Patti Meek

Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States

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About me
Product Manager at LEER Group
Education
- Indiana university
  1983 - 1985
  B.s home economics
  Supplementary Training: I-Mentor, Project Management, Project Initiation, Experimentation Training, Leaders of Whirlpool Enterprise, Engaging Manager
- St. joseph high school
  1976 - 1980
  H.s. diploma college prep
- Aquinas college - grand rapids
  1980 - 1980
  Na liberal arts
- Lake michigan college
  1981 - 1983
  A.a. liberal arts
  Activities and Societies: Band, Show Choir (Band)
Experience
- Susie's casuals
  May 1985 - Oct 1988
  Store manager
- Greeman brothers
  Oct 1988 - Sept 1991
  Area representative
- Lakeland regional health center
  Nov 1991 - Oct 1995
  Payroll administrator
- Southwest michigan regional airport
  Oct 1995 - Mar 2000
  Marketing manager
  Developed and implemented a comprehensive marketing program to increase community awareness and ticket sales by collaborating with Northwest Airlines and obtaining state grants of $25,000 through the Michigan Bureau of Aeronautics.
- Sears sales & marketing
  Mar 2000 - Jan 2002
  Sales coordinator
  - Managed price discrepancy report from Sears- Prepared weekly sell through report- Coordinated meetings and travel with Sears buying team
- Kenmore food preparation
  Jan 2002 - Dec 2005
  - Managed cost and quality projects into new product line resulting in over $10 savings per unit- Developed 5 year product plans for Kenmore Food Preparation that aligned with the corporate brand portfolio- Launched multiple product lines simultaneously within budget - Managed process to drive quality improvements reducing SIR from 42% to 16%- Managed in-home research for innovative Food Preparation concepts
  - Category Manager
    Aug 2003 - Dec 2005
  - Marketing Communications Manager
    Jan 2002 - Aug 2003
- Whirlpool corporation
  Dec 2005 - Oct 2011
  - Increased laundry market share by 6% through developing and implementing new launch training program- Initiated distribution of training materials directly to over 25,000 retail sales associates- Developed innovative video training for Retail Sales reaching 80% of channel - Achieved #1 course rating during National Sales Conference in 2009 and 2010- Managed Sears Cluster Training program to train over 7,000 sales associates and included multiple categories, 110 facilitators, and 600 training sessions across 116 locations, in one calendar week Show less
  - Category Manager
    Apr 2011 - Oct 2011
  - Sales Training Manager
    Dec 2005 - Apr 2011
- Pathfinders advertising & marketing group
  Aug 2018 - now
  - Account Executive
    Mar 2012 - now
  - Account Supervisor
    Aug 2018 - Mar 2021
- Leer group
  Mar 2021 - now
  Product manager
Licenses & Certifications
- Pricing strategy: value-based pricing
  Linkedin
  Dec 2022
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- Change management certification
  Acuity institute
  May 2017
- Inbound certification
  Hubspot
  Aug 2015
  View certificate