jake brown

Drove regionally for WEL. Usually out for 5 days and home for 2. Drove daily within the federal hours of operation in a safe and timely manner. Maintained contact with driver manager and customers to ensure deliveries where on time. Had to inspect truck daily for any maintenance issues also had to maintain specific instructions from customers on what temperatures to keep freight. Worked with freight brokers as well on certain loads. Stayed within the FMCSA rules and regulations and kept up with new rules and regulations that took affect.

Corporate Report Wisconsin is a B2B business publication catered to news and information within in Wisconsin for businesses. Sold advertising in the financial, transportation and service areas for the magazine. Made calls daily to clients averaged 20-30 calls a day, prospected daily for new business. Maintained a profitable margin, signed most clients to a yearly contract and got extra advertising from those clients for issues that pertained to their various markets. Met and exceeded all budgets/sales goals monthly and yearly. Also sold internet advertising on the magazines website.

Managed the day to day operations. Managed and trained sales staff, warehouse and deliveries.

Distributor of animal health products in Equine, Pets and Livestock. In charge in the 2nd largest territory sales wise in the Midwest-Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison and Rockford with an estimated sales of 1.2 million dollars annually. Created promotional pricing to increase sales for clients, was in charge of all sales margins to maintain at least 30% profit margin, worked with manufacturers to promote their specific products to retailers, made sales calls on a daily basis within the territory, took care of any problems issues clients had immediately to maintain good relations, attended all shows within territory to help clients setup and sell products.

Sold advertising in specific areas to retail locations. Made face to face sales calls daily. Had to memorize a script to sell these products.

Rockford Register Star is the main newspaper in the Rockford and surrounding areas. Sold advertising to retail customers, made face to face sales calls daily, prospected by making phone calls and set up appointments to meet, made cold calls face to face within territory also, met and exceeded all budgets/sales goals monthly and won 2 quarters in a row for most sales which I was awarded a bonus check for each award. Worked with clients to figure out what ads to run on what days and in what section of the newspaper to get the best results for their various businesses. Handled all problems in a timely manner to maintain good relations. Also sold internet advertising to customers on www.rrstar.com

Connecting Warehouses/Manufacturers/Distributors/Shippers with trucking carriers to move freight in a safe and timely manner to their customers.

Inventory Resolutions is a liquidation company that was started by my father about 30 years ago. I have worked with him and been apart of the company on and off for the past 15 years. He has semi-retired and given me the reigns. I have brought new technologies to the company for a more stream line work flow environment with an old school sales approach. We are finders of excess inventories which means we look for distressed, closeouts, and surplus goods. We work with an 8 company buying group in which we are able to move just about anything. Whether the inventory has to go to a secondary market here in the US(ie. flea markets or discount stores) or export out of the country we are able to do so. We try to keep with the trends and stay with popular items that will move so the buyer of the goods can sell these items quickly. We deal in consumer goods, electronics, computers, and also industrial items.

Drove for Nellessen's Express which contracts with FedEx. Picked up local and regional freight to the various terminals of FedEx. Drove in a timely and safe manner under the FMCSA regulations. Did maintenance checks daily to ensure vehicle and trailers where in good condition and road worthy. Kept in contact with terminals to ensure on time deliveries.

Contracting Freight logistics manager. Connecting Shippers/Manufacturers/Distributors/Warehouses with truck carriers to deliver freight in a safe and timely manner to customers.

Didn't finish due to an illness my mother had. Ended up taking care of her and started working full time to help out my family. Activities and Societies: Took general studies and business classes

Activities and Societies: Played football and wrestling. Did fund raising for both sports each year. Took business math and accounting classes.