SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
A Sales and Management professional with a proven track record of successful business development skills and exceptional leadership acumen. Specific areas of achievements include:
* Consistent history of high performance in exceeding sales goals by at least 15% in every sales and sales management position.
* Continuous development of leadership and sales skills and the coaching of others in those skills. A Certified Master Trainer in leadership, sales and customer service.
* Diverse skill sets including sales, marketing, finance and technical operations.
* Exceptional presentation skills, both oral and written, with knowledge of Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook and various performance management systems.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007 - 2008
DDI – Development Dimensions International
Account Executive
Consultative Sales working with Fortune 1000 companies establishing strategic relationships to provide a variety of HR solutions for screening, hiring, training, developing leaders as well as company-wide talent management. Developed strategic relationships with client’s senior management in an effort to achieve realization in meeting stated business strategies. Managed a diverse portfolio of thirty Fortune 1000 companies and exceeded sales goal during first year by more than 15%.
2003 – 2007
Richland College
Dean of Workforce Development and Training
Duties included the marketing and sales of contract training to business and industry, new product development, supervising staff and trainers, contract negotiations, public relations and the delivery of soft-skills, customer service and sales training to clients. Creating and maintaining a working relationship with local business and community members for the purpose of providing training. Consistently exceeded budgeted sales goals each year by more than 20% and created Richland College’s reputation as a high quality training provider by achieving results for its clients.
1996 – 2002
Verestar
VP & General Manager
Duties included overall management of video transmission company which included a microwave network and two satellite uplink operations. Supervised 32 employees, was accountable for the P&L of operations, created marketing and sales strategies, handled contract negotiations and managed overall operations. With aggressive sales strategy, achieved sales and EBITA growth of more than 15% for six consecutive years.
1993-1996
LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications
Director of Marketing
Duties included new product development, strategic planning, budget responsibility, negotiation and implementation of contracts, creation of marketing plans and materials, representation of services to national audiences, and management of marketing staff. Through the implementation of a detailed marketing plan was able to increase net revenues by more than 50% a year for three straight years.
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration -
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
Emphasis in Marketing and Management.
Bachelor of Science and Business Administration - B.S.B.A. Finance
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
Professional Affiliations
Former member Board of Trustees for the Amigos Library Services
Chairman of the International Business and Trade Advisory Committee at Richland
President of the Dallas chapter of the Society of Satellite Professionals International
President of the Men’s Golf Association at Eastern Hills C.C. 2004, 2005
Member Board of Directors of Eastern Hills C.C. – 2005 – 2009, Treasurer
Alumni of DCCCD Leadership program
Alumni of Leadership Richardson
Master Trainer Achieve Global
Master Trainer DDI
Certified DiSC profiler and Extended DiSC Profiler
Certified Casas Administrator