Gerardo Gainesbernard: Sales Manager/Publishing in Riverside, CA

• Responsible for obtaining profitable results through the sales team by developing the team through motivation, counseling, skills development and product knowledge development. • Maximized business relationships and creating an environment where customer service can flourish. • Manages personnel and develops sales and sales support staff. • Formulates all sales policies, practices and procedures. • Ensure cost effective resourcing for the department. • Ensure profitable publishing delivering returns and a sustainable business. • Oversee digital publishing. • Oversee identification, commissioning and management of authors. • Conduct research to inform profitable publishing. • Oversaw project management of titles.

• Responsible for obtaining profitable results through the sales team by developing the team through motivation, counseling, skills development and product knowledge development. • Published two titles and controlled production, sales and press. • Schedule and monitor progress of titles to ensure that books are published on time according to the Publishing Plan. • Allocate budgets to editorial projects and track the spending on these projects. • Review and improve publishing processes on an ongoing basis. • Recruit and train high quality staff and ensure that staffs undergo relevant training and that training is implemented and shared across lists. • Ensure adherence to company policies.

• Honorable Discharge • Planned logistics for missions, coordinated safety protocols, limited warehouse experience. • Served for Operations Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom • Lead charge of quarters, personnel scheduling • Ranked 2nd highest in course since its development • First term Airman Leader