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JOHN V. WHITEHURST

Ozark,AL

Summary

VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES / NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR New Market Penetration Key Account Maximization Team Building and Leadership Industry experience includes: B2B, B2C, Financial, Technology, Non-Profit, Retail, Service, National, International, Regional areas, and Real Estate. Results-oriented high achiever committed to exceeding all goals Computer security professional with 10+ years of progressive experience in IT industry. Demonstrated skill identifying business risks and compliance issues and designing proactive solutions. Background designing and implementing layered network security approaches. IT professional with 10+ years of experience developing and implementing security solutions in fast-paced environments. Skilled in Coding and Network Management with proven history of delivering exceptional risk management support.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Cyber Security Specialist & Tech Sales

Whitehurst & Co.
01.2020 - Current
  • Monitored confidential company data and mitigated hacking through network systems updates.
  • Managed anonymous online and phone-call tips, implementing uncovered information into investigation processes to solve cases.
  • Built relationships and fostered effective communication with legal personnel to conduct practical investigations.
  • Performed risk and vulnerability assessments and provided results and recommendations to senior management.
  • Applied leading theories and concepts to development, maintenance, and implementation of information security standards, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Represented company's technical security interests to partners to provide bi-directional flow of technical information and best practices in information security.

PASTOR

KBI CHRISTIAN CHURCH
01.2012 - Current
  • Provided spiritual care through visitation, counseling and prayer.
  • Oversaw administration and management of all areas of ministry.
  • Led programs such as worship, study, fellowship and service opportunities.
  • Planned and conducted worship services, wrote sermons and worked with key church leaders to carry out church mission.
  • Provided spiritual and administrative leadership to church and managed daily operations.
  • Officiated special services such as weddings, funerals, baptisms and nursing home services.
  • Coordinated and spearheaded programs to increase church members' service throughout community.
  • Raised congregational awareness of needs and contributions of youth to church life and operations.
  • Worked with stewardship to promote responsible biblical stewardship.
  • Partnered with city officials, non-profit resource organizations, civic groups and members of public for outreach to at-risk children.
  • Supervised associate pastors and staff leading education, youth, pastoral care, and older adult ministry programs.

Internet Marketing Director

Independent Contracting
06.2004 - Current
  • Created Websites For Businesses
  • Marketed and Sold Self for Ministerial Speaking Engagements
  • Utilized Videos, Flash Presentations, etc…
  • Marketed and Sold goods for major companies to include Walmart and 1800 flowers via LINKSHARE
  • Accomplishments:
  • Gained Exposure, Generated Leads and Appointments For Paid Speaking engagements several churches to include St.
  • Managed and drove corporate e-commerce, customer relationship management and social media platforms.
  • Identified trends, areas of opportunity, scale and potential improvements to drive ongoing business vision and optimization.
  • Verified product availability for purchase and checked inventory availability to fulfill orders.
  • Monitored and managed KPI reports for digital marketing and overall marketplace performance.
  • Developed insights on marketing campaigns to assess performance against goals.
  • Aligned activities with corporate objectives by coordinating marketing, sales and IT processes.

DIRECTOR OF SALES

Freedom Motors Auto Sales LLC
01.2017 - 11.2021
  • Created and implemented brochures, fliers, web-sites, marketing campaigns, promotion campaigns, truck design, marketing trips
  • Established, trained, monitored and oversaw 4 sales reps for client on marketing trips
  • Built client contact database
  • Internet Sales, Website Design/Management, Telesales, PPC Marketing, SEO Marketing, private gifting activity
  • Achieved dramatic sales increase by skillfully managing relationships and proactive sales approaches.
  • Established ambitious sales targets, managed deployment strategies and developed go-to-market plans to capitalize on every revenue opportunity.
  • Managed and motivated sales team to increase revenue.

Education

Computer Science And Programming

Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL

Tech Sales Customer Service

Vendition

Cybersecurity

Qualys

Journalism

Reuters

Seminary

Bethany Divinity School

Seminary

Selma University
Selma, AL

Skills

  • Training Materials
  • McAfee Data Loss Prevention
  • Regulatory Requirements
  • Managing Security Breaches
  • Security Vulnerability Assessment
  • Security Logging
  • Security Systems Knowledge
  • Operation and Information Security
  • Security Consultation
  • Regulatory Compliance and Documentation
  • Internet-Facing Projects
  • Security Infrastructure Architecture
  • Websense Data Loss Prevention
  • Data Encryption
  • Infrastructure Change
  • Risk Mitigation Strategies
  • Web Applications
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Cloud Implementation

Timeline

Cyber Security Specialist & Tech Sales

Whitehurst & Co.
01.2020 - Current

DIRECTOR OF SALES

Freedom Motors Auto Sales LLC
01.2017 - 11.2021

PASTOR

KBI CHRISTIAN CHURCH
01.2012 - Current

Internet Marketing Director

Independent Contracting
06.2004 - Current

Computer Science And Programming

Alabama State University

Tech Sales Customer Service

Vendition

Cybersecurity

Qualys

Journalism

Reuters

Seminary

Bethany Divinity School

Seminary

Selma University
JOHN V. WHITEHURST