1. RYAN MCBRIDE
401 Big Staff Ct.
606-219-1699
Mt. Sterling, KY
40353 mickbt23@yahoo.com
SUMMARY
Establish a career in sales by aggressively prospecting, providing exemplary customer service, and maximizing sales.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Relationship Building
Customer Service
Sales & Margin Optimization
Persistent
Management to Metrics
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Strategy/SystemDevelopment
Needs Assessment
Goal-oriented
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Transamerica Agency Network
Life Insurance Agent September 2014 - Present
Built relationships with new clients.
Cultivated relationships with customer base and uncovered new customer needs.
Utilized various sales strategies, including needs analysis, multiple follow-ups with all clients and prospects, and
establishing urgency in overcoming objections.
Utilized various prospecting stragegies including event planning, cold-calling, seeking referalls from natural market and
existing clients, and elevator speech.
Ongoing training in product knowledge and sales strategies.
Execute personnel planning, scheduling, and evaluation.
Over 90% first-year persistency.
Blackboard Student Services August 2011 - September 2014
Enrollment Consultant
Worked in enrollment sales for Excelsior, Embry-Riddle, Lead America, and K12. One of the top enrollers and highest
quality scores for all four accounts.
Called 100-200 new prospects and existing clients daily.
Sunrise Children's Services – Direct Care Counselor
Direct Care Counselor Dec. 2009 – September 2010
Same duties as at Spectrum(see below), except for 13-18 year-old boys.
Self-Employed Sept. 2005 - May 2009
2. Professional Online Poker Player Oct. 2010 – April 15th, 2011
Self-managed throughout. Relied on bankroll management skills, game selection, knowledge of multiple games, and close
attention to betting patterns.
Multi-tabling required quick decision-making skills.
Known as MickBt23 on Pokerstars: over $600K in tournament winnings and 748 final tables.
Presidium
Customer Service Representative June 2009 – November 2009
Received continual flow of inbound calls to assist students with their financial aid.
HIPPA trained due to access to students' information fromvarious colleges around the country.
Spectrum Care Academy
Resident Assistant March 2007 – June 2007
Behavior modification of 9- to 13-year-old boys through encouraging use of coping skills and giving/taking of privileges.
Followed set schedule of activities and rated the daily behavior of each child through a scoring systemand handwritten notes .
Job including cleaning, doing laundry, preparing meals, and transporting the youth for various outings.
Mental Health Associate June 2007 – January 2008
Along with same R.A. duties, responsible for supervising the self-administration of medication of the youth and assuming the
role of shift leader. Also responsible for counting and locking the medication at the beginning and end of each shift.
Trained in Safe Crisis Management.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Blackboard 2013 President's Club Award
Routinely received Agent of the Week award at Blackboard (20+).
Ranked 119th out of over 1 million online poker players in 2008.
http://www.officialpokerrankings.com/pokerstars/MickBt23/poker/results/4BFD2AB4C3284D7199E5209E6320D8A4.html?t=2
Publication: Norman, J.F., Todd, J.T., Norman, H.F., Clayton, A.M., & McBride, T.R. (2006). Visual Discrimination of local
surface structure: Slant, tilt, and curvedness. Vision Research, 46, 1057-1069.
EDUCATION
Western Kentucky University Graduation Date: May 2003
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Print Journalism, summa cum laude
Cumulative GPA: 3.80
Enrolled in Experimental Psychology and School Psychology graduate programs (2003-2005)
