Mark A. Axley

IT professional with extensive sales experience in the Automotive Aftermarket using my communication and analytical skills to meet personal and the company's goals and objectives.

2004-To Present
Affinia Group, Ann Arbor, MI
Director of Marketing Technology
• Business Lead for Collaborative Commerce Initiatives.
• Sales Force Automation Coordinator.
• Customer Relationship Management Program Coordinator.
• Trainer.
• eBusiness Developer.

1997-2004
Dana Engine Controls - Clevite Engine Parts, Ann Arbor, MI
Director of Technical Developments
• Development and Maintenance of the Sales Force Automation Programs.
• Coordinate critical business information systems.
• Database Integrity.
• Webmaster for the company's website, www.engineparts.com.
• Serve on several special project committees to centralize and automate many of the redundant tasks performed by the product teams and the sales force.
1992-1996
District Sales Manager
• Responsible for the Tampa sales district which covered the west coast of Florida.
• Prospected new business in the warehouse distributor and production engine rebuilder markets.
• Serviced existing accounts including "pull-through" selling at the wholesale distributor level.
• Held technical clinics for the installers who purchased our products from the wholesalers.
• Put together sales and marketing programs for many of my distributors.
1983-1992
Herman A. Shields Company, Meridian, MS Territory Man

• As a manufacturers representative I was responsible for multi-line selling at all levels of distribution.
• Was responsible for a 3.5 million dollar territory consisting of north and central Florida and south Georgia.
• Sold and serviced accounts in the traditional automotive aftermarket, the production engine rebuilder market, the heavy duty aftermarket, and the retail automotive aftermarket.
• Conducted training clinics for the products that required technical expertise relating to their sale and/or installation.
1978-1983
Dayco Automotive Aftermarket Company, Dayton, OH
Heavy Duty District Manager

• Responsible for selling heavy duty and hydraulic products in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.
• Gave training clinics to customers who bought our equipment.
• Trained other salesmen in the company on how to sell these products.
• Conducted fleet surveys.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
MSIS in Computer Information Systems, April 2004

Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
BBA in Computer Information Systems, December 1999

Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL
Associate in Arts Degree in Pre-Teaching, March 1977

Ryder Technical Institute, Tampa, FL
Certificate of Merit in Automotive Mechanics, October 1975

ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND SILLS

Taught myself to use a personal computer and am competent with many commercial applications.
Word processing, Spreadsheets, Databases, Lotus Notes and HTML

I am licensed to sell Real Estate in the state of Florida.

Meet my grandaughter Maddison!

Meet my grandson Trevor!