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Jim Orban is a seasoned sales and business development professional with 20+ years of experience in various industries, including retail energy brokerage, software services, and direct sales. He has held leadership roles in sales management, account management, and new business development, and has a strong background in negotiation, contract negotiation, and solution selling. He has worked for several companies, including Satori Energy, Mainline Information Systems, Affilated Business Solutions, REAL Applications, Ltd., and OMA Enterprises, where he has successfully executed sales strategies, managed teams, and driven revenue growth. Jim holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Eastern Illinois University.

Experience

  • Satori Energy
    • Greater Chicago Area
    • Director of Sales
      • May 2010 - Present
      • Greater Chicago Area

      Satori Energy is full service retail energy brokerage firm based in Chicago. Responsible for new account acquisition and managing alternative distribution channels.• Executed all aspects of account management including lead identification and generation, prospecting for new business, gathering electricity usage data, creating proposals, building value propositions, presenting solutions and closing business.• Developed and managed referral agent program. Created partnerships with ComEd trade allies, energy consulting firms, energy-reduction specialists and other vendors which introduced Satori Energy’s services into new accounts. • Created and managed small business power pool offering for three professional businesses organizations. Responsible for creating the offering, writing contracts, selling the offering to the business association, rolling out the program to the membership and closing business. • Managed contract telemarketing program for new account acquisition campaigns.

    • RTS Software Services Sales Manager
      • Sep 2002 - Aug 2009

      Mainline is a Premier IBM Business partner. Successfully executed a dual role which supported both Mainline and IBM branded remote technical software service offerings. Responsible for national sales of mainframe software programming services to Mainline's zSeries account base. Annually increased market share, revenue and profitability of the business unit. Sold over 300 service engagements resulting in over $8 million in revenue.

    • Sales Executive
      • Mar 2001 - Sep 2002

    • Account Executive
      • May 1999 - Feb 2001

  • OMA Enterprises
    • United States
    • Owner
      • 1989 - 1997
      • United States

      Founded and developed a direct sales company expressly tailored to the needs of the cable television industry. Responsible for all aspects of managing the business, including marketing and selling the company's services, contract negotiation, recruitment and training of sales representatives. Starting as a sole-proprietor in 1988, recruited, trained and managed services sales resources that consistently produced outstanding results for our customers. Built the business from a start-up to a national direct sales firm with 65 sales representatives.

Education

  • 1980 - 1984
    Eastern Illinois University
    Bachelor, Finance
  • 1976 - 1980
    T F South

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