____________________PROFILE____________________ A career professional with a demonstrated track record of consistently combining sales and management abilities with sound

business practices that positions emp loyers for long term growth and profitability. Reputation for producing results with strong communication, persuasive presentation, negotiation and sales closi ng skills. Proven abilities in customer relationship retention, quickly achievi ng sales quotas, while utilizing a proactive approach to problem solving ____________________PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE____________________ Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2010 - Sales Portfolio Manager The Berry Company The Berry Company acquired; Local Insight Media, formerly Windstream Yellow Page s, formerly Alltell Publishing Trained sales force on all product offerings. Ramped up sales efforts. Partnered with internal stakeholders. Participated in regional market launches of new products. Assisted multi-state sales division with in market presentations and recommendat ions. Conducted root cause analysis of the current situations in the field. Recommended and implemented measureable tactics and metrics. Established before and after trending patterns to monitor implemented tactics. Implemented best practices across the organization. Jan. 2008 - Apr. 2009 - Barter Manager The Berry Company Launched new department roll out. Increased multi-brand awareness through supplementing paid advertising. Built a competitive advantage in multi-state markets. Grew top line revenue by utilizing traditional and alternative forms of advertis ing. Established advantageous partnerships with highly visible businesses. Feb. 2003 - Jan. 2008 - Inside Yellow Pages Advertising Sales Account Representa tive Windstream Yellowpages formerly Alltell Publishing Established and maintained new and existing advertising accounts. Managed a group of assigned accounts, which included making outbound calls or pr emise visits, focusing upon retention and profitable growth of existing revenue and creating new revenue sources through securing new accounts. Managing an even flow of accounts and territory assignments to meet the deadline s provided by production. Met or exceeded all telephone directory sales quotas. Oct. 2001 - Feb. 2003 - Outside Yellow Pages Advertising Sales Account Executive Trans Western Publishing Established and maintained new and existing advertising accounts. Conducted research and created advertising campaigns for each account. Recommended and sold advertising programs in conjunction with top management and decision makers of major accounts. Accurately computed and quoted rates for all contractual advertising. Apr. 2001 - Oct. 2001 - Inside Classified Advertising Account Executive Sun Newspapers Incorporated Established and maintained new and existing advertising accounts. Increased ad count and revenue for employment advertising. Developed and implemented sales plans and marketing strategies. Developed and promoted advertising programs in conjunction with top management a nd decision makers of major accounts.

Jun. 1998 - Apr. 2001 - Yellow Pages Advertising Sales Account Representative Ameritech Advertising Services Established and maintained new and existing advertising accounts. Conducted research and created advertising campaigns for each account utilizing Ameritech Pages Plus products and marketing services. Collaborated with upper management to create specific advertising campaigns. Accurately computed and quoted rates for all contractual advertising. Extensive use of Windows based computer programs to establish or obtain data and service accounts. Consistently rated within the top ten sales representatives. ____________________AFFILIATIONS____________________ Certified Diamondtologist by the Diamond Council of America Guild Gemologist by the Diamond council of America Graduate of the Harry J. Friedman Sales Masters Program Graduate of The Friedman Group Retail Sales Masters Program ____________________REFERENCES____________________ REFERENCES Available Upon Request