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LINDA K.

ALLONGE-BYBEE
309-648-5513 309-697-8553 [email protected] OBJECTIVE An unconventional sales and marketing professional focusing on inside and outside sales, and account management. Persistence and drive has consistently allowed me to exceed both professional and personal goals pertaining to market share, seeking and acquiring new business, cross selling to different departments and organizations, and securing exclusive contracts in a highly competitive marketplace. Strengths include cold calling, adaptability to a quick changing sales environment, problem resolution and building lifelong successful and fruitful relationships. SKILLS

New Products Development Account Management Product Development Communication Customer Development Event Planning Trade Show Coordination Sales Trends and Competition Evaluation

Social Media Marketing Client Needs Assessment Client Needs Assessment Works Independently Public Relations Personal Assistant National Association Committee Work

ACCOMPLISHMENTS National Educations top sales representative in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 First sales hire positioned "out of foot print " east of Colorado for Wells Fargo Co-produced and developed "Bet the Bank" an interactive game show used to teach Principle Banking 101 and e-commerce to high school students and college freshman. The program gained national recognition by winning a request for proposal and used at Nike Summer Camps. 19982004 Co-developed and organized, INAH, the Illinois Nursing and Allied Health Association, a group focused on the national nursing shortage, health educator shortage, problems due to the lack of and shared clinical space and nursing student retention and completion rates. The groups push resulted in the National Nursing Loan Forgiveness Program for Health Educators. Wells Fargo Junior Executive of the Year 1999 and 2000 Wells Fargo "Kick Ass Award" recipient 2002 EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY Regional Marketing Manager 2003 2011 National Education Servicing, Chicago, Illinois Sold education loan originations, products and services Top performer with sales topping $60 million in volume Build multi-level relationships with top colleges and universities Developed Debt Management and Credit Counseling Material and Presentations Convinced senior level accounts to move their business from federal loan programs back to private sector programs Successfully brought high numbers of new accounts annually Community and local organization outreach

Changed market strategy to include relationship building focusing on CFO, Enrollment Management and Long Range and Strategic Planning Committees

Account Executive IL, MI and MO 1997 2002 Wells Fargo Education Financial Services, Sioux Falls, SD Signed over 50% of targeted schools, resulting in $20 million in repeat business and $12 million in new business going in to year two Exceeded target number of required signed contracts by 150% Signed fifteen exclusive contracts for Wells Fargo specific products Designed and co-developed "Focus on Finance'" in joint collaboration with the State of Illinois, a Principle Banking: 101 curriculum designed for high school junior and seniors Recognized for obtaining and managing Nike Summer Camp annual invitation Account Representative 1996 1998 National City/PNC, Peoria, Illinois Position designed specifically to obtain my already established; large number of high profile accounts. $16 million first year volume Design and co-developed new alternative and retail loan products and services, branding and marketing those products Loan origination and customer service Successfully penetrated an untapped Chicago market resulting in $30 million in new business Building and maintaining external relationships Worked independently Marketing Account Representative 1994 1996 First Bank, St. Louis, Missouri Dissolved individual banking contracts with the Department of Education, resulting in one centralized student loan division, supporting contracts with all major credit reporting agencies, loan origination software platforms and conducting in house life of loan servicing operations Created and designed new marketing ad campaigns, Trademarked logo and tag line which is still used today by corporate Financial Aid Advisor/Debt Mgt Counselor 1990 1994 Spoon River College, Canton, Illinois Counseled and advised college students on financial aid application and regulation Administered and certified Title IV federal aid Conducted entrance, exit and debt management presentations as required by law EDUCATION Facebook Marketing Boot Camp October 2011 - current Wells Fargo Junior Executive Sales Training, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1997-2002 Dale Carnegie Professional Sales Training, Walnut Creek, California, annually from 1997-2002 Illinois Central College, East Peoria, Illinois, 1984-1985 REFERENCES Available Upon Request
LINDA K. ALLONGE-BYBEE 309-648-5513 309-697-8553 [email protected]

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