JOHN BAZELEWSKI
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-bazelewski/11/451/658
9845 McKinley Court (219) 662-0715
Crown Point, IN 46307 baz1776[at]yahoo.com


WORKLINC Systems, Northern Midwest Region1/09-08/09
EXPERIENCEDealer Sales Manager - independent lumber yards channel
New account development
Trained 7 industrial representatives on how to sell, merchandise, pneumatic tools in a retail setting
Developed training manuals and quarterly promotions
Lead North region to highest dollar volume generated among all 3 regions.

Woodstream Corporation, Chicago, IL 12/06-9/08
Retail Sales Associate (RSA)
Developed wholesaler retail accounts of Orgill, Ace, True Value, Do It Best and other
wholesalers at independent hardware stores and nurseries in the Lawn and Garden Industry
1st place among all RSAs in sales 2 years in a row for 2007 and 2008.
Set the record for the most sales by an RSA in a one-week period at $26,000 in 2008.
Twice finished in 1st place out of all RSAs and 22 Account Development Managers (ADM)
in a National Sales Presentation Contest after 9 months with Woodstream in 2007
3rd place in National Sales Presentation Contest after 3 months with Woodstream in 2007.
Trained new RSA.

The Stanley Works Inc., Greater Chicago land region 09/99-03/06
Territory Manager/ Sales Representative 10/02-03/06
Responsible for training, sell-in, and creative sell through of Stanley Tools, Goldblatt, and Hardware to Wholesaler- BE Atlas, STAFDA Houses, wholesaler retail accounts of Orgill, Ace, True Value,
Do It Best, independent lumberyards and hardware stores in a 2 state $3 million dollar territory.
2004 Stanley Works Territory Manager of the Year
2004 Stanley Works Certificate of Excellence awarded for overall performance.
Displaced 99 competitor hardware store sets in a 6-week period equating to over
1/4 mile of New Stanley business in 2004
1st Place Sales Winner at the Fall 2004, Spring 2005, and Fall 2005 Do It Best Markets.
Increased STAFDA Sales by 37 % in 2004.
Organized 2 Journal of Light Construction Shows in 2003.
2nd in Charge at three Do It Best National Markets in 2004 and 2005
Trained 10 New TMs, one of which was promoted to National Account Manager, as well as training 100s of Wholesaler and Store Sales Representatives.
Assisted in territory changes for the 2004 Eastern Region sales force realignment.

Territory Manager/ Sales Representative 5/00-10/02
Responsible for training, sell-in and creative sell through of Stanley Tools, Goldblatt, Bostitch and
Hardware to Wholesaler - LG Cook, Buying Group -PAL, wholesaler retail accounts of
Ace, True Value, Do It Best, STAFDA, independent lumberyards and hardware stores in a 3 state territory
Promoted to newly formed Direct Tools and Hardware Sales Team.
2nd in Charge at 2 Do It Best National Markets in 2001 and 2002
5th place out 50 Territory Managers in New Account acquiring contest in 2000.
During the last month of the quarter wrote $99,890 of STAFDA business in 2002.

The Stanley Works Attack Team (S.W.A.T) 9/99-5/00
Organized promotional events selling Bostitch Tools and Fasteners through Home Depot, Menards, STAFDA, Ace, True Value, Do it Best, and Orgill retail accounts to the end user.
Sales and repair of Bostitch Tools to the D.I.Y. and professional trade at promotional events
Promoted to Territory Manager after 8 months in S.W. A. T. role.
Wrote $100,000 in orders in a one week after 2 months with Bostitch in 1999.
Sold over $52,000 in a 1day event shattering the previous record in 1999.

EDUCATIONBA University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Liberal Arts and Science curriculum, Minor: Economics

SKILLSWindows XP, Microsoft Office 2007 and 2003, Map Point, Photo Editor, Efax