Roger

Keller

CLIENT MANAGEMENT

Consultation & Program Optimization

Procurement & Sourcing

Relationship Management

Project Management

Critical Thinking

Event & Meeting Management

Global & Culture

Interpersonal Communication

Presentations and Public Speaking

Coaching & Leadership

651-***-****

adhnua@r.postjobfree.com

38381 Egret Trail

North Branch, MN 55056

“Be true to yourself, help others, make

each day your masterpiece”

- John Wooden

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1993-2020

. DIRECTOR, ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT – CWT

• Directly managed client relationships and manage a team of multinational program managers accountable for global travel management with travel volume in excess of $500.M. To guide the team with travel management strategies across different geographic regions including EMEA, Asia and Latin America.

• Provided Implementation management, project management and leadership to enable effective decision making and execution of sourcing initiatives.

• Leveraged Preferred Supplier relationships to deliver incremental value to the category

• Provide sourcing leadership to internal stakeholders in order to enable business strategies

• Commercialize partnerships with contracts that leverage the firms scale and external partner capabilities to deliver a competitive advantage for the firm.. Ensure implementation of negotiated prices/contracts

• Developed and executed client business plans that facilitated consultation with clients on business fulfillment.

• Developed and implemented Opportunity Planning and Modelling that enhanced supplier opportunities and program value.

1988-1993

ADMINISTRATOR – TRAVEL AND MEETINGS– 3M

• Responsible for the design and execution of 3M’s Olympic Hospitality Programs for the 1988 and 1992 Winter and Summer Olympic Games and sports hospitality programs for the 1991 US Golf Open, 1991 Final Four and 1992 Super Bowl.

• Responsible for positioning the internal meeting management resources to 3M divisions that includes support and execution for corporate meeting and incentive programs.

• Responsible for global hotel program including negotiations, policy and ongoing program optimization

EDUCATION

• Augsburg College-Business Management-Minneapolis, MN REFERENCES

• Kathy Silverman, BP, 612-***-****

• Lisa Asperheim, Minnesota Public Schools, 651-***-****

• Kerry Bergen, Accenture, 612-***-****

• Gina Graves, Be The Match, 612-***-****

OTHER

• 1990 – 1993 Member Minnesota Chapter of MPI, board member and chapter president.

• 1992 Meeting Planner of the Year, MN Chapter of MPI

• 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 Imperial Honor Award for Client Services/Account Management – CWT

• 1999 Nominee for Carlson Fellow – CWT

• 2006 Rising Star Award for Account Management – CWT SKILL TESTIMONIALS

Procurement/Sourcing – “During the several years that our organization was Roger's client, he was extremely responsive, detail-oriented and always placed a sense of urgency and commitment to managing our account. Roger is a true professional who builds relationships and gains trust quickly and he collaborates to insure both business objectives and procurement goals are optimized. Adaptable, with strong analytical skills and business acumen, Roger pursued innovative solutions and drove the change management necessary to insure results in our hotel and airline activities. His strong procurement and contracting skills in support of our travel program insured that our company was best in class. A significant contributor, I would always welcome the opportunity to partner with him again.”

- Mary Frey – Contracts and Procurement Director – Be The Match Critical Thinking – “It was such a pleasure working Roger as our travel management partner for over 5 years. It was a long association and I appreciate the great value he brought to our global travel program during this period. His business acumen, thorough understanding of industry trends and superb analytical skills resulted in some out of the box innovative solutions for our organization. During our association, we have worked together on several projects and he has always thoroughly analyzed our policy requirements and provided customized solutions that took the program to next level. Roger had a thorough understanding of the system design and have always relayed complex, technical information in a comprehensive manner. His contribution towards logical analysis of global data to create meaningful dashboards is commendable. I appreciate his strong grasp of technology and continued focus towards client requirements.”

- Bhawna Mathew – Senior Manager, Finance – Ameriprise Financial Relationship Management –

“Roger, you are one of my professional world ‘bff’s’ and I don’t say that lightly. You exemplify our Be the Match core values in every way that interact with us, and I respect and value you greatly for it.”

- Gina Graves, VP, National Marrow Donor Program

Strategic –

“The Corporate Events Team at Best Buy has had the pleasure and opportunity to work with Roger Keller for the last 15 years. He has been a strategic partner with us in determining the best staffing to support our many events over the years and helped us to effectively manage our travel budgets. His industry knowledge was a great asset as we worked through many challenges over the last few years. Roger’s collaboration and partnership and ability to communicate processes and solutions in terms that related to us was always appreciated. I hope to be able to work with Roger in the future.”

-Linda Wilkinson – Sr Director Events – Best Buy

Leadership –

“Great leaders inspire others and value people as individuals. Roger is one of the great leaders. I have known Roger over the last eight years as a coach, team founder, mentor and friend. His ability to empower others by genuinely identifying and developing their skills, while maintaining a safe environment where all feel highly regarded, is truly moving. When building teams, Roger seems to effortlessly communicate and carryout a common, courageous and strategic vision, while maintaining flexibility, acceptance and openness to others’ views. His detail-oriented decision process, well-spoken manner and authenticity are sincerely respected among all stakeholders.”

- Lisa Asperheim – Counselor – Minneapolis Public Schools

“Roger I appreciate the great work.”

- Hubert Joly, CEO, Best Buy

“Roger is an outstanding asset. Glad it worked for him to join. THANK YOU for all you do!”

- Brett Elzinga, VP Central Region, CWT

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