CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Increased millwork sales from $1.5M to $8M in 4 years (Lamperts, Lake Elmo Yard) Received Manufacturers Rep of the Year award from one of my window distributors
KEY SKILLS
Proven sales track recordProven cold call recordManagement experience Design and take-off experienceResidential and commercial experienceCustomer service oriented Builders Exchange and Blue Book monitoringAll-around building product knowledgeKnowledge of most window and door lines Long-standing customer relationshipsLong standing professional organization relationshipsStrong computer skills
EXPERIENCE
OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE
United Structural Components, Moorhead, MN (1/07 ). Truss and wall panelization sales representative, Minnesota and boundary states. Successfully built customer base and sold projects to residential and commercial contractors.
Milliken Millwork, Inc., West Bend, WI (12/05 to 9/06 - Territory Closing). Sales representative, State of Minnesota, commercial and multi-family projects. Built commercial sales territory for Milliken and ran projects.
Vetter, Crestline and Peachtree Windows & Doors (SNE Companies), Mosinee, WI (12/01-12/05). Manufacturers representative for the State of Minnesota and portions of North and South Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin. Built distributor base and sales territory; full service vendor representative.
Twin City Garage Door Co., a division of API (8/95 4/97). Commercial garage door, coiling door and grilles sales, Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Serviced commercial sales territory.
MANAGEMENT
Lampert Yards, Inc., Lake Elmo, MN, (4/97 12/01). Millwork Manger. In charge of millwork purchasing, inventory maintenance, sales staff and shop personnel, specialty product advisor for inside/outside lumber sales; temporarily served as General Manager of Windows & Doors For The Future, a pre-hung door manufacturing facility and millwork supply subsidiary of Lamperts.
Stewart Building Mart, Minneapolis, MN; (8/85 8/95). Assistant Manager-Lumber Manager; in charge of lumber department, lumber personnel, sales, inventory, estimating and pricing of large projects. Promoted within company to Stewart Lumber as Millwork Manager and Purchasing Agent in charge of millwork sales; worked with all outside sales personnel; worked directly with commercial and residential contractors. Again promoted within company to outside sales; specialized in architectural millwork and general lumber sales; servicing both commercial and residential accounts.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
North Country Homes, Blue Earth, MN Architectural draftsman in charge of all plans; light commercial, custom home design and layout; kitchen and cabinet plans; cabinet sales; worked directly with customers.
Nordaas American Homes, Minnesota Lake, MN Architectural drafting and design for custom homes.
EDUCATION
Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN. Construction Management (two years).
Mankato Area Vocational Technical Institute, Mankato, MN. Architectural drafting (two year program).
Construction Specifications Institute, Minneapolis, MN. Course of study to obtain certification of Construction Documents Technologist (CDT).
Avatech Solutions, St. Paul, MN. AutoCAD Core Concepts and Beyond the Basics.
Various lumber and sales related seminars and institutes.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Hoo Hoo International The Fraternal Order of the Forest Products Industry Member since 1987.
Hoo Hoo (Twin Cities Chapter) Member since 1987; Chapter President 2008/2009.
Mississippi Valley Lumber, Sash and Door Salesman Association Member since 2002; Chapter President 2005.
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