kevin scholz

During high-school: Started off working in the Seasonal department and was later promoted as a Patio Supervisor, the youngest at the store. Maintained perfect employment attendance and received multiple awards of recognition, including a large gift certificate from the Store Manager at the time I resigned in pursuit of gaining relevant law enforcement experience.

Successfully worked 30 - 35 hours as a high-school Freshman, on top of academics and sports (Basketball and Cross Country). Extensive level of efficiency and work ethic enabled being specifically assigned as the only cook on assigned shifts at a high-volume McDonald's restaurant. Walked several miles in conjunction with using the bus to get to and from work. Received many praises from supervisors and managers.

Starting at the age of 10, I was to young to have my own paper route and therefore assisted on other routes on a daily basis, many times doing the entire route myself and collecting payment. It was important to raise funds to purchase CD's and half-priced expired candy bars sold at the local gas station. I especially needed to save up for my first safe to keep the candy bars safe from my siblings.

Consultant on temp retainer contract with sales/marketing/market penetration responsibilities for clients that offered solutions to the government market. The primary focus was new product launch. Clients were a large aerospace company and a reputable in-vehicle computer/digital video system manufacturer. Unique strategies resulted in almost immediate national growth for a multi-million dollar computer manufacturer (over 75%), while successfully launching new solutions for the other clients. This included implementing many of the strategies listed under Stinger Systems below. Secured the company s largest multi-million dollar sale to one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the United States. Designed and implemented a detailed competitor analysis protocol with great success. Gave up my clients as an Independent Contractor to join All Traffic Solutions with an offer I could not refuse to focus on new product launch for a very exciting industry-first.

Ranked Sixth in the Nation in Sales (promoted twice within 18 months) promoting/selling monitoring solutions to large businesses that involved burglar, fire, carbon monoxide, and flood protection as well as hardware solutions that involved card-access control and video surveillance with reoccurring annual revenue. Promoted multiple times: Began as residential Resales Representative, advanced as a Small Business Representative, and finished as a Commercial Account Executive. Lead the Resales team in sales. Maintained 100% first appointment on-the-spot close ratios for a six month period. First position in the corporate industry.

Former President of Vistelar. With hundreds of thousands trained worldwide and thousands of instructors, Vistelar, a global company headquartered in Milwaukee-WI is considered the world leader in preventing and managing conflict at the point of impact—the few to several minute period during an interaction when a situation can escalate to emotional or physical violence. Rebranded the overall message and set a new focus and priorities as a "total conflict prevention and management solutions provider." Significantly increased the number of testimonials, client lists, and exposure in the marketplace. By Systematizing various processes and initiatives throughout 2015, saw through more project accomplishments than all all prior years while increasing revenue. This was accomplished with half the staff from 2014 and no new investments. Implemented new and unique strategies that resulted in an immediate and substantial spike in leads. Tied and maximized the sales and marketing process together: A-Z I resigned from Vistelar to start Advanced Hires, a company I currently own and manage.

CEO at Advanced Hires: Advanced Hires is a full service IT Recruiting & Placement firm. Direct placements, contracts-to-hire, and project placement services.

Graduated with a 3.7GPA Cum Laude in Business Management

Dean’s List of Honor Students (3.8GPA). * Ranked Third in the Police Science Graduating Class. * National Vocational Technical Honor Society * Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. * Tutored Students.

Graduated with a 4.0 GPA. Master's Degree in Leadership Studies with an extensive focus on research.