Victoria A. Redican
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Bio
Credentials
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State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board
State of Illinois
Experience
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Academics
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Academics
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Adjunct Instructor
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Oct 2007 - Present
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Academics
Adjunct Instructor Provide quality instruction to a varied audience, honing presentation and people management skills in the rigors of the public education system. Adapt to the needs, agenda and curricula of schools to build a strong quick rapport with students. Developed and maintained an engaging and interactive learning environment.
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V.A. Redican
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1996 - Present
Multi-faceted author and speaker skilled in persuasive writing, copywriting and presentation with emphasis on benefits positioning and advertorials• Published in Chicago newspapers, contributed to multi-author books and produced well-received articles.• Appeared on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams and The Today Show as a subject-matter expert.• Interviewed by Peter Goodman of the New York Times for a front page article garnering the second most e-mailed and blogged article in that issue.
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Office Operating Supervisor
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Nov 2009 - Aug 2010
Rapidly assembled a highly-demanding interim operation, hiring and training a talented staff of 15 and recruiting 6000+ individuals from diverse backgrounds for field positions conducting the 2010 Census. • Devised training methods to envision, embolden and empower employees to conduct detailed, accurate interviews and assemble quality data; transformed a routine cyclic event into a dynamic operation of integrity.• Optimized resource management as a warden to the taxpayers; built and dismantled operations in under a year.• Ranked in the 93 percentile on Federal Government Management Proficiency Exam.
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Zeochem LLC
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Louisville, KY & Switzerland
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Sales & Marketing Manager
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Jan 2006 - Oct 2007
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Louisville, KY & Switzerland
Recruited to launch the second largest manufacturer of pharmaceutical blister-film packaging into the U.S. market.• Navigated the drug approval process, optimizing strategy from eight disparate areas to accelerate exposure and timelines to go-to-market at the soonest opportunity.• Represented company in a key European Union meeting in Brussels speaking on patient compliance.• Won a company first by motivating a leading U.S. business-sector company to audit the corporate facility in Switzerland to achieve rapid vendor approval.
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National Sales Director & Vice-President of Business Development
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2001 - 2003
Accepted the challenge to turnaround a non-receptive market resistant to reprocessed single-use medical devices and trigger rapid growth; developed innovative initiatives and designed knowledge-transfer as a foundational concept, educating nurses and healthcare professionals in the benefits and offerings of HHS.• Planned and executed launch into national groups, resulting in four GPO agreements within 16 months, catapulting company from a locally-based operation to a nationally approved provider.• Served as client advocate and brand champion at executive and granular levels, influencing opinions of administrative decision-makers while educating nursing staff in procedures for comprehensive disinfection.• Continued to elevate visibility and brand identity as a guest speaker at the University of Minnesota’s Healthcare Industry Environmental Management Advisory Group and other engagements.• Ensured constant product and production quality by securing elite consultants, including a former Section Chief of the Center of Disease Control (CDC).
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Regional Sales Manager/National
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Jan 1994 - Jan 2000
Recruited to take this small pharma-manufacturer national, developing marketing strategies targeting trade-specific needs with a comprehensive plan for national account development. Devised sales presentations and materials, and served in multiple roles to ensure company integrity during rapid expansion.• Exceeded immediate goals and built a solid foundation for growth while preserving profitability; brought in 90% of national sales through organic and strategic partnerships. • Developed training for internal sales teams, emphasizing product and industry knowledge focused in strong B2B client advocacy and customized needs fulfillment.• Propelled NASDAQ stock from 1 1/2 to 6 3/4 by seeking and founding a strategic alliance with a multi-billion dollar corporation as a mentor partner, gaining company expertise in product distribution, marketing, and sales tracking.• Expedited, organized, and led a meeting with Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jesse Brown with the assistance of a U.S. Congresswoman to rapidly launch company into the federal government procurement program.
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District Sales Manager/Corporate Institutional Trainer
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1900 - 1903
◆ Selected as key player, based on reputation as a regional/national relationship and contract specialist, for tri-state area to build new division◆ Awarded first "Gold Circle President's Award" based on performance including negotiated corporate agreements as targeted, developing strong marketing plans, repeated fast response to account information and action requests, a high level of rapport with corporate office, and highest number of contracts signed◆ Appointed first institutional sales trainer
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Education
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University of Illinois at Chicago
Bachelor's degree, Psychology (emphasis on Clinical & Counseling), Education, Pre-Pharmacy
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