Ronald R. Brown

               

2 Willis Way, Germantown OH 45327  (937) 855-6330    E-Mail  keylargo@donet.com

                                         

 

 

OBJECTIVE                    To obtain a challenging position, with a stable company, that will allow me to utilize my proven skills in management, sales, and consulting

 

TARGET JOB                              I would prefer a management, or account executive position in the computer industry, or related field.  Ideally, this position would be with a stable company located in southwest Ohio.  Examples include:  * Sales Manager  * IS Manager * Service Delivery Manager * Account Manager * Account Executive * Project Manager * Consultant.

 

TARGET COMPANY     The ideal company would be a stable, medium to large organization.  This organization would value experience, maturity, loyalty, and a good work ethic.  The environment should allow creative thinking, and the latitude to implement new methodologies and concepts.

 

HARDWARE

& SOFTWARE                 Experienced on multiple hardware and software platforms

EXPERIENCE

 

 

SKILLS                             Skill Name                                    Skill Level      Last Used       Experience

                                                        Personnel Management                              Expert                     Current                   15 years

                                                        Project Management                                   Expert                     Current                   20 years

                                                        Consulting                                                    Expert                     Current                   15 years

                                                        Financial Analysis                                       Expert                     Current                   20 years

                                                        Process Management                                  Expert                     Current                   20 years

                                                        Sales                                                               Expert                     Current                   10 years

                                                        Marketing                                                      Intermediate          Current                   10 years

                                                        Process Development                                  Expert                    Current                   15 years

                                                        Technical (Computer                                   Intermediate          Current                   15 years

                                                        hardware and Software)

 

EXPERIENCE                10/1999 - Present      Bell Industries               West Chester, Ohio

                                        Ohio Area Manager                                          

                                         General Manager for the Cincinnati Branch.  Responsible for total management of Sales, Service, Administration, and all facilities.  Also responsible for branch profit and loss, new business development, and account control.  Provide pre sales support (LAN and WAN design, consulting, custom software development, systems configuration, etc.).

 

                                         2/1999 – 10/1999                  Bell Industries               West Chester, Ohio

                                         Professional Service Manager

                                         Managed Professional Services Department for the Cincinnati Branch.  Responsible for all facets of department, including, profitability, personnel, logistics, product development, and pre sales support. 

 

 

5/1997 - 2/1999         Professional MicroCare             Dayton, Ohio    

General Manager

Managed two branches for this major service provider. Responsible for all business delivery, including sales and service.  Developed and implemented infrastructure plans to completely reorganize the service business.  Coordinated activities between service department, sales, and clients.  Company sales increased by 150% in 18 months as a result of the incremental implementation of this plan.

 

5/1995 - 5/1997         Blue Chip Computers                 Dayton, Ohio

Service/Project Manager  

Managed Commercial and Government hardware, software, and network service delivery.  Completely reorganized service delivery department.  Archetected and implemented a national level 1 and level 2 Helpdesk.  Sold and implemented all aspects of a WPAFB- wide hardware maintenance contract; including negotiations, logistics, staffing, and project management.  Increased revenues by 125% in 12 months as a result of new methods and strategies.

                                         

5/1994 - 5/1995         Blue Chip Computers                 Dayton, Ohio

Regional Account Manager

Responsible for sales and account management of a broad spectrum of customer accounts in the Dayton and Cincinnati area.  Product sets included hardware and software maintenance, software and database development, network implementation and support, and Novell and Microsoft authorized training.  Provided business and technology consulting to various customers throughout central and southwest Ohio.  Managed multiple business restructuring and technology implementation projects, to ensure project completion on time and under budget.  Sales exceeded 1.2 million dollars in one year. 

 

11/1993 - 5/1994       Bell Atlantic Business Systems   Dayton, Ohio

Senior Sales Representative

Assigned responsibility for midrange and desktop support sales throughout the state of Ohio.  Major accounts included OHEC, Mead, Dayton Public Schools, Cincinnati Public Schools, and other large accounts. Sales exceeded $600K in seven months.      

 

                                          9/1992 – 10/1993     Bell Atlantic Business Systems   Dayton, Ohio

                                          Area Marketing Manager

Responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategies for computer equipment maintenance and value-added services. Area included 22 sales representatives staffing eleven offices in six states.  Also responsible for revenue stream and customer satisfaction in 20 area level accounts, including administrative issues, service delivery problems, technical support problems, etc. Planned and implemented new telemarketing and workflow strategies for depot and customer repair center services throughout the Mid- Atlantic Area.

 

 

                                          6/1989 – 9/1992       Digital Equipment Corporation    Dayton, Ohio

                                                        Services Sales Representative

Responsible for selling and negotiating agreements for all business in the   Digital Services portfolio. This position included experience in both the Dayton and Indianapolis geographies. Accounts included WPAFB, Indiana University, and Eli Lilly.  SEL Award winner 1989; DEC 100 winner, 1990 and 1991.

 

6/1984 – 6/1989       Digital Equipment Corporation    Dayton, Ohio

                                          Field Service Unit Manager        

Management of a Service Delivery Unit consisting of 10-15 Field Service Engineers.   Responsible for all facets of service delivery including customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, service metrics, logistics, escalation procedures, etc.  Managed multiple ECO and FCO projects.  Responsibilities also included management of Software Product Services for the Dayton Branch. DEC 100 winner 1984 through 1988, Challenge of Excellence Winner 1989.

 

 

3/1983 – 6/1984       Digital Equipment Corporation    Dayton, Ohio

Senior Service Engineer

                                          Assigned account responsibilities for maintenance and repair of all DEC and VES equipment in 25 accounts.  Account responsibilities also included customer satisfaction, account control, and problem escalation management. 

 

2/1980 – 3/1983       Motorola/Four Phase Systems    Dayton, Ohio

                                          Field Engineer

                                          Assigned maintenance of distributed batch data processing equipment, including processors, disk drives tape drives, line printers, character printers, and other related peripherals.

 

12/1980 – 1/1982     Xerox Corporation                     Orange, California

Field Service Manager

Managed a team of 14 engineers, with responsibilities for approximately 1,500 accounts. Also responsible for team profitability, inventory management, customer satisfaction, employee overall service delivery metrics.

 

11/1979 – 12/1980    Xerox Corporation                     Orange, California

Maintainability Engineer

Worked with design engineering group to ensure product design was easily maintained in the field.  Field tested designs, and revised design and documentation as required.         

                                         

2/1997 – 11/1997      Xerox Corporation                     Orange, California

Operations Technical Specialist

Provided field support for 14 technicians; including training, technical support on a variety of machinery and test equipment, training, customer satisfaction problems, and logistics interface. Also responsible for direct field supervision and technical evaluation of employee skills.

 

4/1972 – 2/1977        Xerox Corporation                     Orange, California

Senior Technician

Assigned maintenance of over 200 accounts, including all facets of machine repair and customer relations.

 

3/1967 – 12/1970                  United States Marine Corps

Radar Technician

Responsible for maintenance of long-range search/fire control radar and associated equipment. Also serviced GCA radar, IFF transponders, TACAN, microwave relay, and aircraft communications equipment. Promoted twice for meritorious service.

 

 

EDUCATION                   6/1977                    Chapman College                      Orange, California

                                          Masters Degree

(CUM LAUDE) Emphasis on labor economics

                                         

                                          6/1975                    Chapman College                      Orange, California

Bachelors Degree 

                                          (CUM LAUDE) Economics

 

REFERENCES                 Excellent personal and professional references available on request.