Bradford Dent

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  May 1975 - May 1985

  GySgt Marine Recruiter

  Serving 10 years with the Marine Corps, Meritoriously promoted 3 times including a Meritorious promotion to E-7 GySgt. Awarded the Navy Achievement Medal by the SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. Last assignment was the officer in charge of the largest recruiting station in the nation for the Marine Corps. Direct leadership of 16 canvassing production recruiters. RS Chicago was the top station in the nation over a 3 year period.

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  Wunderlich Doors

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1992

  Sales Manager

  Mr Wunderlich took a chance and hired a young Marine Corps veteran to lead the Wholesale program of Garage Doors to Lumber yards and Builders in a 5 state area.Clients included 84 Lumber- Hines Lumber- Alexander Lumber - Sales grew at 18% a year

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  Nykiel Carlin and Associates CPA Firm

  Sept 1991 - Oct 1994

  Sales Manager

  Was responsible for the sales growth of this 70 person firm. Developed sales campaigns to attract new clients.Firm Revenue grew 35% per year for 3 years.

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  Marvin F Poer & Company

  Oct 1994 - Mar 1998

  Senior Business Development Executive

  Team Leader, Sales and Use Taxes, North AmericaWas the first sales professional brought into develop a sales and use tax practice. Recruiting new clients with in the fortune 1000 and expanding that service into a property tax client base of over 4,000 clients. In 1997 I secured the single largest engagement in the firms 30 year history

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  Strategis Asset and Valuation

  Mar 1998 - Mar 2001

  Vice President

  Practice development of a new sales and use tax practice for this 80 year old firm. Responsibilities included the implementation of a strategic marketing campaign directed at the Fortune 1000.In 2001 Strategis was sold to Smart and Associates

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  Joseph c Sansone Company

  Mar 2001 - Jun 2004

  Business Development Executive

  Direct sales of Sales Tax, Personal Property Tax andReal Estate tax services in a multi-state area. Industry focus was middle market companies in the Retail, Manufacturing, Hospitality industry. Sales exceeded600,000 per year in fees received and paid.

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  American Express Tax and Business Services

  Jul 2004 - Oct 2005

  Senior Business Development

  Sold new consulting engagements to mid size companies for Sales and Use Tax, Personal Property Tax and Real Estate Tax services. Was assigned to the State and Local tax group of TBS.Delivering High power solutions to our clients in theManufacturing, Hospitality, Distribution, and LeasingIndustry.American Express TBS was sold to RSM Mcgladrey

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  Peisner Johnson & Company, LLP.

  Oct 2009 - Sept 2011

  Account Manager

  One of the largest CPA firms in the country that limits its practice solely to State and Local tax consulting.We work with a diversity of industries active in all 50 states.THE SALES TAX EXPERTS- And we can prove it-

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  National Tax Resource Group

  Jan 2013 - Feb 2022

  Senior Account Executive

  National Tax Resource Group (NTRG) delivers property tax expertise and management of the ad valorem appeals and administration process for national commercial property owners.NTRG was formed because of the absolute necessity for property owners to have access to a true, national tax consulting service that uses local and "specific property type" experts for every assignment. NTRG manages the use of the best local consultants in over 80 markets throughout the entire U.S.

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  Invoke Tax Partners

  Mar 2022 - Dec 2024

  Business Development Manager

  Invoke Tax Partners delivers state and local tax solutions to corporations across the nation. Committed to tried-and-true methodologies and equipped with modern technology, our sales and use tax and property tax consultants create a meaningful partnership to invoke impactful results your firm deserves.