Gary Olloffson has over 15 years of experience in sales and customer service roles within various industries including turf solutions, cable, television, and wireless marketing. He has a proven track record of successfully completing projects on time and within budget by collaborating across departments. Olloffson is known for his customer-focused approach which has helped expand business opportunities. He holds a Bachelor's degree from Bradley University and volunteers in his community.

1. GARY OLOFFSON
2101 W Westbrook Dr., Peoria, IL 61614
(309) 693-0546 garyoloffson@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
 Award winning, innovative salesperson with extensive collaborative and customer service
experience within highly varied environments.
 Proven record, successfully completing multiple projects in an efficient and cost effective
manner while pooling resources with colleagues from several departments.
 Customer-focused and friendly personality aids in puling in accounts and business for
companies, as well as smoothing work between departments.
EXPERIENCE
Turf Solutions Group, Peoria, IL - Project Development - 01/2008 to 09/2014
 Talked to leads from park districts, athletic departments, private sports projects.
 Worked with engineers and designers creating needed specs in design plans helping in
drainage and turf recommendations (natural and synthetic).
 Projects ranged from $65,000 to $3 million. Most successful project was $2.2 million baseball
softball complex in Falls City, Nebraska.
Insight/Comcast Cable, Peoria, IL - Account Executive - 05/2005 to 12/2007
 Duties included managing a current list of regular clients and cold call for new potential clients.
 Also wrote commercial copy and voice over work for many different clients.
WYZZ FOX 43 TV, Peoria, IL - Account Executive - 05/2004 to 06/2005
 Won 3 “Top Gun” selling awards for developing new direct business.
 Brought TV Media Sponsorship opportunity to WYZZ for Tournament of Champions National.
High School Basketball bringing in additional new direct local accounts.
Player’s Turf International, Peoria, IL - Assistant General Manager - 05/2004 to 05/2005
 Managed day to day operations including scheduling of installation crews throughout the U.S.
 Presented Player’s Turf products at many golf trade shows including the Professional Golf
Associations major international trade show in Orlando, Fla., and the PGA Superintendents
trade show in San Diego, Ca.
Verizon Wireless Web Based Marketing, Peoria, IL - Account Executive - 08/2001 to 11/2002
 Inside and outside sales.
 Duties included managing existing list of clients and cold calling to bring in new potential clients.
 Won an award in 2002 for outstanding sales production reaching over 600% of my budget.
EDUCATION Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Bachelor of Science in Communication Production
COMMUNITY Volunteer on the Peoria Area Sports Commission bringing in new sporting events
for economic impact to Peoria and E. Peoria.
Raise funds for JDRF through local JDRF Walk/Run annual event.