Andrew J. Davidson
****-* ******** **** / ***********, TN 37377 / Mobile: 423-***-**** / email: abm4h6@r.postjobfree.com
Objective:
To make a long-term career transition in order to further develop my professional skills and thrive
within a profitable organization as a high impact marketing professional
Professional Experience:
September 2007 - September 2009
Marketing Specialist
Pathway Polymers
Chattanooga, TN
Ground floor company & product brand development for a specialty chemical manufacturer
following the organization’s second company name change since 2005
Champion all creative marketing, advertising, website development, event planning, & media
initiatives for organization's specialty polyurethane product portfolio
TARGETED INDUSTRIES:
OEM Construction Equipment – Mining – Rental Equipment – Pre-cast & Decorative
Concrete – Thematic – Commercial Tire Dealers – Specialty Cast Urethanes
Re-create & Re-brand all company marketing materials, sales literature, & white papers
Develop, promote, & administer company website
* Increased average monthly website traffic by over 140% through Search Engine
Optimization, utilization of top social networking sites, published media circulation, &
various Web 2.0 & guerilla marketing tactics
Develop & implement marketing strategies for targeted industry specific trade shows
* Developed promotional campaigns for new products that resulted in winning awards at
two Las Vegas trade show with over 150k attendees combined
(Master Works™ – Most Innovative Product – 2008 World of Concrete)
(TyrFil Recycling Systems® – Most Innovative Product – 2009 World of Concrete)
Design and compose all company press releases & print media
* Published in various National & Global trade publications
Champion all company press conferences & represent company as primary media contact
Coordinate launch of a national dealer network targeting after-market commercial tire dealerships
Champion all product packaging & labeling projects
Represent PUMA Polymers division as Marketing Director prior to the division’s separation via
Management Buy Out (November 1st, 2008 – September 1st, 2009)
Attained perfect score on employee performance review
Nominated by colleagues to serve on company Employee Morale Committee
Laid off September 30th, 2009 due to economic downturn within the construction industry
September 2006 - July 2007
Named Account Executive
Danka Office Imaging Company
Chattanooga, TN
Technical Outside Sales - Copier & Office Equipment Industry
Strategically generate and grow business within assigned territory
Build relationships with C-level business decision makers & key influencers
Close accounts and perform product demonstrations
101% of quota October 2006 - December 2006
Top Sales Representative - April 2007
$73,899.51 B2B outside sales success
Professional Experience (continued):
August 2005 - September 2006
Account Representative
RJ Young Company
Chattanooga, TN
Technical Outside Sales - Copier & Office Equipment Industry
122% of quota April 2006 - June 2006
Promoted to largest geographic territory within branch - June 2006
Top Sales Representative - July 2006 & August 2006
$158,129.43 B2B outside sales success
Recruited & accepted offer from publicly traded, $1.1 billion/year Global competitor
June 1996 - August 2005
Marketing Director
Price-Rite Marking Systems
Signal Mountain, TN
Develop and implement National sales & marketing campaign
Develop & administer company website
Layout & design of print media and product samples
Arrange mass mailing schedule in accordance with annual budget
Generate prospective customer call lists for inside sales force
Attend grocery and retail trade shows and seminars
Education:
May 2004
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
BS in Business Administration with Emphasis in Marketing
UTC perennially ranked in “The Top 100 Business Programs” by BusinessWeek Magazine
Computer Proficiency:
Microsoft - PowerPoint, Publisher, Word, Excel, Outlook, MapPoint
Macintosh - Final Cut
Adobe - Acrobat Professional, Photoshop CS2
Lotus - Lotus Notes 7
Oracle
ACT
Google AdWords AdSense, Analytics, Maps, & Earth – YouTube – Facebook – Twitter - MySpace
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES:
Juan Pablo Valcarce – National Sales Manager – Tire Products Division – Carpenter Company
Phone: 804-***-**** Email: abm4h6@r.postjobfree.com
Kathryn Westcott – Principal – Westcott Design Group
Phone: 423-***-**** Email: abm4h6@r.postjobfree.com
Robert Conkle – TyrFil & AutoFil Product Manager – Pathway Polymers
Phone: 423-***-**** Email: abm4h6@r.postjobfree.com
Dr. Ahmed Zurkiya – Vice President of Research & Development – Pathway Polymers
Phone: 423-***-**** Email: abm4h6@r.postjobfree.com
Rob Simpson – Group Leader – Technical Service & Development – PUMA Polymers
Phone: 423-***-**** Email: abm4h6@r.postjobfree.com