Merry Z.

Bishop
1338 Edgewater Drive
704-553-2244
Charlotte, NC 28210
themerrymarketer@aol.com
"What you create I help make great."

Career Objective
To transfer my exceptional work ethic, extensive business acumen and diverse pro
fessional skill set into a new career venue focusing on Business Development, Ma
rketing Support and Sales.
Marketing / Business Development / Sales / Management / Operations
Committed to becoming an excellent business development, marketing and sales sup
port professional offering additional experience in project/account/personnel ma
nagement, and business/facilities operations. Exceptional communicator with exce
llent problem solving ability and a keen aptitude to access business needs, effe
ctively identify opportunities, develop focus and provide tactical business solu
tions. Available for travel. Relocation acceptable.
Core professional competencies include experience in:
* Business Development, Planning & Forecasting
* Strategic Marketing Campaigns
* Key account Acquisition & Retention & Sales
* Presentations & Negotiations
* Customer Relations Management
* Project Management
* Staff Development, Management & Training
* General Business Operations Skills

Key Accomplishments
* Co-developed a small business into a 20 year, multimillion dollar business
* Negotiated numerous large $ business deals, conception to completion
* Integrated new division of specialty products into 3 company locations
* Developed & maintained over 2000 client accounts, promoting over 40 product li
nes in a two-state territory for over 15 years
* Construction project manager & trade designer for IBM Corp.
8000+ people, 400K +/- square foot manufacturing/lab facility

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Professional Career Experience
All Light Ministries, International, Tallahassee, FL (2009 - Present)
Consulting Marketing Coordination, Business Development/Administration
* Responsible for assisting the growth of this new business from inception * Hel
ped develop business marketing plan
* Implementing marketing program, promoting to other ministries * Handling admin
istrative responsibilities * Acting as a
personal assistant to the Senior Minister as requested * Contributions have s
et the standard and format for this
ministry to grow nationally and internationally. Part-time consulting position
US Census Bureau 2010 Initiative, Charlotte, NC
(2009 - 2010)
Enumerator - Three temporary 2 to 6 week assignments
The Poteet Group, Charlotte, NC, Manufacturer's Representative (1994 - 2009)
Marketing/Sales/Product Consulting/Customer Service, Rep Firm Business to Busine
ss
* Managed a large territory with diverse customer base of Architects, Designers,
Contractors and End Users in a
highly lucrative, specialty construction product, market. * On-site presentati
ons, trade shows and created personal
business relationships with client base. * Developed and maintained relationsh
ips with multiple manufacturers
* Met manufacturer's stringent sales requirements. * Trained and educated a grea
t team into new product technologies/
marketing techniques and assisted them in honing their sales skills. * Enjoyed
team success as each individual
experienced proficiency. * Proudly contributed to developing The Poteet Group
into a successful profit center.
Cache', Charlotte, NC (1993)
Assistant Store manager
* Responsible for profit/loss and personal sales goals * Honed personnel managem
ent skills and sales skills in a retail environment. * Managed the s
tore for several months during primary manager's absence
A+ COMMUNICATIONS, Charlotte, NC (1992)
Technology Sales/Customer Service, Business to Business and Individual Clients
* Focused on communication needs for promotion and sales of technology. * Utili
zed previous retail and business
sales skills for this high-paced position. * Performed analysis of customer's
business needs shaping many proposals
focused on the customer's requirements. * Successfully prepared and presented
customer training presentations in
equipment use, and participated in presentating to A+ staff in training semina
rs.
ALL INTERIOR SUPPLY, INC. /Architectural Products & Services, FL, NC/SC, TN
(1989 -1991)
Sales and Marketing Representative/Program Coordinator, Business to Business
New division startup was one of the best parts of this job. * Lead a team which
integrated Architectural Products
and Services into the parent company's existing product sales base. * Embraced t
he challenge of wearing "many hats."
* In addition to sales and marketing responsibilities: created programs for othe
r sales professionals. * Maintained a
'can do' attitude, enabling the Architectural Products & Services division to
expanded and benefited financially.
IBM CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC & Burlington, VT (1980 - 1989)
Marketing Administrator / Facilities Trade Designer & Project Coordinator
* Organized training seminars for sales executives * Assisted in putting togethe
r marketing proposals
* Performed marketing research.
* Designed, coordinated, orchestrated and managed site, construction & rearrange
ment projects for the lab and chip
manufacturing facility in Burlington, VT. * Grew and learned the excellent l
evel of professionalism at IBM,
which I offer today

Education: BS in Human Development and Resources, University of Vermont, Burlin

gton, VT