Peg Collins

Experience

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  Mercury Insurance

  Jan 1988 - Jan 1998

  Business Analysis Manager

  • Directed Business Analysis Division in analyzing and re-designing frontline business procedures resulting in increased customer service and lower costs of operations. Managed forty-five total staff with eleven direct reports. Reported directly to Chief Information Officer, reporting to the President.• Designed strategic programs which ranged from laying the foundation for a paperless environment to improving data management between the company and its independent agency force via WANs. • Developed strategic business plans for company expansions into Texas and Florida.• Developed quality control standards and procedures by which all new computer programs were tested resulting in clean and efficient implementation of projects in business units. Was directly responsible for assuring that all systems delivered met company requirements and were free of major software defects that would adversely affect company profits.• Oversaw programs/projects from analysis stage, through programming, testing and final deployment in business units.• Created new claims service organization from existing personnel in fragmented departments that resulted in an improvement in document turnaround time from three weeks to two days. First to develop quality control standards and procedures by which all new computer programs were tested resulting in clean and efficient implementation of projects in business units. Developed change management program utilizing motivational and persuasion techniques to help business units adapt successfully to new technology and/or processes. All major projects culminated in payback time of 1 year or less. • Extensive experience in coordinating business unites, writing technical reports, instructional manuals and documentation of project development for senior executive management and business units. Show less

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  Calvary Chapel Home School Umbrella

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2006

  High School Teacher

  • Teacher and tutor of all levels of Math from Beginning to Advanced Algebra, Geometry and College SAT Preparation. Complete lesson plans and curriculum selection of subject grades 6th through 12th in Home School Umbrella Systems as well as Private High School. Other core competencies include Spanish, English Literature, US Government and Economics.• Students qualified at the highest levels in the country, including: US Naval Academy, US Coast Guard Academy, Yale University and MIT.

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  AkzoNobel

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Architectural Sales Representative
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  PPG Architectural Coatings

  Jan 2007 - now

  • Lead WEST USA Regional/Zone Architectural Staff. Ensure all Key Performance Indicators met or exceeded for all WEST Architectural Reps/Managers.• Train, inspire and lead sub-team in establishing Glidden Professional/PPG Brand as a leader in the architectural coatings industry by developing value propositions and executing against specification issues germane to USA WEST ZONE.• Drive Commercial Success by delivering positive trend specification share across all Architectural Rep Territories and partnering with Regional and Zone Management to turn Specifications into Sales.• Increase Specification Share and New Business establishing PPG/Glidden Professional as well all related brands as specified brands with key specifiers and influencers in assigned territory. • Manage a balanced portfolio of approximately 100 accounts specific to assigned territory with a goal of 50% penetration (at least 50 of the 100 name GP as an approved supplier or color preference in their paint specs.) • Deliver Sales by teaming with field sales personnel, joint calling on Painting Contractors, and by closing the loop on paint sales with project architects and GCs.• Directed the most cross functional work of any Architectural Sales Leader – spearheading the improvement of workhorse industrial metal primer and delivering the best field study results ever, as judged by senior lab technicians and product brand managers.• Extensive presentation and public speaking experience, specializing in technical class presentations to architects and engineers specifying products for commercial and industrial projects in the US and around the world. Show less

  • Regional Architectural Manager

    May 2017 - now

  • Architectural Specifications Team Leader US WEST ZONE

    Jan 2007 - now