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EDUCATION
Attended Dallas Baptist University on a baseball
scholarship
FIRST INDUSTRY JOB
Customer service position with Pro Colors
PREVIOUS JOB
Logomark
FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB
“I like walking through the PWS doors to start my day with
our great team and always providing my customers the special
attention they deserve. Answering emails or a phone call on a
weekend for a client can go a long way.”
BIGGEST GOAL FOR 2015
“I’d like to reach an increase of
30 percent growth in sales.”
PROUDEST
ACCOMPLISHMENT
“Marrying my beautiful wife,
Evelyn, and the birth of our
beautiful daughter, Harlow
Rae.”
BEST ADVICE EVER RECEIVED
“Enjoy each day as if it’s your
last, because tomorrow is never
promised.”
STATUS IN FIVE YEARS
“I’d like to continue to call PWS
my home, increase sales and
become a Top 40 supplier. I
hope to continue to learn from
my VP Andrea Pennington and the best CEO in the busi-
ness, Lyndsey Tidwell.”
IN MY SPARE TIME
“I like to entertain family and friends by cooking and enjoy-
ing sporting events.”
ALTERNATIVE CAREER
A sports broadcaster on major television
ON MY DESK RIGHT NOW
Computer, pens, phone, cell phone, catalog, notepad, calcula-
tor, 10-pound dumbbell and two boxes of tissue.
INDUSTRY CHANGES HE’D LIKE TO SEE
“… both suppliers and distributors work a healthy balance
between the demand for excellent service and low prices.
Certainly, we both strive to provide the best prices, however,
we also want to ensure that quality and service are not com-
promised. I believe going forward this is a win-win for both
sides and will ultimately benefit the health of our industry as
a whole.”
WHY RAY IS A RISING STAR
Nominator
Curt Stanley, AIA Corporation
, says: “He is
young, yet has the mind of a very mature sales and marketing
person.” Nominator
Bob Vibe, Ad Pro, AIA
, says: “He is a
refreshing presence in the company of so many salespeople in
our industry who are tired and complacent. I believe Ray will
achieve much success in our industry.” Nominator
Bob
Simmons, NDS
, says: “The industry needs and requires a
younger generation of people who have integrity and a can-
do attitude—Ray fulfills both.”
Other nominators are Pam Wolle, Wild ‘n Wooly
Marketing, Inc./AIA; Carole Friedman, Geiger; Athena
Alegria, Geiger; Linda Palmer, Proforma-UniSource; Kay
Bradbury, Boss Promo Powered by Proforma; Kimberly
Anderson, A4 Promotions; Tracy B. Ritchey, AIA/A.C.E.
Promotional Products, Inc.; Kara Main, AIA Corporation;
Maria Perez, AIA New Directions; Heidi Haupt, MARCO
Promotional Products; Carrie Lautner, Geiger; Elaine
Riperti, Kaeser & Blair; Annette Benley-Pintor, HALO
Branded Solutions; Tracey Barton, Safeguard; Holly Spillers,
Proforma MVP Marketing; Kurt Brockman, American
Diversity Business Solutions; Bob Michel, Proforma
Marketing Agency; Lori Bruns, Proforma Salant Marketing;
Debbie Johnson, On Target Marketing; Dan Ahern,
Proforma Albrecht and Brian Cohrs, ABC
Printing/Proforma.
Ray Jimenez
• Age 37
• National sales, Pacific Western Sales
• Brea, California