Customer Relationship Management (CRM) as well as extensive sales, customer service, issue resolution, negotiation, business management, project management, and buying/sourcing experiences involving transactions working from office and also while in the field traveling the USA. Have worked as part of a team working projects/processes as well as independently.
Key Areas of Experience:
CRM using Salesforce.com daily – Certified Admin
Sales and Sourcing of enterprise, desktop, networking, storage, telecom products & IT services
Planning and Executing the logistics function(s) for each transaction
Project Management from start to finish
Government (Federal, State, County, Municipal) and commercial procurement
Data Center equipment removal/disposal or recycle/remarket/refurbishment
Customer Service and Account Management utilizing software modules including Salesforce.com, 3M EPC, ACT, MS Access, Quickbooks, 3M CSMS
Extensive Traveling, Meeting, Deal Structuring with customers and vendor partners
Working with a team to deliver results
Relationship Building
Salesforce administration and analyst skills
Vendor Management
Salesforce case management
EXPERIENCES
Salesforce Administrator / Support Oct 2014 – Aug 2016
Contractor at Ecolab: St. Paul, MN - Global Commercial Solutions Jan 2017 - Current
Working as part of a team (Analysts, Developers, Architect, Project Managers, Admins) to provide the Salesforce CRM tool in support of global sales team
Working assigned cases involving process improvements to the Salesforce.com CRM tool
User Acceptance Testing and User Training
Self-study and salesforce administrator certification while working with Ecolab
Working with IT associates for issues involving IT processes, other software being used with the Salesforce tool
Handling incoming phone calls, emails, Chatter posts to a user group of over 2000 associates
Collaborating with internal Marketing, IT, Business Analysts, Developers, Customer Service, and Sales Managers to improve process, data reporting, training and implementation
Customer Account Representative July 2013 – Sept 2014
Contractor at 3M Company: Maplewood, MN - Industrial Business Group
Fielding telephone calls, faxes and emails from 3M external and internal customers around North America and confidently providing a variety of services related to the customer’s needs
Daily use of 3M EPC, 3M PS2, 3M CSMS, CHIPS, CLIF, Lotus Notes, MS Office software modules
Initiates actions that deliver results and improve customer experiences
Ensures response to product and service inquiries
Knowledge and understanding of several current 3M software modules
Improves customer satisfaction by identifying problems and barriers to solutions while resolving issues
Working in a high volume incoming call and messaging environment
Working as part of a team while also working with other teams within various 3M Divisions
Fielded about 19000 telephone calls at 3M and provided hundreds of email quotes/answers to requests
Owner - Sales Rep - Account Manager 1999-January 2014
Pursuit Management, Inc. (dba Pursuit, Inc.): Woodbury, MN
IT reseller sourcing/buying/selling (Cisco, HP, IBM, HP, Sun/STK, Dell, Nortel, Lucent, etc.) mainframe, networking, server/desktops, telephony/telecom, tape/disk backup and UPS equipment. Dissolved company January 2014.
Successfully sold and led project teams on 7 separate occasions at secure data centers in 7 different US cities and completed de-installation and removal of large legacy systems. Projects requiring extensive budgeting, logistics planning and scheduling before project begins
Sold and managed a project that included the sale, purchase, re-configuration, testing, and all the OTR/courier shipping logistics for over 1500 systems within 30 days of order with an international client
Managed a project which required 6 different trips to the East Coast client facilities and involved the auditing, negotiating and removal for a project requiring several truckloads of IT equipment over the course of four months
Managed the disposition of IT equipment from over 25 data centers throughout the US and Canada with most transactions requiring travel to the site and working with local or national logistics vendors
Successfully entered and navigated the Government Procurement & Payment Processes (CCR, ORCA, WAWF) and worked with DoD procurement officers and technicians for sales and also repair and/or replacement contracts of high-performance systems/parts
Daily sourcing of IT hardware for purchase order fulfillment
Conference attendee at various locations around the US and attending meetings, seminars and client/vendor match sessions to develop and build relationships
Managed cross country freight logistics from dock to dock and palletization/crating builds
NOTABLE EXPERIENCES
Bachelor of Business Administration at University of North Dakota
US Air Force Minnesota Air National Guard Civil Engineering Squadron 11 Years
Salesforce.com Certified Administrator, WebEx, MS Office, MS Lync, ACT, Lotus Notes, Quickbooks
Hudson Blue Line Club, Hudson Dugout Club, Hudson Hockey Association, Former Youth Baseball Coach, Former Youth Hockey Coach, Private Pilot Certificate, Former Business Owner