Keven "Kip" Piper
Warrenton,VA
Summary
Highly experienced Sales Professional with demonstrated exemplary team-building and project oversight skills. Gifted at working with all types of personalities. Performance history of developing strong collaborative relationships and delivering impressive results. Highly motivated with extensive customer service and sales experience. Outgoing with track record of driving increased revenue, improving buying experience and elevating company profile with targeted markets. Consistently recognized for sales performance and excellence in customer service.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
Keven “Kip” Piper, MTC Interactive
01.1993 - 04.2019
- Web Design, Web Programming, Branding, Graphic Design, Publishing, Marketing, Internet Marketing
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Sold services valued up to $80,000 for a single contract
- Over the 27 years years, worked with over 300 industries and over 500 clients, including: Dell, IBM, 3M, AMD, University of Texas at Austin, Hyundai Steel, Children’s Book Council, and many small to medium businesses
- Retired in 2019 and passed customers to another web designer
Sales Associate
Blue World Pools
New Orleans, Louisiana
05.2008 - 09.2008
- Sold above ground pools
- Wrote the most contracts that resulted in pool installation
- Pools sold were valued up to $35,000
- Conducted 3 to 4 in-person presentations per day to pre-qualified prospects
- Seasonal - just from May to September 2008
Director of Sales
Ramada Hotel
Alpine, Texas
09.2004 - 06.2006
- Group and event sales for local, regional, and state organizations for events at the hotel
- Services sold included lodging, catering, event space, and liaison with local businesses for other services
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with the local community
- Managed lodging and event space for the cast and crew of three major motion pictures: No Country for Old Men, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, and There Will Be Blood
- Increased annual group and event sales by 50%
- Left to go back to my full-time MTC business
Owner, Creator and Facilitator
QsynQ
Austin, Texas
01.2000 - 01.2003
- Created, developed, and sold a three-day internet marketing training program called QsynQ
- Three-day program fee was $997 per participant
- Target audience: business owners and marketing managers
- Designed and developed all course materials, including PowerPoint presentation, printed workbooks, and related handouts
- Sold business for $20,000
Administrative Assistant
Department Of Veterans Affairs
Washington, DC
01.1982 - 01.1985
- Administrative Assistant to Leadership VA, an Executive development program
- Personally negotiated with hotels, caterers, speakers, U.S Congress, The White House, The Pentagon, and foreign embassies, plus others
- Developed and administered budgets
- Developed and produced training materials
Education
Bachelor of Science - General Studies
Madison College
Harrisonburg, VA06.1975
Skills
- Product Recommendations
- Sales Expertise
- Sales Generation
- Customer Needs Assessment
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Upselling Techniques
- Answering Customer Questions
- Sales Principles
- Sales Optimization
Timeline
Sales Associate
Blue World Pools
05.2008 - 09.2008
Director of Sales
Ramada Hotel
09.2004 - 06.2006
Owner, Creator and Facilitator
QsynQ
01.2000 - 01.2003
Owner
Keven “Kip” Piper, MTC Interactive
01.1993 - 04.2019
Administrative Assistant
Department Of Veterans Affairs
01.1982 - 01.1985
Bachelor of Science - General Studies
Madison College
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