Roger L Sassen6447 Cape Cod CourtPhone: (630) 961-1177 rsassen6447[at]hotmail.comLisle, Illinois 60532 Cell: (630) 512-1660
Objective An opportunity with a dynamic, progressive, high-integrity company.
Career Summary A versatile and skilled professional with leadership qualities and excellent hands-on experience in developing and improving profits. An assertive manager with outstanding interpersonal communications, negotiation and people management skills.
Profile More than 15 years of branch management, outside sales, account management and customer service experience. Verifiable track record of managed accounts, sales and completed projects. Business earned through planned prospecting, developing relationships, and building positive rapport. Effective general manager of staff, sales force, and operations. Versed in contract negotiations, cost controls, scheduling, time management, estimating, budgeting, design, document preparation, and purchasing.
Edward Jones Naperville, ILJanuary 2009 November 2009 Successfully completed six month training and licensing program. Established new prospects by canvassing small businesses face to face and residential neighborhoods door to door.
R E Construction Chicago, ILJanuary 2003 Present Entrepreneur; founded and managed $3 million commercial and residential construction company. Responsibilities included prospecting, marketing, client relationships, and managing projects. Regular duties included blueprint review, take-offs and estimating, project analysis, generate proposals, prepare construction documents, permitting, select and award sub-contractors, select vendors and purchase materials, site management, project coordination and scheduling, project budgeting, and quality control. Daily duties included managing the office, receivables, payables, insurance, website and banking.
Edison Construction Niles, ILMay 2001 January 2003 Managed extensive customer base and prospects. Sold more than 40 projects valued at nearly $2 million. Utilized design and cost cutting skills to effectively reduce costs, resulting in a competitive leasing advantage to our clients. Coordinated the successful simultaneous development of several projects.
Van Pelt Construction Chicago, ILJune 1997 May 2001 Recruited to develop commercial business and manage existing customer base. Sold and managed more than 150 projects. Accounted for sales of over $4 million. Developed project schedules and estimating programs as base units for future projects. Built a strong book of business by developing relationships with property owners, architects facility managers and tenants. Established Microsoft Access programs effectively managing contact information for prospects, clients, and subcontractors.
American Building Maintenance Chicago, IL April 1990 September 1995 Lakeside Building Maintenance Chicago, IL September 1995 June 1997 Managed commercial building services contracts with more than $18 million in annual revenue and over 10 million square feet of office space Implemented TQM programs that reduced customer costs, increased job quality, highlighted quality awareness, raised company profits and allowed clients to maintain a competitive edge Managed Chicago branch office staff, District Managers and more than 400 service employees for the largest contract cleaning company in the United States Increased Chicago sales 70%, renegotiated vendor contracts, introduced new services, and awarded the most profitable branch in the United States Worked with Union Representatives to address legitimate concerns of employees Resolved employee grievances before arbitration and supported counsel in arbitration Reversed Indianapolis branch losses in less than 1 year by recruiting and filling job openings, re-training employees, reorganizing operations, reducing costs and increasing sales Co-found lead exchange groups in Chicago and Indianapolis
Western Illinois University Bachelors Degree; Series 7, Series 66, IL & Life & Health Insurance
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