Larry DeVille

Current

Area Director/Owner at Fast-Teks On-Site Computer Services

Past

Regional Manager, Services at MPC-Pro, LLC
Regional Manager, Services at Gateway
General Manager at New Horizons

Branch General Manager at Alternative Resources Corporation
Manager at IBM

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Education

Northwestern State University

Recommended

31 people have recommended Larry

Connections

190 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

Larry DeVille’s Summary

Driven, analytical and business savvy executive successful in P&L management, sales/marketing leadership, channel development and operations within diverse markets and industries.

Adept in discovering new business opportunities, driving sales lifecycle and building new markets from ground up. Solid experience in strategic planning, high-dollar negotiation, revenue generation and innovative marketing.

Superb salesperson with proven track-record of identifying and acquiring high net worth accounts and vastly improving sales performance of employers.

Empowering team leader capable of motivating employees to increase asset growth and sales activities. Consistent top performer in revenue generation with history of surpassing sales objectives.

QUALITIES, SKILLS, ABILITIES
• High Level of Discernment • Infectious Enthusiasm to Maximize Potential • Strong Bias for Action • Emotional Stability • Tolerance for Frustration and Stress • Persuasive
• Capacity to Implement Processes and Programs to Positively Generate Incremental Revenue and Margin
• Maniacal Customer Focus • Listens well • Ability to Clearly Communicate Ideas and Concepts to Others • Skilled in Negotiations, Communications and Employee Motivation
• Extensive Computer Experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook, ACT, SalesForce

Larry DeVille’s Specialties:

Business Communications; Marketing, Sales, Operations and P&L Management; Channel Development

Larry DeVille’s Experience

Area Director/Owner

Fast-Teks On-Site Computer Services

(Privately Held; Information Services industry)

July 2009 — Present (6 months)

Fast-teks is the leading on-site computer services company. Our technicians, trainers and website developers have provided IT expertise to solve problems for thousands of small businesses and homeowners.
Regional Manager, Services

MPC-Pro, LLC

(Information Services industry)

October 2007 — August 2008 (11 months)

Continue to Manage Services sales, delivery and operations in Southeast States for Mid-Enterprise, Government and Education segments after acquisition of Gateway Professional by MPC
Regional Manager, Services

Gateway

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GTW; Computer Hardware industry)

September 1999 — October 2007 (8 years 2 months)

Manage sales, support and delivery of IT Services in Education, State & Local Gov't, and Business segments in the Southeast United States
General Manager

New Horizons

(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)

October 1998 — October 1999 (1 year 1 month)

Managed construction of new training center on time and at budget for leading global IT training provider.
Held P&L responsibility, hired employees, built vendor relationships and managed operations in opening months.
Branch General Manager

Alternative Resources Corporation

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

February 1994 — August 1998 (4 years 7 months)

Opened branch, hired personnel and managed P&L, operations and sales for IT services provider.
Exceeded top-line and bottom-line goals each year and maintained region's lowest A/R.
Manager

IBM

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ibm; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 1968 — December 1993 (25 years 4 months)

Manager of Marketing, IBM Industrial Sector Consulting Services, Boca Raton, FL, 1987-94
 Directed marketing and sales support for $50 million consulting and systems integration business.
 Developed new marketing strategy, channel development program and marketing communication process.
Senior Marketing Program Manager, IBM Entry Systems Division, Boca Raton, FL, 1984-87
 Developed IBM PC consumer channel and industry marketing programs in rapid-growth division.
 Entered new industries and coordinated worldwide announcement of IBM PC Convertible computer.
Regional Sales Manager, IBM Biomedical Systems, Atlanta, GA, 1981-84
 Led sales/marketing for hematology and cardiology hardware products in Southeast US, Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands.
 Turned troubled region around and took it to #1 in sales performance. Developed 25% of division's top sales achievers.
Marketing Representative, IBM, Atlanta, GA/Washington, DC/Miami, FL, 1974-81

Larry DeVille’s Education

Northwestern State University

BS , Math, Geography , 1964 — 1968

Activities and Societies:

Kappa Sigma fraternity president; flight school

Additional Information

Larry DeVille’s Websites:

Larry DeVille’s Interests:

Technology integration at lesson plan level in classroom, management consulting, dogs/beagles, boating

Larry DeVille’s Groups:

The Greater IBM Connection, Technology Integration in Education, Gateway Alumni Group, Small Business Forum, SEO Traffic Spider,

Executive Suite
The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
SalesLab
Gateway Alumni Group
Gateway Employees Alumni
Technology Integration in Education
Linked Strategies
Ed Tech Start Ups
SEO Traffic Spider
The Education Consultants Network
Small Businesses Forum