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Kenneth M. Bannister

 

Professional Objective

  • Top management position in marketing and sales at a multinational corporation.


Outstanding  Qualifications

  • Natural leader, flourishes under pressure, passionate and ambitious.
  • Innately creative at marketing, very persuasive in sales, aggressively goal-oriented.
  • Successful entrepreneur with 10 years of experience, founder of Internet startup Amikoo.com™

 

Higher Education
ITESM University - Cuernavaca, Mexico – Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration – Aug 2005 to May 2011

  • Received merit scholarship and earned extra credit for managing 17 people across 3 academic projects.
  • Consistently elected team leader by peers in all group assignments.

 

Business Skills

  • Determined and self-reliant problem solver, resourceful and highly adaptable when faced with uncertainty.
  • Pro-active, self-motivated, fast learner with strong analytical and deductive skills.
  • Enthusiastic team player with good people skills, enjoys networking and building lasting relationships.
  • Articulate and energetic public speaker.
  • Outstanding written and oral communication skills with native fluency in English and Spanish.
  • Multicultural background and a student of history and international current affairs.
  • Strives for innovation and efficiency, has a sense of aesthetics and design.
  • Conversant in Information Technology and the Internet.

 

Work Experience
Mar 2001 – Apr 2003 – Manager and salesman in self-owned business - Playa del Carmen Neon supplies – Cancun area, Mexico

  • Sold Neon & LED products and party supplies in bulk to restaurants and clubs, and at retail directly to tourists.

Jun 2003 – Dec 2004 – General and Financial Manager in self-owned business – Gaia Alternativas Naturales – Mexico City area

  • Sold natural health products and supplements, achieving direct sales through effective prospecting, cold calling,
    door-to-door sales, and relationship sales. Coordinated three salespeople and established wholesale clients.

Feb 2005 – Nov 2005    Team leader for social responsibility project at ‘Abrigo de Dios’ children’s orphanage – Mexico

  • Increased administrative efficiency, promoted fund raising, managed university volunteers.

Mar 2006 – Dec 2007   Founding Partner, Project Manager, and Web developer for internet social network startup Amikoo.com

  • Prepared business plan, pitched project concept, negotiated and closed venture capital funding.
  • Designed site/app features, carried out web design, hired and led programmers.
  • Planned and executed web-based marketing and PR strategy, generated buzz at a national level - Mexico

Mar 2008 -           Consultant and I.T. salesman for self-owned consulting business – solutions.kenbannister.com – Mexico

    • Accomplished 80% sales growth during three years to over 50 clients from 15 different nationalities.
    • Sales and services related to websites and apps, social media and web marketing (SEO & Adwords), branding and logo design, tech support, hardware and software, IT training, business administration.
    • Analyzed client needs and requirements, developed, presented and executed tailor-made solutions.