Mark L. Rising
***** ******* ****** 402-***-****
Omaha, NE 68130 ****.******@***.***
CAREER SUMMARY
A proven track record with 25 plus years of experience in:
Business Ownership
Management/ Hiring/Building Sales and I.T. Staff
Collaborating with Business Owners and C-Level Professionals
Creating / Inventing /Designing Marketing Campaigns
Organizing / Assembling / Arranging Business Resources
Specializing in new business development and major market expansion
Combine entrepreneurial drive with business-management skills to drive gains in revenue, market share and profit performance.
Communicate a clear strategic sales vision, effectively training and coaching both veteran and junior sales team members.
Extensive experience developing and responding to RFI / RFP’s
Cultivate excellent relationships with new prospects and existing customers.
Background Experience:
Worked with 2 school districts to reduce overall printing and document spending. Spent 3-6 months gathering information before presenting proposal to school board. I was able to meet and exceed their budget reduction, along with implementing several new best practices for teachers to streamline lesson planning and tracking results district wide. First year savings for each school district exceeded $90,000.
Developed a sales team with a zero-customer base and an annual goal of $3 million; hired, trained and empowered the team to exceed target in 18 months. This sales team creation resulted in one team member being equipped to develop his own team based on the recruiting and training model we had established.
EPSG
Payment Specialist
Responsible for Midwest coverage 6/1/20 - Present
Beyond
Business Advocate
Responsible for Omaha and surrounding area 10/2018 – 5/31/20
Midwest Office Automations. Authorized Ricoh Dealer 3/01/2015 to 3/30/18
Business Development / Major Accounts/ K-12
Digital Visions Inc. Xerox Authorized Dealer 7/01/10 to 12/31/14
Owner/Operator – Expanded existing client base in NE from 1.7% of the market place
to 12.8% in 4 years. Hired and build a team of Sales Representatives,
I.T. and Support Staff.
XEROX Corporation 7/06 to 12/31/09
Graphic Communications / Document Work Flow Specialist.
Responsible for creating net new revenue in a newly developed territory
IKON Office Solutions 10/93 to 6/06
Color Graphic Solution Specialist/
Territory Sales Manager