JASON SZARY
**** ********* ******** • Jacksonville, Florida, 32258
904-***-**** • abk6j5@r.postjobfree.com
Financial Services, Business Development, Operations
Highly-focused marketing and business leader with extensive experience championing
substantial sales and profit growth for a Fortune 500 company. Proven ability to initiate creative
marketing and sales programs delivering immediate results. Expertise in revitalizing
organizational performance via cutting-edge strategic planning and business development
programs. Skills include problem solving, process reengineering, business unit leadership,
marketing initiatives, and incentive programs. Recognized as an energetic leader, strong
motivator, noteworthy communicator, and exceptional innovator with superior business acumen.
Strategic Planning • New Business Development • Market Analysis • Project Management • Process
Improvement • Profit Growth • Marketing Initiatives • Goal Setting • Incentive Programs •Sales
Development • Distributor Relations • Strategic Alliance & Partnership Building • Contract Negotiation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Global Payment Solutions Group, Jacksonville, Florida, • 2008 to Present
Managing Partner
Created and controlled a payment processing company that provided merchant services to
retail outlets.
Directed all areas of daily operations including client cultivation, sales and marketing,
cost and budget management, and infrastructure development.
Built comprehensive long and short range business sales plans and implemented vital
executive decisions
Profitably managed all business results including volume, share, and profits.
Philip Morris USA, Jacksonville, Florida, • 2003 to 2008
$39 billion dollar manufacturing, marketing, and sales corporation.
Territory Sales Manager
Managed 17.1 Million dollars in product sales and an additional 5 Million in promotional
capital utilizing category and brand management throughout a geographical area
spanning two states.
Oversaw, organized, and directed the contractual negotiations of company trade programs
with one hundred sixty different business partners including national chain accounts.
Designed and created new strategic process infrastructure by developing a computer
software program coupled with efficiency models. The infrastructure created a six
percent market share increase within two quarters and was then adopted by Senior
Directors and used in over one-hundred geographical areas.
Campus Ambassador
Attracted, interviewed, and selected the best quality candidates, to ensure the future
success of the company.
Planned, coordinated, and managed all recruiting events at the University of Florida.
Acted as liaison between University of Florida Faculty and Section Management Team.
Authored a recruiting manual outlining the system of operations and procedures to be
used statewide at all Florida Recruitment Colleges of Interest.
Sales Intern
Interacted with customers in retail and wholesale outlets to sell and execute sales
programs and promotions, strengthen brand management, and enhance overall
profitability.
Collaborated with upper-level management to analyze findings and present
recommendations.
Developed and implemented strategic sales process leading to the sale of $40,000.00
worth of incremental Philip Morris USA product.
FORMAL EDUCATION
University of Florida
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major: Finance (August 2004)
Honors: Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholar, Golden Key International Honor Society,
President’s List, Dean’s List
Florida State University
Associate of Arts, Minor: Biological Science (April 2002)
Honors: Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholar, Dean’s List
AFFILIATIONS
Toastmasters International
Rotaract
Fund-raiser Chairman for Earth Conservation Awareness
Public Relations Chairman for Phi-Delta-Theta Fraternity
Student Directors of Health and Medical Services for Florida State University
TECHNICAL SKILLS
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) Windows XP Professional, SAP Packages,
HTML Code