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P.O. Box 153
Placida, Fl 33946-0153
Email: SeaKayaker@ewol.com
Web:  www.seakayaking.00show.com

Skills:
Sales skills include the ability to prospect, develop customers, and close new business in a highly competitive environment to exceed quota. Considerable experience delivering closing, executive level sales presentations. Excellent written and verbal skills.

Technical skills include proficiency in C, C++, Basic and HTML. User experience in DOS, Win3.1, Win95, Win98, Unix and most major spreadsheet/word processing/web development applications. Limited user experience with database applications.

Experience:
1992 to 1998 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- Major Account Sales Representative. Developed territory from $300k/year to $15M/year in six years. Soundly exceeded both quota and President's Club requirements last three years with company. Handled major accounts, including: General Electric, Procter & Gamble, Milacron and The University of Cincinnati.

1986 to 1992 Concurrent Computer Corporation -
Started as Sales Representative. Promoted to Senior Sales Representative after two years. Focused exclusively on Air Force and defense contractor accounts. Exceeded quota first three years with company. Departed when company filed bankruptcy.

1984 to 1986 Tektronics, Inc -
Military Application Specialist. Sold computer graphics equipment. Departed when Tektronics exited computer workstation market.

1977 to 1984 NCR Corporation -
Started as Mass Merchant Market Manager. Promoted to V8500 Product Manager in 1980. Responsibilities included delivering executive sales presentations, helping field sales force close major domestic opportunities, speaking at trade conventions, and developing competitive pricing strategies.

1975 to 1977 Digital Equipment Corporation -
Sales Representative. Exceeded annual sales quota. Closed major new customer with over $1m in annual sales.

1972 to 1974 - Federated Department Stores-Lazarus - Assistant Buyer in furniture for Lazarus Department Stores. Promoted to sales manager in 1973.

Education - Graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.S. in Business Administration in June, 1972. Graduated in top seven percent of class. Completed continuing education courses in computer programming and physics as well as Karrass Effective Negotiating seminar.

Military -
U.S. Army. Volunteered for draft in September, 1966. Stationed in South Korea. Honorably discharged July, 1968.

Personal -
Excellent health. Hobbies include: sea kayaking, bicycling, inline skating, reading, personal investing, and personal computing. Currently a homeowner living in southwest Florida. Have traveled widely through Asia, North America and Europe.

References -
References will be furnished on request.

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