1. JOHN CORBETT
Abu Dhabi, UAE 050.492.5037 johnculater@yahoo.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE
I am an enthusiastic, ambitious & professional American living in Abu Dhabi. I am seeking a sales & marketing
position in a private company that will allow me to have career advancement in the future as I prove my value as a
business asset. I am very competitive & enjoy acquiring new knowledge & skills. I am driven & determined to succeed in
all tasks I pursue. I am very influential in developing business relationships since I am confident of my knowledge of the
UAE as an emerging global market. I have the capacity to generate new business by leveraging existing relationships, as
well as provide clients with superior customer service. I am skilled in market analysis & networking new clients. My
passion to excel allows me to work creatively under pressure both individually & in teams.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Secure One Security Systems Trading 2011-Present
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Sales Operations of Company Products
o Development of all new strategies with other employees to promote to General Manager for methods of
increasing new business
o Coordinated with other employees to work in teams for strategic implementation of new ideas, sales approaches
& global expansion projects
o Generating sales
o Recruitment & assessing employees in sales
o Establishing & assessing employees objectives & key performance indicators
Bradley Technologies 2000-2011
Needham, Massachusetts USA
Sales Manager & Product Distribution Planner
o Handled all new business mediations with new partners to establish advertising campaigns for promoting new
products
o Negotiating with market research companies & advertising agencies
o Assessing & establishing customer pricing through market research & surveys
o Researching alternative distribution points to work on & incorporate a new sales strategy
Carlsberg Wind 1993-2000
Framingham, Massachusetts USA
Sales Manager for Product & Promotional Development
o Sales Development & Client Services
o Consulted with clients as Liaison to General Manager
o Managed all aspects of the daily operations of the business for the owner
o Provided overview reports of customer needs for future improvements
o Provided managerial supervision of Marketing & Sales Department
o Implemented marketing campaigns
o Managed Quality Control
o Training, guiding & evaluating employees
o Trained employees--interpersonal, communication & relationship-building skills
BUSINESS COMPETENCIES
o Professional management approach to motivate employees toward teamwork & communication
o Decision maker went needed.
o Successful negotiator
o Efficient strategic planner, successful in avoiding business risk
o Excellent team player with exceptional management skills
o Performance-oriented, problem-solver
o Excellent at teambuilding
o Influential public relations skills--essential in building client relationships and for client retention
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2. o Account maintenance for marketing executives
o Entrepreneurial approach for achieving business objectives
o Customer-service & focus-oriented
o Effective communicator, both orally and written
o Reliable, effective and creative
o Punctual and task/mission-oriented
o Comfortable in a multicultural environment
o Strong managerial, organizational and relationship management skills
o Adaptability, team management and leadership skills
o Ability to align organizational capabilities to meet business/clients' needs
SKILLS
o Customer Acquisition
o Referral/Repeat Business Generation
o Public Speaking
o Complaint Handling
o Client Consultations & Sales
o Sales Reports & Correspondence
o Inventory Management
o Working in a multi-cultural environment throughout the UAE
o Self-motivating, able to multi-task & charismatic
o Exceptional computer skills: PowerPoint, Excel Spreadsheet, Word Document & Microsoft Outlook
o Excellent presentations & speeches for motivating other employees
o Outstanding customer service skills to make them comfortable & that they can trust the company
o Ensuring the process of a sale from start to finish including the pursuing & follow up
o Procedure with clients & teammates
o Conducting accurate & reliable market research for company analysis
o Organizing company data, & establishing priorities between tasks of importance
EDUCATION & MILITARY TRAINING
Lincoln Technical College—Boston, Massachusetts USA
o Business Management
o Sales & Marketing
o Market Research
o Staff training ,PowerPoint presentation.
Institute for Business Technology--Santa Clara, California USA
o Computer Systems Management
o IT Management
Technical High School, Framingham, Massachusetts USA
o High School Diploma
o Special skills training in English Communications
US Navy Seabees--USA
o Special Forces Training
o Surveillance training
o Martial Arts training
o I have been fortunate enough to travel to many countries & learn about many diverse cultures .
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