Kevin Schiess

Current

District Sales Manager at Allegiance Inc

Past

Board Member at Pete Suazo Business Center
COO at Dogwood Clothing Company
General Manager at Del Sol

Programmer/Analyst at Icon Health & Fitness

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Education

University of Utah
Utah State University
Brigham Young University - Idaho

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Industry

Computer Software

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Kevin Schiess’s Summary

6 years experience in general management, product marketing and sales. Extensive management experience in US, Asia Pacific and Latin American markets. Fluent in two languages. Specialize in mid market software sales. Collegiate level football player who thrives in highly goal-oriented and team-oriented environments.

Kevin Schiess’s Specialties:

Background in Software as a Service as well as non-profit organizations.

Kevin Schiess’s Experience

District Sales Manager

Allegiance Inc

(Computer Software industry)

2007 — Present (2 years)

Successfully launched and executed the mid-market sales strategy at Allegiance. In my first two quarters I led the entire sales team in closed dollar to quota ratio. I penetrated two new strategic market verticals including student housing and healthcare clinics.
Board Member

Pete Suazo Business Center

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

October 2006 — October 2007 (1 year 1 month)

The Pete Suazo Business Center is a business resource committed to the development and empowerment of the Latino/Hispanic and other underserved communities. My experience included helping existing and potential minority entrepreneurs succeed and build wealth.
COO

Dogwood Clothing Company

(Wholesale industry)

July 2004 — July 2007 (3 years 1 month)

Full P&L responsibility. Additionally responsible for operations, including strategy creation, definition and staffing of organization, recruitment and enablement of partners, and driving top line revenue growth. Grew the company revenue by 25%, as a result of customized marketing initiatives, increasing average revenue for top customers. Reduced operating expenses by 5% by creating outsourcing strategy and identifying outsourcing non-critical elements of production to offshore vendors.
General Manager

Del Sol

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Retail industry)

May 2003 — June 2004 (1 year 2 months)

Managed full P&L and business team of sales, marketing, and cruise ship port lecturers, consistently exceeding monthly sales projections by 15%. Orchestrated turnaround of a $400,000 annual operating loss into a $9,000 loss, through restructuring unprofitable stores, increasing sales per transaction, and improving inventory management.
Programmer/Analyst

Icon Health & Fitness

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Machinery industry)

2000 — 2003 (3 years)

Kevin Schiess’s Education

University of Utah

MBA , Finance , August 2004 — July 2006
Utah State University

BS , Business Information Systems , 2001 — 2002

Financed100% of my education by working full time while attending school full time.

Activities and Societies:

Spanish club
Brigham Young University - Idaho

A.S. , Computer Information Systems , 1998 — 2000

Activities and Societies:

Played varsity football and earned 2000-2001 NJCAA academic honors.