Thomas Collet

***** ****** *******

Eugene, Oregon 97405

541-***-****

jxvuv0@r.postjobfree.com

INTERNATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR

Growth Strategies / Import & Export

Global Sales / Product Development

New Media / B2B Marketing / P&L

Trade Shows / Start-ups / Turnarounds

Promotions / Strategic Planning

I bring the global market home.

Driving American sales in every corner of the

world, I built sustainable markets throughout

Europe and Asia, creating custom product

lines, forging international relationships and

cutting foreign red tape.

Turning challenges into opportunities, I

delivered profits for both startups and

turnarounds.

- Driving record domestic and global sales

- Opening and dominating new lucrative markets

- Turning around under-performing territories

- Building brand awareness

- Identifying, forging and nurturing strategic

alliances

My MBA is from the American Graduate School of

International Management and I earned my BS at

Louisiana Tech University. I am able to

communicate in a number of languages and have

a broad understanding of European,

Scandinavian and Asian cultures.

Driven to personal excellence, I inspire the

best in those around me.

CAREER SUMMARY

Global Business Development Consultant, Hog

Creek Lumber, private lumber trading

consultant firm, 2009 to the present. Source

US products for Denmark and Finland markets,

assessing needs, locating suppliers and

negotiating favorable contracts. Forge key

vendor/supplier and client relationships.

Sales Director, Foresbec, Inc., $35M global

wholesale lumber distributor, 2007 to 2009.

Recruited to manage global sales teams

throughout Europe, Asia, Canada and the US.

Led sales operations, coordinating sourcing

requirements, driving sales to $35M. Directed

a staff of eight with full P&L responsibility.

Sales & Marketing Director, Westwood Lumber,

$50M lumber company, 2005 to 2007. Led sales

and marketing initiatives, including trade

advertising. Built brand with innovative

print, direct mail and B2B communications.

Drove foreign sales programs and led export

sales team development. Managed six direct

reports and $35M budget.

Director of Sales & Marketing, Javier Farms,

$20M Dominican Republic timber plantation,

2001 to 2005. Directed operations as GM during

startup. Hired staff, created business plans

and devised partnership with US sawmill. Led

marketing, taking annual sales from $0 to

$20M. Managed 45 employees.

Export Territory Manager, ITL Corporation,

$80M lumber producer, 1993 to 2001. Drove

export sales to Scandinavia, the Mediterranean

and Asia, opening and developing markets in

ten countries. Managed four reps.

Earlier: European Sales Manager, Weyerhauser, Northwest Hardwoods Div.

Additional: Traveling for business and

pleasure, I have visited over 30 countries. An

active outdoorsman, I enjoy skiing, running,

soccer and horseback riding. Weekends will

find me spending time with my friends and

family.

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