Cathrine Saf Sternberg, R.N.
Home Address: 4204 Walnut Rd, St Bonifacious, MN 55375  
Tel.:  [Send email to request phone number] 47-3033  email: [Send email using form at bottom]
Profile
	Over five years of sales/marketing experience (national and
international) including customer product education with a Minnesota based
medical device company, a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical and a large medical device
company (Sweden)
	Four years of experience as Sales Manager / Sales Representative in
wholesale (wine industry) handling a multitude of business accounts in the Twin
Cities and out state.  Close participation in vendor relationships, corporate
events and customer-designed service 
	Self directed, able to shoulder responsibility and results oriented. 
Great people skills.  Strong in sales development and organization

Experience
		2005-present  Swede-O Inc. (North Branch, MN) / Sales Manager
	National/International Sales Manager with responsibility for direct sales and
distribution of Swede-O products including developing new national and
international distributor networks.  Currently overseeing international sales in
Canada, Asia,  and all of Europe        
		
		2004-2005  The Wine Doctor (Minnetonka, MN) / Sales Manager									
	Hired on temporary basis to assist in spearheading the development of new
business accounts.  Acted as Sales Manager with management responsibility for
three sales representatives.  	Strong involvement 	in vendor relationships
including arrangement of visiting business partners.  Respon-sibility for
corporate events including wine tasting, restaurant programs and staff education 

	
	2002-2004	 World Class Wines (Eden Prairie, MN) / Sales Representative						
	Sales responsibility for company wine portfolio covering almost 200 customer
accounts throughout the 	Twin Cities and Northern Minnesota.  Achieved personal
and company sales goals 
  		
		2001-2002  Commandeur (Eagan, MN) / Sales Representative 
																						Key sales and marketing responsibility for extensive
product lines covering major accounts for wine 	wholesale distributor.  Achieved
and surpassed personal and company sales goals  
		
		1996-1998	 Johnson & Johnson (Stockholm, Sweden) / Product Specialist  				
	Sales and marketing responsibility for three product lines in skin care;
Natusan baby, Natusan institution and RoC in the southern and middle part of
Sweden.  Significantly increased sales in covered 	territory.  Responsible for
planning and accomplishing courses about skin care for dermatologists, cosmetic
surgeons and other medical staff in this region
		
		1995 	Althin Medical Norden	(Stockholm, Sweden) / Product Specialist 
 		Nationwide sales representative and Instruction Nurse for dialysis unit
(System 1000) as well as the 	entire range of dialysis consumables from Althin
Medical Norden.  Successfully deployed 15 dialysis 	units at the Huddinge
University Hospital in Stockholm
		
		1993-1994  Löwenströmska/Danderyds Hospital (Sthlm, Sweden) / Dialysis Nurse 
			
	 Dialysis patient treatments and Research Nurse.  Authored dialysis patient
information booklets    

		1989-1992  Sabbatsberg Hospital	(Stockholm, Sweden) / General Nurse
												Attending medical ward as General Nurse    

Education		
	1997  Wilson Learning Training (Stockholm, Sweden) 																							     
     Versatile Salesperson Success with Customers and Social styles. 
Professional Presentation Skills  
 		
		1987 - 1989  Red Cross School of Nursing	(Stockholm, Sweden) 														   
   	University Certificate in Nursing (4 year study program equivalent to
Registered Nurse)