Tom Randklev

Tom Randklev

Sr. Product Marketing Manager

Greater Atlanta Area

Current
  • Sr. Product Marketing Manager at InComm
Past
  • Sr. Product Manager - Contractor, VoIP at EarthLink
  • Sr. Loan Officer / Sales Manager at Retail and Wholesale Mortgage Industry
  • Product Manager at BellSouth
Education
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia
  • University of Idaho
Connections
98 connections
Industry
Telecommunications

Tom Randklev’s Summary

• Dynamic, motivated, MBA with 10-year track record delivering results across various management, marketing and sales environments.
• Proven ability to master complex responsibilities, thrive under pressure, and build, motivate, and lead cross-functional teams.
• Several awards for reducing costs while increasing customer satisfaction and revenues.

Tom Randklev’s Specialties:

• Strategic Planning, Competitive Analysis, Creating Business Cases, Problem Resolution, New Product Launch, P&L Management,
• Market Segmentation Analysis, Developing Pricing Strategies, Balancing Objectives with Customer Satisfaction, Negotiating Contracts
• Continuous Improvement of Processes and Policies, Forecasting, Budgeting, Building Relationships, Leading Cross-Functional Teams, Public Speaking, Presenting to Senior / Executive Management, Training and Recruiting New Team Members


Tom Randklev’s Experience

  • Sr. Product Marketing Manager

    InComm

    (Privately Held; Wholesale industry)

    December 2008Present (8 months)

  • Sr. Product Manager - Contractor, VoIP

    EarthLink

    (Public Company; ELNK; Information Technology and Services industry)

    May 2008August 2008 (4 months)

    Benchmarked competition; analyzed and validated international call rate to tables recommend new pricing; initiated back-billing disputes with wholesale provider; led investigation into small business VoIP service offering; used PeopleSoft and business metrics applications to identify product opportunities and issues.

  • Sr. Loan Officer / Sales Manager

    Retail and Wholesale Mortgage Industry

    (Financial Services industry)

    January 2003July 2008 (5 years 7 months)

    Created and implemented marketing and sales plans for retail mortgage brokerage firms; managed cross-functional team of processors, underwriters, and appraisers; increased revenue and market share growth; developed and presented monthly home finance seminars.
    • Managed team of 5 direct reports – 4 loan officers and 1 assistant
    • Grew sales team revenue 220% by developing and implementing new online loan origination channel strategy
    • Secured $225 million in new builder/developer accounts across Atlanta, GA and Houston, TX markets
    • Increased loan volume an average of 10% annually and directly produced $1.5M to $2M in loan volume per month
    • Increased sales by $2 million annually by implementing a successful program for bank financial specialists that provided customers banking product and service options

  • Product Manager

    BellSouth

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BLS; Telecommunications industry)

    January 2000October 2002 (2 years 10 months)

    Managed strategic development and marketing of $25 million product portfolio; owned profit and loss (P&L) responsibilities; wrote business cases for product development and maintenance; developed marketing communications plan and presentation materials; was subject matter expert (SME) on Signaling System 7 (SS7) filing and testified in support of product before State Public Service Commission.
    • Supervised team of 2 direct reports (union support staff) and cross-functional team of 55
    • Exceeded portfolio revenue goals by average of 193% over three years
    • Increased product revenue by 506% by identifying new SS7 usage-based billing strategy and leading multifunctional team to develop, launch, file, and implement it
    • Identified unbilled accounts resulting in a revenue windfall of $17 million
    • Created $2.3 million in ongoing revenue for interswitch simplified message desk interface (ISMDI) product by leading Account Team and Project Team, resulting in 9-State sale to AOL

  • Category Manager

    RaceTrac Petroleum

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

    August 1997June 2000 (2 years 11 months)

    Managed and owned P&L for $30 million category across 325 retail outlets throughout the Southeast; led multifunctional team of 35 people to track sales movements/trends; monitored rebate billing; developed first-ever merchandising planograms; tracked and validated product space allocation; coordinated monthly competitive pricing surveys; managed regional pricing.
    • Grew sales 15% and increased profits 40% annually by negotiating national and regional soda company contracts and managing pricing strategy
    • Achieved earnings of $1 million in additional beverage rebates and signing bonuses
    • Generated $950K in profits and a 30% increase in sales by benchmarking competition and revising pricing methodology


Tom Randklev’s Education

  • University of South Carolina-Columbia

    MBA , Marketing / Finance , 19951997

    Activities and Societies:
    Social Chairman
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia

    BA , Economics , 19911994

    Activities and Societies:
    Debate Team, NADA International Relations Society, Wrote Short Stories for College Literary Magazine
  • University of Idaho

    NA , Economics , 19901991

    Moscow, Idaho is TRULY the Motherland! Go Vandals!!!

    Activities and Societies:
    Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity, Inter-Fraternity Council

Additional Information

Tom Randklev’s Interests:

raising 2 great kids (!), rare book collecting, running, wine

Tom Randklev’s Groups:

  •    EarthLink Alumni
  •    Prepaid Professionals
  •    Six (6) Degrees of Separation (The Largest Group)
  •    The BellSouth Tower
  •    Social Media Marketing
  •    BellSouth Alumni
  •    twitter innovators Innovation & Creativity Network of Tweeters
  •    Aquent Network
  •    VirtualWorlds
  •    Fans of Digsby
  •    Distressed Real Estate & Debt
  •    virtual goods
  •    Twittering

Tom Randklev’s Honors:

• Earned “Rising Star Award” for largest increase in sales year over year—from $9 M in 2003 to $21 M in 2004—within the Greater Atlanta Region.
• REAP (Revenue Assurance Project) Team Award for identifying and correcting billing/operational issues, generating an incremental $1.5 million in ICS product-related revenues.
• “Turn It On!” Award from BellSouth Billing, Inc. President for the deployment of usage-based billing for SS7 Signaling Services generating an annual increase of revenue from $3.5 million to $19.5 million.


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