Matt Ward

Experience

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  At Wholesale Home- Improvements, Inc.

  Feb 2005 - Oct 2006

  Marketing Manager

  • Recruited, trained, organized and led a team of over 30 demonstrators in 9 retail locations to generate an average of 500 qualified leads per week• Established and enhanced cooperative relationships with major retailers resulting in prime display locations and expanded “customer contact” areas

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  Paradise Sunrooms

  Oct 2006 - Apr 2008

  Field Marketing Manager

  • Implemented zone system to assist in selecting, developing, and disciplining field team members for 54 Divisional Home Depot Stores, 17 Sams Clubs, and 11 Meijer stores• Recruited, directed, and mentored 6 Zone Managers to ensure field teams successfully executed strategies

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  Owens Corning Basement Finishing Systems

  Apr 2008 - Mar 2010

  Field Marketing Manager

  • Amalgamated 3 Chicago offices into one location, reducing company overhead by 35%, while successfully launching 4 new complementary product lines, increasing net sales.• Provided ongoing performance feedback, guidance, priority setting, and task assignment to field teams, reaching company expectation of 30% growth in lead generation.

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  Various

  Mar 2010 - Jul 2012

  Contract Channel Marketing Professional

  Our Home Energy- Naperville, IL Art & Company- Orland Park, IL The Preferred Group- Bartlett, IL MasterShield- Bartlett, IL Chicago Gutter Glove- Bensenville IL Milwaukee Gutter Glove- Milwaukee, WI LeafFilter North- Wood Dale, IL H.C.A. Inc. - Tinley Park, IL - B2B relationship building/ recruitment of under-marketed Home Improvement businesses - Performed and dissected over-all marketing analysis in order to recommend aggressive proactive strategic options based upon company specific targeted demographics and metrics- Developed and implemented organizational structures and procedures to optimize work flow efficiencies and budget maximization of recruited, trained and scheduled field marketers Show less

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  1 Temp Home

  Jul 2012 - Apr 2017

  V.P. Business Development

  Sales and Marketing-Executed in-home sales presentations, closing projects for HVAC, Zoning Systems, Air Sealing, Insulation, Weatherization, and Air Balancing-Acquired necessary training and knowledge in order to develop air balancing division for increased margins and enhanced comfort effectiveness of insulation projects-Executed Pus 1 marketing canvassing program to capitalize on strategically identified neighborhoods with multi-product expansion of insulation, windows & doors, HVAC-Developed and uploaded all online business profiles and created and optimized review- generating content Energy Auditing/ Home Performance-Initiated and directed the Utility Rebate-sponsored Energy Efficiency Programs including NICOR, ComEd, NSG & Peoples Gas programs-Acquired BA & EP certifications in order to perform certified energy audits to include combustion safety testing, gas leakage testing, and blower door testing-Performed whole house energy efficiency inspections- recommending improvements, quoting scopes of work, and negotiating and closing contracts/ salesProject Management-Performed project scheduling , onsite project management, and installation of measures-Trained crews on proper air sealing and insulation procedures based upon program M&I standards required for Utility rebates-Acquired hands on skills necessary to optimize Hvac sales, maintenance, service and installation divisions for add-on sales revenue-Developed co-operative relationships with HVAC providers in order to utilize referral network for customer’s needs Show less

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  ARC Insulation

  Apr 2017 - Oct 2018

  Sales, Marketing and Project Management
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  Chicago Home Shows by Omni Media

  Oct 2018 - now

  Events Manager