Rod S. Stevens
West Bend, WI 53095
aczwap@r.postjobfree.com
Objective:
To obtain a challenging position in Sales/Marketing where my experience, training, passion and abilities will
contribute to the growth and success of the company.
Qualifications:
Account management and territory development
Talented in penetrating new markets and driving sales growth
Thorough knowledge of sales, servicing accounts and cold calling
Ability to meet or exceed established sales goals
Confident in presenting company products and services to all levels of decision makers
Detail driven and result oriented
Developing effective presentation materials and presenting them to key decision makers
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Proven success in consultative selling and respected for my ability to manage both projects and
people while developing loyal customer relationships
Experience:
Wisconsin Advantage, LLC West Bend, WI April 2016 Present
A specialty insurance company focusing on the Medicare and Medicaid markets. My duties include sales of
Medicare Advantage Plans, presenting at community meetings detailing state and federal programs designed
to reduce drug costs and formal meetings educating general public on Medicare programs.
StevensDotCom, LLC West bend, WI January 2013 March 2016
An online Marketing Company providing numerous lead generation strategies and offsite turn key Business
Development Center (BDC) services for independent, multilot, and franchised auto dealership groups. My
duties include sales, account management and special project work. I work directly with business owners,
general managers and service managers.
Velocity Partners Inc., Brookfield, WI April 2004 November 2012
VPI is an IT resource management service company providing temporary IT engineering services and
complete staff augmentation services to the health care, governmental and manufacturing market. As a small
company my duties include sales, account management, recruiting and project management. I work directly
with corporate executives, hiring managers and individual managers to develop clients and identify additional
services we can provide. I am also responsible for dealing with specific large enterprises working in a project
management arena.
Senior Sales Director
Responsible for expanding customer base in the Southeastern Wisconsin market
Expanded market penetration by networking within customer organizations to further identify needs and
sales opportunities
Developed sales objectives and implemented action plan to achieve targeted goals
Created marketing materials to entice further client interaction.
Established strong, supportive relationships with clients from their executive levels down
Project Manager
Succeeded in taking over a $1.5 million failing project to install price verification scanning devices
into 300+ retail stores nation wide, linking them to local LAN based inventory systems
Developed a national network of qualified, dependable, independent LAN Technicians, negotiated
contract costs, terms and developed contingency plans and post installation support
Coordinated installation schedules, negotiated the purchase and delivery of all necessary hardware
Client site PC Mall
Trained and directed over 85 employees on the ability to provide value added services to customers
Coordinated service providers schedules, matched IT skills with customer needs to enhance customers
overall satisfaction while selling added services, maximizing sales and increasing overall profitability
MedPacs Displays, Inc. 2001 2004
Hartland, WI
Provided economical, highperformance PACS (Picture Archive Communication System) and Teleradiology
solutions to medical imaging centers, hospitals and clinics throughout the Midwest region. Responsible for
sales and customer support of scalable Intranet and Internet enabled PACS providing radiologists and
referring physicians with access to images and reports from virtually anywhere.
Regional Sales Manager
Continually evaluated market potential, competition, customers and sales results
Implemented and modified sales strategy to reach objectives
Developed customer base through extensive, targeted prospecting and cold calling
Selected and managed engineering installation teams
Managed all phases of implementations including the post sale technical training of hospital
personnel in the use of PACS
Aided in the development of marketing materials and literature for hospitals, clinics and Imaging
Centers, providing customer focus and content
Assisted in the development of dealer/distributor base across the United States
Developed new customers and managed the ongoing care of existing customers
Other Career highlights
10+ Years
Graphic Arts Industry:
Added 35 new accounts within the first two years increasing sales dramatically
Sale of Prepress (technical) services, $380,000 sales generation over the first 6 months
Developed a clearer detailed printing process to improve quality
Cross trained in various printing operations while gaining an industry perspective
Technical skills: Significant experience with Microsoft Office XP, Word, Excel, Outlook, Act and other various
desktop software
Education:
Moraine Park Technical Institute Marketing Associates Program