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SUMMARY
Sales Professional with diverse business-to-business expertises: information services, publications,
software, web-based solutions, advertising, marketing, Internet, industrial firms, utilities, construction,
aerospace, military, automotive mechanical and collision repair.
English MA expert verbal, written, presentation skills; public relations education and training;
formal negotiation training, proficiencies in Office Word, Power Point, Outlook; proficiency in
Sales Force and other CRMs; professional and avocational writing and editing experience;
public speaking experience, including Dale Carnegie training.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Screenvision Direct Santa Monica, CA
OUTSIDE SALES, 2012 to 2013
Cinema Advertising, Local. Sold to San Fernando Valley and Ventura County independent
businesses: restaurants, dentists, auto dealers, retails, etc. Implemented hunter role,
working entirely from home office; applied creative and ad-copy skills to create compelling,
focused, and eye-catching ad spots for new advertisers on screen.
Valpak Los Angeles Culver City, CA
OUTSIDE SALES, 2011 to 2012
Cooperative Directive Mail and Internet advertising sales. Performing primarily a hunter function
in initial new client acquisition, but upselling and extensive customer relations work. Responsible for
marketing campaign consulting, geo-demographic analysis, and ad designs.
• Sold most new accounts among sales staff of 19, in May 2012.
MPX Integration Culver City, CA / Home Office
OUTSIDE SALES, 2009 to 2010
Software and Internet Sales Collision Industry. Extensive cold-calling in three county territory,
and upselling to existing client base. Represented Mitchell International line of software and
web-based programs estimating programs, shop management systems, repair information guides.
All Data Elk Grove, CA / Home Office
OUTSIDE SALES, 2008 to 2009
Software and Internet Sales Mechanical and Collision Auto Repair businesses.
Represented web-based mechanical repair and collision repair procedural software;
sold software-based shop management programs; designed websites for shops.
• Performed as top Southern California new sales rep, 1st/2nd quarters, 2008.
Auto Trader Publishing North Hills, CA
OUTSIDE SALES, 2004 to 2007
Print and Internet advertising Franchise Auto Dealers
Cultivated territory of 30+ franchise auto dealers intense weekly relationship selling;
pre-owned autos magazines and Internet advertising; photography and advertising lay-out and design.
• Led office in sales to franchise dealerships 1/06 through 9/07.
• Spearheaded re-design of Long Beach Grand Prix special edition, 2007;
authored article on history of LBGP.
Verizon Information Services Glendale and Palmdale, CA
OUTSIDE SALES, 2000 to 2003
Represented VIS in yellow pages book sales and Superpages.com Internet products; designed
customer websites and linked internet presence on Superpages.com to their existing websites.
Maintained and increased assigned books of advertisers’ presence print and Internet.
• Performed as top local rep in Antelope Valley market.
• Excelled in new customer acquisition and in internet product sales.
• Achieved distinction of top rep in advertising accuracy:
• Won 2002 “ZEAM” (Zero Errors & Misunderstandings) award,
@ 100%+ to quota only sales rep of 40 in region to do so.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
MA in English, California State University, Northridge, CA
BA in English, California State University, Long Beach, CA
All Data Shop Management Systems Training, Elk Grove, CA, 2008
VITO Training, Los Angeles, CA, 2006
Verizon Information Services Sales Training, Dallas, 2000
Professional Sales Training, Xerox Virginia Training Site, 1998
American Management Assoc. Negotiating Course, Chicago, 1998