Edward R.

Leshin 1219 Fairwood ct, Elgin,Il 60123

Leader a Dedicated a Passionate Email: elacfb2c@westpost.net
Phone: 630.643.0103

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SALES PROFILE
aI am extremely motivated to use my abilities in sales, as an account representa
tive, as a sales professional and as a manager to create a win-win scenario for
my clients and the company that I represent.a

a Delivered constant growth in annual revenue objectives while maintaining profi

t and loss requirements
a Collaborated on the launch of first US market for a Canadian Energy Supplier i
n the Midwest Region
a Established myself as a key account representative in the US market leading al
l reps in new business
a Responsible for turning around poor occupancy rates and bringing them to 100%
occupancy for a global commercial leasing group
a Successfully developed and started my own business as a healthcare provider
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JUST ENERGY, Oakbrook, IL July 2007-Present

Regional Account Manager
Responsible for the performance of the market and overall success of the market
by ensuring achievement of key performance metrics established to measure market
performance. Manage all phases of daily market operations including sales, sup
port and training. Hired to keep up morale of sales team, train new reps and ha
ndle compliance of procedures in our market.
a Plan and execute marketing strategy for continual growth of the Illinois regio
n
a Develop a results driven sales team with a strong focus on holding all agents
accountable for success
a Oversee the rollout of new products and updates in our market region
a Conduct weekly sales meetings with all sales personnel
a Responsible for hiring new sales agents for our market
a Market performance in top Five in country from 2007-2008

Edward R. Leshin Phone: 630.643.0103a elacfb2c@westpost.net a

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Regus International, Chicago, IL May 2006-July 2007
General Manager
Entered the position knowing that my goal and objective was to acquire more comm
ercial leasing tenants and increase the occupancy level to achieve 100% occupanc
y within one year. Starting at 56% occupancy, I was able to reach the goal set
within 2 months of working for the company. Responsible for bringing client sa
tisfaction back to the operation and use that as selling point for newer clients
.
a Evaluate and manage current leases and agreements with clients
a Negotiate new leases, win back renewals and bring up the level of customer/cli
ent satisfaction
a Manage corporate lead generation program and effectively prospect
a Schedule new client tours and draw up agreement proposals
a Oversee all operations and manage direct reports including an operations manag
er and customer service personnel
a Responsible for all Profit and loss components of the facility.
a Initiated new program to interact with commercial leasing agents for referrals

Just Energy(formerly US Energy), Westmont, IL Jan 2005-May 2006

Account Representative
Assigned the task of developing new business accounts in the Illinois region by
educating them about the essentials of our newly developed supplier program whic
h we coordinated with Nicor, inc.
Started as an account representative and was promoted to office manager by the e
nd of the year.
Recipient of 1st National Sales leader award for a sales representative in the U
S Market
As well as many monthly awards for generating the highest sales volume in my ter
ritory
Alternative Healing Concepts, Barrington, IL May 1997-Jan 2005
Owner
Established an alternative health care clinic in South Barrington, Illinois.
Focused on alternative treatments such as acupuncture, nutritional counseling an
d chiropractic care.
Responsible for all facets of the operation including marketing, payroll managem
ent, staffing, profit
and l
oss and patient care.

Edward R. Leshin Phone: 630.643.0103a elacfb2c@westpost.net a

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United Parcel Service, Palatine, IL May 1989-Sept. 1997

Safety Supervisor
Entered this position after successfully running sort aisles, unload areas and s
canning departments. At this position I was responsible for overseeing the safe
ty implementation program for nearly 300 employees on the twilight shift. I dev
eloped and maintained safety focus groups as well as establishing our hub as one
of the leaders in safety and decreasing incidents of injury for our hub.
a Developed and maintained OSHA standards throughout the building
a Reporting and tracking of all statistics related to safety
a Developed rewards program as safety incentive
a Designed and conducted monthly safety meetings input groups
a Trained and Facilitated healthy back programs for the sort
Sort Aisle Supervisor
a Trained over 100 Sort Aisle employees
a Supervisor of the month award: November, 1996

Little Caesars Pizza Inc, Buffalo Grove, IL Oct. 1986-Jan 1988

General Manager
This was my first opportunity to be a manager at age 20. I was responsible for
hiring, training, and managing a Little Caesars Pizza restaurant that did sales
in the area of 10,000 per week. I had a crew of 14 employees and I helped ope
n the store, train the employees and handle all aspects of the operation includi
ng ordering product/inventory, managing the cash and books and maintaining a goo
d quality product for the customers.
a Achieved Monthly sales record for Illinois region: February, 1987
a Selected as special operations coordinator to aid another region in Indiana
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EDUCATION: University of Natural Health Sciences, Doctor of Chiropractic degre
e 1997
Lombard, IL Bachelors of Human Bio
logy degree
William Harper Rainey College: Associates
of Arts degree
Palatine, IL