sales or sales manager or regional sales or outside sales

Louis A. Battaglio 63 Oak Glen Road Toms River, NJ 08753 732-618-2141 / 800-709-0514 fax lb68b106@w estpost.net SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Results driven B2B sales and business development professional with over twenty years of exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and an extensive bac kground in the following: Consultative sales Strategic Planning Account management Key Account acquisitions Client Satisfaction Key Relationships New Business Development Multi line selling Project management Recruited, trained and developed a scratch sales team of over 58 producers acros s 46 locations Leader - led regional team of 58 sales associates to reach 131% of quota for th ree straight years Top performer with track record of consistently meeting and exceeding sales goal s Career History__________________________________________________________________ __ Sentry Insurance Regional Account Risk manager Toms River, NJ Sales / Business Development, 2008-present * Responsible for managing and developing a $3,400,000 book of commercial bus iness * Accountable for initiating, maintaining and deepening relationships within ter ritory * Renewed 89% of accounts through exemplary customer service * Grew territory 16% through second quarter 2010 in auto and equipment sector * Expanded product base through cross-selling and expanded relationships Colonial Supplemental Insurance District General Agent Cherry Hill, NJ Sales / Business Development, 2006 - 2008 * Responsible for recruiting, insurance sales, training and business development * Averaged 19% sales growth over two years as District Manager * Generated new business through on site presentations * Recruited and trained 6 new sales associates who hit plan. Allmerica Financial / Hanover Insurance Piscataway, NJ Financial Planner / Head of Business Development, 2002-2005 * Recruited and trained a sales force to sell 111% of plan offering insurance pr oducts and investments * Licensed 23% of Hanover P&C agents to partner in the offering of insurance pro ducts and services. * Developed, managed and trained a call center to offer insurance products throu gh existing client base * Consistently remained top agent in my territory and increased my book of busin ess 23% Allstate Insurance Company Old Bridge, NJ Exclusive Financial Specialist, 1998-2002 * Recruited, trained and developed a sales force of 58 agents across 48 location s for sales and marketing * Team's annual revenue for 2001 exceeded $2,300,000.00, $2,900,000 in 2002 and $3,400,000 respectfully

* Top producer in the state with personal sales of over $1.2 million while manag ing a team of 57 producers EDUCATION: Almeda University, Boise, Idaho Bachelor of Business Administration, BBA, 2008: Major -Management

ACHIEVEMENTS: Five-time qualifier of the Million-Dollar Round table (MDRT) top 2% in the world for financial sales Five-time member of Guardians Leaders Club for sales excellence Four-time qualifier of Allstate's Leaders Club for sales excellence. Licensing: Life and health licensed by the state of NJ Property and Casualty license state of New Jersey Technology: proficient in Word, Works, Power point, Excel, I Avenue, Calyx Point , Encompass, Profiles Personal Achievements: Executive Board of Directors for Toms River East Little league for 6 years as head of fund raising, sponsorship and finance committee.