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Douglas L. Todahl 7320 Rolling Meadows Drive West Chester, OH 45069 (513) 615-6396 - Cellular Phone dt15975fa@westpost.

net OBJECTIVE: SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Over 20 years selling achievements working directly with customers in the financ ial, healthcare, educational, transportation, consulting and manufacturing indus tries. Regularly calls directly on department heads and C-level leadership; com fortable communicating with both technical and non-technical groups. Collaborat es with customers on a strategic basis, managing the partnership with a long-ter m maintenance and growth perspective. Disciplined, responsive, persistent and t horough with a strong ability to understand and convey complex, technical inform ation. Manages customer base as a profit center, balancing quality customer serv ice with the bottom line. SALES APPROACH: Consultative, solution-based selling; focuses on building relationships and unde rstanding the customers business. Respected by customers for integrity, knowled ge and service. AREAS OF EXPERTISE: - New Business Development - Profit Margins - Business Plans - Service Agreements - Negotiations - Contract Compliance - Sales Strategies - Client Relationship Management ACHIEVEMENTS: Successfully grew national account over 300% within 1st year of responsibility, which resulted in over 1,000 new unit activations Instrumental in securing repeat business for national account, resulting in over 3,000 unit upgrades with additional multi-year commitment Solicited and captured a national account, growing the business from zero revenu e to over $2MM revenue within one year and $3.5MM within two years Consistently earns repeat business by actively listening and responding to clien ts' needs Earned National Major Account Sales Representative of the Month Award Developed new business accounts and transferred existing accounts to a newly ope ned office * Achieved 115% of goal within four months, over 135% the first year * Captured 120%+ of goal for four consecutive years * Generated over $3.5MM in sales and $ 550K in profit Achieved President's Club status three consecutive years and multiple times thro ughout career Met and exceeded sales goals on a consistent basis throughout my career Douglas L. Todahl PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Page 2

Regional Account Manager Sprint Nextel Communications, Inc. 04/03 to 12/18/09 * Sales of Sprint/Nextel wireless communications products and data services to e nterprise accounts in the greater Cincinnati / Dayton area and across the United States. Senior Account Manager / Field Account Executive. In a direct, business-to-business role, sold business computer solutions includi ng hardware, software, solutions and professional services to local and national accounts. Negotiated contracts and subsequently assured their compliance. Represented the following companies: MicroAge / Frontier Technologies, Inc - Cincinnati, OH /02 * Field Pilot Project Sarcom - Cincinnati, OH 07/00 - 01/02 02/02 - 08

MicroAge Technology Services - Cincinnati, OH 08/96 - 07/00 * Filed Chapter 11 and closed Cincinnati offices * Pride Technologies, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH - (08/96 - 09/97) * Acquired by MicroAge Technology Services in September, 1997 The Future Now, Inc. - Cincinnati, OH 07/85 - 08/96 * ComputerLand - Cincinnati, OH - (07/85 - 08/92) * Acquired by The Future Now, Inc. in August, 1992 COMPUTER SKILLS: Proficient in the use of computers and Microsoft Office software, as well as e-m ail, contact management and sales force automation software. EDUCATION: B.S., University of North Dakota - Grand Forks, ND Double Major in Marketing & Business Management COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: - Youth Baseball & Basketball Head Coach - Local Church Fund-Raising Committee teer - Member of Church Council - Local High School Band Volun

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