Experience · 2001 – Now
The Ascent
Eleven roles. Twenty-five years. Six base camps, from a Montana pump yard to a Mountain West leadership seat. Scroll sideways through the climb.Scroll through the climb.
Base Camp
Industrial sales in Big Sky country. Pumps, compressors and a territory the size of a state.
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Jul 2001 – Aug 2004
Regional Sales Manager
Power Service of Montana · Billings, MTSold industrial pumps, compressors and blower packages to mines, power plants and refineries.
- Managed 125 accounts and prospected 100 more across the Montana territory.
- Ran proposals, vendor pricing and warehouse inventory.
The Floor
BlackBerrys and Bluetooth. Winners Circle twice, and a lifelong respect for the frontline.
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Oct 2004 – Apr 2006
Retail Sales Representative
Verizon Wireless · Portland, ORStarted on the retail floor in the BlackBerry era. Named to Winners Circle in each of his first two years.
First Team
From opening doors downtown to leading his first team.
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Apr 2007 – Sep 2009
Manager, Business Sales
Verizon Wireless · Bellevue, WAFirst leadership role: small and mid-size business sales for the Bellevue market.
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May 2006 – Apr 2007
Business Account Executive
Verizon Wireless · Seattle, WAOpened new business in downtown Seattle as smartphones and aircards went mainstream.
Public Trust
Five of Oregon's six largest agencies chose Verizon on his watch.
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Jun 2012 – Aug 2014
Manager, Business & Government Sales
Verizon Wireless · Portland, ORLed small-business and government sales for the Portland market.
- Built partnerships that put technology to work on customers' productivity and bottom line.
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Apr 2011 – Jun 2012
Manager, Government Sales
Verizon Wireless · Portland, ORMoved five of Oregon's top six government agencies to Verizon Wireless.
- Won on network strength, disaster-recovery readiness and service.
- Introduced M2M for vehicle location, remote monitoring and backup.
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Sep 2009 – Apr 2011
Manager, Business Sales
Verizon Wireless · Portland, ORLed six account executives serving 5 to 500 employee companies across central and southern Oregon.
The Region
Nine years leading a region through the shift from phones to networks.
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Feb 2016 – Mar 2023
Associate Director, Business Sales
Verizon · Portland, ORLed business sales for all of Oregon and Eastern Washington.
- Grew the portfolio beyond mobile voice and data into M2M/IoT, cloud, security and video solutions.
- Seven years steering the region's business accounts through the shift from phones to networks.
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Oct 2014 – Feb 2016
Associate Director, Government Accounts
Verizon · Portland, ORLed government accounts across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
- Owned public outreach: sponsorships, crisis response and community engagement.
Mountain West
Six states. 100+ people. 19 straight months of growth.
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Dec 2023 – Present
Senior Director, Business Sales
Verizon Business · Denver, COLeads the Mountain West business sales organization: 100+ people across Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming and Montana.
- Owns business sales results for a six-state territory spanning enterprise, public sector and small business customers.
- Leads leaders: directors and managers who in turn lead the account teams in market.
- 19 consecutive months of year-over-year growth, including 10 straight record-breaking months: a year of records, then lapped them.
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Mar 2023 – Dec 2023
Director, Business Sales
Verizon · Denver, COMoved to Denver to lead business sales, earning promotion to Senior Director within ten months.
Senior Director · Mountain West
Still climbing.
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