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Name Nicolas P.
Phone 773-457-2039
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $151K - $175K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Vice President of iT
IGA, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Retail Grocery/Wholesale)

Director of MIS
IGA, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Retail Grocery/Wholesale)

Database Manager
IGA, Inc.
Chicago, IL
(Retail Grocery/Wholesale)

Key Accomplishments WHO AM I... Information Technology Global Executive... Providing innovative solutions fusing technology vision and strategy with tactical initiatives to achieve organizational goals.

WHAT I DO...With expertise in business development, product marketing, new technology implementation, infrastructure and database development and systems maintenance to support growth while enhancing the bottom line, companies that typically hire me:

• Have business systems and processes that are not efficient • Have difficulty meeting customer needs and demands – internally and outside • Have difficulty finding ROI for Internet and website projects

• Have difficulty achieving business objectives through technology • Have difficulty managing business-technology projects, team building, organizational culture changes and acceptance
Education / Skills EDUCATION at DePaul University, Chicago, IL MBA, Marketing Research Management BS, Mathematical Sciences/Statistics
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSEWORK NCR Technical Sales Training Program (Eagles Program), Product / Marketing training
TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS Applications:MS Project, Visio, MS Office 2010 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publish


Name Anthony
Phone 847-680-5449
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $175K +
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Group Vice President
Briggs Healthcare
Des Moines, IA
(Medical Products)

Senior Vice President
Briggs Healthcare
Des Monines, IA
(Medical Products)

Director of Sales
Hospira
Lake Forest IL
(medical devices/pharma)

Key Accomplishments Reversed three year, 20% ($10 million) slide in revenue by changing sales and marketing effort of medical forms and documentation, charting, and obstetrics setting company aside from competitors. Personally negotiated and signed four GPOs

Increased sales from $41 to $44 million (7.3%) within six months. Re-signed the contract with largest customer (Cardinal Health) for $15 million. Developed and executed sales strategies for international distribution into 25 countries

Grew revenues from $171 to $259 million by realigning under-performing personnel, creating a "market basket" contracting strategy, developing a distributor national accounts program, creating an inside sales program,Oncology sales force

Achieved profit goal of $11 million by focusing sales force on specific targets and high margin brands. Sized, structured, redeployed, and retrained US field sales force of 125 to achieve a 30
Education / Skills LAKE FOREST GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Lake Forest, IL MBA 2009 MILLER HEIMAN - CONCEPTUAL AND STRATEGIC SELLIN
MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS, North Adams, MA BS, Business Administration, Marketing 1980
Certified Trainer, Strategic Selling and Conceptual Selling


Name Curtis
Phone 312-513-2866
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $126K - $150K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Director of Sales
Lamin-Art, Inc.
Schaumburg, IL
(Decorative surfacing)

International Sales Mgr.
Jeld-Wen, Inc
Tokyo, Japan
(Building materials)

International Account Mgr
Jeld-Wen, Inc
Kent, Washington
(Building materials)

Key Accomplishments Increased sales 46% from $12 to $17 million within 36 months.

Created and delivered sales training, increasing quotes, capture rate and close rate, generating $3.9 million in new revenue.

Implemented first sales channels for distribution partners and Asia's largest home builders, generating $2.6 million annually.

Responsible for all sales and marketing for new Thailand manufacturing plant, targeting the Japanese, Korean and Thailand market.
Education / Skills MBA, Thunderbird, Global School of Management International Business Development, Sales & Marketing Strategy
Cross Cultural Relations, Leadership/Team Development, Distribution Management, Channel Sales, B2B & B2C sales
International Negotiations, Country Management, Expatriate experience, Sales Analytics, CRM Systems, Sales Management
Strategic Account Management

Name Richard
Phone 414-588-4342
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Wisconsin
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Business Consultant
Self-Employed -- Principal
Milwaukee, WI
(Business Consulting)

General Manager
WE Energies
Milwaukee, WI
(Electric Power Generation)

Reengineering Manager
Wisconsin Gas Company
Milwaukee, WI
(Natural Gas Distribution)

Key Accomplishments BUSINESS CONSULTING: Annual continuous improvement review (for five years) of the graduate Medical Informatics program, offered by the Milwaukee School of Engineering, resulting in exemplary ratings for achieving program outcomes and objectives.

GENERAL MANAGER: Led the design, development and launch of a new business, leading team to first year revenues of $3.6 million (and profitability) 24% over goal. Increased "very satisfied" customer ratings from 84% to 96% in 12 months.

REENGINEERING MANAGER: Led process reengineering of a $20 million, 155 employee, sales and marketing division, redesigning 20 major business processes and saving $4.8 million in labor and operating costs, nine months ahead of schedule.

MANAGER OF LEASING SERVICES: Managed P & L and led $3.6 million commercial equipment leasing business, increasing revenues 22% per year, for five years, and profitability from $180,000 to $1.0 million, through continuous improvement.
Education / Skills Marquette University - B. A. in Communications (1979): team building, public speaking, group dynamics, listening, sales.
Univ. of WI, Milwaukee: MBA (1999): Leadership, complex problem solving, finance, business analysis, managing change.
Career Skills: P & L management, budgeting, business analysis, cost reduction, increasing margins, performance metrics.
Career Skills: Operational planning and implementation, managing change, process improvement, high performing teams.

Name Ken
Phone 847-910-7748
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Director, Client Services
Epsilon
Schaumburg, IL
(Multi Channel Marketing)

Manager, Client Services
Abacus/Doubleclick
Schaumburg, IL
(Marketing Service)

Manager, Client Services
CSC Advanced Database Solutions
Schaumburg, IL
(Marketing Service)

Key Accomplishments • Developed and implemented standard processes and best practices across the list processing organization improving accuracy and on-time delivery performance 10% to 99% within 12 months. • Established specific team and individual goals necessary for successful operation and growth for department handling 23 list-processing clients valued at $5 million in revenue. • Migrated list hygiene services (NCOA and DSF2) from outside vendors to internal process saving $1.2 million. • Monitored client processing needs, costs and team bandwidth to imp

• Conceptualized and implemented training and mentoring program for team members increasing accuracy and on-time delivery by 20% and reducing overtime by 35%. • Coordinated the build and implementation of a promotional history database into production to improve contact strategy for major client contributing $500,000 in annual revenue. • Directed automation efforts for database updates and list processing reducing turnaround time 33%.

• Generated more than $10 million in sales revenue for the department. • Directed and coordinated resources producing 200 email and 75 direct mail campaigns meeting a 99% on-time performance rating and reduction of reruns to below 1%. • Lead production team in assisting with the build and transition into production of the companies first email database of 50 million names.

• Recommended mail split and postal presort strategies saving client $3.5 million in postage. • Assisted in the development of sophisticated and customized merge purge systems using multiple de-dupe types and selective prior mail suppression/flagging. • Managed team which handled list processing and personalization for more than 35 clients • Increased revenue $500,000 within 18 months by adding ten new clients by completing sales process from cold call to close.
Education / Skills AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, Rock Island, IL Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration




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