Sales Project Manager

SHARON R. PROTHE

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**** * ** ******* ● Prairie Village ● Kansas 66208 ● 913-***-**** ● ******.******@*****.***

Wellness Professional

KEY STRENGTHS AND COMPETENCIES

Executes with Excellence Delivers High-Impact Presentations

Successful Project Manager Effective Trainer and Leader

Inspires Trust Nutrition, Lifestyle and Exercise Savvy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WELLNESS COACH

CROSSFIT KANSAS CITY PRAIRIE VILLAGE, KS November 2008 – present

Lead, inspire, and educate members to take health and wellness into their own hands while

offering programs to motivate and empower positive choices.

Evaluate viable health promotion initiatives based on risk factor assessments

Produce written communication materials pertaining to wellness

200 hour RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) through Yoga Alliance

BUSINESS CATEGORY MANAGER – CHINET

HUHTAMAKI – CHINET FOODSERVICE DESOTO, KS September 2007 – September 2008

Created new product launch materials and trained the sales force about the products. Developed

training materials for national sales force to “speak to” the features and benefits of the Chinet

products. Responsible for promotional, advertising and brand building efforts focusing on

growing all foodservice products within the molded fiber category.

Selected Achievements:

Featured speaker and educator focused on environmental alternatives for disposable

packaging, “Be Seen As Green”

o School Nutrition Association – Annual National Conference -July 2008

o NACUFS (National Association of College and University Foodservice)

Regional Conference – March 2008

Partnered with sales team to collect market trends, evaluate and direct new product

ideation

Selected to oversee development of corporate Wellness Program

o Health Fair planning and execution

o Evaluating proposals for in-house medical program

REGIONAL ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY CAMDEN, NJ February 2002 – August 2007

Developed and presented over 30 training programs to 2 broker and 12 distributor teams in

the Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska Markets, representing $14 million in annual sales from the

Campbell Soup Company brands. Exceeded yearly sales targets administering more than 10

product lines including the Wellness Platform. Served as a consultant to a broad base of

customers enhancing their current Wellness Programs by offering menu planning, staff

training, webinars, and programs.

Selected Achievements:

Merit Award 2006, Merit Award 2005

Presidents Award -Southwest Zone 2006

Featured Speaker and educator to selected top tier customers – Wellness Programs with

Punch!

SHARON R. PROTHE

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4637 W 69 Terrace ● Prairie Village ● Kansas 66208 ● 913-***-**** ● ******.******@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SPORTS HOSPITALITY DIRECTOR

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MANHATTAN, KS August 2000 – August 2001

Directed all operations of various hospitality events to include budgeting, purchasing, cost

controls and staffing guidelines to ensure profitability. Established good working relationships

with high profile donors and KSU alumnae while planning successful fundraising and public

relations events including the KSU Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Managed all facets of

year round hospitality and catering functions including 53 luxury stadium sky suites for the

Kansas State University athletics football program

Selected Achievements:

Spearheaded a team of over 100 staff through customer service and hospitality

training.

SYSTEMS DIETITIAN

USD 383 MANHATTAN SCHOOL DISTRICT MANHATTAN, KS August 1998–August 2000

Supervised daily operations of large scale food production facility preparing over 4,000 school

breakfast and lunch meals daily. Produced monthly governmental reports by compiling and

analyzing program participation data. Forecasted budgets for spending allocated monies.

Spearheaded profitable catering program increasing district catering revenue by 80%.

Selected Achievements:

Established training programs and for district foodservice operation including recipes,

menu’s and staff in-service presentations

Increased student participation over 20% though district wide marketing programs

NUTRITIONIST, CORPORATE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

SCHWAN’S SALES ENTERPRISES SALINA, KS January 1995 – December1997

Interpreted USDA & FDA regulations of the NLEA (Nutrition Labeling & Education Act) to

develop accurate nutrition profiles for various frozen food products. Initiated the development

of spreadsheets and analyzed data to ensure compliance with government nutrition labeling

criteria.

Selected Achievements:

Developed new products in collaboration with packaging, food technology,

manufacturing and field sales that were successfully launched into various market

EDUCATION, TRAINING & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

1988 - 1993

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DIETETICS

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, MANHATTAN, KS

TRAINING

RICHARDSON CONSULTATIVE SALES TRAINING

SOLUTION SELLING SALES TRAINING

AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION – TIME AND TERRITORY MANAGEMENT

AMERICAN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION – PRESENTATION SKILLS

JOHN MAXWELL – 360 DEGREE LEADER

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