STEPHEN MAINERO
**** ** ***** **, *** *****, Miami, Fl 33172
**************@*****.*** • 508-***-****
QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Dedicated and accomplished team leader, adept at call center operations, training call center
representatives and a passion for pleasing customers through professional response and service.
Outstanding motivator and team leader; proven ability to create dynamic and cohesive
teams.
Solid, in-depth knowledge of and experience with call centers
Strong communication in establishing and maintaining focused and successful customer
satisfaction
Consistent record of innovative problem solving and producing bottom-line results.
Thrives in dynamic and fluid environments while remaining pragmatic and focused under
pressure.
Professional Experience
THE FRANKLIN CAREER GROUP INC. PLYMOUTH, MA 2000--PRESENT
Manager – Call Center for Recruiting Candidates
Personally recruited more than 150 engineering managers for Cummins Inc.
Performed both outbound and inbound calls
Managed all customer interactions with a score rate of 90%
EDGEWATER TECHNOLOGIES 1998 to 2000
Manager Sales & Marketing
Served as Manager of Sales & Marketing for international Marketing and Internet Consulting
company with $25 million in annual revenues and 90 employees.
Left Edgewater after one of its employees massacred seven employees on December 26, 2000
Hired to build sales and marketing team for this IT consulting company. Successfully developed
international marketing and brand consulting practice.
Guided company’s growth from $5 to $25 million in three years and restructured company’s
operating and reporting systems to facilitate high growth.
Conceptualized and built new business development and client retention program
.
PRIMIX SOLUTIONS – Watertown, MA 1995 to 1998
Branding and Call Center Operations
Conceived new marketing strategy and launched new corporate brand internationally.
Realized 75% lead increase through implementing lead generation program.
Developed and implemented e-branding consulting practice which yielded $2.5 million of
incremental sales in first year.
Based on category and market research, conceived and developed CRM consulting
practice.
ACTIVISION, INC. – MOUNTAIN View, CA 1982 to 1989
Helped build company from zero to $110 million within four-year period as one of co-founders.
Developed and implemented all pre-IPO activities leading to successful public offering. Direct
reports included 12 directors in the United States, Great Britain, and France.
Successfully launched and established one of the country’s leading entertainment software
brands through an integrated marketing communications programs.
Led recruitment effort that staffed Activision from 10 employees to 350 employees over a 24
month period.
From ground up, built a strong retail network and launched the industry’s first Retail Advisory
Pane
Led product planning and product pricing for all product lines.
Built award winning marketing department and trade relations function.
Recipient of six Clio awards for launch of first international advertising campaign, and three
Effie awards for successful introduction of broadcast brand advertising campaign.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Master of Science Candidate – completed all required coursework (3.8 GPA)
BOSTON UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS – Boston, MA
Bachelor of Arts Degree
COLBY COLLEGE – Waterville, ME
Cornell Law School – Ithaca, NY
- Professional References Available on Request -