Christopher E.

Rich
6411 Fayborough Ct. Dublin, OH 43016 E-mail: christopherrich619@yahoo.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/crich/

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS I am a multi-faceted business professional with a record of consistent achievements within highly competitive work environments. I drive company growth through strategic planning and embrace online social & digital marketing techniques. I possess keen business savvy & acumen; easily accepting the risks, ownership and ultimate decision making challenges. A natural leader with the ability to communicate equally with both customer and developer, my focus is delivering personal and team performance excellence. Business Strategy Project Management Online / Digital / Social Marketing Product Marketing Brand Conceptualization Innovative Vision CRM Utilization Self-Motivated Learner B2B Sales Experience

EXPERIENCE

Revolutions, Inc., Columbus, OH

Merchandising Manager, Revolutions Inc., Columbus, OH 5/2013-1/2014

5/2013 1/2014

Growing the company's product offerings by exploring Emerging Markets and finding related items to include in our site's product line-up Managing existing manufacturer relationships and updating web content daily. This includes, but is not limited to, product information changes, inventory status, approval and posting of customer reviews and pricing updates Provision of support to sales and customer service staff through product assessment training, resolution of escalated issues and monitoring of live chat customer inquiries Implementation and creation of e-commerce marketing promotional codes

Independent Consultant, Dublin, OH

Business Development Consultant, Dublin, OH 03/2013-5/2013

03/2013 5/2013

Independent consulting for development & implementation of web content, brand communication strategies and social media marketing plans Consulting work provided for The Rucker Company, LLC and Intense Racing

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The Fenway Group, LLC, Dallas, TX

Business Development Consultant, Fenway Medical, Dallas, TX 10/2008-12/2012

Envisioned a start-up business opportunity and built from the ground up a company to satisfy the needs of a niche market using new technologies Conceptualized and assisted with the layout design and development of an e-commerce web site Marketing of web product and self-maintained blog using social media and online marketing techniques as the sole means of growing business awareness Analysis and implementation of strategies used to enhance SEO for the web site using Google and Joomla metrics Product testing & interaction with iOS application designers and developers Working as a liaison between end user and development team with the modification and creation of a new iPad application; communicating the customers ideas in terms understood by the IT team

Sarnova, Inc., Dublin, OH

11/2011 10/2012

Inside Sales Representative, Bound Tree Medical, Dublin, OH 11/2011-10/2012 Embraced technology and new systems to enhance communication with customers Utilized my sales mentality with my marketing savvy to promote product marketing using online techniques

Modern Medical, Inc., Lewis Center, OH

Procurement / Vendor Contracts Manager, Lewis Center, OH

2/1997 2/2011

Primary contract and pricing negotiator. Worked agreements from end to end; acting as the primary contact for new vendors, negotiating terms and stipulations, arranging performance pricing tiers and overseeing the contract through completion Acted as the face of the company while attending trade shows and in prospective vendor meetings Development of a new vendor network to meet company needs, increasing options by over 500% Responsible for analyzing the healthcare market to predict new company product lines

EDUCATION BS, Biology, Specialization in Food Microbiology. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio