Charles K. (Sam) Thompson

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Laurinburg, NC 28352

910-***-****

ad3h8w@r.postjobfree.com

Summary:

Diverse management, marketing and sales experience across several industries which include self-employment businesses. Self-starter with proven track record of successes working in a corporate environment and in a home office environment. Competent with Sales Force and Microsoft products. Work Experience:

Spoton/Heartland/Tsys Merchant Services – February 2019 to Present. • Account Executive - Sold point-of-sale equipment and merchant services processing to merchants within a 100-mile radius of home office. Also responsible for activating accounts and for on-going support. Leads were mostly self-sourced. RevLocal - July 2018 to January 2020. • Digital Marketing Consultant providing SEO local search digital marketing and reputation management services to clients within 100 miles of Laurinburg, NC. While in this role, I achieved the company goal of hitting the “Fast 50” within my first 100 days. Role required daily prospecting and relationship building with consultations, demos, meetings and follow-up meetings for digital marketing services. Also passed the Google Trusted Advisor course during this time. Leads were all self-sourced. BIC Services, LLC - Valpak of Greater Charleston - Charleston, SC. Sept 2015 to June 2018 • Franchise Owner – 150k monthly B2B direct mail company. • Our franchise was ranked #1 in new client acquisitions in our classification throughout the US in April 2018 with the Valpak Corporation. • Our team maintained a high retention rate with steady growth in a highly competitive market. • Managed a staff of a full-time sales representative and several part-time contract employees while working in Charleston and remotely from my home office in Laurinburg, NC. Ditech Mortgage, Southern Trust Mortgage, GMAC Mortgage, Nation Star Mortgage, PHH Mortgage - Laurinburg, NC. July 2002 to January 2016. • Senior Mortgage Advisor – Originated mortgages for mortgage companies and mortgage brokers in the Florence, SC to Fayetteville, NC area. • Was awarded the President’s Club recognition twice while employed by GMAC Mortgage and PHH Mortgage. All leads were self-sourced through referral network. SPX - Marley Engineered Products - Bennettsville, SC. June 1998 to December 2001. • Materials Manager – Directly responsible for all management of material planning, raw material purchasing, warehousing, inventory management and finished goods shipping of this manufacturing site with over 100 employees under my span of control. • Spearheaded a team responsible for designing, launching and stocking a new state-of-the-art warehouse. Required leasing, staffing, managing and shutting down nine remote warehouses until the new warehouse was completed. Preferred Manufacturer’s Network - Laurinburg, NC. Nov. 1996 to June 1998. • Consultant – Worked with three companies in quality improvement projects which increased their sales and profitability. Wrote several MS Access databases for many departments for streamlined communications while helping maintain better records for continuous improvement. • Two of my clients were awarded their ISO-9001 quality certifications during this time which included: Butler Manufacturing and SPX - Marley Engineered Products. Arvin Meritor - Rockwell International - Laurinburg, NC. Feb 1988 – Feb 1996 • Manager – Member of the plant launch and product launch team for a world-class heavy-duty, class-eight transmission. • SQA Buyer – Responsible for 33% of the production purchasing for the plant. • HR Compliance Manager - Managed all plant safety and environmental compliance.

Education/Certifications: •BSBA with a Computer Science concentration. Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC. • APICS Certification in Materials Management. • NC/SC Mortgage & Real Estate Licenses