KARA M H OLT

Calgary, A B - C ell: * **.***.**** - k ac2dog@r.postjobfree.com

Profile:

An accomplished Sales Consultant with superior work ethic and creative revenue generating ideas. Recognized as a results-oriented and solution-focused individual. Offering 10+ years of experience in diverse sales environments, including the garage door industry, print industry (flags and banners) and resort d evelopment. A ble t o w ork i ndependently a nd e xceed s ales g oals. Highlights:

Consultative s eller Proficient s ales p erson.

Relationship m anagement Customer s ervice m indset.

Revenue g enerating i deas Discerning e ye f or d etail Employment H istory:

Creative D oor S ervices - C algary, A B S ales 2 011 - 2 017

● Greeted e very c ustomer w ith a s mile, f riendly c onversation a nd a n o ffer o f a ssistance t o e nhance the c ustomer e xperience a nd b uying o pportunity

● B uild R apport p resent p roduct a ssist w ith s election, p repare q uote, c lose s ale, p rocess o rder explain a nd s chedule d elivery a nd i nstall

● Primarily r esidential g arage d oors, c reated n ew a venues o f r evenue b y t argeting i ndependent contractors s etting u p d ealer a ccounts

● Maintained t horough a nd u pdated k nowledge o f p roducts, s pecial o fferings a nd p romotions.

● Presented p roduct, e xplained o peration, m aintenance a nd s pecial t ips f or u se

● Upsell p roduct a nd a ccessories c onsistently t o m aximize r evenue o pportunities

● Network e ffectively f ollowing u p w ith c ustomers, i ncreasing r eferrals Key A ccomplishments:

Exceeded m y r esidential r etail b udget b y 2 0% ( 2012-2013) Consistently e xceeded g ross m argin t argets p er s ale Received t he M VP S ales A ward v oted f or b y c olleagues page 1 o f 3

KARA M H OLT

Calgary, A B - C ell: 4 03.830.6599 - k ac2dog@r.postjobfree.com Overhead D oor C ompany o f C algary, C algary, A B S ales 2 007 - 2 010

● Customer r elations g reeting e very c ustomer w ith a s mile, b uilding r apport, p resenting p roduct, assisting w ith s election, p reparing q uotes.

● Completing t ender p ackages o n t ime t o m eet p roject d eadlines a nd c losing d ates.

● Attend m eeting t o c ompose c ontracts a nd s ales a greements f inalizing s ale.

● Set u p a ccounts, p rocess o rders, c onfirm s chedule o f d elivery a nd i nstallation d ates w ith purchaser a nd i nstall o ffice.

● Established e xcellent w orking r elationship w ith i nstall g roup a nd s ervice t echnicians.

● Developed n ew b usiness t hrough n etworking, m ember o f t he C algary H ome B uilders Association.

● Maintained t horough a nd u pdated p roduct k nowledge, p roduct o fferings a nd s pecial p romotions.

● Participated i n t rade s hows, d emonstrating p roducts, g enerating l eads, f ollowing u p w ith l eads t o complete b usiness o pportunities g enerating r evenue. Flagworks, C algary, A B S ales 2 006 - 2 007

● Account M anagement / C ustomer R elationship B uilding - p rimarily C algary h ome b uilder’s f lags, banners, h ardware, p ageantry a nd c orporate s pecialty i tems.

● Member o f t he C algary H ome B uilders A ssociation d istributor o f t he S am A ward b anners.

● Volunteered f or t he S am A wards w orking w ith t he C algary H ome B uilders A ssociation.

● Meeting w ith c lients, w orking w ith c reative t eams t o c reate s how h ome a nd s how h ome p arade banners a nd f lags.

● Creating m ockups f or a pproval, e nsuring c orrect i nformation, c olors a nd d esigns p rior t o submitting t o p roduction.

● Developed n ew b usiness t hrough n etworking, r eferrals, r esearch a nd c old c alling.

● Logged a ll c alls t racking s uccess r ate, i ncreased b usiness t hrough n ew a ccounts a nd c ontinued sales t o e xisting a ccounts.

Key A ccomplishments:

Working w ith t he C HBA c reated S am A wards B anners a dhering t o t he d esign a nd c olors required.

Volunteered f or t he S am A wards c ommittee a nd a ttended t he g ala e vening page 2 o f 3

KARA M H OLT

Calgary, A B - C ell: 4 03.830.6599 - k ac2dog@r.postjobfree.com Three S isters M ountain V illage, C anmore/Calgary A B 1 996 - 2 005

(Three S isters R esort I nc. / S tewart C reek G olf C lub) CAD O perator/ D esigner - P lanning, R eported t o t he V P o f P lanning

● Responsibilities i ncluded c reating m aps a nd p reparing p resentation m aterials f or r esidential communities, g olf c ourses a nd r esort c enter

● Involved i n t he o verall m aster p lan

● Generated d rawings m anually a nd e lectronically u sing s oftware - A utoCAD, C hief A rchitect, M-Color, C orelDraw a nd A dobe I llustrator.

Marketing a nd D esign C oordinator - R eporting t o t he V P o f O perations & V P o f M arketing

● Involved i n a ll a spects o f c oordinating m arketing a nd a dvertising m aterials f or t he d evelopment of a h ealth, w ellness a nd a dventure r esort i n t he C anadian R ockies

● Event p lanning s how c asing t he b uilder g roup a nd s upporting t he c ommunity

● Attended w orking s eminars t o c reate t he v ision a nd s tory o f T hree S isters M ountain V illage

● Travelled t o o ther p opular r esorts t o s tudy a nd l earn h ow t o s uccessfully p lan a nd i mplement strategies

● Successfully a ssisted i n p lanning, o rganizing a nd p romoting t he G rand O pening f or t he f irst residential c ommunity, T hree S isters C reek, C anmore A B r esulting i n $ 110M i n s ales. Key A ccomplishments:

Successful e vents - M ozart o n t he M ountain, C hristmas o n t he M ountain, A rt o n t he Mountain a nd S pirit o f t he R ockies.

Collaborated a s a t eam w ith t own o f C anmore a nd D epartment o f H ighways t o c reate a nd implement a ward-winning c ommunity s ignage, w inning t he 2 002 N ational S am A ward Three S isters C reek S ignage,

Specialized T raining a nd E ducation:

Sandler S ales T raining S ales T raining - L et t he C ustomer B uy

Dale C arnegie T raining – E ffective C ommunication

Creative M arketing C onference

Southern A lberta I nstitute o f T echnology – C ertificate i n A dvertising S ales

Southern A lberta I nstitute o f T echnology – A utoCAD

Lethbridge C ommunity C ollege – D rafting T echnician ( Architectural)

AutoCAD - A bility t o r ead b lueprints

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