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Thomas K. Odell's Resume

 

Thomas K. Odell

1223 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 260  -  Santa Monica, CA  90403

www.tko.net

1.800.881.2740   -   www.pageTom.com   -   TomOdell@gmail.com

Objective: A challenging management or executive sales position utilizing my skills in sales, marketing and management.

Profile: A senior sales management professional with a consistent record of high productivity combined with strong mentoring and leadership skills as well as demonstrated abilities in implementing successful business operating plans with an emphasis in new business development and client relations including:

  • Trained and skilled in advanced negotiation techniques
  • Group, executive and boardroom presentations
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Market analysis and strategy development

Possess strength as an executive generalist with a talent for guiding business growth.

Demonstrated ability to achieve company goals through an uncompromising effort, sound negotiating and problem solving and a hands-on, hard-work business ethic.

Experience: Career responsibilities have encompassed both managing opportunities and managing people.

  • National account sales
  • New business development
  • Sales forecasting
  • Profit generation programs
  • Market analysis and development of competitive strategies
  • Product training program development
  • Client relations

Have managed large sales staffs as well as carried large personal sales quotas including national and global account responsibilities.


Employment History: TKO Associates Ltd. – Los Angeles, CA
MANAGING PARTNER 2002 - Present
  • Provide sales and consulting services to emerging companies in the financial, CRM, and strategic enterprise software markets within a 3-6 month on-project assignment focus.
  • Specialized services include: business and market entry strategy plans; development of marcom materials; product management assessments; sales team development.
  • Custom clients include companies such as Five Peak Software, D2B Inc., Sempire Systems and other emerging new businesses.

AT&T Business Services Division – San Francisco, CA
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER

2001 - 2002

  • Certified in AT&T telecommunications networking and responsible for account management of voice, teleconferencing and other network services to AT&T Business Service Division core clients
  • Farmed new sales funnel and exceeded company quota for ramped new business.

Business Objects - San Jose, CA

AREA MANAGER

1999 - 2000

  • Responsible for 7-state sales rollout plan of DSS software to Fortune 500 corporations.
  • Hired and directed headcount of eight account managers.
  • Accountable for operations (P/L) budget.

Automatic Data Processing Technical Data Services - Rockville, MD

DIRECTOR, NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

1994 - 1999

  • Successfully negotiated major new national account agreements which tripled national account unit segment revenues.
  • Designed and deployed national product training programs which increased customer retention at a minimal cost.
  • Member of ADP President’s Club.
  • Ranked #1 in national team for sales performance.

NORTHWEST REGIONAL MANAGER

1991 - 1993
  • Set up and managed sales and service operations for Northwest sales region including California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska.

American President Companies (APC) - Oakland, CA
PACIFIC CENTRAL REGIONAL MANAGER

1981 - 1990

  • Developed and implemented annual marketing plan tripling production and producing $76 million in annual sales revenues.
  • Directed staff of 10, including sales professionals, sales support and administrative personnel. Recruited, hired, trained, motivated, evaluated and counseled key personnel. Administrated annual $700,000 operating budget.
  • Ranked #1 nationally for increasing sales.

Education: San Jose State University   -  San Jose, CA
Bachelor of Arts Degree         -  Communications
Training:

Xerox Training Program: Personal Selling Skills; Sandler Training Systems: Negotiating Skills; Lewis Allen Training Program: Management Process; Huthwaite Training Program: Spin Selling


Technology: All Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage); Business Objects and Business Objects’ WebIntelligence, OLAP; Clarify CRM; Salesforce.com SFA

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