Driven sales leader with 15+ years’ track record of stewarding accounts to achieve outstanding revenue growth, specializing in energy and facility-management. Adept at building client relationships to increase annual revenue through lighting, facility management, EMS, and sustainability solutions.
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North Barrington, Illinois 60010
mennoenters@gmail.com • 512.202.8848
VICE PRESIDENT, SALES
Driven sales leader with 15+ years’ track record of stewarding accounts to achieve outstanding revenue growth,
specializing in energy and facility-management. Adept at building client relationships to increase annual revenue.
— AREAS OF EXPERTISE —
Territory Expansion Optimizing Revenue High-performing Teams
Progressive Leadership Client Retention
High-Volume Sales Relationship Management Phenomenal Growth
— CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS —
Grew accounts to 23% above past levels.
Secured new accounts worth $40 million in new sales.
Slashed $75 million annually in energy and maintenance spend.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ABM Industries Chicago, Illinois
Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Sales Operations 2014 – Present
Drive growth, accelerate efforts to increase revenue, and oversee marketing tactics to increase brand awareness and
profits for a billion-dollar facility management provider. Spearhead business development in the Midwest, which
accrues $800 million in annual revenue.
Key Accomplishments:
Aggressively pursed sales targets to achieve $40 million in annual new sales across 13 states, almost
double prior year’s sales.
Conceptualized innovative training material for sales hires based on the Challenger Sales model.
Raised $20 million in revenue through the annual cross-selling Solve One More Lead program.
Facility Solutions Group Austin, Texas
Vice President, National Sales 2013 – 2014
Championed all national sales activity, as well as rolling-out an ambitious $60 million revenue growth strategy for a
national lighting, electrical, and energy services firm.
Key Accomplishments:
Yielded a growth run rate of 23%through managing national accounts, in-line with strategy.
Led efforts, proved business case, and implemented an innovative corporate CRM system to simplify the
process for sales representatives.
Personally generated a $10 million pipeline in newenergy management business.
Walgreens Chicago, Illinois
Director, Energy and Sustainability 2006 – 2013
Tirelessly executed and implemented the Corporate Sustainability program for a billion dollar international pharmacy
retail chain. Delivered large-scale energy and maintenance savings to 8,000 retail locations, with annual savings of
$75 million per year.
Key Accomplishments:
Negotiated energy commodity contracts with a value of $120 million per year.
Significantly reduced carbon footprint and waste expense, while increasing recycling by 30%.
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Pioneered renewable technologies, making the company a leader in solar energy, LED lighting, and
electric vehicle charging stations.
Successfully managed logistics, including corporate aspects of HVAC, lighting, signage, refrigeration,
waste management, and maintenance procurement.
Reduced energy consumption and decreased carbon footprint by 20% company-wide.
Prenova, Inc. Houston, Texas
Director of Sales 2004 – 2006
Led business development and sales growth for a private energy management company, focusing on high-volume
energy solutions for mass retail and commercial markets.
Key Accomplishments:
Established reputation for generating new business through cold calling, surveying, and interviewing
methods.
Created a rage of effective collateral including white papers, marketing materials, online content, and press
releases.
Upsold short and long term fully-integrated energy management solutions to V-level executives.
Reliant Energy, Inc. Houston, Texas
Manager, National Accounts 1997 – 2004
Directed business development of electric supply to commercial retail end users across select deregulated markets
for a leading national energy company
Key Accomplishments:
Supervised National Accounts team, growing term margin by an average 26% year over year.
Engineered differentiated power structures and affinity programs to capitalize on market volatility.
Successfully negotiated and sold company’s total generation output of over 3,400 MW through customized
wholesale transactions.
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Additional experience in direct sales with Merrill Lynch and Ikon Office Solutions (1993 – 1997).
EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
Master of Science in Finance
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – Houston, TX
Master of Business Administration in Business Management
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – Houston, TX
Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing / International Business
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS – Austin, TX
Professional Development:
Microsoft Office Suite Salesforce, and other CRM’s Qvidian
Dutch fluency German and French proficiency