Jennifer Ashley Waters Ballantyne Lakes Road
704-***-**** Cell
Charlotte, NC 28277
*******.********@*****.***
PROFILE
. Experience in managing a sales team - General Manager, Sales Manager,
Inside and Outside Sales
. Fourteen years sales experience in the franchise, education, computer,
languages, IT, radio, security, retail and real estate industries.
Finalized proposals and legal contracts
. Eight years actively engaged in international business with clients
from diverse cultural backgrounds
. Specialist in selling tangible and intangible products - selling
experience in ten different industries
. Successful in all areas of sales. Telemarketing, cold calling, inside,
outside and sales management
. Medical Interpreting for World Services - translator- interpreter-
language teacher
. Expertise in customer service issues - selling business to business,
generator, hunter, cold calling
. Extensive expertise in all areas of sales. Sales training,
motivational sales, individual sales and managing a sales team
. Sales representatives and sales support - Sales Executive, Director of
Sales and Business Development
. Trilingual: English is my first language, completely fluent in
Spanish, fluent in Portuguese
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Tanner Pharmaceuticals: Business Development Manager
Franchise Sales Advisor, Consulting, Medical Interpreting, Advertising,
Construction and Retail Sales
. Represented and sold 18 franchise concepts in the Carolinas
and Florida
. Promoted advertising sales and networking sales
. Medical interpreting and teaching languages to executives
. Spent a year in various areas of retail sales
. Combination last few years of sales, interpreting,
consulting and training
Responsible for managing Computer training company- Sales Manager in
Charlotte, North Carolina
. Responsible for all areas of sales and managing 8 sales
representatives
. Handled sales revenue and managed existing accounts and new
business
. Reported P & L and IBIDA numbers
. Reported directly to the CEO
. Managed and trained sales representatives - along with
overlooking impact of operations
. Sold business to business, sold to major corporations
. Worked with accounts such as Bank of America, Wachovia, and
First Equity
Sold international franchises in the computer training and language
training industries
. Sold US$2.5 million in initial franchise fees; 10 Master
Franchises and over 32 Unit Franchises
. Surpassed goals for Latin America by 114% in the first year
. Sold international franchises in Bolivia, Chile, Peru,
Colombia, Venezuela, Pakistan, Lebanon, Bangladesh, China,
Philippines, Vietnam, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras
and Jamaica
. Played a key role for sales training and increasing sales
revenue in South America and Asia
. Accountable for International sales and market development.
. Won Outstanding Performance of the Year Award for 2000
Director of franchise Development for Latin America and Asia
. Supported over 100 sales Representatives/franchises from
South and Central America
. Increased sales revenue and franchise royalties
. Provided sales training in various Latin American countries
. Met Division goals/objectives for overall revenue and
profitability
. Networking and selling franchises worldwide. Sold
franchises in Costa Rica, Panama and China
. Additional selling TOFEL program; exceeded sales goals for
TOFEL program
. Responsible for training international franchisees in all
aspects of their sales programs
. Prospected for franchise candidates by mail, telephone and
in person; continually monitored and evaluated potential
franchise candidates reported and followed up on all the
foregoing
. Sold advertising and promotional materials for ELS Language
Centers
. Worked in team settings; communicated in appropriate
languages
Supported and sold for largest International Relocation Company in Mexico
City for Fortune 500 Companies
. Supporting all activities of the largest international real
estate company in Mexico City
Increased sales efficiency to
improve use of agent time and improve client satisfaction
. Facilitate the relocation into Mexico of foreign executives
and their families from all parts of the world
. Developed business relationships with over thirty FORTUNE
500 clients
. Created a condensed easy-reference orientation guide for
foreign executives. This included details on cultural
differences, immigration, local mores, legal, and taxation
and education issues
. Negotiated and finalized rental and sales contracts with
Mexican property owners on behalf of foreign clients
. Top real estate agent for the months of September, October
and November 1994
Sales Awards throughout the years
> Won Outstanding Performance of the Year in 2000 at New Horizons
Computer Learning Centers
> Profiled in Franchise International Magazine Worldwide entitled,
"Woman at the Helm"
> Brinks Home Security
o 25th out of 520 representatives nationwide the month of Sep
96
o Grossed highest sales for the month of July, August and
September of 1996
o Customer service award for October in Los Angeles branch
o Certificate of Completion for Leasing. Completed The Impact
of Maintenance Retention
o Certificate of Completion. Fair Housing, Leasing For a Living
and Fair Housing For Maintenance
o Outstanding Performance CES
Employment History
Zee Medical, Sales Rep Current
Metrotek Learning Information Technology Director of Sales
2013
Tanner Pharmaceuticals International
Business Development Manager 2012
Independent Contractor/Consultant/Franchise Broker/Trainer/Interpreter
January 2008-2012
Franchise Growth Systems - Based out of Arizona, covered sales for
Carolinas December 2005 - January 2007
Franchise Sales Advisor
Computer Educations Services Corporation Charlotte, NC and South
Carolina April 2005 - October 2005
Company went out of business
VP of Sales
Sabbatical to raise my son
January 2003
New Horizons Computer Learning Centers Anaheim, California
Director of Franchise Development
October 1998 - December 2002
ELS Language Centers, Inc., Culver City, California
Director of Development, Latin America
February 1997 - June 1998
Brinks Home Security San Diego & Los Angeles, California
Sales Associate
January 1996 - January 1997
International Relocation Service SA de CV Mexico City, Mexico
Relocation Consultant
January 1991 - March 1995
Hamilton School and Thomas Jefferson Mexico City, Mexico
English Teacher
January 1987 - December 1990
EDUCATION
Universidad de Las Americas Mexico City, M xico
Bachelor of Arts in Bilingual Education Graduated
1992
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona 1990
GPA 3.9