Darren Williger

Hyperactive Overachiever at Williger, Inc.

Location: Greater Chicago Area
Industry: Public Relations and Communications

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Darren Williger's Overview

Current

Sales Specialist at Hewlett-Packard
New Media Sales at Williger, Inc.

Past

Global Account Manager at Dell, Inc.
CEO/Founder at Regillo Consulting Group
IT Manager, North America at Alcan Packaging

Education

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Recommendations

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Connections

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Websites

Success driven sales maker with over two decades experience and diverse tapestry of skills. Delivers solutions to businesses at multiple levels. Sold over $80 Million for Dell in 3 years at 26% profitability by leveraging new media selling techniques.

Reading by 3, hacking by 10, and building his first online social network when he was 14, Darren lives public communications and strives to help others achieve excellence in their ongoing professional and personal pursuits.

Creatively combining nontraditional marketing methods to deliver sales results, Darren builds relationships based upon knowledge, strategic planning initiatives, responsiveness to needs, and an exemplary level of service.

Specialties

Sales Coaching, New Media Translation, Speaking, Technical Solutions Sales, Creative Social Media Consulting, Team Building and Business Management, SAP/ERP, Network Security, Design, Implementation and Administration. Collaborative E-Solutions.

Sales Specialist

Hewlett-Packard

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; HPQ; Information Technology and Services industry

April 2011 – Present (11 months) Greater Chicago Area

• Hunting workstation and performance display opportunities.
• Servicing and growing existing HP workstation customers.
• Educating new HP customers in Illinois and Wisconsin.
• Generating net new business with new media selling.
• Comprehensive portfolio of high-end workstations.
• Introducing businesses to better tech solutions.

New Media Sales

Williger, Inc.

Public Relations and Communications industry

May 2009 – Present (2 years 10 months)

Williger, Inc. oversees Darren's brand, products and websites:

• Developer/Author, Multiple Specialty Products for Business Sales
• Management and Brokerage of VRE (Virtual Real Estate) portfolio
• Creator of "Masterminds Groups" Ongoing Education and Training
• Specialized Sales Coaching and Sales Making Training Programs
• Content generation & ads on over 1000 Niche Specific Websites

Global Account Manager

Dell, Inc.

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; DELL; Information Technology and Services industry

March 2005 – May 2009 (4 years 3 months)

Responsible for relationship between Dell and key large businesses.

• Focused on client retention and uncovering new business opportunities.
• Assigned to specific global accounts due to complexity and importance.
• Leveraged social media platforms to connect sales team and customers.
• Created and maintained superior relationships with corporate executives.
• Anticipated how market and competitive factors influenced enterprise IT.
• Recognized as thought leader for Dell's Enterprise technology offerings.
• Sponsored freshly innovatived team sales efforts to meet all objectives.

CEO/Founder

Regillo Consulting Group

November 1991 – March 2005 (13 years 5 months)

• Established computer consultation and service business in Chicago, IL.
• Directed a diverse staff of business and network security professionals.
• Nurtured client relationships and managed projects to achieve objectives.
• Regionally interviewed in Chicago Tribune and Sun Times newspapers.
• Created business continuity plans for Regillo and as a client service.
• Designed and implemented streamlined business communications.
• Provided managed security, network, email and storage solutions.

IT Manager, North America

Alcan Packaging

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; AL; Mining & Metals industry

2001 – 2003 (2 years)

• Created North American IT Security and Disaster Recovery standards.
• Integrated global domains into single Active Directory implementation.
• Discovered millions in savings after streamlining networking infrastructure.
• Recommended and approved Multimillion dollar North American IT budget.
• Led implementation of security and telecommunications usage policies.
• Led ERP planning team through North America and Europe for SAP.
• Negotiated vendor relationships to gain competitive buying power.

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Business Management

1987 – 2001

Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Epsilon

Websites:

Interests:

family, friends, reading, writing, fitness, cycling, guitar, meditation, winemaking, travel, networking, social media.

Groups and Associations:

Comedy - Second City and Zanies Microsoft Certified Professional, MCP Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator, MCSA