Project Manager Sales

STEVEN A. BROSTROM

*** *. ******** ****** • Oak Park, IL 60302 • 708-***-**** • **********@*******.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Accomplished, passionate and driven sales professional, with over 14 years of performance in sales, skilled in project management and closing sales. Remains on the cutting-edge, drives new business and establishes strategic partnerships with highly effective people skills thereby increasing revenue. Demonstrates self-motivation, creativity, and initiative to achieve both personal and company goals looking ahead for the next challenge.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

CHICAGO TANK LINING, INC., EVANSTON, IL 2006 - PRESENT

SALES/PROJECT MANAGER

• In the industrial and commercial tank lining market, personally acquired major accounts leading company to record revenues in 2008 and 2009

• Successfully assumed role as project manager for all subcontracted projects, controlling

costs for coating application projects and significantly improving profit margins

• Revived multiple dormant and expired accounts by re-establishing broken relationships

• Instrumental in developing new market share via key suppliers and complimentary contractors

AFLAC, INC., SCHAUMBURG, IL 2005 - 2006

SALES ASSOCIATE

• Consistently met and surpassed sales goals, targeting employee voluntary benefits

• Personally closed 11 business-to-business accounts

• Proven success rate achieved by servicing existing accounts with consistent client contact

• Committed team leader, relentlessly focused on driving a stellar staff, improving the

overall performance of the team and increasing revenue

JCS ENTERPRISES, INC., CONLEY, GA 1997 - 2005

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

• Drove sales of new and used semi-trailers

• Purchased inventory of used trailers, trucks and transportation equipment

• Successfully opened new accounts each month while servicing existing accounts

• Instrumental in determining marketing and advertising objectives

• Increased sales volume from less than 500 units to 1800 units in a three-year span

• Sold over 800 units each in 3 consecutive years (2001, 2002 and 2003)

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

Liautaud Graduate School of Business

MBA, Finance/Entrepreneurship concentration

COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY WILLIAMSBURG, VA

Bachelors - Sociology

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook

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