Philip C. Bluh – 621 Burke Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305 Office: 770-PHILIP1 – Cell: 678-778-1196
WordPress, CSS, Flash
WordPress themes; Headway, Thesis, etc
Extensive experience with WP plugins
Extensive experience with use of WP widgets
Graphic Design both vector and bitmap
Extensive marketing experience
Professional Experience
Adopt WordPress
Alpharetta, GA (Retired from Corporate employment in 2006)
Contract work for businesses see my web site for information on the services I have provided to my customers. Experience HTML. CSS, WordPress (web sites, blogs, plug-ins, widgets, premium themes Headway, Thesis, 2010), Graphic Design, vector graphics, etc) Software that I currently use; Adobe CS4 Suite, Corel X-5, and various flash packages. Please refer to my web site: www.adoptwordpress.com to review my current experience and work examples.
TopForm, Inc.
Norcross, GA Sales/Marketing Mgr. 2005 – 2006
ERP software to the print distributor. Called on this group of distributors for this integrated accounting/ecommerce solution. Introduced on-demand version of the software to the print distributor.
Safeway Mortgage of Florida.
Atlanta Area Independent Sales 2004 – 2005
Represented this Florida Mortgage company prospecting senior organizations, retirement communities, financial planners and other groups to obtain applicants for reverse mortgages.
Telemate.Net Software, Inc.
Atlanta, GeorgiaChannel Account Manager2000 – 2004
Created Midwest market for Telemate’s Internet Activity reporting software with the Internet Security distribution channel with focus on Fortune 100 level customers. Directed sales through leaders in the field, including Ameritech/SBC, Midwest Systems, Netrex/ISS, Sayers, and Comark.
Exceeded quota during the first year at Telemate.Net assisting channel sell through to end users such as Kelly Services, Borg Warner, AON Insurance. Developed relationships with firewall manufactures Axent, Cisco, Network Associates, and Checkpoint to push Telemate products through their sales force. Second year was in the top 10% of sales force while the company’s product went through scalability problems. Telemate was purchased by Verso Technologies and eliminated it entire sales and marketing departments.
Navision Softwar
Atlanta, Georgia Channel Account Manager 1993 – 2000
Annual sales increased 32% in Northeast region during my first year managing the region. Increased sales of Navision’s ERP Software through improving dealers’ conversion of leads by developing presentations and demos focused on the software’s features/benefits. Worked with the partner’s prospects and clients to close sales. Quota attainment during tenure with Navision averaged 137% of assigned quota.
During a critical period when Navision went through a major revision, successfully dealt with serious end user issues that were out of the dealer’s control. Saved a prize customer Steinway from ditching its implementation of Navision Software.
SoftwareHouse of NJ, Inc.
Hillsdale, New Jersey CEO 1982 – 1993
Created business plans and obtained financing to start-up software Distribution Company. Developed company into profitability within 2 years with annual revenues of $7 million. Developed a purchasing plan for IBM’s software purchasing offices that cut IBM’s purchasing costs by 50% and was awarded a contract as sole worldwide supplier to IBM for their internal PC software. Established similar contracts with over 40 Fortune 100 firms such as Prudential, Bell Atlantic, and Chase.
American International Group
New York, New York 1981 – 1982
Vice President of Credit Life
Turned an accident & health loss ratio of 130% to a profitable 60% loss ratiowhile generating new business within existing policyholders. Recruited new sales team to expand into newly developed more profitable lines of coverage.
American Bankers Ins. Group
Miami, Florida 1973 – 1981
Vice President and Board Member, 1978-1981
Director Credit Life Department, 1975-1978
Marketing Assistant, 1973-1975
Education
MBA, Marketing, University of Miami, Florida
B.S. Advertising and Journalism, University of Florida