LEWIS RICHARD CORBET
**** ******** ******* *****, **********, MO 63021
• 314-***-**** • ****.*.****@*****.***
OBJECTIVE - GENERAL
Obtain a position that uses most of my unique skills and experiences and help establish them in my new position and establishment for the future development of others.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY OF UNIQUE INNOVATIONS
Identified and measured strengths and weaknesses of 80 marketing areas of major Fortune 500 Consumer Products Company and applied a formula to obtain maximum return of investment (ROI).
Identified and helped sign national promotional opportunity for a major soft drink company to work with over 500 local bottlers that raised millions of charity dollars over a decade.
Developed and applied a retail rating system that can be applied in any size retail store for uniform rating in every area for lines of consumer products anywhere and is easy to learn and apply. (Flexible Schematics)
Created and applied a unique marketing program for the top 10 markets in the U.S. that generated chain-wide ads for the top soft drink retailers in these markets – a first time ever for the national soft drink product.
JOB AREAS MOST QUALIFIED FOR & MOST DESIRED
Remote Call Center Consultant for National, Regional or Local companies.
Health Care
Specialty Animal Care
Start-Up Companies
Research Analysis for New Business Potential
Health Care
Specialty Animal Care
Start-Up Companies
Professional Photography for Corporate Events
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
• Analytical and Critical Thinking • Training and Development • Excellent Communication • Self-Motivated • Data Entry • Decision Making • Teamwork Collaboration • Planning and Coordination • Written Communication • Excellent Telephone Etiquette • Microsoft Office 365 • Adobe Creative Services • Data Monitor• Veterinary Science Major • Market Research • Professional Photographer • Advertising • Marketing
EDUCATION
University of Chicago Graduate School, Chicago 1992. Strategic Planning Special Class
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 1959 BS 4-yr. Major in Veterinary Science
William Woods University, Fulton, MO – Board of Trustees 3 Years
St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO 2018-2020 Select Classes
Corporate Training for 11 years at Ralston Purina Company
Corporate Training for 7 years at The Seven-Up Company
CORPORATE WORK HISTORY
Food Marketing Strategies, St. Louis, MO 1989 – Current
Owner/Managing Partner, National Strategic Marketing company
Clients include(d) National, International, Regional top 2-3 companies in major food processing and Agri-marketing companies in major categories
VOYCE-STL, St. Louis, MO 2013-2018
Long-Term Care Ombudsman 2013-2020
VOYCE-Stl. Connect: Coordinator 2018-2019
BJC – Missouri Baptist Hospital, Town & Country, MO 2019
St. Luke’s Hospital, Chesterfield, MO 2018
PREVIOUS CORPORTATE WORK
Multiple Advertising Agencies/Mergers, St. Louis, MO
LaSalle Group, V.P./Partner Marketing Director
Vinyard-Lee & Partners, V.P./Partner Marketing Director
Carney, Duffy, Corbet, LLC V.P./Partner Marketing Director
The Seven-Up Company, St. Louis, MO
Director of National Accounts, U.S. and global military
Ralston Purina Co. National Sales Planning Manager
Pet Foods • Cereals & Snacks • Sea Foods
Regional and District Manager: CA, OR, WA, AZ, NV, TX, OK, IA, WI, NE, IL, OH, MI, IN
Original National Pet Care Center Sales/Demonstrator Spokesman for Purina Dog Chow introduction.
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Elected to the Board of Directors of Aging Ahead – the St. Louis Metro Agency on Aging (Federal Agency).
Featured on the cover and inside story of Bethesda Health Group 2013 Annual Report
Nominated for the Missouri Lt. Governor Caregiver of the Year Award.
Only Ralston Purina salesperson to be the top national sales achiever in all three major product divisions in the same year (Pet Foods, Cereals/Snack, Seafoods).