SUMMARY
Senior services Sales Representative with a strong background selling services in the computer industry. Interfaced with customers to positively effect corporate profitability. Through mergers and acquisitions, was a strategic member on a team and individual basis, resolving customer concerns in field and corporate environments. Created a positive work environment working through new service portfolios as a result of the mergers.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ISI TELEMANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS, Schaumburg, IL 2006-8/07
Service Sales Representative
• New Business and Renewal Services Sales Rep. Individual and Team. Selling a full range of Call Accounting software solutions for all customer bases. Working with Channel Partners, i.e. Cisco, Insight, Verizon
HEWLETT PACKARD, Schaumburg, IL 2002-2005
Service Sales Representative
• New Business and Renewal Services Sales Rep, Individual and Team. Supported commercial accounts including Abbott Labs, Metropolitan Water, AON, Advocate Healthcare, McDonalds and Miller Brewing.
• Sold new portfolio of services to existing and new customers.
• Increased service sales in the Small Medium Business Sector.
• Increased service revenues meeting team quota and goals.
• Retained and grew renewal business.
• Focus on working with HP business partners.
• Sold contract services at warranty expiration.
COMPAQ, Schaumburg, IL 1999-2002
Inside Services Sales Representative
• Sold to Corporate, Enterprise and SMB customers.
• Retained renewal business.
• Converted warranty contracts at expiration to day one contracts.
• Up selling services on current renewal contracts.
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORP., Elk Grove Village, IL 1978-1999
Installed Services Sales Representative
• Consistently maintain $4M in service sales contracts annually.
• Sell contract to warranty customers to increase revenues.
• Maintain contract renewal customers’ hardware and software.
• Sell software portfolio to new customers providing additional revenue to Digital.
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Installed Services Sales Representative ( continued )
• Provide revenue forecasting and actuals.
• Heavy interaction with original equipment manufacturers and Digital authorized distributors to enhance sales revenues.
• Sell full service maintenance contracts to customers who presently are not under contract with Digital.
• Up sell customers with multi-vendor equipment.
• Sell complete moving package to customers relocating entire site and/or computer room.
Sales Support, Rolling Meadows, IL 1978-1987
• General support of sales representative in all aspects of their job responsibilities.
• Customers’ issues.
• Contract management.
• Pricing.
• User group interface.
• Customer presentations.
EDUCATION
Business Administration, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
AWARDS
E- Awards - Migrating Customers from Direct with HP to Indirect with Partners 2005
Teamwork Excellence Award - for contribution to Miles Kimball’s Migration Team 2004
Unsung Hero Peoples Choice Award – Special recognition for going above and beyond the job parameters. Voted on by peers and managers 2001.
SAA Award – Special Achievement Award for showing tenacity, proactive approach, bringing in revenue, and keeping lines of communication open with customers. 1995, 1996
DEC 100 – Award for excellence in achieving sales goals. 1991, 1992
NORTZ Award– For maintaining a high level of performance 1991,1992
SEL Award – Sales Excellence leadership awarded for highest quarter revenue and annual revenue for fiscal year 1990 amounting to 161% of budget 1990