Experience

The Heathers Senior Homes

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Relations Manager

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Bickford Senior Living

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Community Relations Director

  • Oct 2021 - Oct 2022



USAgain

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Customer Service Specialist

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2021



Fully Promoted

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Outside Sales Representative/Account Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

  As the World’s largest branded products franchise, Fully Promoted helps businesses all over the globe with their promotional products, branded apparel and marketing services. Each of our locations are individually owned and operated by highly trained experts who know your local community and know how to brand your message. Our owners specialize in putting your logo on almost anything. If you can image it, there is a good chance we can do it. As the World’s largest branded products franchise, Fully Promoted helps businesses all over the globe with their promotional products, branded apparel and marketing services. Each of our locations are individually owned and operated by highly trained experts who know your local community and know how to brand your message. Our owners specialize in putting your logo on almost anything. If you can image it, there is a good chance we can do it.



USAgain

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Territory Sales Manager

  • Apr 2019 - Jan 2020

  According to the U.S. EPA, a whopping 85% of all discarded textiles – 13 million tons – are sent to U.S. landfills every year. USAgain, a green for-profit enterprise, works to reduce this textile waste by providing thousands of convenient locations across the US where you can recycle textiles any time of the day, any day of the year. By putting them back in the use cycle we conserve precious natural resources, prevent greenhouse gas emissions and save landfill space. What's more, the clothes are given a second life at affordable prices for people who can't afford brand new clothes. Textile recycling: It's a win-win-win proposition. Show less



Savory Foods

• United States
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising Consultant

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2019

  Partnering with Non Profit Organizations such as schools, sports teams, and extra curricular groups, I help these groups raise money toward their fundraising goals through the sale of Savory’s gourmet foods. Engage and present to Steering Committees, School Boards and Boosters, introducing our products and services, including detailed profit analysis and best practices fundraising strategies. Achieved 110% of my Fall 2018 Revenue Goal. Partnering with Non Profit Organizations such as schools, sports teams, and extra curricular groups, I help these groups raise money toward their fundraising goals through the sale of Savory’s gourmet foods. Engage and present to Steering Committees, School Boards and Boosters, introducing our products and services, including detailed profit analysis and best practices fundraising strategies. Achieved 110% of my Fall 2018 Revenue Goal.



Connection

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Account Manager

  • Apr 2016 - Sep 2017

  Aggressively drive sales of innovative IT solutions for this Value-Added Reseller (VAR) throughout a six-state Midwest territory. Call on small to medium-sized businesses to promote IT products and services tailored to support clients' mission-critical business needs. Foster and maintain positive, ongoing professional relationships with clients, serving as a dedicated Account Manager, promptly addressing and ensuring the attainment of technology-related objectives. Manage a full sales cycle from initial prospecting and lead generation through close and continuous client support. Establish new accounts through strategic networking and cold calling techniques. Evaluate clients' technical needs and business requirements; promote fully-customized solutions in line with client expectations. Collaborate closely with a comprehensive network of technology partners and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to provide full-scale support to clients in all aspects of technology selection, procurement, configuration and ongoing management. Show less



Staples Promotional Products

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Account Executive

  • Nov 2013 - Oct 2015

  Provide custom designed solutions for each client to help achieve their organizational objectives. Expert in brand building and promotional marketing. I help large multi-location companies to reduce procurement costs while delivering brand protection and spend consolidation. Primary platforms include in-stock branded merchandise, custom-ordered merchandise and incentive/recognition programs. Provide custom designed solutions for each client to help achieve their organizational objectives. Expert in brand building and promotional marketing. I help large multi-location companies to reduce procurement costs while delivering brand protection and spend consolidation. Primary platforms include in-stock branded merchandise, custom-ordered merchandise and incentive/recognition programs.



Directions Training

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Enterprise Account Executive IL & WI

  • Sep 2012 - Oct 2013

  I am an Enterprise Account Executive servicing the North Central and Midwest regions. I create comprehensive training plans that enable optimum end-user adoption. Some of our top clients include: Accenture, Chrysler, Department of Defense, Homeland Security, Hyatt Hotels, IRS, McDonalds, SEC, United Airlines, and many more. Please let me know how I can make your training experience seamless and efficient! I am an Enterprise Account Executive servicing the North Central and Midwest regions. I create comprehensive training plans that enable optimum end-user adoption. Some of our top clients include: Accenture, Chrysler, Department of Defense, Homeland Security, Hyatt Hotels, IRS, McDonalds, SEC, United Airlines, and many more. Please let me know how I can make your training experience seamless and efficient!



Clover Imaging Group

• United States
• Retail Office Equipment
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • 2010 - 2012

  • Successfully develop rapport with C level management, and obtaining their referral to key decision makers in imaging solutions area of the company. Able to regularly secure 30 appointments per month for the Outside sales team. • Prospect, manage and develop existing direct Clover small to mid-market customers, closing new business, and retaining potentially dissatisfied customers. • Create specific brand awareness targeted marketing campaigns (MICR Security Ink, Dealer Specific Plans, and Postage Machine Ink) and through aggressive follow – up, securing first meeting introduction for outside reps (30 meetings per month average), and turning 70% of all these first meetings into a sale. • Develop strong relationships with channel partners (Office Max, Office Depot, and Staples) in order to ensure Clover’s prospects are supported equally from both the manufacturing and partners’ perspective. • Under the guise of a 3rd party survey taker, gather strategic competitive information from prospective dealers, allowing our reps to better target and sell Clover’s Imaging products’ advantage against the top competition in the marketplace. Averaging 200 outbound calls and 25 surveys completed per day. Show less



Akibia

• Oak Brook IL

• Sales Associate

  • 2008 - 2009

  (IT Systems Integrator) Akibia, a ZENSAR Company, is a 21 year old IT systems integrator, with a primary focus on sales of third party server (Sun, HP, IBM & Dell) support to Fortune 1000 companies. In addition, Akibia also has a network and security product sale practice, partnering with vendors such as Check Point, RSA, Infoblox, Aruba, Blue Coat, Tipping Point, Citrix and Riverbed. SALES ASSOCIATE Prospected for new business opportunities to existing customers and new accounts, in the areas of Data Center, Network Security, and Network Infrastructure, successfully supporting 3 Outside Sales Reps. Obtained contact lists for specific verticals (ie Financial, Insurance and Medical) for targeted Marketing Blitz/Direct Mail Campaigns to C Level Contacts, increasing Akibia’s Midwest presence exponentially. Primary focus was F500 and F1000 customers. Consistently achieved quarterly MBOs and along with my outside reps, responsible for closing deals from initial proof of concept meeting, technical reviews, all the way through to purchase order receipt. Show less



ePlus Security, a division of ePlus inc (Formerly NCC Networks)

• Elgin IL

• Inside Sales Manager

  • 2006 - 2008

  Prospected for new business to existing customer base and new accounts by establishing account relationships and positioned targeted technology offerings in the areas of Network Security, Application Deployment, Managed Services, and Consulting engagements. Introduced Security technologies such as: Citrix, CheckPoint, Imperva, LogLogic, RSA, TippingPoint and Websense. Prospected for new business to existing customer base and new accounts by establishing account relationships and positioned targeted technology offerings in the areas of Network Security, Application Deployment, Managed Services, and Consulting engagements. Introduced Security technologies such as: Citrix, CheckPoint, Imperva, LogLogic, RSA, TippingPoint and Websense.