Ann M. Gehl

214-***-****

adjepu@r.postjobfree.com

Senior Business Development Account Professional

Innovative / Strategic / Motivated Sales Leader

Leadership roles, organized analytical, expanded new business, prospecting, cold/warm calling, networking, stragetic relationships, consistent with customer’s business needs. Management skills, and building close business relationships.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

October 2019 – Present – Providing In-home eldercare, as a certified Caregiver provider, for a relative.

December 2017 – October 2019

HODGES Architecture USA

Manager/Marketing/New Development

• Pioneered, Coordinated, and Organized a new updated Marketing Department.

• Improved ongoing efforts of hard copy brochures, tri fold brochures, targeted marketing handouts, and yearly conferences schedule.

• Re-organized and improved the company website, as well as several formats for social media: Facebook, Linked In, and Instagram.

• Mediated direct contact with prospective clients for acquisitions of new projects and investigated and created new markets sectors and building types. Curated and team lead a modular housing project in Pecos, TX.

July 2014 – December 2017

Trendily Home Collection

Showroom Manager / Executive Administrative Account Manager

• Skilled professional networker, relationship builder, and strategic business development expert. Successful team leader on $1M project pursuits.

• Created new working relationships with major Furniture Stores, Interior Designers, Architects, and Builders. Designed and managed product displays and luncheon events, resulting in increased sales and traffic. Increasing traffic 50%. Annual events included Dine + Design, TAID, and Home Space Gallery.

• Positioned the company in new markets and was awarded contracts in our targeted markets. Launched Houzz account, placing orders, monitoring inventory, and shipping product.

July 2013 – April 2014

DSA/the Patio Resource

Showroom Executive Administrative Manager

• Procured prestigious projects leading to increase revenues and market exposure. Managed business activities between Senior Principle Executives and co-workers in the showroom. Managing, monitoring, and processing orders and containers for Furniture Stores, Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects.

• Created business plan to enter new markets in corporate, hospitality, architects and builders. Tailoring every project to best suit our clients budget, timeline, and product requirements. Contributed to a company net worth of $15M.

• Traveled to the Chicago Casual Show twice a year, to show new product to our existing and new furniture store prospects. Improved every aspect of marketing program, from stragetic planning, to client presentations.

June 2009 – July 2013 – Pursued pre-qualifications for a Nursing Degree, at DCCCD, and worked as a Nanny while in school.

February 2004 – June 2009

Pittet Architecturals & Antiques

Showroom Sales Manager / Executive Account Manager

• Re-branded the image an identity of the company in the marketplace, by launching the new architectural artifacts location for Pittet Co. (flagship store). Responsible for new business development, developing strong customer relationships and repeat sales techniques leading to negotiating over $500K per year. Contributed $3M to a ground breaking, elegant, flexible, intelligent, groundbreaking business that consistently delivered a monumental vision.

• Created exposure for new and existing relationships to our targeted markets,established new and important relationships with Dallas’s top Interior Designers, Landscape Architects, Architects, and Corporate and Residential Builders, leading to repeat business. Increased market influence and exceeded our financial projections.

• Procured prestigious projects leading to increase revenues and market exposure. Established and developed our custom hand-made limestone product program in France resulting in increased revenues. Handled a wide variety of building types and markets such as Harwood International.

EDUCATION

Dallas County Community College - Dallas, TX 2010 - 2012 Associates of Science

Nursing pre-qualification classes

Texas Woman’s University - Denton, TX 1987 - 1989

Bachelor of Science – Fashion Merchandising/Minor in Marketing and Business North Dakota State University - Fargo, ND 1984 - 1987 Fashion Merchandising/Minor in Marketing and Business