Travis Merideth
Columbus, OH ***12
614-***-**** fax
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Qualifications Business
Significant experience in sales and managerial roles, including business ownership
Current MBA student at Capital University with a concentration on Marketing and Project
Management
Substantial experience consulting with customers to interpret their needs and translate them to fit
with existing business solutions, and into requirements for new or updated solutions
Experience with business development, including analysis of needs and presentation of solutions
Technical
Graduated Ohio State University with major in Management Information Systems
Experience in software development, testing, installation, and lifecycle practices
Website design, development, search engine optimization, and pay per click management
Conducted classroom and one-on-one software training
Communication
Extensive experience in individual and group presentation
Development and acquisition of promotional materials and advertising methods
Website content creation and optimization
Preparation of correspondence and other written communications
Significant cold calling and territory management experience
Experience RBiZ Marketing February 2006 – Present
Owner
Internet Marketing Consulting
Manage all aspects of small marketing firm
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) consulting
W3C Validated Website design and development including content creation
Development and design of promotional materials, Logo, and written correspondence
New business generation through direct sales to potential and existing customers
Work closely with existing customer base to increase market share and customer retention
Thomson Corporation – FindLaw October 2004 – November 2005
Client Development Consultant
Internet client development solutions
Consultative sales and support of custom websites
Worked closely with client to determine project requirements
Worked closely with development team to insure the finished product aligned with project
requirements desired by the client
AMATH Systems, Inc. April 2003 – September 2004
Educational Software Consultant
Sales and account management of educational software to school systems
Elevated within first quarter to top new business sales producer in company
Assisted customers by completing network software installations, and providing technical support
as well as in-service training of instructors
Developed marketing and training materials including the user guide that accompanies every
installation
Coordinated with end users to determine and define key product enhancements and fixes to
communicate to development team
Source Communications, Inc. November 1999 – April 2003
President
Managed all aspects of business-to-business wireless communications organization
Sales of cellular services and products to business accounts
Marketing, including trade shows, printed materials, and website design and development
Recruited, trained, and managed staff of twelve outside sales representatives and sub-agents
LogiCom Telecommunications Corporation April 1994 – November 1999
Regional Manager
Managed Ohio operations of telecommunications organization
1995 and 1996 winner Presidents Award for top producer in region as sales representative
Managed staff of nineteen agents and sub-agents
1999 guided region to all time sales achievement records as regional manager
Western-Southern Life Insurance Company September 1991 – January 1994
Sales Manager
Management of staff responsible for sales and service of life insurance and financial products
Recruited, trained, and supported a staff of seven sales agents
Promoted from sales agent into management within two years
Sun Television and Appliance July 1986 – September 1991
Major Sales
Retail sales of products ranging from small electronics and personal computers to major
appliances and camcorders, including sales of intangible products such as extended warranties
Top sales representative in Counter Sales and Audio Sales departments leading to a promotion to
Major Sales
Consistently one of the top three major sales producers in the store, and within the top ten percent
of the company
Education Capital
University January 2008 -
Present
Masters of Business Administration Expected June 2010
Current GPA 3.875/4.0
The Ohio State University January 1997 – August 2001
Information
Systems Major
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration August 30, 2001
Earned bachelor’s degree at Ohio State while working full-time
Memberships PMI
Central Ohio Chapter,
International Institute of Business
Analysis, Columbus Young
Professionals
Skills
Word, Excel, StatTools, MS
Project, PowerPoint, Visio,
FrontPage and Outlook
Adobe
Photoshop, Fireworks, and
Flash, CRM Software including
ACT!, and Salesforce.com