Teresa Garner
abirou@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION
May 2005---October 2005, National Equipment and Business Builders Institute, NEBB
• Certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser, CMEA.
• Specialist in Insurance Industry, SIA.
• Senior Business Analyst, SBA.
January 2005 – March 2005, Donaldson Real Estate School
• Louisiana License Real Estate Broker
May 2004, Business Brokers Network, BBN
• Business Broker
• Certified Business Transfer Specialist
• Certified Financial Recasting Consultant
November 2003, University of Phoenix
• Bachelors Degree in Business Management, BSBM
OCCUPATION
June 2004 present, Think Business, Inc., Metairie, LA
Consultant
• Handling of inquiries by means of in-coming and outgoing calls.
• Performed Marketing and daily Operations Management.
• Responsible for new business development and relationship building.
• Quoted and Perform Machinery & Equipment appraisals for businesses.
• Bid and prepare information for Business Valuations.
November 2002 August 2004, Arrow Enterprise, Indianapolis, IN
Product Sales Representative
• Servicing Clients and Business Partners through means of in-coming and outgoing calls.
• Procurement of IBM Midrange systems for Business Partner clients.
• Training and supporting IBM Business Partners on incentives and bid processes to secure deals.
April 1997 November 2002, Sprint PCS
Indirect Account Executive
• Recruited, trained, motivated and developed Local, Super Regional and National Distributors on
marketing, presenting and selling of Sprint PCS Wireless Communication products and
accessories.
• Trained on Co-op processing and claims.
• Developed and assisted with sales ads, plan-o-grams, POP display and merchandising.
August 1996 April 1997, Hughes Technical Services, Indianapolis, IN
Help Center Supervisor
• Provided day-to-day leadership, motivation, development, training and direction to the Fulfillment
Center personnel; Prepared and maintained staff scheduling for both the weekday and Saturday
shifts to meet the projected call volume/business needs; Distributed call volume and
corresponding staffing requirements to Team Leaders in a timely manner; Monitored the daily
performance of the Fulfillment Center personnel; Ensured the staffing performance levels were
met and optimized; regularly monitored CSR’s to ensure quality and customer satisfaction
standards were met.
• Troubleshooting, documenting and resolving of problems; interfacing with Department liaison(s).
• Provided weekly reports to upper level management
October 1994 August 1996, Zacson Corporation/IBM MWSC, Indianapolis, IN
Maintenance Contract Specialist
• Provided maintenance quotes to clients on their IBM and OEM equipment.
• Closed the sale of maintenance contracts to clients for their IBM and OEM equipment.
• Exceeded revenue sales for the quarter and year on a regular base.
AWARDS
• Business Member of the Month of January, 2007, Kenner Professional Business Association.
• Certificate Of Appreciation for Board Member, December 2007, Executive Achievers Association.
• Indirect Account Executive of Month of January, 2001.
• Pinnacle Club Platinum Level, Sprint PCS, 2000.
• Indirect Account Executive of the Quarter for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Quarter, Sprint PCS 2000.
• Pinnacle Club Silver Level, Sprint PCS 1999.
• Highest Percentage of Sales Award for 1st Quarter, Sprint PCS, 1999.
• Employee of the Quarter - 2nd Quarter, Sprint PCS, 1998.
• Employee of the Month, First Data Corporation.
• Certificate of Recognition, United States Army.
• United Stated National Mathematics Award.
• Who’s Who among American High School Students.
COMPETENCIES & INTERESTS
English Ability: Fluent in English
French Ability: Entry Level French
Computer Skills:
• Certified in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products.
• Proficient in Adobe and Photoshop.
• Proficient in Dreamweaver 8.