Personal Resume For:

KENNETH E. ESSENPREIS, CLU, CHFC

** ***** ***** ***** ***. 14

Lake St. Louis, MO 63367

Phone: 636-***-****

E-mail: ablnu7@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

I am seeking a position that offers new challenges and opportunity for

career growth where I can use my knowledge, experience and skill sets

to succeed.

WORK EXPERIENCE

JANUARY 2010 TO PRESENT

MetLife (St. Louis, MO) - Customer Relations Enrollment Specialist

In a call center environment I provide service and assistant to

employees of MetLife Group clients. Assisting them via enrollment web

site in enrolling in MetLife Group Universal Life product. Providing

product information, responding to service requests and other customer

service assistance as needed.

JUNE 2009 TO DECEMBER 2009

AAA Missouri (St. Louis, MO)- Life Insurance and Annuity Specialist

Provides legendary service to AAA Club Members by marketing life

insurance and annuity products to meet the financial needs and

objective of the members and families. Working with AAA Club Members to

provide financial needs analysis and recommend the appropriate product

solution to needs identified. Also seek out new Club Members and

customers through pro-active prospecting and marketing.

NOVEMBER 2007 TO May 2009

MetLife Agency C73 (Loves Park, IL) - Agency Marketing Director

Has the primary responsibility for marketing in the agency including

assessing needs and coordinating marketing resources to achieve agency

goals. I assisted FSRs in developing and implementing marketing plans

and am the primary resource for marketing materials and sales ideas.

Managed lead distribution and performance. Charged with the

responsibility of keeping the agency in Tier 1 on the Marketing

Management Bulletin. I also have Training Director responsibilities

including teaching weekly Essential Skills classes, quarterly Induction

Schools for new hires and presenting and other agency sales meetings.

Also coordinated American College courses for reps in our agency. I was

also a Field Communications Coordinator for submitting and getting

approval for items submitted to Compliance and Legal department for

field use.

AUGUST 2006 TO NOVEMBER 2007

Retail sales for Jos. A. Bank and Bachrach mens's clothiers. Both part

time and full time in St. Louis, MO and Decatur, IL

OCTOBER 2005 TO OCTOBER 2006

Brokerage Unlimited (St. Louis, MO)

Provided illustrations and product support for a network of independent

life insurance and financial services representatives. Call center

environment.

JANUARY 2003 TO MARCH 2005:

MetLife/GenAm (St. Louis MO) - Senior Marketing Consultant Advanced

Markets

In this current position I provided sales support and consultation to

managers and

financial services representatives in use of life insurance, annuity

and

investment products in estate, business and retirement planning.

Extensive phone and internet contact. Wrote PowerPoint presentations

and sales materials. I also conduct training sessions on

insurance products and sales concepts. Serving on product marketing

committees I worked with other marketing executives in developing and

implementing company strategies for product development and

training.

JANUARY 2001 TO JULY 2002

AIG/American General Life Companies (Houston TX) - Associate Director

Advanced

Marketing and Sales Support

I provided sales support by phone and electronically for sales

representatives of the

American General Agency Distribution Channel in the uses of life

insurance and

annuity products in estate, business and retirement planning. I conduct

training

sessions at agency meetings and in the home office on life insurance

and annuity

products, taxation and advanced sales concepts. Some of these training

sessions

are Internet based "cyber seminars". I also wrote advanced sales

bulletins, power

point presentations and marketing/sales literature. Serving on various

committees

I work closely with other marketing executives in establishing and

achieving the

marketing department's goals for product development, training,

recruiting and

sales. I also play a lead role in the introduction of new products to

the sales

force.

JANUARY 2000 TO JANUARY 2001:

American General Life Companies/Franklin Life (Springfield IL) -

Associate

Director Advanced Marketing and Sales Support

I provided consultation and sales support for agents in the uses of

life

insurance and annuity products in estate, business and retirement

planning. I

conducted training sessions at agency meetings around the country and

in home

office on life insurance and annuity products and sales concepts. I

also wrote

advanced sales bulletins, power point presentations and marketing

literature.

MARCH 1998 TO JANUARY 2000:

American General Life Companies/Franklin Life (Springfield IL) -

Advanced

Marketing Manager

Provided assistance to agents in advanced markets. Played a major role

in

developing a needs based selling program for agents. Wrote sales

literature and

was involved in strategic planning for the advanced marketing and sales

support

department. Provided advanced sales concept illustration support for

agents.

Played a lead role in the introduction of new products to the sales

force.

WORK-RELATED EXPERIECE

Served as moderator for the LUTC Advanced Sales Course and Financial

Services

Course in Freeport IL (1991-1993). Past president of the Northern

Illinois Chapter Society of Financial Service Professionals (formerly

American Society of CLU & ChFC)

EDUCATION

Aurora College - Aurora, IL

B.A. Sociology

May 1983

The American College

Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation

August 1990

The American College

Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designation

October 1993

Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) designation

September 1993

RELATED SKILLS

Working knowledge of several software programs: PowerPoint, Excel

Financial Profiles, Back Room Technician, Impact Technologies Estate

Suites

and MetWins.

LICENSES

Insurance Producer for Life, Accident, Health, Property and Casualty.

Also NASD

Series 6 AND 63

MILITARY SERVICE

U.S Air Force (April 1970 - April 1974). Served in Vietnam 1971-1972

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