Sales Representative Outside

Cynthia A. Thompson

**** ********* ******

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221

Cell Phone 330-***-****

Email: ******@*****.***

Objective: To join a progressive organization and become a contributing member of the Sales / Marketing / Executive team, utilizing my education and business experience to achieve and surpass personal and corporate goals.

Qualifications: I have a vast diversification of experiences and the ability to learn anything within days. I consider myself very personable and have excellent communication skills.

Education

2006 – 2007: Hondros College – completed coursework to obtain a realtor license

2005 – 2005: Dale Carnegie Sales Advantage Course – Certificate of Achievement

2004 – 2004: Dale Carnegie Course – Certificate of Achievement

1997 – 1999: American Bankers Association - credit hours toward a general banking degree

1991 – 1996: BA - Eastern Kentucky University - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with dual minors in business and Philosophy

1990 - 1991: Elmira College – General Coursework

Experience

July 2010 – Present – Restaurant (StringZ & WingZ) – Operations Manager

I manage and operate a 22,000 sq. ft. facility with full restaurant, 2 bars and entertainment area. I sell drinks, food and entertainment to the general public. I organize benefits, banquet operations, and delivery services. I manage a staff of 33 employees. I maintain general accounting associated with the business, review sales figures, profit & loss statements. I advertise and market the business, through social media and local benefits that we support. I sell advertising on our buzztime network.

2008 – December 2010 - Akron Beacon Journal – Automotive / Real Estate Marketing Consultant

Outside sales representative – sold print and online advertising to automotive; independent and franchise dealerships throughout the Akron, Ohio area, sold also to Real Estate Agents, Brokers and Builders. Won best ad campaign for 2009 (MAME Awards)

2007 - 2008 Century21 Prestige Realty Group – Realtor

Listed and Sold Residential properties: Top office listing producer for November 2007, Top office sales in December 2007.

2006-2007 AutoTrader.com – Great Lakes Region:

*Advertising Consultant 11/ 2006- 05/2007: Outside Sales Representative – Sold Internet Advertising Solutions to Independent Auto Dealers across the Greater Cleveland Market. Set appointments by cold calling either through the phone or face to face. Presented products using power point presentations, marketing materials, or internet explorer. Maintained client business through appreciation lunches/dinners and follow-up phone calls or face to face bi-monthly or monthly visits.

2001-2006 AutoTrader.com – Northeast Region:

*Advertising Consultant 2005-11/2006: Outside Sales Representative – Sold Internet Advertising Solutions to Franchise and Independent Auto Dealers across the Greater Hartford Market. Set appointments by cold calling either through the phone or face to face. Presented products using power point presentations, marketing materials, or internet explorer. Maintained client business through appreciation lunches/dinners and follow-up phone calls or face to face bi-monthly or monthly visits. I acquired an account base of 40 dealerships and grew it to 85 by the end of 2005.

*Service Consultant – 2001 – 2005 Outside Service/Sales Representative – Maintained Auto Dealer Relationships throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine. Dealer Training on products and Services with autotrader.com, managed Dealer’s inventory to ensure accurate consumer information. Took photographs of vehicles and uploaded them to the internet utilizing, cute ftp site online, or photo software and internet explorer. Analyzed dealer’s monthly reporting to ensure consumer activity. Collect past due payments from dealers and maintain A/R balances less than 30-60 days. Required travel throughout the northeast for face to face visits with current clients.

1999-2001 System Operator; Jarvis Products Corporation - Middletown CT

I was in direct contact with the CEO and programmer to implement a smoothly run operating system. I was the Liaison for the end users to the programmer to assess and correct any imperfections within the system. I uploaded data from the DCSI server to assist in completing all labor transaction from previous days. I downloaded all PTF’s from IBM and Mapics Software to upgrade the system weekly. While working for this corporation I was able to understand the inter-workings of several departments within the organization including; Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Auditing, Cost Accounting, Exporting, Inventory Control, Planning, and Purchasing. I wrote and edited material used for training purposes. I used the materials I wrote to train new hires for each of the departments.

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