JOHN G. RIESTER 121 Crimson Oak Drive Durham, N.C. 27713 Cell: 919-641-6321 E-mail: jr13cc946@westpost.

net SUMMARY Highly motivated leader with a strong sales and business development background, including more than 25 years' experience dealing with large B-to-B companies, e xecutive management and advertising agencies. Past president and owner of a comp any that launched two national magazines for the design and construction industr ies PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE POM Devices LLC. August 2009 to present Director of Business Development * Charged with all forecasting and sales for the US. * Oversaw launch and overall business development for new product launch of Sona mba.com * Developed marketing and sales strategies for print and online ads * Cultivated new business connections as well as managing existing client base * Help launch new start up, website development, and marketing materials Hanley Wood Business Media, Washington, D.C. May 2007 to July 2009 Publisher of eco-structure magazine (eco-structure.com) and metalmag (metalmag.c om) * Charged with all budgets for eco-structure and metalmag * Ran sales team and sold top 25 accounts for the magazines * Developed marketing and sales strategies for print and online * Planned and developed new products and services * Increased growth of ad sales by 20% from 2007 to 2008 * Oversaw editorial direction, circulation and design for publications Spiderweb Publishing Inc., Durham, N.C. May 2000 to May 2007 President and owner of a publishing company that produced magazines for the meta l-construction and sustainable design industries. * Launched and owned national magazines, metalmag and eco-structure * Ran all aspects of business, including sales, marketing, business development, circulation and future growth * Managed all budgets, design direction, editorial content and sales objectives for sales, editorial and design staff Modern Trade Communications, Chicago, IL June 1991 to May 200 0 * Sales Manager of Metal Construction News magazine * Led sales team every year with top salesman honors * Increased Midwest territory in sales from $300,000 in 1991 to more than $3 mil lion in 1999

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Communication Channels Inc., Chicago, IL July 1987 to June 1991 * National sales manager of start-up publication, Aquatics International * Led sales team in business development and ad sales goals for new magazine American Nurseryman Magazine, Chicago, IL 987 * Ad sales for nursery and landscape magazine EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts in communications, minor in marketing, December 1985, Western I llinois University, Macomb, IL Proficient in ACT, Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook January 1986 to July 1