Jef Barr

Experience

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  AVW-TELAV

  Sept 1998 - Feb 2003

  Improvement and maintenance of unit relationships - Part of sales team responsible for $10 million+ revenue annually - Growth of sales relationships throughout the area Increased annual revenue for unit by 37% in the first year through improved operations, staff management and increased sales efforts

  • Sales Manager / Branch Sales

    Jan 2002 - Feb 2003

  • Unit Director

    Sept 1998 - Jan 2002
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  Swank Audio Visuals

  Jul 2003 - Oct 2011

  Responsible for $3.2million+ budget in 2010 and 2011 - Efforts included realigning the multi-unit sales focus and growing the area through sales and better sales operations and procedures - Conducted on-going sales training and mentorships with Sales Coordinators, Sales Managers and unit Directors in the Colorado area - Developed new operational tools for tracking sales forecasts versus actuals and for calculating rental profits before applying deeper discounts, the forecast tool became a required monthly report for the area from all units and was introduced in many other regions in North America Show less

  • Director of Sales / Area Sales

    Aug 2007 - Oct 2011

  • Director of Sales

    Jul 2003 - Aug 2007
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  PSAV Presentation Services

  Aug 2003 - now

  Director of Operations

  Providing direction to regional management staff on new equipment purchases - Responsible for primary coordination of scheduling 60+ employees for the area - Responsibility in training staff on basic to mid-level audio-visual setups - Ongoing training with staff members for proper interaction with clients - Conducting employee evaluations and career path management for unit employees - Responsible for daily/quarterly inventory tracking, staff communication network and coordination of labor and equipment needs throughout the area Show less