Experience

thyssenkrupp Engineered Plastics

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Inside Sales

  • Sep 2011 - Present

  AIN Plastics, a division of ThyssenKrupp Materials NA, Inc., is a leading full line distributor and fabricator of industrial plastic shapes, specializing in engineering plastics for the fabricator and OEM communities. With one of the largest inventories in the country we can fulfill all of your plastic needs including cut to size and fabrication. We offer you competitive pricing, advanced material tracking and processing capabilities, the nationwide logistics network of the ThyssenKrupp Materials NA group, and an unsurpassed level of customer service. Please contact us by phone, fax, e-mail or view our products on-line and discover for yourself what the AIN Advantage can do for you. Show less



Willow Creek Community Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Member

  • Dec 2009 - Present

  For more than three decades, those who call Willow Creek their home church have challenged one another to live out the values and ministry evidenced by the very first church of Christ followers, as seen in the New Testament book of Acts, chapter 2. When we surrender our lives to Christ, He brings us into God’s family, and when we band together as a local church, we can live out our commitment to Christ as active participants in His mission through this local community of believers. For more than three decades, those who call Willow Creek their home church have challenged one another to live out the values and ministry evidenced by the very first church of Christ followers, as seen in the New Testament book of Acts, chapter 2. When we surrender our lives to Christ, He brings us into God’s family, and when we band together as a local church, we can live out our commitment to Christ as active participants in His mission through this local community of believers.



McHenry County P.A.D.S.

• Woodstock, IL.

• Board Member- Recording Secretary

  • Jun 2003 - Dec 2011

  I was invited on to the Board as a member at large. I served as Vice President and Recording Secretary. McHenry County PADS, a division of Pioneer Center for Human Services, is a charitable not-for-profit organization with a mission to provide emergency, transitional and preventative measures for homeless individuals and families of McHenry County. We are the largest provider of shelter and services to McHenry County's men, women and children who have become homeless. A unique partnership exists between PADS and the communities of McHenry County. We save lives through the seven emergency church shelters and fourteen beds of year-around shelter located at the Day Services Center on Kishwaukee Valley Road. The church sites are designed to keep people from freezing during the cold winter months and are open from October 1 - April 30. We also change lives with various supportive services to help reconnect these individuals back into the community as contributing citizens. These efforts include a comprehensive Day Services Center, a Transitional Living Home and a Transportation Program. Through the day center, clients receive year-round intensive case management, mental health counseling, services from a licensed clinical psychiatrist, a variety of classes, showers, laundry facility, a fully stocked kitchen, use of phones, lockers, computers and more. PADS programs WORK! Last year alone PADS served 591 homeless individuals in your community--including 86 families and 120 children. In addition: 178 people spent 6,468 nights at the emergency church sites The transitional living facility had 50 resident guests 19,640 meals were served at the various church sites 13,130 trips were made by the PADS van providing assistance around the county Show less



National Plastics & Seals, Inc

• Inside Sales Supervisor/ ISO Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Feb 2011

  Taught customer service how to quote basic products accurately, follow up on quotes and take the order off the street.Managed the ISO program through the first re-cert, an upgrade audit, and a regular audit. I was identified by the independent auditor as the reason for the outstanding success of the ISO program at National Plastics & Seals. Increased total yearly sales at the accounts I have direct sales responsibility for in 2009 by uncovering new opportunities and finding new vendors. Show less

• Business Development

  • Dec 2002 - Oct 2008

  National Plastics and Seals is recognized as an industry leader in the supply of precision machined & fabricated plastic parts, and the distribution of:Heat shrink tubingPlastic Sheet, Rod and Tube ProfilesRubber productsIn business since 1985, National Plastics and Seals is known as “standing above the crowd” in meeting your requirements of quality, reliability, competitive pricing, technical support and unsurpassed service. National Plastics and Seals is certified to ISO 9001National Plastics and Seals provides the integrated services of being both an in house fabricator and full line distributor of plastic sheet, rod and tube. Our plastic fabrication department is the best in the industry with a history of providing the highest quality and on time delivery.Customer ServiceOver the years, numerous customers have recognized National Plastics and Seals as their leading supplier of plastic and rubber components. By consistently meeting and exceeding our customers' needs, National Plastics and Seals has developed a level of customer service that results in long term vendor and customer relationships. Maintaining competitive pricing while working to identify and implement new cost savings techniques has enabled National Plastics and Seals to expand its customer base and markets each and every year for over 24 years.All functions of plastic distribution inside sales position without order entry.Developed 40 major accounts and 147 new accounts, 27 out of state accounts. I established 63 new vendors.I learned to sell plastic resins, injection molded parts, rubber o-rings and seals. Show less



Knights of Columbus

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Field Agent

  • Aug 2006 - Jul 2008

  Organized new councils in northern Illinois. Developed new business for the insurance division The Knights of Columbus is a fraternal benefit society that is strong, secure and stable. Members can be confident that we’ll be here when you need us. We’ve been successfully protecting families since 1882, and our outlook remains bright. Don’t just take our word for it. There is no more highly rated insurer in North America than the Knights of Columbus. A.M. Best has bestowed on us their highest rating (A++, Superior) for 35 consecutive years. Remember, in 2010, the Knights of Columbus gave more than $154 million to Catholic and other charitable causes. In these uncertain times, find comfort in an organization that leads the way in doing good for others while doing good for our own. We are secure Since 1882, we have been committed to protecting the financial futures of our Knights and their families. We do this by paying claims and dividends to our insured members. In 2010, we paid well over $442 million in death claims and other benefits, and more than $322 million in dividends to our policyholders. Even more impressive is the fact that in the past decade, the Knights of Columbus paid more than $3.2 billion in dividends to insured members. We are stable Prudent leadership and management has led to the rapid growth of our assets, providing an adequate foundation for our member’s protection, and securing our obligations to our insured and their beneficiaries. Also, because we are a fraternal benefit society, we have no stockholders. Our owners are our members and we return our good fortune in the form of dividends to our policyholders. Show less



Grafton Central GOP

• Vice Chairman

  • 2002 - 2005



Laird Plastics, Inc

• Bensenville, IL.

• Outside Sales

  • Jan 2001 - Oct 2002

  Our multi-national team of over 400 employees services over 25,000 customers across North America in all segments of commercial, industrial and advertising activity. We offer a comprehensive network of service centers and inventories with an extensive product range including such major segments as acrylics and polycarbonates, graphics materials (substrates and a variety of higher end materials) and mechanical/engineering materials (UHMW, LDPE, HDPE, nylons, acetals). I was employed as an inside sales person and quickly promoted to outside sales. I targeted my competitors core accounts and made them my key accounts. In 2005 I was asked to return to Laird. I did not accept their offer. Show less



Laird Plastics

• United States
• Plastics Manufacturing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Outside Sales

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  I was employed as an inside sales person and quickly promoted to outside sales. I targeted my competitors core accounts and made them my key accounts. In 2005 I was asked to return to Laird. I was employed as an inside sales person and quickly promoted to outside sales. I targeted my competitors core accounts and made them my key accounts. In 2005 I was asked to return to Laird.



TMX AIN Plastics

• Inside Sales

  • Jan 1992 - Jan 2001

  I learned every aspect of plastic distribution. Most important was the need for a strong outcall program. I was required to complete 10 outcalls a day, once a week 20 outcalls in that day. I learned every aspect of plastic distribution. Most important was the need for a strong outcall program. I was required to complete 10 outcalls a day, once a week 20 outcalls in that day.