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Name Dennis
Phone 320-492-2414
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Florida
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions General Manager
Indepenent Telecom
Indiana
(Telecommunications)

VP Operations & CTO
St Cloud Wireless Holdings
ST Cloud, MN
(Wireless Svc & Products)

VP Sales
Harris Communications
Camarillo, CA
(Telcom Test Systems)

Key Accomplishments Implemented Operations re-engineering process to clearly define responsibilities, reducing overlapping efforts and lost time. Initiated cost analysis program - review all leases and contracts to ensure least cost to communications

Implemented inter-departmental ROI (Return on Investment) process for all major capital and operational expenditures for Board presentations and approvals. Directed the design, project planning, ROI justifications and build-out of start-up company

Established budget development & tracking process to control costs, cash flow and improve revenues Directed negotiations, implementation and administration of interconnection contracts. Established consistent and time-critical communications path

Transformed business unit focus from total direct sales to indirect/channel sales. Initiated business improvement processes for pre-sales support, new product/feature definition & business case development. Negotiated joint marketing & VAR agreements
Education / Skills Technical College – Design Engineering, Johnson County Community College – Management Certificate Program
Kansas University School of Business – Advanced Management Development & Leadership, Harper College – Leadership & HR
Sprint University of Excellence – Engineering Economics & Emerging Technologies
St Cloud State University Entrepreneurial Center - Mini MBA Wilson Learning – Competitive, Counselor & Strategic Sales

Name Confidential
Phone 847-508-5651
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions President & Board Member
Protopak Engineering, Basic Crating & Packaging
Elk Grove Village, IL
(Specialty Pkg, Crating)

VP, Sales & MArketing
Claros Systems
Chicago-International
(IT Service/Enterprise SW)

VP & GM, Americas
visionapp
Chicago-International
(IT Service/Enterprise SW)

Key Accomplishments Multiple successes building, growing and leading American and International companies from under $5 million to more than $35 million with a focus on sales, marketing and financial profitability; International experience

Established formal, strategic relationships with Citrix, Microsoft, Google, Intuit, IBM, HP and VMware in order to develop & address customers total IT infrastructure solutions; uncover and close mutual opportunities; Citrix Partner of the Year Award

Developed partnerships with more than 30 resellers, distributors and agents in the Americas as well as a direct sales team and technical personnel to drive revenue direct and thru partners

Education / Skills BS University of Illinois-Champaign; Sales. Marketing, Financial & Technical Management; Citrix, Microsoft certified
Experience developing and implementing annual revenue and budget plans; recruit, manage and lead a team in excess of 25
Extensive experience with sales/marketing process; Annual sales/mktg & compensation plans; salesforce.com implement/use
Microsoft office, Quickbooks, salesforce.com, cloud and IT Infrastructure expertise

Name Kelli
Phone 847-877-3215
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Director, Bus Development
American Express Global Commercial Services
Chicago
(B2B Financial Solutions)

Director, OPEN Management
American Express Global Commercial Services
Chicago, IL
(Small business financing)

Director, Global Acct Dev
American Express Global Corporate Payments
Chicago, IL
(Global Fortune 500 P2P)

Key Accomplishments With years of helping organizations achieve growth through profitable sales, I can add value by: • Effectively deploying innovative sales methodologies to increase volume while protecting margins. • Delivering high touch client service for retention

• Focusing the sales and client management function to fulfill growth and revenue goals. • Monitoring competitive landscape and market conditions to identify opportunities, issues, and risks to grow.

• Effectively build, develop, and strengthen collaborative relationships with key customers, partners, and internal teams to develop new opportunities. • Design and implement cost reducing programs while growing revenue levels.

Education / Skills MBA, Northern Illinois University
BA, Judson University
Business Development, Contract negotiation, Setting and executing strategic direction
Multi-million dollar financial services sales/marketing to Global Fortune 500, US Middle Market, and Small businesses

Name Jon
Phone
Email Click here to email me!
Salary $126K - $150K
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? No
Recent Positions Branch General Manager
Black Box Network Services
Chicago
(telecom infrastructure)

Vice President of Sales
XO Communications
Chicago
(networks)

Vice President
Ameritech/AT&T
Indianapolis, Chicago
(Regional Bell Operating )

Key Accomplishments Consistent Top Performing Branch. Achieved 15% NOI for the region Took Wisconsin Branch last to 1st Sold over $110M in new business

Promoted to VP after 6 months Rebuilt Central Region with over 200 new sales reps. #1 performing region grew 18% with over $170M in rev. Lead Executive to develop the Allegiance Telecom strategy after a merger

Promoted to VP. Led a 1.8B p&L Led an internal team that reduced 7 service centers to 2 "Super" centers, improving customer retention and saving over $25M in operating expense and capital.

Education / Skills Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Area of Concentration in Economics




Name John
Phone
Email Click here to email me!
Salary Negotiable
State Illinois
Willing to Relocation? Yes
Recent Positions Director of Sales & Mktg
Pizzey's Milling
Gurnee, IL
(Flaxseed-based products)

Director, Client Service
Adesso Solutions
Arlington Hts, IL
(Software for CPG industry)

Manager, Alliances & Exch
UCCnet
Illinois
(Supply Chain Data)

Key Accomplishments Comprehensive experience in sales, sales management, category management, consumer insight development, collaborative supply chain management, trade marketing management, software implementation, project management, and strategic planning.

Redesigned implementation processes, reducing project timeline by 20%. Developed improved internal processes to drive implementation efficiencies. Developed documentation on implementation processes, business use cases, and best practices.

Worked with CPG Industry leaders to develop corporate strategies leveraging the benefits of standardized data registration and synchronization to improve supply chain efficiency.

Partnered with two other Sales Information Mangers to develop a usage-based strategic plan for all refrigerated products. Plan was presented to three national accounts and was actively tested.
Education / Skills University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ Master of Business Administration
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI Bachelor of Business Administration
Experienced in global e-commerce standards development, trade promo management, and category management.
Redesigned implementation processes, reducing average project duration by 15%.

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