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Skilled in planning and executing sales and marketing plans.
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Hands-on manager with highly developed negotiation skills and
experience in cultivating strategic business partnerships.
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Equally strong in financial management.
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Proven ability to recognize and capitalize on market trends
and assume bottom-line responsibility for strategic planning,
pricing, market research and forecasting.
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Broad knowledge of marketing disciplines such as telemarketing,
promotional planning, merchandising, event planning, and advertising.
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Decisive team leader with extensive experience recruiting and
hiring sales teams, developing talent, and creating effective
training programs.
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PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY – Portland, Oregon
Master of Business Administration (1983)



COLLECTIONS UNLIMITED – Gresham, Oregon
Branch Sales Manager (1993-Present)
Oversee branch sales operations for the world's largest national
/ international commercial collections firm. Direct a sales force
of 35 and coordinate telemarketing functions. Actively develop new
business strategies and sales goals. Conduct biweekly sales meetings
and provide ongoing (2-3 hour) sales mentoring sessions for individual
team members.

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Recruited and developed sales force.
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Reduced staff turnover by approximately 24 percent.
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Tripled sales and client base; increased book of accounts
(from $90,000 to $322,000) and fees (from $7,200 to $38,000).
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Increased sales to existing clients by 122 percent within
two years.
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ADVO COMPUTER SERVICES – Bellevue, Washington
Western Region Manager (1988-1993)
Directed Western Region sales operations and oversaw six satellite
offices. Recruited and trained 15-person sales force. Achieved record
sales increases and successfully marketed new product lines.

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Redesigned product demos and increased
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Executed sales strategies that expanded sales from $105,000
to $2.4 million in five years.
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Set up distribution and delivery systems that increased market
penetration by 18 percent.
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NECRO & CO. – Seattle, Washington
Sales Manager (1983-1988)
Coordinated startup and developed marketing, sales, and telemarketing
strategies.

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Hired, trained, and motivated a sales team of eight.
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Increased sales from -0- to $720,000 in just two years.
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MARKETING ASSOCIATION OF OREGON – Regional Representative
Miguel
R. Gomez
miguelgomez@contactme.com
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