketing plans and implemented associated sales
campaigns.
Event Sales and Marketing - Managed event sales and marketing
programs for one of the nation's premier marketing organizations.
Prestigious clients included the PGA Tour, Lowe's Home
Improvement, Pepsi, Gatorade, and Major League Baseball.
Financial Service Sales - Managed client portfolios and developed
accounts through networking and cold calling in a high-pressure
sales environment.
Entrepreneurship - Co-Founded and built a successful on-line
greeting card company
SKILLS
SUMMARY Senior sales manager with extensive experience in on-site sales
and sales development. Skilled in building and managing strong
sales teams quickly and implementing consistent policies and
procedures that simplify and enhance the sales process.
Excellent background in scheduling, budgeting and personnel
development. Top producer in every sales environment.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE Co-founder and Vice President - Cardinal Cardz San Diego,
CA (2009 - 2011)
Cofounded and built on-line greeting card company. Developed
business plan, marketing plan and material, built and updated
website, managed company finances, recruited initial angel
financing
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing - Echelon LLC
Mountain Air Country Club, Timilick Tahoe
Burnsville, NC, Truckee, CA (2008-2009)
*Managed a team of 10 sales consultants, 7 assistants, 2
marketing staff, and 7 administrative employees in western North
Carolina.
*Managed a team of 6 Sales consultants and 4 administrative staff
in the Lake Tahoe region of California.
*Handled all aspects of recruiting, training and developing new
sales processes for these existing communities.
*Worked directly with the developer in all aspects of the
community. Responsibilities included public relations, new
marketing campaigns, on and off-site shows, new product
development and pricing of all new company property.
*Negotiated real estate documents and consultant employment terms
and contracts.
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing -The Ginn Company,
LLC
Quail West Country Club, Hammock Beach Resort
Naples, FL, Palm Coast, FL (2002-2008)
*Responsible for all aspects of running an on-site sales
operation, duties included setting budgets, recruiting and hiring
top sales personnel, customer and member interaction.
*Managed a team of 20 sales consultants, 5 assistants, and 7
administrative staff at Ginn's flagship resort.
*Refocused and implemented a reservation process and sales
release at the Gardens at Hammock Beach. Resulted in over 150
reservations and 36 sales in a 4-month period.
*Coordinated the real estate hospitality and sales agenda for the
PGA TOUR event resulting in 10 direct sales from this event.
*Managed the acquisition of a multi-million dollar golf community
in Naples, FL.
*Successfully completed a launch release program resulting in
more than 300 contracts, equivalent to 330 million dollars.
Worked on all aspects of multi-million dollar marketing
campaigns.
National Marketing Manager - GMR Marketing New Berlin, WI
(1994-2002)
Managed a staff and coordinated all logistical aspects of
nationwide marketing campaigns. Clients included, PGA TOUR,
Lowe's Home Improvement, Gatorade, Pepsi, and Major League
Baseball.
Financial Advisor - Olde Brokerage, Merrill Lynch
Irvine, CA, San Diego, CA (1994- 1998)
Completed Merrill Lynch's prestigious financial consultant
training program. First apprentice to be promoted to a
stockbroker in a class of over 200. Managed accounts of nearly
$15M
EDUCATION
University of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Bachelor of Business Administration, 1994
St. Clare's, Oxford, England. International Study Program, Spring
1993
Series 7 and 63 licenses, Insurance and Annuities Licenses.