Customer Service Sales

JOSEPH SAVASTANA

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IMMEDIATE FOCUS:

Career employment enabling me to perform in a customer service, sales or sales administration capacity while contributing to the organization’s growth and profitability.

QUICK PROFILE:

Experience in sales, customer service, sales administration and training. Recognized strengths in account development, retention, maintenance services, problem solving, public relations and troubleshooting. Well organized, flexible and responsive to change. Product knowledge includes medical devices, business equipment and food services. Energetic, industrious and ready to step up to the next challenge.

CAREER HISTORY:

11-2012-Present AccentHealth ., Tampa, FL

Practice Advocate

Call on Physicians, Practice Managers and script providers in an effort to acquaint them with award winning CNN Waiting Room TV presentations available for the practices waiting room. Practices subscribe to the programming though AccentHealth.

95% of closed business is new business.

4/201*-**-**** Nextraq Corp., Tampa, FL

SaaS Account Executive

Nextraq is a value leader within the Telemetric industry providing affordable solution tools for managing

and optimizing fleet operations.

Conducted extensive cold call phone campaigns endeavoring to sell GPS fleet management solutions (hardware and Software combined) to small and medium sized businesses. Called on and dealt primarily with owners and fleet managers.

At the outset focused on persuading prospective accounts to agree to a web and PowerPoint presentation describing how the system works along with its cost reduction features. Clearly demonstrate that by analyzing metrics the company’s fleet would yield greater efficiency and asset performance.

Within a highly competitive market, ranked in the top 20% out of a 30 person sales force.

3/08-4/2011 Ricoh Business Solutions. Clearwater, FL

Account Executive

Product mix consists of multi-functional copiers & accompanying document management software.

Called on new accounts as well as existing accounts offering upgrades, as well as further needs analysis to determine additional document and business solutions. Also offered solutions for improved workflow and reduced operating costs.

Provided uncompromising customer service within highly competitive marketplace.

1995-2008 Thurston’s Water Ice, Tampa, FL

Sales Manager / Owner

Thurston’s can best be characterized as a vending concessionaire providing food services at four venues.

Instrumental in securing concessions from major entertainment or business venues throughout West Central Florida. Sold food items, i.e. hot dogs, ices and ice cream to the general public.

Successfully generated up to $500,000 in annual revenues.

Notable contract partners: Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Clearwater Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Convention Center, Home Depot. Other typical venues: Blues Fest, Clearwater Jazz Festival and Rib Fest.

Administered a 10 person payroll as well as accounts payable, receivables and tax reporting.

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8/93-2/95 Lifescan Inc., Div. of Johnson & Johnson, Philadelphia, PA

Lifescan produced and sold Glucose Meters and Diabetes related products

Account Executive

Within a very competitive and challenging marketplace called on and introduced medical products to Endocrinologists, Diabetes Educators, Nurses and Pharmacists. Aggressively and successfully converted numerous physicians to Lifescan product line.

Studied journal literature and related materials on a regular basis to keep abreast of product benefits. Skill in the ability to engage intellectually with physicians with regard to product performance and patient satisfaction resulted in a loyal following and repeat business. Opened several major hospital accounts such as Temple University Medical Center and Albert Einstein Medical Center.

10/90-8/93 PMT corporation, Philadelphia, PA

Account Representative

Scope of responsibility included calling on plastic surgeons and ENT physicians throughout Eastern PA,

6/87-10/90 Friden Alcatel, Philadelphia, PA

Sales Representative

Called on purchasing agents, CEO’s, heads of departments etc. and sold business machines Always met or exceeded goals; earned sales rep of the month 8 times. Ranked #16 nationwide out of 225 in the sales force.

EDUCATION:

0215 Life Health Variable Annuity Licence Earned in 2017

Bachelor of Science, 1985 ~ Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA

MBA Curriculum, St. Josephs University, Philadelphia, PA, 1 Years

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