A challenging career with a progressive organization. The ideal position will fully utilize my experience and training, offering diversity, responsibility and the opportunity for continual professional advancement.

*Over 8 years experience analyzing business information: financial statements, trade experiences, legal and public records and business background information on company principals.
*Over 10 years experience in sales and customer relations.
*Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
*Ability to work under highly pressured situations; consistently meet strict deadline schedules and high standards of performance.
*Outstanding talent for accessing client needs.
*Problem solver/team player with proven leadership qualities.
*Highly organized and dedicated with a positive attitude.
*Practical experience with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works and Excel.
*Computer literate with excellent typing capabilities for writing, database and spreadsheet development.

1998-present Data Acquisition Specialist, Orange, CA

• Work with Account Executives in convincing companies to contribute accounts receivable trade data. Utilize effective communication, teamwork, training and motivation.
  
• Utilize direct marketing to convince current and new subscribers to contribute their data in both phone and mail campaigns.
  
• Act as technical consultant to contributor data processing personnel in their effort to send in data. Communicate desired layout and contribution procedures while answering product related questions.
  
• Provide product support for Portfolio Management Products.
  

1995-1997 Information Consultant, Orange, CA

• Accountable for creating and revising business information reports on over 1,700 companies annually, primarily through personal interviews. Incorporate information from sources that include: business licensing departments, vendors, suppliers, business contacts, legal records and other public record sources. Entered and edited own work via IBM computer.
  
• Analyze financial ratios within the industry and recommend strategies to improve credit rating. Interpreted relevant information on companies and determined appropriate rating.
  
• Possess strong selling skills and persuasive ability to gain commitment of acceptance of products and statements. Utilized solution selling techniques to present business services from Dun & Bradstreet’s portfolio of products.
  

• Research background information on current subscriber inquiries. Requests were handled within 1 to 3 days per level of inquiry and were on new or established United States firms. Information obtained and analyzed included: financial statements, payment histories, past business experiences and legal records to establish credit rating.
  
• Close sales on financial analysis products from Dun & Bradstreet’s portfolio of products.
  

• Responsible for obtaining, entering and analyzing financial statements on existing companies.
• Awarded "Associate of the Month" for November and December 1993.
• Top sales performer for the months of September 1993 through March 1994.

• Obtained credit references on companies as their business report was updated or established.
• Exceeded position objectives for three years.
• Team member on a breakthrough committee that increased the office’s performance on obtaining financial information from inquired upon businesses over the previous year’s performance by 35%.

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• USAF-7217 Air Base Group, Ankara, Turkey.

EDUCATION

University Of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. Bachelor of Arts degree, General Business.

University of Phoenix, Foutain Valley, CA. Masters degree, 1997-present.

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