J.T. Bikul

Independent Sales and Marketing Professional

San Francisco Bay Area

Current
  • Consulting Partnerat Windward Strategies (Self-employed)
Past
  • Independent Contractor, Business Development at Xzoosia, Inc.
  • Pastor, Young Adult Ministries at the Home Church
  • North West Sales Manager, Marketing Consultant at Virtual Imaging Corporation and R.E.P.S.
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Industry
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J.T. Bikul’s Summary

• Interfaced with partners and large clients to develop and maintain organizational strategies, operational efficiencies, and proposals for increasing technical efficiency and improving profitability.
• Directed marketing and pricing strategies, business development plans, promotional activities and product development projects.
• Extensive background in management, group presentations, trade shows, strategic planning, online and print media combined with a broad insight pertaining to emerging technologies.
• Enhanced the public image and recognition of the Home Church within the local community through service projects, community outreach, and aggressive networking


J.T. Bikul’s Experience

  • Consulting Partner

    Windward Strategies (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    September 2007Present (1 year 3 months)

    Business Development
    Project Management
    Sales and Marketing
    Training / Coaching
    Strategic Planning

  • Independent Contractor, Business Development

    Xzoosia, Inc.

    (Privately Held; Online Media industry)

    June 2007September 2007 (4 months)

    Form strategic alliances with content developers and shape the identity of a collaborative website.
    • Developed a tagline, mission statement, competitive analysis, and standard industry practices summary.
    • Produced mutual benefit term sheets and negotiated with potential content partners.
    • Identified relevant articles and multimedia required to launch the beta site.
    • Mapped out page categories to be populated with available content from secured agreements.
    • Networked and brainstormed with organizations to help them achieve greater visibility through modern online technologies.

  • Pastor, Young Adult Ministries

    the Home Church

    (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

    December 2004March 2007 (2 years 4 months)

    Responsible Pastor for youth and young adult mentoring, activities, church involvement and expansion.
    • Launched and oversaw a new ministry focused on our youth and young adults’ spiritual growth.
    • Delivered applicable sermons built on scripture while still creating a desire to read more.
    • Lead several different weekly Bible studies for both High School and College students.
    • Birthed Risen Media, a ministry utilized to present truth to a skeptical culture in a relevant way.

  • North West Sales Manager, Marketing Consultant

    Virtual Imaging Corporation and R.E.P.S.

    (Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    February 2003December 2004 (1 year 11 months)

    Work with both companies to deliver a superior service including online media and direct printed marketing in a highly competitive market.
    • Increased regional sales by 120% while opening the door for other markets due to alliances with national brokerages.
    • Effectively combined and leveraged the strong resources of both employers to form a dynamic service capable of meeting the marketing needs of the largest real estate brokerages.
    • Took back the western region from competitors by entering into service agreements with the brokerages responsible for the highest volume of sold real estate.
    • Tailored our program and appearance in order to capture the loyalty of our clientele and streamline the sales and production workflow.

  • Squad Leader

    United States Marine Corps

    (Government Agency; Military industry)

    August 1996August 2004 (8 years 1 month)

    Responsible for the accomplishment of missions as well as the lives and well being of twelve Marines and a Corpsman while conducting combat operations.
    • 100% of missions accomplished in Iraq with no casualties in my squad.
    • The mission of an infantryman is to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire and maneuver, or to repel his assault by close combat.
    • Infantry and Force Reconnaissance: Marine Corps Water Instructor of Survival, Martial Arts Instructor, Data Communications, Terrorism Awareness, Anti Rioting/Crowd Control Training, SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance & Escape) and Basic First Aid.

  • Account Manager

    realestateprinting.com

    (Privately Held; Printing industry)

    October 2003January 2004 (4 months)

    Maintain lucrative accounts and secure other promising clients within a marketing calendar.
    • Provided such a large influx of work that I was asked to back off from sales in order to allow for production to catch up with the new demand.
    • Refined the order and delivery process, bringing the staff back to a manageable workflow.
    • Entered into many alliances with marketing coordinators for major brokerages while presenting at the National Association for Realtors Convention.

  • Director of Sales and Marketing

    seeitbuyit.com

    (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    July 2001October 2003 (2 years 4 months)

    Implement services and prices for online marketing and deliver them to a non-existent customer base.
    • Generated $74,000 of monthly revenue based on a product with a median price of $125
    • Pioneered the Virtual Tour industry with many brokerages being behind the tech curve.
    • Put into place a referral program that generated business with little to no interaction required.

  • Regional Manager

    LetsTalk.com

    (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Wireless industry)

    June 1997April 1999 (1 year 11 months)

    Plant three retail cellular phone store locations in the local shopping malls and ramp up sales.
    • Consistently in the top 5 category of our sales reports including every major metropolitan region in the nation.
    • Coordinated a young regional sales team capable of delivering products and services within the retail locations and via business to business relationships.
    • Managed schedules and performance for individual sales representatives.


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