Routeware Sales Team Expands With New Hires

16-Jun-2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Steven Kaufman
Routeware, Inc.
(503) 906-8588 / skaufman@routeware.com
 
ROUTEWARE EXPANDS SALES TEAM WITH HIRE OF SUSAN SCHALK AND SCOTT BIRD

BEAVERTON, OR – JUNE 16, 2010 – Routeware, Inc., a leader in ground-breaking hardware and software solutions for the waste industry, announced a significant expansion of the sales team with the hiring of Susan Schalk and Scott Bird.

Schalk will serve as Regional Sales Director for the southcentral United States, while Bird will serve in the same capacity for the southeast US. Schalk will work out the Los Angeles area and Bird will be located North Carolina.

"Susan and Scoot bring a great deal of experience and enthusiasm to our seasoned sales team,” said Dennis Keizer,  Vice President of Sales. “Their accomplishments, combined with their 'customer first' approach to sales will help Routeware propel its message of effortless, powerful integration to the marketplace."
   
Schalk began in the waste industry in 1990, holding positions as a sales rep, major account manager, district sales manager, and area segment vice president of sales. She was also a team leader focusing on operational efficiencies within the Chicago market. Schalk has worked for independent haulers as well as corporate pacesetters Waste Management and BFI.

A native resident of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Bird has over 12 years of experience in sales, business development, and training. He has managed enterprise level accounts on a national level and has excelled in opening new markets for products and services while directing sales organizations. His business experience spans companies large and small, as well as service in the public sector, including Department of Defense contractors.
    
"We look forward to the new customer relationships these new team members will form,” Keizer commented. "As we continue to grow and expand, we're very pleased to add their talent to the mix.”

ABOUT ROUTEWARE
With its powerful combination of on-board computing and back office software, Routeware helps haulers optimize routes, track driver field activity, and cut costs. The system fully integrates with existing routing software and adds powerful analysis tools such as route costing and customer service information—in real-time—including backup and service verification cameras, RFID, and scales integration. From the driver to the CEO, Routeware provides the entire organization with the information it needs to improve service, boosts profits, and unleash productivity. Routeware is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon.