Michael A. Thompson
*** ******** **** *********, ** 30253
Phone: 678-***-**** Email: *****@***.***
S ALES & MARKETING MANAGER
Professional salesman with more than fifteen years experience in major account sales and marketing
business equipment. Award winning performance in sales was the catalyst for launching a state-of-the-
art start up company. Experienced in achieving sales goals and in directing and utilizing innovative
technologies for profitable business enterprise .
Sales Marketing Client Relationship Building Major Account Management
Sales Leadership Presentations Solutions Based Selling Sales Force Training
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
RAINBOW GRAPHICS & DESIGN 1993-2008
Grand Forks, ND. & McDonough, GA
Owner & CIO (Chief Innovation Officer)
Directed and lead staff, as we became the go to company in attorney courtroom exhibits
a nd wide format media for company tradeshows and presentations. Created a business
c oncept and turned it into reality. Our banners hung on every street corner. Flooded out
o f offices in 1997, but we recovered and kept on growing.
Major supplier of wide format media for Ralph Engelstad Hockey Arena
P rofit for one sale made $17,000
World Curling Championships and World Junior Hockey Championships media
d esigned and printed.
U niversity of North Dakota Medical School design and print medical displays
LIBERTY BUSINESS SYSTEMS 1991-1993
Fargo, ND
M ajor Accounts Specialist
L ead sales staff in marketing copier and wide format equipment sales. Responsible
f or creation of long term relationships at Blue Cross, Marvin Windows and other major
a ccounts in Fargo Moorhead area.
Developed first computer based CRM system for company
Company ranked as one of the fastest growing companies in US by Forbes
b ased on sales revenues we generated as a team.
M ichael A. Thompson
p age 2
JACOBSON OFFICE PRODUCTS 1989-1991
Grand Forks, ND
Sales Manager
Recruited by owner to join with him in forming a new business equipment dealership.
R esponsible for training sales staff and mentoring their performance and goal
a chievements. Secured the clinic and the hospital group to sole source contracts in the
f irst 2 months. These clients helped us to place over 100 new units in the first year of
b usiness.
Spearheaded a new media division marketing wide format printers
Earned over $12,000 resulting from one sale
EDUCATION
U niversity of Minnesota Moorhead B A Political Science
Moorhead, MN BS Secondary Education
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