Experience

Seat Specialists

• United States
• Truck Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  Sales of truck seats primarily for Class 8 vehicles.Management of distribution networkHiring, training and supervision of customer service personnel. Sales of truck seats primarily for Class 8 vehicles.Management of distribution networkHiring, training and supervision of customer service personnel.



DS Northern Company

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professional Photographer and Web Designer

  • Sep 2010 - Dec 2015

  Official photographer of the Kalamazoo Ballet Building. Specializing in all aspects of digital photography including children and family, sports, model and dance, landscape and business. Official photographer of the Kalamazoo Ballet Building. Specializing in all aspects of digital photography including children and family, sports, model and dance, landscape and business.



BuyAmericanKnives.com

• BuyAmericanKnives.Com

  • Jan 1998 - Dec 2015

  Online sales of American made custom knives. Featuring Anza, Behringmade and Treeman Knives. Online sales of American made custom knives. Featuring Anza, Behringmade and Treeman Knives.



United States Postal Service

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mail Carrier

  • May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Full time city mail carrier assistant (CCA.) Full-time non-career position delivering mail for regular carriers during their days off. Requires up to 10 miles of daily walking in addition to mounted (truck) delivery in and around the Kalamazoo area.CCA positions are for 360 days/year with 5 days of unemployment at the end of the year. Full time city mail carrier assistant (CCA.) Full-time non-career position delivering mail for regular carriers during their days off. Requires up to 10 miles of daily walking in addition to mounted (truck) delivery in and around the Kalamazoo area.CCA positions are for 360 days/year with 5 days of unemployment at the end of the year.



Eaton

• Ireland
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Application Specialist

  • Mar 2008 - Nov 2008

  Contracted inside sales of industrial filtration equipment for Eaton Filtration. Project development, order entry and coordination of sales representatives activities in midwestern United States. Contracted inside sales of industrial filtration equipment for Eaton Filtration. Project development, order entry and coordination of sales representatives activities in midwestern United States.



Alta Resources

• Health Sales Representative

  • Aug 2007 - Mar 2008

  * Consultative marketing to over 700 pharmacists of AcipHex proton pump inhibitor drug for Eisai and Pricara.* Development of training materials for group and new employees.* Clinical and formulary update communication. * Consultative marketing to over 700 pharmacists of AcipHex proton pump inhibitor drug for Eisai and Pricara.* Development of training materials for group and new employees.* Clinical and formulary update communication.



I I Stanley Co.

• Assistant Sales Manager

  • 1999 - 2006

  Coordinated the development, production and final purchase of automotive heater control and lighting systems for Honda and Toyota automobiles in Cooperation with our sister company Stanley Electric.Developed service parts forecasting system and arranged for the final tooling disposal of obsolete service parts. Coordinated the development, production and final purchase of automotive heater control and lighting systems for Honda and Toyota automobiles in Cooperation with our sister company Stanley Electric.Developed service parts forecasting system and arranged for the final tooling disposal of obsolete service parts.



Color & Composite Technology

• Assistant Sales Manager

  • Mar 1990 - Dec 1999

  * Coordinated project development from conceptionto production and aftermarket service supply.* Chaired cross-functional pre-production VA/VE teams* Calculated pre-production and aftermarket program profitability.* Education and supervision of Japanese associates in aftermarket service parts sales.* Sales presentations to customers and upper management using Powerpoint and Excel.* Conducted computer training classes and wrote company educational material.* Toyota lighting system quotes costing, formatting and oline submissions to customers.* Honda inside sales for heater control units. $14,000,000 per year.* Individually audited and consolidated 1,500 service packaging requirements for cost reductions.



Masland Industries

• Customer Service Coordinator

  • 1988 - 1990

  Coordinated the production of new automotive full-floor and other interior surfaces for Honda and Toyota automobiles in cooperation with joint-venture company Amtex. Coordinated the production of new automotive full-floor and other interior surfaces for Honda and Toyota automobiles in cooperation with joint-venture company Amtex.