Sales Training

Kevin Brennan

Sr. Sales Trainer - Power Tools & Accessories - Robert Bosch Power Tools

Algonquin, IL

***************@*****.*** - 847-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sr. Sales Trainer - Power Tools & Accessories

Robert Bosch Power Tools - Mount Prospect, IL - March 2008 to Present

Mt. Prospect, IL March 2008 - Present

Robert Bosch Power Tools is the largest manufacturer of power tools and accessories in the world with North

American sales topping 2 billion dollars.

Sr. Sales Trainer - Power Tools & Accessories

Based in Mt. Prospect, IL and with a training facility at Addison, IL I am responsible for the development

and delivery of sales training to internal Bosch associates external sales representatives, customer service

agents, and distributors. My training brief includes sales techniques for all Bosch, Dremel and Rotozip tool and

accessory products across all business channels.

• Conducted effective traditional "Classroom" based training courses in a variety of IT and product related

topics.

• Delivered a nation wide "Mobile" training program for sales distributors bringing training to key distributors

• Established best practice sales demonstrations and presentations to ensure consistency of product

information.

• Awarded "Employee of the Year" in 2010 for my work in the field.

Brand Ambassador

Pro Motion Inc - St. Louis, MO - January 2007 to March 2008

Saint Louis, MO. Jan 2007 - March 2008

Pro Motion, Inc. is a Saint Louis based consulting firm specializing in providing effective, innovative business

solutions and programs that add value to business.

Brand Ambassador

I joined Pro Motion as a Training/Sales consultant and added strength to their team of consultants in developing

and implementing sales/training solutions to their portfolio of clients. My principal account was Vermont

American (VA - a Bosch subsidiary) and I was instrumental in delivering an effective sales/training program

to the Vermont American ILH Channel throughout the USA. (ILH - Independent, Lumber and Hardware

merchants). As a result of this success I was hired directly by BOSCH.

Independent Business Consultant

Psych Oncology - Center, MS - January 2005 to December 2006

Donna Murphy. My work included the development of various training materials, manuals, and procedures for

administration, and user installation of best practice systems.

Microsoft Certified Training Specialist

Mondel Ireland - 2000 to 2005

2000 to 2005

Mondel was a startup IT company specializing in delivering training for the Microsoft Office Suite products.

Microsoft Certified Training Specialist

Directed the training program for personnel for over 20 different local companies. Assessed training

requirements, developed training to fill gaps in skills and abilities, and delivered and managed the delivery of

training to all levels of our clients.

IT Trainer

Arab Banking Corporation - 1994 to 2000

Bahrian. 1994 to 2000

ABC is one of the largest off shore banks in the Middle East business and consumer use.

IT Trainer

Based in Bahrain I was responsible for developing and delivering IT Training solutions across a variety of

business units in the bank. These ranged from dealing room through to back office functions and involved a

number of IT platforms and staff levels. I was responsible for developing/delivering all aspects of training to

management and staff.

• Assessed training needs and developed the classroom and performance based training used to train all bank

personnel in the latest desktop productivity tools.

• Developed a certification program to train, evaluate and qualify staff to consistent standards.

• Designed the format for all lesson plans, procedures, and work instructions.

Programmer/Analyst

Online Computing Ltd - Dublin - 1984 to 1994

Dublin Ireland 1984 to 1994

Online computing was a newly formed software house based in Dublin and I was one of the first recruits into

the new business.

Programmer/Analyst

I joined Online as a junior programmer after graduation in 1984. I initially worked on developing a basic suite of

business accounting software, eventually leading as a Systems Analyst a team of programmers on a variety of

business projects. Much of my later work focused on training new hires, training end-users and sales personnel

in IT applications and programming languages.

EDUCATION

Diploma in Systems Analysis

Trinity College University - Dublin

1984

Certificate

Christian Brothers School

1976

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Various programming languages, BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, DIBOL, RPG II & III

Microsoft Office Suite.

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