Project Manager Sales

Barbara Benotto

**** ******* ***** • Livermore, CA 94450 • 925-***-****

ablji5@r.postjobfree.com

P rofessional Experience

M ICRODENTAL LABORATOR I ES, DT I. Dublin, CA

A pril 2009 to June 2010

$74 Mi llion Full Service Dental Laboratory

Senior Manager, Quality Systems

Created and staffed the fi rst-ever Quality department for company – staff of 13

Directed the effort to become FDA compliant for medical devices

Deployed the first-ever online complaint/compliment log to t rack the voice of the

customer

Developed an assessment program for all returned product- reduced “remake no

charges” by $900,000 in first year

Secured 100% final inspection of all product and reporting of all “QA –Fails” leading to

t he first-ever process for continuous improvement (CAPA)

Appraised and refined electronic inventory system to develop reliable information for

quality reporting and t rend analysis

SI MPSON STRONG-T IE CO., I NC. Pleasanton, CA D ecember

1995 to January 2009

$782 M illion Worldwide Construction Hardware Manufacturer

Quality Assurance Manager: 2007 to 2009

Audited internal ISO processes in manufacturing and R&D labs worldwide

Worked closely with C-level executives after audits and identified issues and r isks

Facilitated r isk assessment teams and r isk mitigation projects for high r isk and high

dollar products

Proven project manager on company-wide projects, including Supply Chain

M anagement,

resulting in significant savings for the company by consolidating import services

Directed cross functional vendor selection teams; worked closely with engineering and

p roduct management to qualify the appropriate vendors thereby reducing product

l iability

Activated customer satisfaction surveys and used the “voice of the customer” as a

catalyst for continuous improvement projects

Delivered “Principles and Qualities of Genuine Leadership” t raining to key

M anagement personnel

ISO 9000:2000 Series: Certified Lead Auditor

Product Manager, Core Products: 2002 to 2007

Developed 40 new products

Oversaw total marketing effort; product development, manufacturing, marketing

l i terature, packaging, product launch and maintenance - $250 Million

Accelerated product development by captaining cross functional teams to deliver

p roducts on time and on budget

Trained 200 U.S. field sales representatives for product launches resulting in double

d igit sales increases annually

Championed a joint development committee with a key vendor (ABC Spax, Germany)

– achieved an additional 95 million units sold

Piloted the company’s annual In ternational Sales Meeting – including production of all

m ulti -media presentations– 1996 to 2006

Web Manager: 1999 to 2002

Project Manager for development and creation of fi rst ever company websites

Mobilized and facilitated the cross functional discovery team to plot design of websites

Lead liaison with all vendors

Delivered and launched the website on t ime and on budget

Product Manager, Consumer Products: 1995 to 1999

Developed first ever consumer product line for company

Grew sales from zero to excess of $1.7 million

L iz Claiborne, I nc. New York, NY

1993 to 1995

International Mul ti Billion Dollar Clothing Line

General Manager, Troy, M I

Motivated staff of 24 sales professionals to $3.4 million in sales

Final P&L responsibili ties, outbound marketing, merchandising and special events

Awarded the 1994 L iz Claiborne Award for Best Event Planning

Previous experience included retail sales and sales management.

1983 to 1993

P rofessional Development

P rinciples and Qualities of Genuine Leadership: Certified Trainer

Reaching for Stellar Service: Certified Trainer

ISO 9000:2000 Series: Certified Lead Auditor

ISO/IES 17025 Auditor

Education

University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Bachelor of Social Science

Major: Communication Studies

References Available Upon Request

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