Perry C. Colston
***** ******* ***** **. * Sugarland, Texas 77478 *
Home: 281-***-****
Office: 281-***-****
Cell: 713-***-****
objective
To join a firm in the medical field that has a good
reputation within its industry. I'm interested in
selling tangible products to the medical field.
These products could be Pharmaceutical, Medical, or
Capital Equipment. The company should be a leader
in the industry with opportunity for advancement
either within divisions, management possibilities
and or specialty accounts assignments.
Experience
May 1999-present SANOFI-AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS
Bridgewater, NJ
Hospital/Institutional Long Term Care Specialist:
I spent three years (2006-2008) with the MTIN
division calling on Hospitals in the South part of
Houston. My largest customer was UTMB. I was very
successful in this role and was then promoted to
Long Term Care specialty team(April 2008 to
present). I call on Internal medicine doctors who
specifically go to nursing homes. I have a fairly
huge territory that covers from southwest Houston
to Pasadena and Galveston. I work with doctors and
Nurse practitioners who take care of patients in
these homes. Geriatric Associates of America are
one of my largest accounts as well as doctor with
huge geriatric practices. I am a Diabetic
Specialist and have been for five years working
both the Hospital Institutions and now Nursing
homes. I have several PowerPoint presentations
where I do diabetic in-services for these
facilities via building relationships with the
doctors, Director of Nursing, and Administrators at
these facilities. I finished in the top 10% in the
nation in sells in 2009, and won a Sales Champion
award. I have been an over achiever and high sales
producer for many years. I currently sale Lantus,
Apidra in the vial and also in the insulin pen. I
also sold Plavix, Avapro, and Avalide as a part of
my product mix within the last four years.
Senior Account Representative
Currently working Southwest Houston, Sugar Land,
and Richmon-Rosenberg as An Upper Respiratory
Account representative. I am presently calling on
Allergist, ENT's, Internal medicine and Primary
Care Physicians. The products that I am selling are
Allegra, Allegra-D, Nasacort AQ, and our newest
antibiotic KETEK. Made Ring of Honor in year 2002.
I finished in the top 25% of the Representatives in
the nation. Missed making Ring of honor by .4
percentage points in 2003, but still finished in
the top 25% of the nation out of 487 Reps. Made
Ring of honor and Presidents Club in the year 2004.
Presidents club means that a Representative has to
have finished in the top 25% of the nation three
years in a row. I achieved this award this past
year. I also finished at 128% of product P.I. for
all three four products to achieve Ring of honor
for Year 2004. Presently still in the top 25% of
representatives through June of 2005. I fully
expect to make ring of honor again and maintain my
president's club status.
Past areas covered while with Aventis are Southwest
Houston, Sugar Land, Wharton, Richmond-Rosenberg,
El Campo, Victoria, and Port Lavaca Texas. This
year being named to the Diabetic specialist team.
Products include Amaryl, and Lantus. I achieved
Ring of Honor award in year 2000. Missed making
ring of honor by .2 percentage points 2001. I spent
two years covering the North Part of Houston which
included The Red Oak Area, Kingwood, Humble and New
Caney, Texas. I have also been trained and sold
Allegra and Actonel for a period of two years. My
responsibilites include making nine doctor calls
and two retail calls daily.
1993-May 1999 AlCON LABORATORIES Fort
Worth, Texas
Senior Account Representative
Territory consisted of Half of Houston, Bay City,
El Campo, Victoria, Corpus Christi, Bryan, College
Station, Temple, Killeen, Coppers Cove, and Waco,
Texas. My responsibilities each day was to make
eight on-site doctor presentations to Optometrist
and Ophthalmologist daily. These calls were
detailing for Contact Lens Solutions, Therapeutic
drops for impaired or infected eyes, and Punctal
Plugs for severely Dry Eye Patients. The daily
presentations were to gain commitment from the
doctors to dispense, recommend, or write a
prescription to their patients for my products over
my competitors. I have finished no lower than 15th
in the country out of 66 representatives and
highest finish was 10th in 1998. I had the 9th
highest market share in the country before leaving.
I was responsible for generating over $2 million
dollars in retail sales for Alcon Laboratories. I
was a four time Ring of Excellence winner.
1987-1993 UARCO BUSINESS FORMS
Houston, Texas
Outside Sales Representative: Medical Healthcare
Specialist. Houston only
Marketed the printing of Business Forms. Health
Care specialist handling account such as; St.
Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Sisters of Charity
Corporate, St. Joseph Hospital and St. John's
Hospital. Worked with AMI and EPIC hospital groups
in Houston and Major Accounts in commercial
including First Interstate bank. Finished 260% of
quota in 1987, 165% in 1998 and 206% in 1989.
Attended Summit in Hawaii in 1988 and in London,
England in 1989. Finished 84% in 1990, and 194% of
quota in 1991.
1985-1987 XEROX CORPORATION
Houston, Texas
Outside Marketing Representative: Southwest Houston
Territory.
Responsibilites were to establish new business by
selling computer services and reprographics
services including typesetting and printing
services. I handled major accounts including N.L.
McCullough, Hydrill, Anadarko Petroleum, Computer
craft and Damson Oil. Finished 148% of budget in
1985
1981-1985 EXXON OFFICE SYSTEMS
Houston, Texas
Outside Marketing Representative: Houston Territory
My Responsibilities were to establish new business
by selling Qwip Facsimile, QYX Memory Typewriters
and Vydec shared resource systems operating on word
processing software and personal computer
capabilities. I handled major accounts including
Reading & Bates, Browning Ferris Industries, Groth
Equipment Company, and Shell oil. Attended Circle
of Excellence for achieving 100% of quota in 1982
and 1983. Finished 85% of Budget in 1984.
1980-1981 INEEDA LINEN SERVICE
Houston, Texas
Outside Sales Representative: Houston Territory
My responsibilities were to market to Restaurants,
Hospitals, and Industrial Plants. Establish new
business for servicing Linen, Garments, and other
Commercial washable items.
Education
1975-1979 Texas Christian University Fort Worth,
Texas
B.S. Psychology
Business Minor
1972-1975 Nacogdoches High School
Nacogdoches, Texas
ACTIVITIES:
Attended T.C.U. on a Football Scholarship. Named
Captain of Team in 1978. Won Ralph Lowe Outstanding
Sportsmanship Award in 1978.
Interests
Computer Literate with use of windows, and any
personal or laptop computers. Can work with
Spreadsheets and any computer functions.
I've coach Little League Baseball and Basketball; I
currently serve as an Assistant Pastor at my Church
at Grace Cathedral.
HOBBIES
Enjoy reading, swimming, jogging, golf, and
traveling.