Andrew Hamilton

2359 Opal Lake RdGaylord, MI 49735

Cell: 989-390-2766 131wireless@sbcglobal.net

Goal: To join a growing business utilizing my extensive sales, marketing, and management experience.

S a l e s A c c o m p l i s h m e n t s

Quota-surpassing sales representative with a history of exceeding employer expectations across diverse industries. Enjoy talking to people and establishing a long-term, loyal customer base.

Persuasive communicator; use consultative selling skills to identify opportunities, overcome objections, build relationships and turn cold canvassing into sales.

Tenacious negotiator and closer; adept in conveying the benefits of products/services and generating customer interest. Quickly learn, master and sell new product offerings.

Identify prospective customers by using business directories, following leads from existing clients, participating in organizations and clubs, and attending trade shows and conferences

Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability

Launched from scratch wireless programs for WorldCom Wireless, Wireless Retail Inc, and my own business, 131 Wireless, LLC.

Channel Partner account manager for WorldCom and Wireless Retail working side by side with over 50 locations

Executed successful mergers with other wireless locations to increase commissions and create large scale marketing campaigns

Monitored market conditions, product innovations, and competitors products, prices and sales

Created innovative ad campaigns for in store promotions including traditional electronic media, print, and billboards as well as gorilla marketing campaigns for partner dealers and my own business

Consistently led region in wireless activations per month according to rank standings provided by the carrier (Alltel and Verizon Wireless). Constantly activating 180-220 units

S a l e s S k i l l s

Analyze details of sales territories to assess their growth potential

Perform administrative duties such as preparing budgets and reports, keeping sales records, and filing expense account reports

Employee management: Managed between 10-15 employees; hire, train, and coach personnel to reach set quotas, promoting or firing workers when

Exceptional customer service Merchandising and display New location start-up management Used innovative techniques which included sales

contests which were fun for employees to drive sales in key areas

appropriate

C a r e e r P r o g r e s s i o n

HERITAGE TELECOM-Gaylord, MI 8/2014-12/2014 Sales Associate

Cold calling prospects Introduced to the industry of office telephone systems Sold Toshiba Strata office phone systems Offered and referred Nextiva services Referred Charter Communications business solutions Received Sales Certification with Toshiba and Xirrus

MEIJER– Gaylord, MI 7/2014-8/2014Systems Price auditing Trouble shooting technical issues Resolving price discrepancies Weekly maintenance on computers, checkout line hardware

131 WIRELESS, LLC- Gaylord, MI 7/2004-07/2014

Owner/DeveloperOver 18 years establishing cliental and building wireless enterprises throughout the state of Michigan. More than 900 new wireless activations in the first full year of business ownership.Sales Results: Opened four 131 Wireless LLC stores between 2004-2009 Over $395,000 in sales in the first year Over $3,900,000 in sales in the first five years Led retail sales for Alltel Wireless Indirect Channel in Northern Michigan the first month of

operation Formed Hometown Wireless Group by partnering in Tri-Com Cellular’s four stores this created a

budget for greater market awareness utilizing joint campaigns in print and radio advertising. Brought the four largest Northern Michigan Owners to Hometown Wireless Group, bringing the number of Hometown Wireless Group locations from 7 to 16

131 Wireless locations were awarded multiple times for Smart Phone Take Rate and Mobile Broadband Activations

Sold all wireless assets in June 2013 After sales did consulting work with wireless dealers

WIRELESS RETAIL, INC– Scottsdale, AZ 9/2002-7/2004District manager, One-Point Program for Michigan

Launched wireless program for Radio Shack franchises covering all of Lower Michigan and Michigan’s Eastern Upper Peninsula

WORLDCOM WIRELESS INC- Southfield, MI 8/2000-9/2002Indirect Account ManagerSales Results: Launched indirect sales market by negotiating with independent wireless store owners to sell

WorldCom wireless services Lead the Michigan market in activations every month by at least 70% over any other rep at

WorldCom Wireless

E d u c a t i o n

SPECS HOWARD SCHOOL OF BROADCAST ARTS,Certificate in Radio & TV Broadcast,

Southfield, MI

LAHSER HIGH SCHOOLDiploma

Bloomfield Hills, MI