Business Development Director and Strategic Consultant Resume Brooklyn Park, MN - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Marketing strategy, implementation, product and brand development.
Team Management (project management, sales and marketing lead).
Business assessments and analysis including: R&D, design, marketing/management plans and budgets.
Web marketing development/design, software integration, ecommerce, social media and blogging expertise.
Creative direction and graphics on promotional materials, both print and electronic.
Writing, copywriting, imagery and visual design.
Event organization.
Corporate and small business training, curriculum development, management and presentation.
Presentation and closing skills in sales and project proposals. .
Contract Development: Proposals, RFP, reseller contracts.
Grant Writing and Fundraising: Non - profits and Commercial/Corporate.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Brooklyn Park, MN

Business Development Director and Strategic Consultant

Responsibilities:

Fundraising and incentive programs (including Grant acquisition)
Marketing analytics, copy-writing, proofing and reports. BI (SAS) follow up analytics.
Marketing Creative: Design and layout of media, graphics and printed collateral
Management, Sales and Customer Service Training: Staffing, Copywriting/development of curriculum; presentation.
Retail and Sales positioning: implementation, analytics and optimization.
Contracts, RFP’s, Grant Writing and Franchise Contracts.
E-campaigns and Social Media.
Financial/Sponsorship/Investor networking and solicitation
Trade show organization and facility coordination.
Website enhancement, Graphics & Video creation
Chamber and Social networking (Ambassadorship, Presentation)

Confidential, Spring Lake Park, Minnesota

President/Managing Partner

Responsibilities:

Introduced to the national market clothing for the disabled and physically challenged that was both functional and high fashion, while establishing long term professional associations with organizations.
Network development: Special Olympics MN, MS Society (MN and National), MD, Spinal Cord Injury Association MN., Serono/Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, 3M.
Management: Internal Staff (5-10 FT, w/20+ consultants): sales, accounting, marketing, IT and customer service. Consultants: pattern development, prototype creations, marketing, vendor relations, corporate relations and brand marketing.
Networking Portfolio: Built from 500 to 1000+, including Fortune 100 and 500 corporations. (Domestic and International Trade).
2015 and 2016 Minnesota Cup Finalist - Social Enterprise Division.

Confidential, Labore Road, Vadnais Hgts, MN

Marketing Manager - Business Development

Responsibilities:

Increased outplacement by 300%
Marketing and social media. Implemented website strategies and focus.
Additional business procured: LSP/St. Paul Chamber awarded (project and proposal creation), Special Olympics partnership, UpSwing: Charity of the month (3/10),Saint Paul Saints partnership, Best Buy partnership (through WOLF),Website development and mentoring (June 2010 rollout), TC North Chamber: Minnesota Wild and Timberwolves affiliation.
Passionate about this business, but due to budget cuts, the project was suspended.

Confidential, St. Louis Park, MN

Strategic Account Manager

Responsibilities:

State Lottery (5 State): I sourced, met with and contracted, sold and project managed the infrastructure and fiber connecting MN, Iowa, North/South Dakota and Wisconsin. This was a multi-million dollar project equating to limitless ongoing technical support. Northwest Airlines notwithstanding, the Lottery (above) was the largest account brought to McLeod.
Sales, Project Management and engineering liaison for all roll outs.
Musicland Bid/RFP Win: 1.2 Million dollars. Awarded and deployed between 5/97 and 9/97. I installed a working standard for RFPs (Response for Proposals) to Data Source/Hagen, for government and State opportunities. Maintained 35+ current clients. Average monthly total sales: $20,000 to $85,000 . After the win, the roll out was supervised and project managed by myself, engineers and project managers from Minneapolis to Chicago to Atlanta.
I am sales Certified within: Novell, Microsoft and Cisco.

Confidential, Saint Paul, MN

Administrator to the Commissioner

Responsibilities:

Publication of monthly news journal and State campaign brochures, marketing analysis, training and technical support services
Daily legislative analytics. (While in session.)
Evaluations, position description composition
Served as the liaison between veteran's organizations, Legislature, Federal Veterans Affairs and the Governor's office/staff.