Business Development Global Sales

Jack Bruggenkamp

****.***********@*****.*** +1-206-***-**** Snohomish, WA 98290

Summary

Results-oriented professional with 10 years of experience in global sales, marketing, and team leadership. Proven ability to drive significant revenue growth, develop new markets, and build strong client relationships. Skilled in strategic planning, international promotions, and talent development.

Skills

* Sales & Business Development: Global Sales & Marketing, Account Development, Contract Negotiation, Payment Processing, Lead Generation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

* Strategic & Operational Leadership: Sales Channel Optimization, International Promotions, Marketing Programs, Team Building, Strategic Development, Compliance Management

* Product & Market Expertise: Product Knowledge, New Market Development (Domestic & International across 50+ countries), Industry Compliance (AAEI)

* Technical Proficiency: Microsoft Word, CRM Software, Advanced Computer Skills

* Languages: English (Native/Bilingual), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary), German (Elementary), Chinese (Mandarin - Elementary), Japanese (Elementary)

Experience

Self-Employed Independent Sales Representative Snohomish, WA

July 2016 – Current

* Demonstrated products and services at customer locations, effectively addressing objections to close deals.

* Generated and pursued customer leads, implementing follow-up activities to secure new client accounts.

* Cultivated strong customer relationships to identify and capitalize on lucrative business opportunities.

* Consulted with long-term, new, and prospective customers to understand needs, recommend ideal products, and resolve post-sale issues.

Additional Experience Highlights

* Drove company sales from a loss to $50 million in revenue within one year as VP of Sales & Marketing.

* Personally generated over $14 million in sales in one year.

* Developed new domestic and international markets across 50 countries.

* Secured joint alliances that represented between 40% to 100% of companies' revenue.

* As President & Co-Founder, traveled across 10 countries and secured and managed 2,000 international and North American accounts in 3 years.

* Established relationships with Industry Compliance Associations & Groups such as AAEI.

* Created a Global Trade Compliance & Best Practice Global Import/Export Program.

* Built a strong Trade Compliance Management Team.

* Served as Western US Sales Manager for an 11-state region and Canada for a $200 million corporation.

* Developed a new product so successful that a competitor was forced to secure a license.

* Hired and directed Account Executive, IT, Technician, and Engineering Teams.

Education and Training

Gongaza Spokane, WA

Bachelor of Arts

* Summary:

* Original: "Goal-driven individual with intimate familiarity of global sales and marketing and team building. Offering 10 years leading [5][Number] assigned sales and campaign activities by contributing to strategy development. Polished oral communication and writing skills. Proficient in word and crm."

* Improvement: Made it more results-oriented and concise. Combined the "10 years" experience with the "strategy development" and added keywords like "revenue growth" and "client relationships" drawn from the "Additional Information" section. Removed "intimate familiarity" for stronger action verbs. "Polished oral communication and writing skills" and "Proficient in word and crm" were moved to Skills.

* Skills:

* Original: A table format listing skills without much categorization.

* Improvement: Categorized skills into logical groups (Sales & Business Development, Strategic & Operational Leadership, Product & Market Expertise, Technical Proficiency, Languages) to make them easier to read and scan. Incorporated skills mentioned in the summary and additional information.

* Experience:

* Original: The experience section was a table with "Self Employed Web Snohomish, WA" and then a list of responsibilities.

* Improvement: Clearly stated "Self-Employed Independent Sales Representative" as the title. Used strong action verbs for each bullet point and quantified achievements where possible (though none were in the original experience section, this is a general tip).

* Additional Information:

* Original: This section contained a lot of valuable achievements but was presented as a dense list of sentences, starting with "Serving as the VP of Sales & marketing I Drove

* Improvement: Renamed this to "Additional Experience Highlights" to frame it as relevant professional experience rather than just "additional information." Reformatted these into bullet points, starting with strong action verbs. This is crucial as these are the most impactful achievements on the resume and they were previously buried. This section could potentially be integrated into a "Professional Experience" section if the dates for these roles were known. Without dates, keeping them as "Highlights" is a good compromise.

* Education and Training: This section is well-formatted and clear.

* Languages: This section is well-formatted and clear.

Further Recommendations (if more information were available):

* Quantify Achievements: For the "Additional Experience Highlights" (and even the "Self-Employed" section), try to quantify every achievement with numbers, percentages, or timeframes. For example, instead of "Developed New Markets," specify "Developed 5 new markets, increasing revenue by X%." This makes your impact more tangible.

" (e.g., VP of Sales & Marketing, President & Co-Founder, Western US Sales Manager), it would be much stronger to integrate these into a

* Tailor to the Job: Always customize the resume for each job application by highlighting the most relevant skills and experiences.

* Conciseness: While improved, constantly review for opportunities to be more concise without losing impact.

* Font and Layout: Ensure a professional, clean, and easy-to-read font and layout. (This isn't something I can directly change, but it's important).

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