Kennon Kleinke

Headed a local group of board volunteers, fostering community involvement, while serving as the representative for both Hennepin County and Pheasants Forever Organization.

• Generated funding for habitat/land acquisitions and community enhancements, as well as driving youth outdoor events.
• Communicate regularly with executive team members to deliver pertinent details related to progress status and direction for projects.
• Collaborated with local park services to develop strategic plans for the promotion of land restoration projects

• Conducted direct customer/prospect account work with a team of 10+ representatives to identify sales opportunities and apply consultative sales techniques, resulting in a first-half 178% increase in digital portfolio sales.
• Organized client meetings to discuss campaign objectives and requirements, resulting in an increased digital marketing presence. Sales achieved a 3x increase in meetings year over year through H1 24.
• Developed content for various digital platforms, ensuring alignment with customers' objectives. Showcased expertise in market analysis and successfully documented the transition of digital marketing from a national firm to local media.

Establishing North American Channel for Intamsys Additive Manufacturing technology and high performance material capabilities

• Geographically developed Intamsys Partner Channel in six countries by increasing sales revenue via new re-seller acquisitions.
• Provided comprehensive training to channel partners on company's products, services, and customer base.
• Managed sales pipeline, forecasted monthly performance, and identified new business opportunities while achieving key benchmark objectives in April, May, and June.
• Sold/Implemented first round of large format industrial machines to both partners and end customers- 150k machine cost
• Facilitated enhanced industry recognition for Intamsys in the Americas through effective communication with key stakeholders about new products and enhancements.
• Managed planning, scheduling, marketing, and booth presence for industry events and trade shows including AMUG, IMTS, SEMA, RAPID+TCT and Formnext
• Executed joint efforts with partners, utilizing webinars as a tool to expand brand reach and attract new customers within targeted markets.

Custom software application focusing on Engineering, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Construction, Medical, and Utilities sector hired to expand territory into major markets of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Paul Region

• Achieved 65% above annual quota of 500k within initial 60 days
• Developed and implemented cold call strategies to supplement accounts, growing organization's database in a new territory (Minneapolis).
• Crafted impactful follow-up emails targeting specific industries to enhance company visibility across untapped markets

Reseller of CAD/CAM software applications and 3D printing Technologies for Product Design and Manufacturing companies

Represented channels for Aerospace/Defense, Medical Device, all Manufacturing and Fabrication sectors, Consumer Electronics, Utilities, Construction, and Design Firms

• Increased territory sales by surpassing annual quota in multiple years. 2015(600k),2016(700k), 2018(1.3M)
• Introduced new 3D printing technology (MarkForged and HP) and software solutions to market
• Achieved top representative status for Symmetry Solutions in printing technology consecutively from 2015 to 2017
• Ranked among the top 5 SolidWorks North American Channel Inspection Software representatives in 2015
• Closed largest deals in consecutive years: 75k (2015), 101k (2016), 150k (2017) and achieved a record-breaking deal of 190k in 2020.
• Increased annual quota for 7 consecutive years from $500k to $2 million by managing a product portfolio consisting of over 30 software solutions and providing 3D printing technology, implementation, and training services that engaged C-level executives.
• Implemented various sales tactics such as organizing local events, attending trade shows, and hosting customer lunch/learn sessions to increase revenue streams and expand the sales team's pipeline. The outcomes exceeded the expenses incurred by these events in terms of both sales opportunities and ROI.

Printing and Communications provider for Office Technologies and IT services.

• Collaborated with Outside Sales force for lead generation and pipeline growth by creating and completing geographic call campaigns
• Researched accounts through cold calling to identify key contacts and customer information while engaging with product solutions
• Developed new opportunities while directly engaging with outside sales force through the sales cycle providing mentoring from senior sales team members

Global ERP company focusing on local and cloud infrastructure systems