Summary of Qualifications:
A go getter who believes that nothing is impossible. With achievements in
business development, success in growing a start-up company from infancy
stage, and establishing quality relationships, I have the fundamental
skills to be a critical part of an upstanding organization.
Professional Experience and Accomplishments:
SocialRoster (Jan 2010 - Present)
CEO, Chairman of the Board
. Began SocialRoster in 2008 as an idea to improve the youth and adult
sports community
o Offer youth and adult sports programs an web tool for
registration and more
o Offer instructional classes and camps web tool as well
. Raised capital through a convertible note in 2009, approx 100K which
was used for development, marketing, employment
o Developed product to be user friendly and effective.
o Leagues have a series of tools including reports, online
payments, mass messaging, text messaging and more
. Designed our business plan to attract Venture Capitalists and Angel
Investors to inject additional financing for expansion
o Currently discussing financial advancements with Long Island
Capital, Long Island Angels, and the private equity sector
. Successfully acquired 3 major accounts. Suffolk County PAL Youth
Football which has over 10,000 members, SOBO Sports which has over
5,000 members, and Town of Oysterbay Softball which has over 300
members
o Negotiations have begun with three other organizations that have
over 75,000 members combined
. Produce monthly financial statements, accounts payable, annual
budgets, annual projections, strategic business opportunities.
o Current run rate is on par with projections
. Have successfully partnered with apparel affiliates to offer
merchandise
o Producing revenue through 3rd parties
. Managing two PHP programmers that are efficient in C++ and PHP
o Work on restructuring design, front end and back end
o Mysql database construction and manipulation
. Customer service center through help desk provides members with
average response time of under 60 minutes
ASI System Integration (April 2009 - January 2010)
Account Executive / Service Specialist / Consultant
. Brought in by personal/professional contact to build Long Island
territory.
. 2 technicians reported to me
. Currently partnering with Apple to perform installation and
configurations of Leopard System to Long Island School Districts. ASA
certifications
. Responsible for building network system infrastructure, support services,
desk top and remote help, managed print, design and implementation,
staff augmentation, hardware procurement, data-room assembly, move and
changes, and consulting and integration
OfficeMax - (May 2006 - April 2009)
(Business to business contract sales with companies that have 200 or more
employees.)
Business Development Executive
Sales
. In 2008 I was 138% of quota and received OfficeMax's quota achievement
award.
. As a Business Development Executive I was responsible for selling paper,
office products, technology, furniture and print & documents categories.
In addition, I managed specialists in each category to exceed clients
expectations
. In 2007 I was 145% of quota.
. In 2007 I was the number 1 sales rep in the NYC, Long Island, NJ
territory and was 8th in the country in sales out of 150 Business
Development Executives
. In 2007 I pioneered a new avenue of revenue for the entire OfficeMax
organization by introducing Technology Service and Support for Fortune
100 companies. Through a partnership with a Technology Service
Organization, OfficeMax began selling services including: break-fix,
asset disposition, configurations and installments.
. In 2006 I generated approximately $515,000 and was 165% of quota
. Established relationships with each client to increase revenue
. Utilize our reporting capabilities to gain competitive advantage and open
new opportunities within existing clients
. Develop leads through cold calling, prospecting, networking, and various
market researching tools including attending trade shows.
Marketing
. Sponsored numerous trade shows on Long Island and New York city
. Worked closely with marketing team in brand management
Management
. Responsible for managing 3 share representatives including technology,
furniture, and print & documents
ICAS Corporation - January 2003 - May 2006
Network Wiring Solutions, including voice, data, video and fiber-optics
(Project Manager / Sales Associate)
Sales
. Responsible for generating new business with new and existing customers.
Contract prices vary from $1,000 to over $550,000.
. Sales team generated approximately $1,500,000 in revenue in the year 2004
. Company grew from $11Million a year to $14.5 Million dollar organization
during my tenure
. Sales techniques for acquiring new business include cold calling,
prospecting, using existing contacts to establish quality leads,
demonstrations, and trade shows.
Management
. Demonstrated successful returns on 95% of my designated projects.
. Managed a work crew of 17 filed technicians that I placed at various job
sites
. Presented weekly status updates including the allocation labor hours,
actual labor hours spent, projected profit margins, material costs and
actual profit percents on all of my current projects.
Training and Presentations
. Organized training seminars with product manufactures for our field
technicians.
. Assembled product demonstrations with trained professionals for
customers.
Employment While Attending College
Central Air Installer - Subcontractor for Sears
2001 - 2002
(Installer of central air units in residential areas)
Royal Valet - Glen Cove, New York 1997 - 2002
Academic Achievements:
Roanoke College December, 2002
(Salem, VA)
BA Business
Syosset High School Graduate June, 1998
(Syosset, NY)
Personal:
. Current member of the New York State Public High School Athletic
Association
. Participant in the USCLA Lacrosse League - Attack/Midfield for Duke
Tobay
. Avid Golf participant
. Member of the Roanoke Alumni Lacrosse Group
References:
Available upon request