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Richard is skilled in all aspects of business development
including prospecting, presenting and account management.
A former US Marine and Austin police officer,
Richard has applied this disciplined lifestyle to the
discipline of selling. His unique combination of vision,
management, business and communication skills allows
him to effectively coach individuals and businesses
in the area of customer acquisition.
Richard’s competencies and professional experiences
include:
U.S. Marine Corps--learned his most valuable management
lesson: Effective organizational power comes from the
alignment of a vision and a mission executed by a team
of capable people.
Austin Police Officer—learned to deal with people
in crisis and use of available resources to bring conditions
that are out-of-control into manageable situations.
Successfully providing
services to many of Austin’s largest companies
including AMD, Sematech, Applied Materials, PPD, UPS,
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, and Solectron.
Proven effectiveness in consulting with sales teams
as well as coaching individual sales people.
Increasing sales of a team by as much as 100% during
a six-month intervention.
Richard earned his Bachelor of Science degree in criminal
justice with a concentration in forensic science at
the University of Southern Mississippi. He currently
serves on the steering committee of the St. Edwards
University’s Business Development Council and
is a Managing Partner of the Austin Chamber of Commerce.
Richard formerly served as an Area Governor for Toastmasters
International and is now Vice President of Education
at the club level.
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