Manager Project

DAVID L. NELSON

RR * BOX B** • SUNDANCE, UTAH ***04 • 801-***-**** OFFICE • 801-***-**** CELL

EMAIL acr51s@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

Sales / product / project manager with MBA and proven track record in successfully driving market share and sales with a Fortune 100 company (11 years) and start-up company (3 years). Diverse areas of experience include regional business unit, district management, corporate headquarters, and being a principle in a start-up company. Skills and abilities include:

Sales management, product development, project management, and design experience.

Has the rare combination of being visionary and extremely detail oriented.

Excellent analytical and communication skills, including executive level presentations.

Natural ability to organize, lead, coach and mentor a team.

Customer oriented.

Cross Functional Team leadership.

Ability to identify critical issues and provide meaningful counsel.

Builds consensus in decision-making.

Aptitude to simplify the complex.

Innovation to create original cutting edge brands.

Innovative and strategic.

Licensed Health Insurance Agent.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Merck & Co., Inc. Kenilworth, NJ

Sales Manager, Bakersfield, CA

Led overall business management, development and provided strategic direction of representatives. Identified, hired, and trained top talent and built cohesive, highly productive teams.

Recognized as a top manager with proven ability to drive market share & sales, lead, coach, analyze, innovate, and collaborate.

Designed and executed a representative leadership training meeting that became the template that was used throughout the nation to train representatives on new leadership standards.

Respected for in-depth level of understanding and skill in analytical processes. Created a tool to conduct differentiation that was shared throughout the nation.

Provided crucial feedback that redirected multi-million dollar advertising campaign; changes in marketing had significant impact on successful launch of brand.

Product Manager, Cross Functional Team, Bakersfield, CA

Directed western management teams in product brand promotion.

Key member of national seven-member management panel, driving national decisions for product field implementation.

Achieved dramatic results in sales as a result of strategic leadership initiatives and development of staff. Grew revenue earning #1 rank nationally for two consecutive years.

Capitalized on opportunities, leveraged team member strengths and built consensus in decision-making.

Pure Path Nutrition, LLC Sundance, UT

Principal / Product Manager

Organized and managed start-up company. Created original product formulations and took an innovative product retail. Led the product management and design teams. Developed award nominated packaging, website and marketing materials (Cocogo.com). Social Media Marketing to 7000+ followers (IG, Twitter, Facebook). Created and maintained Brand Ambassador program. eCommerce and brick & mortar retail placement. Additional skills include: intellectual property protection, manufacturing, trained in Six Sigma.

Nirvana Mountain, LLC Sundance, UT

Principal / Project Manager

Designed and created original first-class zip line adventure. Experience includes project planning and execution. The zip line at Nirvana Mountain is steepest, fastest, and longest home based zip line in the world. bit.ly/zipclip

Additional skills include: paralegal, liability protection.

EDUCATION

University of Oregon Eugene, OR

Master of Business Administration, Emphasis in Marketing

Brigham Young University Provo, UT

Bachelor of Science, Psychology

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