Business Development and Sales Specialist seeking a rewarding career opportunity within a non-profit organization.

• Dynamic leadership abilities; skilled in building high performance digital advertising teams consisting of up to 15 members.
• Proven track record of implementing innovative process improvement initiatives to significantly boost efficiency and performance.
• Expert level sales, relationship building and business development skills.

• Recognized for implementing analytics to generate 274:1 ROAS on Facebook advertising (Catholic Education Arizona).
• Deployed innovative initiatives to increase number of individuals on scheduled contributions by 100% within a 1-month period.
• Built out Salesforce agency lead database from scratch generating 3000 individual prospects (Hivewyre).
• Continually recognized within top 3 sales performing representatives; sold first agency deal, opening up opportunity to pioneer new department (Hivewyre).
• Implemented highly effective business development tactics to expand presence into six global markets outside of our U.S. footprint including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Australia and Japan (Hivewyre).
• Collaborated extensively and ran global campaigns with high profile companies, including Macy s, Neiman Marcus, American Apparel, Forever 21, UNIQLO, and Nuance Communications.
• Generated highest ever attendance at Grand Canyon University partnered basketball (Catholic Education Arizona).

Catholic Education Arizona Nonprofit 2016 2017

Director of Advancement and Donor Relations

         Leveraged strong business development skills to devise strategic plans to develop new programs and successfully raise tax credit revenue / donor funding to ensure achievement of financial goals.

         Designed and deployed highly effective marketing campaigns utilizing various outlets, including direct mail, e-mail blasts and social media marketing.

         Utilized strong interpersonal skills to form positive relationships with Diocesan school Principals, Development Directors, school communities and Pastors / Parish Leaders.

Hivewyre 2015-2016

Senior Sales Manager Programmatic Digital Advertising Solutions

• Fulfilled key leadership position, directing daily operations of Digital Sales Team consisting of 10 direct reports.
• Continually achieved and surpassed sales goal of $1.5M annually.
• Developed and implemented highly effective training and development initiatives for Digital Sales Team; continually monitored performance and implemented action plans to boost efficiency as necessary.

Hivewyre 2012 2015

Head of Business Development West Coast Agency Relations

• Strategically drove business development initiatives while cultivating positive relationships across assigned territory.
• Leveraged various sales strategies, including prospecting, networking and cold calling, to significantly grow existing customer base.

CareerBuilder.com 2012

Account Executive

• Utilized strong interpersonal skills to establish rapport with clients, identify needs and develop individualized solutions.
• Optimized return on investment (ROI) by leveraging strong industry knowledge.
• Established and maintained positive relationships with key decision makers.

University of Phoenix 2008-2011

Enrollment Advisor, Team Lead

• Fulfilled key leadership position, promoting growth and development of team.
• Served as primary point of contact for domestic, military and international students.

Master of Business Administration/Public Administration, University of Phoenix; 2010

Bachelor of Business Administration in Management, Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business; 2007

Corporal, Motor Transportation Mechanic; United States Marine Corps. Reserve; 2005-2011