MANAGEMENT SUMMARY
Experienced in TRANSFORMING OPERATIONS, CULTURE CHANGE, and SALES DYNAMICS with strong OEM corporate level experience with an entrepreneurial spirit (past business owner). Strong Leader, Master of Sales Trainer & Mentor. See’s the Big Picture in Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Strategic Planning, Best Practices & Benchmarking, Joint Ventures and Alliances, Crisis Management, Multi-Site Operations, Budgeting & Finance, and Decision Making.
Exceptional Accomplishments
New Business Development
New Sales Generation
Certified Family Business Advisor
Master Sales Trainer
Process Improvement Specialists
Innovation Team Leader
Areas of Expertise
Past Small Business Owner
(Million + in Annual Sales)
Strategic Plan Writer
Lean Principles
Root Cause Analysis
HR/Leadership Training
Workforce Assessments
Professional Experience
UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA 4/2017 - Present
PROGRAM MANAGER: SR. BUSINESS ADVISOR, Pensacola, FL
Direct/coordinate all sales/marketing activities for consultative project & council services to manufacturing OEM’s.
Developed business with traditional methods/social media. Solicit new business via cold calls, e-mail, telephone, referrals.
Synthesize current business intelligence or trend data to support recommendations for action.
Results: 500 Mfg.’s contacted, 18 new association members, 86 new projects developed, 9 success stories developed.
AREA BUSINESS MANAGER/BUSINESS CONSULTANT
01//2013 - Present
Missouri Enterprise, Kansas City, MO
Brand/Marketing Strategist develops new business through contacting CEOs & executives in human-to-human contact.
Understand truly what drives new business development to generate new sales growth for reliable revenue.
Evaluate financial aspects of product development, expenditures, R & D appropriations, or ROI and profit-loss projections.
Results: 158 new projects contracted, developed 1,500 + C-level relationships, 22 new success stories.
CAMPUS DIRECTOR (PRESIDENT)
011/2011 - 01/2013
Wright Career College, Overland Park, KS
Master of Ceremony for Graduation.
Set-up Nursing Program in the New Facility
Mange (6) Departments, 100 in staff. Total P&L Responsibility, 52 MM Budget.
Results: 59% growth in student admissions and 91% in student retention
PROGRAM MANAGER – BUSINESS RETENTION
06/2007 - 11/2011
Full Employment Council, Kansas City, MO
Developed 500 HR/Owner-level Relationships.
Managed 43 Career Center/EDC/Education Resource Partners for Business Retention Program.
Developed/Maintained Business Relationships with Non-Profit Community Agencies and Organizations.
Developed/managed business relationships for career center members to gain employment.
Received 20 Praise Letters from Local Kansas City Businesses, 40 MM Budget.
Education
MBA, Northwest Missouri State University, 2011
Family Business Advisor Certified – Galliard Institute, 2014
Project Management Essentials Certificate, University Central Missouri, 2010
L.I.F.A., Licensed International Financial Analyst 2005 Six Sigma Healthcare Certificate, Missouri Enterprises, 2013