Regional Sales Account Executive Business Development Manager Senior
Account Manager
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
. Over 14 year of Sales experience focused in Information Technology
Professional Services, Software Solutions and Managed Services. An
in-depth understanding of the IT Service Management Industry
. Experience with Sales in multiple large key accounts in Automotive,
end Suppliers, Utility/Energy, Chemical, Data Storage, Local
Government, Healthcare, B2B, Wireless Communication and Global
Services.
. Focused on providing project solutions in critical areas in Enterprise
Legacy Modernization, Application Delivery Management, IT Portfolio
Management, Enterprise Storage Management and Application Outsourcing
. Proven track record as a Top Achiever with direct Sales Revenue
generated in excess of $42MM while maintaining an aggressive Gross
Margin. Continuously exceeding Revenue expectations.
. Successfully building strong relationships with all levels of
management and decision makers to drive business.
. Experience in multiple IT disciplines in Professional Services and
Software Products/licensing agreements in order to be successfully
with developing new business at existing customers and new business
development to include rational databases, web technology/services,
client server, networking, infrastructure and storage
. Managing Multi-Million dollar accounts & Single Point of Contact
(SPOC) with customers before and after sale
. Focused on companies with employees numbering from 1000-10000
. Demonstrated Business Acumen (in the ability of assessing the my
clients core business in order to make profitable business decisions)
. Prospecting, Cold-calling and then identifying the new prospects needs
and developing a tactical plan
. Experience with understanding, demonstrate and present solutions to meet
the business requirements of clients and to develop business
opportunities within these accounts.
. Tailor strategy and integration of services solution to meet the needs
of the customer and leverage my relationships with both internal SME
and external business partners to anticipate customer needs and
facilitate solution development
. Propelled market shares by driving sales annually over $3.6MM, while
continuing to maintain deep and broad relationships with key decision-
makers and becoming an influencer to the customer
. Captured over 25% of competitor's market share by identifying new
licenses agreements and human capital solutions business for Tier-One
Customers.
. Generated new consultant business within existing accounts by
contracting them on high-profile projects; which resulted in $2MM
annually revenue.
. Responding to RFQ's and writing SOW's for projects
. Experience with On-shore model for application development
. Development of account management plan to successfully sell to
customers business needs.
. A significant percentage of time is spent directly with my customers
and interfacing with all levels of management to continue to build
strong relationships resulting in increase business and market share.
. Led initial sales engagement teams to move qualified opportunities
forward into solution development and pricing, rate negotiations,
contract negotiations, revenue management and developing senior
management and executive contacts in client's organization.
. Prepared sales forecast by using Salesforce.com, managing Profit &
Loss and Account Management Plans and executed against plan to achieve
sales and revenue growth
. Over 80% Travel within territory
A self-starter, proactive, able to manage demanding workloads &
experienced in developing long-term client relationships.
EDUCATION
Davenport University, Dearborn, MI
Bachelor's in Business Administration - Marketing Management, 2003
CORE Competencies
Key Account Development Customers Business Objectives and
Pipeline Development Implementation
Professional Service Offerings Developing & Managing Business
Strategic and Tactical Planning Relationships with
C-Level Management and Decision Makers
Budgeting and Forecasting Internal and External Customer Relations
Conflict Management Best Practices
Pricing Strategies & Structures Negotiating skills
Employee Management
ACHIEVEMENTS HIGHLIGHTS
SALES
. On target for sales and revenue achievement for FY10 developing new
business & organic growth
. Outperformed automotive team - performance by 110% enabling
achievement of 100% Club for Top Sales in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005
. Sold in excess of $39.2MM in Integrated Professional Services business
while continuously driving revenue growth of $3.6MM and on-target for
current FY.
. Turned around failing contract rates and retention from 30% to record
98% by P&L Management and Improvement
. Sold business that increased business from 10% gross margin to 20% by
renegotiation of professional resources contract rates
. New business accounts by selling Professional Services to IBM
Corporation Global Services, Visteon, MSX International B2B, BCBSM and
DTE generating annual sales of $2MM.
Projects Sold
Financial Services - ERP/Web Services - $3.2 Million annually in revenue
which included people, process and product (Devpartner Java for rapid
turn-around of Java applications) ongoing project since 1998
Human Resource
. Retirement - $1.9 Million which included Software and Human Capital
Consultants
. Hear Track - $1.6 Million in revenue with Technical Professional
Resources
Infrastructure - $1.6 Million in revenue with a team of IT Managed
Services
New Business Development
. IBM Global Services Outsourcing Project in Application Development
. Worked closely with IBM procurement and legal to negotiate the terms
and conditions of the new contract for National Vendor's list to
provide integrated human resource solutions throughout IBM Global
Services.
. Built a team of 25 professional resources throughout IBM Global
Services
. Sold new business of over $2MM annually
RECRUITING
. Generated recruiting revenue in excess of $1MM with Direct Margin of
20% for every new hire
. Exceeded hiring goals for 2007 by 108%; top recruiter within the IT
division
. Developed new business which generated sales revenue of $268K
. Recruited for Big3 Automotive & Suppliers, Dell, EMC, BASF, State of
Florida Transportation
. Identified new IT Managed Services sales to wireless company that
benefited from contract resources
. Generated $268K in new Sales revenue
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Company, Confidential Nov 09 -
Present
Regional Sales Account Executive BDM
Responsible for strategically leading new business development and organic
growth for the Michigan region specifically focused on Information
Technology in the healthcare, energy, local government and
telecommunications. My initiative is to continuously strive to offer the
highest quality people and services at prices commensurate with value, and
to meet the needs of our customers in a highly responsive manner. I work
with my customers in strong and long-lasting relationships built on trust
and centered on a mutual interest in quality, productivity and
profitability. It is a way of doing business that gets results by providing
value.
Wayne County Comm. College Spring 09 -
Summer 09
Business Instructor
JET Plus Program provided job training in 12 targeted areas to area
residents referred to the college by the Michigan Works! United States
Government - the No Worker Left Behind program.
MSX International
Senior Technical Recruiter Sales Rep Sept 06
- Jul 08
Responsible for the development and execution of recruiting strategies,
enhance the company's visibility and reputation in key recruiting markets,
and help position the company as an employer of choice among target
candidates. Being an innovative thought leader and be able to execute on
the development and implementation of a "best in class/breed" in talent
management. Coaching and development recruiters on understanding
customer's needs and technical requirements, tracking trends and metrics
reporting.
Compuware Corporation Jul 96 - Apr 06
Senior Sales & Delivery Account Manager
Responsibilities includes: to grow the business by aggressively
identifying, engaging and closing integrated services and solutions that
included people, process and products with prospective clients in Large
Named Accounts. While focused on providing project solutions in critical
areas in Enterprise Legacy Modernization, Application Delivery Management,
IT Portfolio Management, Enterprise Storage Management and Application
Outsourcing. Having a good understanding my customer's core technology by
building and executing an Account Management Plan (AMP) that includes both
tactical and strategic initiatives to grow Compuware's market share.
Employee Management
. Managed a team of 98 professionals that included Project Managers and
Professional Technical Consultants
. Coached employees' on career development, training, annual performance
reviews and compensation. Communicated and enforced Compuware's
policies, procedures and best practices
. Ensured complete customer satisfaction to external customers and
managed direct customer problem until a complete resolution was met
. Initiated and led a ERP Special Interest Group (SIG) leadership groups
with professional team
References upon Request