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Sales and Marketing Manager

Marketing & Sales

•	Sales & Marketing Manager for premier Pacific Rim contract furniture dealership
•	Responsible for overseeing, developing, training, and managing staff of sales representatives
•	Continuous audit of processes and workflows and participation in continued evolution of company
•	Statistical analysis and review of company performance and goal setting
•	Hiring and training of additional employees (sales representatives, project coordinators, etc) as company continues to grow
•	Develop marketing strategy with President of company and oversee taking to market
•	Develop strategy for business development and continued growth of company
•	Continued cultivation of key relationships with manufacturing partners, key account customers, members of the architect and design (A+D) community
•	Graphic design, creation and maintenance of company website, photography, advertising layouts, etc

•	Hired by production company for ‘Fast Five’ (movie) to assist Paul Walker with day to day scheduling and needs
•	Assisted with training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, strength and conditioning training, nutrition
•	Acted as photographer and journalist to collect content for social networking and for personal website, www.paulwalker.com 
•	Assisted with creation of and maintenance of social networking sites to raise awareness and assist with fundraising for www.ROWW.org (Reach Out World Wide – Paul’s non-profit organization created to act as a first response team for areas affected by natural disasters and various other crises)
•	Worked on location for 4 months in Puerto Rico and Atlanta, GA
•	Asked to stay on to work directly for Mr. Walker as personal assistant after completion of filming

Personal Assistant / Trainer

Freelance work for various companies and individuals – including
•	Kingdom MMA (formerly ICON Sport, formerly SuperBrawl), Honolulu, Hawaii
•	LGCY Clothing
•	Tantriq Entertainment
•	Level 4 Nightclub
Areas Covered
•	Photography – Event / Catalog / Modeling / Fashion / Sports
•	Graphic Design – Posters / Logos / T-Shirt Designs / Other promotional materials
•	Marketing – Assist with marketing and promotion of events

Freelance Graphic Design / Photography / Marketing / Consulting

•	Develop and oversee implementation of architecture of B2B portals for all divisions
•	Provide on-going technical and user support for new accounting software implementation
•	Statistical analysis and report generation for all divisions
•	Brand management
•	Product development
•	Advertising conceptualization and placement
•	Promo management, organizing tours (intl and domestic)
•	Video production
•	Team management, recruiting for new and existing brands, organizing and running team meetings (i.e. tour scheduling, editorial coverage review)
•	Marketing concept development for new brands (including naming brands, image decisions, overseeing graphic design, recruiting and overseeing brand managers, organizing press releases, working with production, etc.)
•	Cultivating relationships with key accounts and international distributors
•	Cultivating relationships with key industry personnel and professional athletes
•	Maintaining extensive knowledge of the skateboard industry
•	Overseeing edi

Project Manager / Brand Manager / Team Manager / Marketing Manager

•	Structure, organize, and implement policies for sales department
•	Develop internal and external commission structures
•	Hire and manage field representatives throughout nation
•	Set up and maintain international distribution agreements
•	Oversee and train in-house sales representatives
•	Production scheduling by season
•	Strategic product development decisions
•	Oversee and coordinate advertising and marketing

Marketing Manager (8/98 - 2/00)
•	Statistical analysis and reporting of sales and inventory data
•	Report generation for use in day to day activities (budgeting, forecasting, etc.)
•	Coordinate and oversee ad production for several industry magazines
•	Oversee and develop promotional activity
•	Product development
•	Brand Management - including design, ad-conceptualization, etc.
•	Trade show management

Sales Manager (6/95 - 8/98)
•	Design and implement sales policy (commission structures, territories, etc., for both in-house and field representatives)
•	Hire, train, and review sales department personnel (in-house and field representatives)
•	Create, implement, and maintain international distribution agreements

Sales Manager / Marketing Manager

•	Represented several major brands including Benetton, Guess, Pierre Cardin, Alexander Julian, Anne Klein, Oscar De La Renta and others
•	Managed day to day operations of office (staff of 6)

Manufacturer's Representative

Vince Krause is a Sales and Marketing Manager at THE SYSTEMCENTER, INC. in Honolulu, HI.

Vince Krause

Vince Krause

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