John Gates

Retired - Vice President, Sales and Engagement - Managed Services Division at NRTC

Role: Vice President, Sales and Engagement - Managed Services Division Nrtc at NRTC
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About John Gates

Innovative business and sales leader with extensive background in business, sales and operational management and strategic customer development. Highly skilled in developing people and teams, initiating strategic customer partnerships and winning attitudes. Consistently successful in identifying and capitalizing upon, market opportunities to increase revenue, grow market share and maximize profitability.

Experience

Vice President, Sales and Engagement - Managed Services Division Nrtc
NRTC
Jul 2019 — Present
NRTC represents the technology interests of more than 1,500 rural utilities and affiliates in 48 states. We help rural electric and telephone utilities strengthen their businesses with solutions uniquely suited to the needs of rural consumers. NRTC provides products and services developed specifically to meet the needs of rural utilities and their customers, such as Smart Grid, advanced metering infrastructure, wireless technologies, power quality products, long distance programs, mobile phone service, IP backbone services and video programming rights for cable and IPTV providers NRTC is driven by our members\' commitment to provide their communities with advanced technology and a vision for continued viability. NRTC helps ensure our members\' success by aggregating their individual buying power, training and educating our members, negotiating national contracts, and supporting business solutions which expand their service offerings. NRTC remains focused on bringing technology to rural America. Learn more on our website, or on our Rural Connect blog at

Education

University of Northern Iowa
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
1974 — 1978

Skills

Executive Management
Marketing
P&L
Management
Marketing Management
Leadership
Team Building
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Key Account Management
Product Marketing
Strategic Planning
Crm
Channel Partners
Business Planning
Forecasting
Salesforce.com
Retail
Sales Operations
Project Management
Start-Ups
Merchandising
Direct Sales
Product Management
Business Development
Strategy
Sales Process
Strategic Partnerships
Competitive Analysis
Contract Negotiation
Sales Presentations
P&L Management
Sales Management
Customer Service
Consumer Products
Market Planning
Product Launch
B2b
Sales
Team Leadership
Account Management

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