Walter Boone

• Manage national sales operations, including strategic oversight of major distribution partners (UNFI, KeHE, DOT Foods), ensuring consistent revenue growth and expanded market penetration. • Serve as key account lead for Publix, driving a 30% year-over-year sales increase through targeted planning, promotional execution, and relationship management. • Lead sales and market data analytics for the organization, delivering actionable insights to cross-functional teams and executive leadership. • Develop and present sales forecasts, category trends, and customer-specific performance metrics to support strategic decision-making and national planning. • Partner with brand and marketing teams to align sales strategy with consumer insights and industry trends, informing product positioning and promotional planning. • Drive internal reporting and visualization improvements, enabling more efficient sales tracking and performance evaluation

Sixth-generation owned Pretzel Bakery based out of Reading, PA. Most known for its innovative products; the "Splits" and "Shells" pretzels. Unique continues to set the gold standard for product quality as it develops as a top-tier pretzel brand. Such high standards lead to Unique being named "Snack Producer of the Year" in 2016. My roles within this amazing organization: - Spearhead the development of the processess and procedures to maximize internal efficiency and communications. - Develop lasting relationships within the industry while expanding Unique's selling portfolio

• Developed escorted and FIT tour packages through constant communications with suppliers and costs negotiations • Researched potentially new destinations and competitors to provide any possible advantages in the escorted tour market • Monitored the day to day situation in high profile countries in the middle east to potentially renew tours • Managed all activities within assigned regions of the world. Assignments included Peru, Morocco, Turkey, Israel, and Jordan • Completed other projects as needed

• Communicated with clients to create or select ideal vacation, often through multiple phone calls and emails over time • Provided quality customer service to clients through various forms of contact • Multi-tasked in a fast-paced environment by managing to answer approximately 30-70 calls daily while building vacation packages and answering incoming emails • Demonstrated creativity and persuasive skills by guiding clients to higher cost vacation opportunities, such as longer trips and upgrading accommodations • Learned two new software programs in a classroom and real world setting; Softrip, a reservations and desktop management program, and GDS, a airline-styled flight management program

• Managed purchasing of resources, both material and labor, for clients through Ariba and SAP for multiple clients while receiving calls and emails from customers • Reviewed purchase requisitions for correct content before approving, directly negotiating prices with vendors whenever possible • Demonstrated ability to handle heavy workload by processing approximately 50-70 requisitions daily • Provided clients an extra service by sourcing items that could not be found from commonly used suppliers • Given responsibility of training two new buying center specialists

• Established daily schedule for teenaged camp, ensuring all activities ran smoothly. Responsibilities included supervising campers during field trips and at pool, solving conflicts, coordinating activities with or camps • Created games and or activities, showing empathetic personality by tailoring activities to meet campers’ requests and overall direction of camp • Collaborated with other counselors to run larger group activities, resulting in supervision of over 50 children at a time • Resolved conflicts between campers and students, maintaining positive attitude and disciplining children with respect • Communicated with parents and guardians to discuss problems and any upcoming events. Received gifts from parents for efforts

• Created educational programs to support museum exhibits with virtually no supervision while learning role of visitor services in a public history business • Displayed project management capabilities by outlining project process and estimated time of completion, finishing project ahead of time. Presented progress of project to supervisors periodically • Personified quick learning abilities by working in a federal library with little training. Responsibilities include retrieving and returning materials, aiding searches for materials, clearing classified documents for public use • Assisted another intern in completing a different educational program. Worked collaboratively on designing brochures and research; project virtually finished within a month • Worked with Curatorial and Audio/Visual departments to access all possible exhibit information in order to better program • Personified leadership by training in and leading tour of public history grounds to school children and adults