PATRICIA HARRISON DRENNAN

3 Bridges Street | Warwick, NY 10990

845.544.1869 | 973.760.4940 | pdd13604@westpost.net
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Execution-minded sales and marketing executive with over 15 years of experience
and an exceptionally strong track record of demonstrable success prospecting, re
lationship building, and closing deals. Tenacious and energetic natural leader w
ho will not take anoa for an answer and who is driven to go above and beyond to
drive revenue and grow sales. Honest & dependable self starter who excels at ide
ntifying customer needs and creating a sales strategy to close the sale. Skillfu
l, active listener with superior communication, presentation, and interpersonal
skills. Organized and resourceful consummate professional who always maintains t
he highest level of personal integrity.
- SELECT EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS -
* Successfully negotiated and closed major deals with Home Depot, New Jersey Tra
nsit, & Bed, Bath & Beyond
* Generated over $1.7M in annual sales, far exceeding an established annual sale
s goal of $1.5M
* Conceptualized and established innovative sales and marketing strategies that
increased company visibility
* Won the 2007 Orange County Brokeras Association team award for selling the mos
t homes/units
* Recognized for outstanding sales ability and honored with six quarterly sales
awards at Staffmark
* Developed and administered a large sales and marketing budget; held full fisca
l (P&L) accountability
* Mentored, coached, motivated, and led teams of customer-oriented sales and mar
keting professionals
* Assessed organizational staffing needs and recruited, interviewed, and hired s
taff to meet those needs
* Conceptualized and executed sales strategies that increased client base by 28%
(from 28 to 36)
* Exceeded three successive quarterly sales budgets by 10%
* Received the 2004 Staffmark Northeast regionas aChairmanas Cluba award for out
standing performance
* Honored with the aHighest Revenue Accounta award at Cameo Personnel
* Increased annual sales by 25% and increased annual client base by 12% at Cameo
Personnel
* Led the opening of a new sales territory and then directed & oversaw operation
s for the newly opened territory
* Increased client base from 160 to 282 at Dore Jewelry (a wholesale costume jew
elry sales business)
* Doubled sales territory revenue within only two years at Cameo Personnel
* Improved gross margins at Staffmark by 31% (from 22 to 29)
* Increased new patients from an average of 6 to 16 per week at Optimum Performa
nce Physical Therapy
- CAREER HISTORY -
Director of Sales and Marketing, Optimum Performance Physical Therapy 2009 - pre
sent
Sales Associate, Leyland Alliance / Warwick Grove 2006 - 2008
Sales Representative a" Selling Branch Manager 2001 - 2006
Sales Representative a" Selling Branch Manager, Cameo Personnel 1995 - 2001
Possess an ongoing commitment to volunteer service and currently volunteer for t
he Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Warwick Food Pantry. Previously se
rved as an Edison Chamber of Commerce Board Member.
- EDUCATION -
Bachelor of Arts, Speech Communications a" Boston College