1. D e v i n K a r a m a n o s
23427 SW Richen Park Terrace Sherwood, OR 97140
S a l e s & O p e r a t i o n s M a n a g e r
Extremely determined, passionate, and trustworthy Management Professional has more than 12 years of
combined experience in sales, customer service, and providing operations leadership and administrative
support in retail and corporate services. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills make the
candidate successful in seamlessly working with customers, staff, and other professionals in various areas
across different job levels including Operations, Sales and General Manager.
Dedicated professional demonstrates key abilities in leadership, management, staffing/employee relations,
planning, analysis, communication, business development, organization, training, and problem solving.
Facilitated sales support and operations in Europe, Indonesia, Chile, Argentina & Canada. Effectively
contributes towards organizational achievement, leads cross-functional teams by example, professionally
deals with increased challenges and responsibilities, and excels under pressure.
 Excellent Leadership & Management Skills  Exceptional Customer Service Abilities
 P&L Reporting & Management  Key Account Building & Management
 Process Improvement & Staff Training  Project & Procedure Compliance
P r o f e s s i o n a l E x p e r i e n c e
Key Knife 2004 - 2016
Western North America Vice President, Sales & Service (2011 – 2016)
Western Canada Regional Sales Manager (2008 – 2011)
Corporate Technical Sales Manager (2004 – 2008)
 Recognized for exceeding established performance goals and objectives; assumed responsibility for
sales, and operations; identified 2 primary product lines; oversaw the redesign, testing and rollout.
 Monitored daily sales activities; restructured regional plans during market downturn in 2009; negotiated
2 deals during downturn in 2010, growing the company revenue $500K in residual annual sales, and
also garnering the top account in the company.
 Orchestrated training programs for sales and service employees for new product launch and markets;
coordinated in-depth courses to bring new employees with little experience ready in 6 months or less.
 Monitored customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts; reviewed operational records and
reports to project sales and determine profitability; developed action plans for service program;
achieved an increase in efficiency while reducing operating costs.
N O T A B L E H I G H L I G H T S
Recipient, 2015 Best Regional Operating Margins companywide for 7 sales regions.
Recognized as delivering the top revenue growth within the company at a14.8% annual growth.
Increased installation base with a Market Share of10%.
M I L I T A R Y E X P E R I E N C E
United States Marine Corps 1997 - 2004
Company - Grade Officer
E D U C A T I O N & T E C H N I C A L S K I L L S
Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR, 1997
Bachelor of Art, Business Administration, Accounting; Minor, Economics
Recipient, Certificate of Applied Finance & Economics
Microsoft Office Suite