My name is Roger S. Williams. My background has spanned a broad range of successful positions from many publishing industry perspectives. I have been involved in sales, marketing, merchandising, editorial, product development, problem resolution and supply chain management. I have run and owned successful bookstores (both corporate and independent), I have sold to traditional and special sales accounts, national retail, wholesale, mass market, and independent channels. Always a bit of a visionary, I was one of the first industry sales directors to educate other industry professionals on the new technologies and I helped to develop one of publishing's first umbrella websites (www.bookwire.com in 1995). I was one of the first industry sales directors to work directly with major online booksellers and managed the sales process in the launch of one of the first successful eBook to a mass audience. I have a excellent reputation in building strong consultative customer relationships as well as dedicated and motivated staff. I am a process oriented problem solver with a solid sales track record regardless of economic or resource hurdles.