KATHERINE LOUISE CARR
QUALIFIED BY: Over 16 years proven experience interfacing with
large and small business owners for their
telecommunications and advertising needs.
EXPERIENCE:
Small Business Development
(Represented AT&T for 3 years at functions for the Chula Vista,
La Mesa, Otay Mesa and National City Chambers of Commerce interfacing
with business owners, community leaders and local politicians.
(Represented Pacific Bell Directory at La Mesa Chamber of Commerce
and as chamber "Ambassador" welcoming new chamber members and
coordinating their business needs with services provided by the chamber.
(For the past three years, I've served as seminar coordinator,
San Diego branch, for the Small Business Development Workshops
with accomplishments that include:
-Interfacing with SBA, SBDC, business and community leaders for the
planning, promoting and facilitation of small business development
seminars.
-Serving as the local single point of contact for registration,
check-in and material distribution to sponsors, planners and
seminar attendees.
-Radio and newspaper interviews to promote seminar attendance and
awareness of other Pacific Bell Directory programs available to
small business owners.
-Coordination of all branch efforts and promotions to increase
internal employee awareness of offerings available through PBD to
enhance customer service and add credibility to the consultative
selling process.
-Set up and maintain database of seminar attendees and business
owners who show an interest in other PBD programs.
-Member of Q2 Sale Evaluation Team and Telemarketing Process Team
interfacing with senior management, BIS managers, sales managers
and peers to fine tune and improve processes within PBD to meet
growing competition.
-Represented telemarketing in statewide roll out of 1996 Sharpening
Your Competitive Edge/Competing With Mega Discounters Seminar
program presented by Cathy Walters and Kent Burnes.
EXPERIENCE:
Marketing Services
(Achieved 125 percent increase in the number of qualified leads by
initiating basic sales training to field technicians and becoming
their single point of contact.
(Consistently maintained top sales position for 3 straight years in a
highly competitive telemarketing and outside sales environment.
(For AT&T, designed and implemented client surveys which successfully
generated customer referrals and repeat business.
(Consistently explore new sales opportunities and develop existing
markets by forming network groups and working with business
organizations.
Training & Staff Development
(Often use motivational training, behavior modification and technical
instruction to ignite productivity in personnel at AT&T and PACBELL.
(Responsible for technical and sales training for new employees.
(Develop and lead seminars in sales training and customer service.
Management/Administration
(Experienced in developing and implementing methods and procedures that
effectively support sales and customer service requirements.
(Creative aptitude for evaluating and revising policies, standards and
goals to maintain a competitive edge.
(Spearheaded company efforts to revise and expedite procedures for long
distance and WATS line orders eliminating costly backlog of delayed
orders and establishing a 98 percent completion rate.
(An experienced coordinator of interdepartmental meetings, training
seminars and leisure hour activities for building company and employee
cohesiveness.
Education
(Southwestern College 2 1/2 years.
(Extensive Sales, Motivational and on the job training with Pacific Bell,
Mountain Bell, AT&T and Pacific Bell Directory.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
1990-- Pacific Bell Directory, San Diego, CA
1984--1990 AT&T Information Systems, Phoenix, AZ and San Diego, CA
1980--1984 Mountain Bell Telephone Company, Phoeniz, AZ
1969--1980 Pacific Bell Telephone Company, San Diego, CA
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