Experience

OMNI Alliance Inc

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• National Sales Manager, North America

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  As National Sales Manager for Omni Alliance, I drive all sales efforts for Stomp Rocket branded Toys.

• Independent Contractor - National Account Sales Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Mar 2022

  Managing Broker and Manufacturing Reps, selling to a variety of Retail Customers for multiple brands within the Toy, Seasonal and General Merchandise categories.



ASL Technologies

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Plant Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2022

  Small family owned business. Involved in various aspects of the business... as a small family business, that means anything from taking out the trash, to assembly of new product, monitoring and managing customer returns of our recyclable electrostatic cells and all business development activities. Small family owned business. Involved in various aspects of the business... as a small family business, that means anything from taking out the trash, to assembly of new product, monitoring and managing customer returns of our recyclable electrostatic cells and all business development activities.



FedEx Ground

• United States
• Freight and Package Transportation
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr Operations Admin

  • Nov 2014 - Aug 2018

  PT Position; not all packages are addressed properly. When a package can't be delivered, or needs to be redirected to a different address - that's where I step in, to research and resolve incorrect addresses, resulting in the package getting to its' intended destination! PT Position; not all packages are addressed properly. When a package can't be delivered, or needs to be redirected to a different address - that's where I step in, to research and resolve incorrect addresses, resulting in the package getting to its' intended destination!



Gamin Ride

• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PRESIDENT | FRANCHISE OWNER

  • Nov 2010 - Aug 2018

  Successfully launched, operate, and manage the business and financial success of the Gamin Ride franchise. Projects & Accomplishments: • Launched the Game Ride Brand and Industry to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area. • Responsible for management and execution of all business operations. • Have earned an exceptional customer satisfaction rate of over 99%. Successfully launched, operate, and manage the business and financial success of the Gamin Ride franchise. Projects & Accomplishments: • Launched the Game Ride Brand and Industry to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area. • Responsible for management and execution of all business operations. • Have earned an exceptional customer satisfaction rate of over 99%.



Hamilton Beach Brands

• NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER – Target

  • Dec 1997 - Aug 2010

  Successfully represented the Hamilton Beach Brand (HBB), performed all Target team lead roles, and facilitated all aspects of the business relationship with Target to assure a positive ongoing relationship. Projects & Accomplishments: • Earned 2003 & 2007 Target “Vendor of the Year” Award of Excellence. • Earned 2003 “Value” Award in the Home Improvement/Garden Place/Automotive Department. • Successfully gained distribution on all high priority new product launches for Hamilton Beach. • Successfully managed and competed in multiple competitive line reviews and on-line auctions. • Proficient with the partners of Targets on-line website, including the proprietary Info-Retriever and Join Business Planning systems. • Created a point of sale tracking tool to provide historical data on sales results, trends, promotional effectiveness, and to improve both, baseline and promotional forecast planning. • Managed a regional sales office and administered performance and salary reviews for two direct reports. DISTRICT MANAGER (1997 – 1998) Effectively managed Montgomery Ward, Meijer, Ace Hardware along with other regional accounts located in Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Projects & Accomplishments: • Instituted a records management system, designed to better define co-op spending agreements and ultimately, reduce over-all co-op spending levels. • Offset revenue and margin loses as a result of CH 11 status at Montgomery Ward by maximizing opportunities with all other accounts. • Achieved 20% growth at Meijer and successfully negotiated the all-important “December Best Buy” promotion with Ace Hardware. Show less



Energizer

• France
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER | REGIONAL SALES COORDINATOR

  • 1988 - 1997

  Held various positions of increasing importance, earning 6 promotions within 7 years for exceeding quota and successful achievement of annual objectives. Initiated and facilitated communication through company sales, forecasting, production, and customer service departments to effectively manage assigned accounts, to include; Ace Hardware, American Stores, and Toys “R” Us. Involved in all aspects of recruiting, hiring and training of new region personnel. Projects & Accomplishments: • Successfully achieved profitable sales growth at Toys “R” Us within 6 months, while halting negative sales trends at Ace Hardware and American Stores. • Managed Lucky Food Stores and Acme Food Stores (American Stores Divisions) through brokers. • Facilitated Annual Business Planning for 6 Area Managers, and assisted in developing the annual business plan for the Great Lakes Region, representing $35M in annual revenue. • Coordinated and executed a formal training program on developing basic selling skills for 25 sales associates and sales representatives. • Initiated positive changes to the annual business planning process, by incorporating sales automation tools, which allowed for more effective analysis of business opportunities. • Created and published presentation templates for all field representatives that were designed to secure supplemental displays, and profitable incremental sales volume. • Analyzed workload commitments to ensure proper deployment of personnel. • Selected to partake in a task force chartered to establish company policies for initiating new retail service, and clarifying roles and responsibilities of all personnel within the organization. Show less