Rob Nielsen is a sales manager and director with over 25 years of experience in sales, team management, and training. He has a proven track record of building successful sales teams, developing new business, and personally exceeding sales quotas. Nielsen offers skills in sales psychology, communication, and using data analysis to develop customized proposals and solutions for clients. He holds a bachelor's degree in English and business and a master's degree in informatics.

1. Rob Nielsen
4522 Jordan Road, Greer, SC 29651 | 864-275-6663 | nielsenrd@gmail.com
Sales Manager / Director
Team Management | Sales and Marketing | Training
 Experienced sales manager offering 25+ years of success leading all phases of the sales process; 25+
years of personal sales success, ~10 years of team management, and ~5 years of training sales professionals.
 Team Builder; Experienced in recruiting, hiring, and training successful teams.
 Excellent communicator; Leverages technical, business and financial acumen to communicate effectively with
clients, executives and team members.
 Versed in sales psychology and human nature; Sales and management style grounded in kind persuasion and
logical, analytical reasoning.
Skills and Traits Summary
Adaptability
Analytical
Assertiveness
Business Analysis
Creativity
Data Analysis
Execution of Metrics
Flexibility
Information Resource Management
InterpersonalSkills
Logical Reasoning
Mentoring
Negotiation
Presentation Skills
Problem Solving
Sales Management
Sales Training
Softw are Training
Teamw ork
VerbalCommunication
Written Communication
Career Progression
The Flying Locksmiths – (Greenville, SC), Director of Sales and Marketing (2016)
 Built relationships at high levels in the business community of Upstate SC.
 Created professional relationship with Spinx Co. as their preferred provider for security repairs.
 Successfully closed the largest sale in the company’s 70 year history, raising the bar by 50%.
 Personally responsible for over 50% of company revenue.
 Trained franchise owners in sales psychology and sales tools nationwide.
Ricoh Business Solutions (Greenville, SC), Senior Services Executive 2 (Senior Account Manager) (2015-2016)
o Helped clients configure, learn and implement their Ricoh products by drawing on consulting, training and
communication skills.
o Showed initiative by increasing customer base through cold calling and relationship building.
o Illustrated a passion for customer service by developing proposals for customers using in depth needs
analysis.
o Maintained high level sales quota.
White Picket Fences, LLC (Greer, SC), Project Manager and Co-Owner (2003-2012)
o Managed purchase process with real estate agents based on careful financial and business analysis of
individual properties.
o Developed complete business plans for each property including purchase, financing, repair, holding,
rental, and tax financials.
o Led the purchase, rehabilitation, rental, and sales functions.
o Created holdings totaling 50 single family homes.
Mitchell1 (Upstate, SC and Charlotte Metro, NC), SalesRepresentative, Asst. SalesManager, Trainer (2009-2012)
o Top Performing Rep for 2010.
o Top 10 Performing Rep for 2010-2011.
o Consistently exceeded 200% of sales quota.
o Repeatedly recognized as Club 150 Award Winner.
o Sold, trained and supported software as a service.

2. Education & Credentials
Bachelor of Arts, English with Business Minor, Central Washington University, 1996 (3.49 GPA)
Master of Science, Informatics (Information Resource Management), University of South Carolina Upstate, April 2017
(3.8 GPA)
Associate Committee Chairman, International Facilities Management Association
4522 Jordan Road, Greer, SC 29651 | 864-275-6663 | nielsenrd@gmail.com