Sales Professional specializing in launching new product innovations and maintaining key accounts. Has lead sales teams, board of director groups, and has trained sales and non-profits to achieve organizational and personal goals. As a consultant, has worked with small and large companies to gather marketing intelligence and vet new products. Motivated by helping organizations and individuals realize their goals of servicing and supporting those less fortunate.
Other Achievements:
- Led an international team of Stryker Business School graduates to win the final project by developing a hospital wide bar code scanning and automated inventory management system.
- First Sales Trainer sent to the UK to train the entire European sales force in their "Phase One" training.
- Initiated and helped plan the first ever fundraising Gala for Trips for Kids Denver/Boulder raising well over $130,000 in its now three years.
- Completed the longest ever Ride the Rockies in 2013 of 550+ miles.
Skills:
Medical and Surgical Device Sales
Meeting Facilitation
Surgical Equipment
Hospital Administrators
Neurosurgery
Trauma
Disposables
Capital
Implants
Sales Training
Strategic Sales
Government Sales
Business Development Manager @ Responsible for growing the business of a secondary technique for fusing the sacroiliac joint in the Rocky Mountain Region, which includes Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, and El Paso.
This involves:
- Working with distributors
- Marketing (Referral Events, Web Content, etc.)
- Patient and Physician Education
- Sales
- Case coverage From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Board Member / Secretary @ TFK Denver/Boulder's fun, cycling-based programs boost the health and confidence of under-served youth in Denver and Boulder. Where I started the Fundraising Committee, helped introduce and annual gala, and worked on our first strategic plan. From March 2013 to May 2015 (2 years 3 months) Sales Representative / Field Sales trainer @ Completed The Stryker Business School and lead the winning group project team with a new product idea. The international team developed and idea to help with FDA UDI bar coding guidelines.
Responsible for the largest dollar volume territory in The Rocky Mountain Region covering several surgical specialties including: Neurosurgery, ENT, Oral Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Occuloplastics. From November 2009 to September 2014 (4 years 11 months) Greater Denver AreaAccount Manager @ Responsible for maintaining and growing a territory consisting of 34 current customers, 3 Surgical Support Specialists, and over 50 hospitals, spanning 6 states. Carrying state of the art imaging and surgical navigation hardware, software, and surgical instrumentation From August 2008 to November 2009 (1 year 4 months) Neuro Specialist / Field Sales Trainer @ Responsible for Neurosurgery and Neuro ICU products across Colorado, concentrating on the University of Colorado Hospital System and Children's Hospital Colorado. From August 2005 to August 2008 (3 years 1 month) Greater Denver AreaNational Sales Representative @ Responsible for one-third of the Colorado National Market which consisted of Fortune 1000 companies and the State of Colorado as my territory. From March 2004 to August 2005 (1 year 6 months) Greater Denver AreaAgency Account Manager / Team Sales Manager @ Agency Sales Representative From February 2002 to March 2004 (2 years 2 months) Greater Denver AreaOffice Manager @ From 2001 to 2002 (1 year)
BA, English @ Colgate University From 1997 to 2001 Graduated with Honors, General Studies @ Chagrin Falls High School From 1993 to 1997 Rodolfo (Rody) Salas is skilled in: Surgeons, Neurosurgery, Operating Room, Sales Operations, Medical Devices, ENT, Surgery, Market Development, Capital Equipment, Sales, Neurology, Spine, Negotiation, Account Management, Disposables