Neepa A. Patel
Canton, MI, **188
Phone: 561-***-**** E-Mail: ***********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
Top performing, goal oriented sales professional with an award winning track record and exceptional business partnerships desires a position where results are rewarded.
SANOFI-AVENTIS PHARMACEUTICALS, Southgate, MI 7/2001 – 12/30/08
Pharmaceutical Senior Sales Professional
• Drove Lantus share over 43% to the number one insulin in the Detroit South territory
• Honored as Member of the top 10% club for Lantus sales
• Earned Aventis Ring Award by exceeding sales quota over 103% for three consecutive years
• Awarded Faster, Better, Stronger Certificate for 15% of the nation amongst 600 reps
• Exceeded sales in Lantus, Apidra, Ambien CR, Avapro, Allegra, and Amaryl
• Experienced in the injectable and medical device markets
• Lead the Regional Advisory Council for peers and upper management
• Won Customer Service Award for the region in 2008
• Achieved a formulary win for tier one status of Lantus in the Henry Ford System in 2004
• Maintained quality relationships with Endocrinologists throughout the nation
• Completed advanced courses in Advanced Interviewing, Integrity Selling and Closing
• Recognition of district impact player of the month in April 2007
• Selected to launch a new customer centric approach sales model on a national level
• Highlighted as one of threes sales associates to drive Amaryl business in the region.
• Customized call planning for a new product to create competitive sales discussions and established superiority of Apidra with a gain of 6.5% market share in 4 weeks.
BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, Boca Raton, FL 6/1998 – 3/2001
Diet Technician
• Developed and presented in departmental and hospital-wide performance improvement programs to maximize productivity and service
• Responsive troubleshooting to maintain high-level patient satisfaction and cost retention
• Worked with a multidisciplinary team to insure dietary and nutritional needs
JENNY CRAIG WEIGHT LOSS CENTER, Lansing, MI 8/1995 – 3/1998
Weight management consultant
• Consistently above quota for duration of employment
• Ranked #1 in sales throughout the entire region
• Created management strategies to stimulate sales and program compliance
EDUCATION
BS in Dietetics and Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 1995