1. Casey Rettke
213 Harris Road, Nashua Nh 03049
email: rettke@hotmail.com
Cell: 781-504-6309
August 2013 to current:
Hobby Etc - General Manager and Proprietary Brand Developer
Primary Accomplishment:
- General sales grow th from2.2 million to 3.8 million through fulfillment reconstruction and dealer grow th
- Proprietary sales grow th from1.5 million to 2.5 million through distributor/dealer relations
- Liquid R/c Dealer Assist
- Manage Liquid R/c ebay: 4,000+ monthly transactions, avg 75 emails daily
- Liquid gmail: 250 w eekly, includes amazon spill over
- Liquid Facebook: 1,600 likes in 2 months
Warehouse and Retail Support/ management:
- Detail incoming PO for a 2.4 million dollar annual purchase account
- correct Dimension, ASIN, cost/price, fitlist, category
- ASIN number correction and data entry for generalproducts
- w arehouse associate support / maintenance / troubleshooting
- New employee search using all socialmedia and relationships w ith:
- Granite State Independent living for the disabled
- Southern New Hampshire University Internship program
- New employee acclimation and education
- employee cross training
- Assist in daily schedule of activities
- Expansion/Contraction measures as needed
- process online orders
- Hobby Etc gmail: 120 w eekly
- retail sales
- general employee management
Proprietary brand “Hot-Racing” Development:
- Distribution Partners
- Hobbico & HRP
- initiated and completed sale of HR brand
- manage all communications
- facilitate purchasing and fulfillment process
- monitor fulfilled orders
- monitor backorders
- provide new product information
- trackand manage accounts payable
- INTERNATIONAL:
- manage all communications
- conceive and sell distributor accounts
- focus on businesses with US shipping addresses
- levels of distribution/minimum orders/etc
- trackand manage accounts payable
- Direct Dealers
- manage all communications
- acquire feedbackto continue improving policy opportunities (MAP, Warranty, etc)
- Implementation and policing of MAP compliance
- source/vet/tracknew dealers including education and acclimation
- general communications including product support/replacement
- PR / Customer / Social Communication
- Hot-Racing support: 150 emails w eekly
2. - Hot-Racing Facebook: 660 likes in 1 month
- w arrantyconstruction and implementation
- product review with known assetsin the industry (sponsored drivers, etc)
- product press releases: online and paper magazines (Rc Soup / Big Squid, RCCA, RC Driver, etc)
September 2011 to September 2013 - Lowell Cooperative Bank - Senior LoanOfficer
- Develop and maintain lead generation sources
- Utilize a deep understanding of guidelines and business practices in conjunction w ith realtime sales and processes
- Work w ith up to 15 individuals per transaction with 12 to 40 monthly transactions
- Educate, guide and mentor clientel to a successfultransaction fromPOS to delivery
August 2001 to August2011 - Countrywide Home Loans/Bank of America - Senior LoanOfficer
- Develope and maintane lead generation sources
- Utilize a deep understanding of guidelines and business practices in conjunction w ith realtime sales and processes
- Work w ith up to 15 individuals per transaction with 20 to 60 monthly transactions
- Educate, guide and mentor clientel to a successfultransaction fromPOS to delivery
Personal Accomplishments/Phylanthropy
- Organized/managed/promoted the estate sale for Dave Gage raising $45,000. 100+ man hours donated
- Conceived, promoted/directed/announced 5 events w ith 64 sponsors raising over $30,000 in prizes
- 10 day start to finish per event
- Negotiated a 4 company sponsorship for Xavier Pooler 17 year old cancer patient: $1,500 and grow ing
- Promotions and community involvement leader for New England hobby enthusiasts