VP, General Manager
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- VP, General Manager at Conformer Products
- Past
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- Business Developement Manager at eDeploy
- Sales Representative at CompassCom
- Education
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- University of Denver
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Bob Makofsky’s Summary
As General Manager of Conformer Products Inc., Bob brings over a dozen years of marketing and sales experience to his role heading operations, postal relations and marketing. He also plays a major role in the research and development that is the backbone of Conformer Products, Inc.
Prior to working with Conformer Products, Bob managed the Cisco business development relationship for eDeploy, a software firm in Denver, CO, where he helped negotiate numerous $100 million-plus contracts nationally and abroad. Bob also led the company’s sales collateral, website, and trade show efforts. He entered the high tech industry selling highly technical computer mapping hardware and software to non-technical markets while identifying new profit opportunities for the company.
Bob is a competitive cyclist and longtime member of the Century Road Club Association (CRCA) based in Central Park, NYC, and has competed in the Empire State Games in 2007 and 2008. Bob graduated from the University of Denver with a bachelor’s degree in Geography and Business.
Bob Makofsky’s Specialties:
Bob is a frequent magazine contributor to DM News, Parcel, Mail, Printing News, American Printer and Multi-Channel Merchant and has been a keynote speaker at Parcel Forum and the New York Postal Customer Council. He is a frequent contributor to the company blog, www.conformerinc.wordpress.com.
Bob Makofsky’s Experience
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VP, General Manager
Conformer Products
(Packaging and Containers industry)
2003 — Present (6 years )
Conformer Expansion Products is a leading innovator of envelopes, mailers, presentation folders and portfolios. The company’s product line uses no more material than is absolutely necessary, dramatically reducing mailing costs under the new USPS rate restructure. By “pushing the envelope,” Conformer’s award-winning products have been credited as among the biggest office product breakthroughs in decades.
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Business Developement Manager
eDeploy
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years )
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Sales Representative
CompassCom
(Environmental Services industry)
1997 — 1999 (2 years )
A manufacturers rep company selling GPS mapping software and hardware servicing the geographic information systems and environmental services industry. Sold complex mapping systems primarily through educations programming throughout Colorado and New Mexico.
Worked extensively on a New Mexico 911 mapping project selling educational services and mapping systems to 25 out of 32 counties in the state.
Bob Makofsky’s Education
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University of Denver
BA , Geography, Business , 1993 — 1997
- Activities and Societies:
- Chi Phi Fraternity, Alpine Club
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Greater New York Mail Systems Management Association (MSMA) -
Global Envelope Alliance/ EMA
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