RESUME

Zach Sahker

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Pittsburgh, PA 15226 Email adu02v@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Sales/Marketing/Management

Qualifications Profile

Small Business Owner/Operator/Trainer

Cost Containment for Health Care

New Mexico Volunteer Ombudsman (2007-8)

Insurance and Public Health Instructor

Hospital Marketing Director

Mortgage Loan Officer Licensed NMLS

266568

Produced and Directed for Public Television

Colorado Commissioner for Aging

Life & Health Licensed NM # 4187

Franchise Business Development & Support

Supervisory Experience (Managed

Care/Insurance & Mortgage, Automotive

Lease Manage

Professional Experience

Mortgage Investors Corporation and Gold Financial Services (NM, TX) 4 years VA stream line refinancing. Top producer.

Aegin Place® Franchising, Inc., CEO (Las Cruces, NM) 7 years Development of business model, Operations Manual, Caregiver Manual, organizational and reporting forms, and web site layout has provided increased personal growth. Current responsibilities include sales, PowerPoint presentation development, managing manual and web site revisions, contract negotiation, Federal Trade Commission compliance, franchise owner training, and general administrative duties. Franchise sales and marketing

Aegin Place®, Inc, CEO (Denver, CO) 6 years

Development of this live-in caregiver agency to close the gap of affordable assistance options for older and disabled adults was a highly successful and smooth career transition. Personal growth and responsibilities included organizational skills, accounting, customer service, home and client assessments, contract and reporting form development, marketing and networking affiliations, interviewing and placement skills, care coordination, case management and partnership relations. The decision to market this concept as a national franchise necessitated a business sale transaction with inherent process-oriented learning opportunities. Denver Cable Television (DCTV)-2003-2006 developed, produced and directed a weekly production for public television (Aging Policy and Community Resources). Served as Commissioner for Aging (CO)

National Health Administrators, Regional Sales Manager 7 years Regional Sales Management for a five state western region for Long Term Care Insurance.

Coordination of print advertising, lead generation and distribution and trade show management.

Personal sales in the top 1% of all representatives

Coordinated marketing with the National Education Association (NEA), member benefits Page Two, Resume for Zach Sahker

Great West Life Assurance Company, Manager Cost Containment (Denver, CO) 4 years Managed Health Insurance Managed Care department responsible for the developing PPO networks in all major markets throughout the United States. Coordinated network development, analysis, contracting, sales training and physician/hospital contracting. Coordinated launch and retooling of Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), largest PPO in the U.S. Introduced Psychiatric Case Management to the Health Care book of business Acceptance Mortgage (Denver, CO) 3 years

Originated VA, FHA, Conventional and Reverse Mortgages. Consistently the top originator in an office with 30 loan officers. Managed 3 shopping mall based offices in the Denver area. Highest conversion rate for phone based inbound quotation requests.. Specialized in Reverse Mortgages University Professor 7 years

Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH

Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA,

Washburn University of Topeka, KS

Taught Public Health, Sociology and Administration of Justice, Substance Abuse and Corrections courses. Student Advisement and Faculty Advisor for the Black Student Alliance and Criminal Justice Association. Supervised student internships.

Education

William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ BA Political Science/Business Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH MS Administration of Justice University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS Post Graduate

Personal Information

Married 41 years, two adult children, USAF Disabled Veteran, Licensed Loan Officer & Life Health Producer Member: VFW, American Legion, National Education Association