Matthew R. McLean
1700 Woodview Circle
Pelham, AL 35124
205-529-4029
mattplanet@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
Using my organizational skills, consultative selling skills, my ability to learn things quickly, and a never-ending supply of positive energy and enthusiasm, partnered with my extensive experience in sales, corporate business, marketing and communications, I would like to obtain a career opportunity with a great company where these skills and experience can be utilized to their fullest extent for the advancement of both myself and my company.
EXPERIENCE
Great Leads, LLC
Atlanta, GA
Independent Contractor - Lead Generation Specialist
February 2010 - Present
* Responsibilities include receiving inbound calls from potential clients of various companies, surveying each person in an attempt to qualify them for the service they are interested in, and sending each qualified lead to the company directly.
* This position is a telecommuting position.
Muzak Focus Four, LLC
Pelham, AL
Inside Account Executive
November 2009 – February 2010
* Responsibilities include calling on current and new customers, evaluating their needs by conducting surveys by phone, and maximizing up-sell opportunities wherever possible.
ITT Technical Institute
Bessemer, AL
Educational Recruiter, Senior I
July 2008 – November 2009
* Responsibilities included calling on prospective students on a daily basis, assessing their interest via phone survey, and setting up face-to-face appointments for the purpose of enrolling as many students into the various programs at ITT Tech as possible.
Virginia College Online
Birmingham, AL
Admissions Associate
September 2006 – June 2008
*Responsibilities included receiving inbound calls from prospective students and conducting interviews with the purpose of enrolling them into various online degree programs.
Cingular Wireless (Now AT&T Mobility)
Birmingham, AL
Telesales Representative/Telesales Manager
January 2003 – August 2006
* Responsibilities included receiving incoming calls on a daily basis from existing and potential customers in a call center environment.
* Promoted to Telesales Manager position on July 19th, 2004.
* As a Telesales Manager, duties include coaching and developing an assigned team of Telesales Consultants, varying in number from 10-17 consultants.
Oakstone Wellness Publishing
Birmingham, AL
Account Manager
January 2002 – December 2002
* Responsibilities included selling a wide range of subscription and ancillary products to a specific sales territory by utilizing cold-calling methods to achieve sales results.
Xerox Corporation
Birmingham, AL
Marketing Sales Representative
August 1996-September 1998
* Responsibilities included working with outside sales representatives to distribute and track outside sales leads on a daily basis and report all activities to senior management.
EDUCATION
Jefferson Christian Academy
Birmingham, AL
* Graduated with an Advanced Academic High School Diploma in May 1991.
University of Mobile
Mobile, AL
* Completed coursework with a major in Communications from August 1991 to June 1993.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
* Completed coursework at various times with a major in Communications. Dates attended were July 1993 to May 1994, and September 1994 to July 1996.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Highly proficient at all Microsoft Office applications (including Outlook and Office 2007), installing and removing software applications, troubleshooting Windows 2000-XP-Vista & Mac problems, and multi-tasking environments and database applications.
REFERENCES
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