MATTHEW J. RYDZON
********@*****.***
*** *. **** ***** ****, Eagle,
Idaho 83616
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/
SALES
Development of sales strategy for
startup web based patient education
company
SENIOR SALES
REPRESENTATIVE
Key Accounts / New Product
Launch / Strategic Relationships /
Formulary Acceptance /
Growth Strategies / Sales Channels
/ Fortune 500 Companies /
Training / Marketing Plans
I consistently exceeded sales
quotas and outperformed
competitors while developing and
nurturing key account relationships
within both public and private
healthcare organizations. Driven
and tenacious, I thrive in highly
competitive, rapidly changing
environments, earning Vice-
President’s Award three times at
Pfizer. Key strengths:
- Coaching/mentoring Territory Reps
and developing effective training
initiatives
- Utilizing in-depth product
knowledge to generate new streams
of revenue
- Building valuable alliances with
decision-makers at clinics, hospitals
and medical centers
- Promoting key product portfolios
and expanding market share
- Effectively communicating highly
technical and scientific information
Known as an excellent problem
solver and “out-of-box” thinker, I am
highly adept at juggling multiple
tasks to meet tight deadlines. I am a
Certified Medical Representative
with a BA in Business
Administration from Western
Michigan University. My success
includes launching nine different
products, each one becoming #1 in
its class.
Career Overview
Pfizer, Inc., world’s largest
pharmaceutical company, with
81,000 employees and $48B in
revenues, 1992 to 2009.
SENIOR SALES
REPRESENTATIVE, Santa
Clarita, CA, 1997 to 2009.
Managed territory including five
hospitals, 150 cardiologists,
nephrologists, endocrinologists
and internal medicine
resident/cardiology fellowship
programs.
- Achieved 25% over quota for
Lipitor sales in 2008.
- Won a $7.3B Lipitor Contest,
and served on Lipitor Advisory
Panel for four years.
- Ranked among top 10% of
Specialty Representatives in
Pacific Region and nationally.
- Received Vice-President
Award in 2003 and 2004,
achieved by less than 1% of
Reps.
- Won Quest for Excellence
Award in 2001 and 2002.
HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVE,
West Los Angeles and San
Fernando Valley, CA, 1992 to
1997.
- Consistently ranked among
top 10% of Hospital
Representatives.
- Received Vice-President
Award in 2003 and was a 12-
time Convention Center winner
- Won four formulary
challenges at West Los
Angeles’ VA Hospital, a $1.2M
account.
Personal: I am an avid wildlife
photographer, and, as a United Way
Volunteer, organized two hikes up
Mt. Whitney to raise funds so two
individuals could purchase needed
medical devices.