Matthew Smith

Professional interests:

Personal activities:

Traveling/Living abroad:
Zambia Africa - 3 month good will stay living and creating lasting relationships with the people I was involved with
Italy - a total of 25 days over two trips spent studying and visiting key historical landmarks
Costa Rica - 10 day visit
Nicaragua - 7 day humanitarian visit
Mexico - Numerous humanitarian visits
Other European/Canadian visits

Outdoor activities:

To use my proven sales skills to secure a position in an organization within the United States or abroad.

Finished 2008 ranked in the top 5 at my position Nationally
Responsible for sales of Newell Rubbermaid Construction Products to distributors in NE and IA

Awarded Top performing region in 2007
Managed a large regional territory based out of Portland, Oregon, marketing to multi-national industrial companies
Day-to-day duties included: increasing brand awareness and converting distributors and contractors to Irwin products
Responsible for double digit territory growth despite lagging construction market
Conducted workshops and seminars to educate account managers on Irwin products

Consistently ranked in top three in sales nationally for Newell Rubbermaid
Responsible for sales forecasts and inventory management for 13 brands and five departments within stores across Oregon.
Generated annual revenue of $13 million in products sold
Nationally recognized for marketing strategies – using strategic events, demonstrations, and contests – to build brand awareness.
Conducted market planning sessions for The Home Depot management team at the store, district, and regional levels