George Ficken
Owner / President at GSI Machinery, LLC- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Sales Traning
Sandler TrainingJan, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
Earthmoving, Energy & Transportation PSSR Bootcamp Course No. 4559
Yancey Bros. Co.Feb, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Sell Like Hell Corporate Sales Training
Yancey Bros. Co.Jan, 2020- Sep, 2024 -
Asking Great Sales Questions
LinkedInFeb, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
Sales Prospecting
LinkedInFeb, 2019- Sep, 2024 -
EFSET 76 Proficient (CEFR C2)
EF Education First
Experience
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Owner / President
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Jan 2021 - Present
G.S.I. was founded with the purpose to strengthen American industry by providing specialty tooling and machinery to the workers on the frontline who keep our critical infrastructure running. We are passionate about American industry, jobs and sustainability. We serve our customers with a passionate vigor to ensure their success on critical projects. We understand the critical nature of the projects our customers take on, and take every measure to ensure details are not overlooked so that we deliver the proper equipment for each job. Call us anytime and experience our "next-level" customer support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Show less
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Siteify
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United States
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Technology, Information and Media
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Co- Founder / Lead Web Developer
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Apr 2022 - Present
Siteify creates beautiful, professional SEO-equipped websites that every business can afford. Make your mark and get your business the online visibility it deserves with all the tools you need to rank on Google. Siteify creates beautiful, professional SEO-equipped websites that every business can afford. Make your mark and get your business the online visibility it deserves with all the tools you need to rank on Google.
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Yancey Bros. Co.
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Machinery Manufacturing
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400 - 500 Employee
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Product Support Sales Representative (Machine Division)
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Jun 2019 - Jan 2021
As a PSSR, I worked with existing and new Yancey Bros Co customers (managing a $4M territory) to help them manage their fleet of Caterpillar machines by educating them on service options, technology, and maintenance programs to greatly reduce the risk of unplanned downtime and machine failures. I help monitor customers' fleets so that I can help them stay ahead of upcoming problems and provide recommendations to help mitigate the risk of unplanned downtime on critical projects. I also acted as the liaison between service department and customer during major repairs and overhauls to provide clear communication and recommendations. It was my responsibility to understand customers' businesses and needs in order to tailor our services to fit their company goals. Negotiation was key in this role as I often needed to manage customer expectations and mitigate potential disagreements between the customer and our technical staff performing services. Show less
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SEC Industrial Inc.
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United States
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Oil & Energy
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Territory Sales Manager
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Sep 2018 - Jun 2019
As Territory Manager I continued to travel, nurturing my existing relationships and building new ones along the way by cold calling, setting meetings, meeting customers to look at applications, performing live onsite machine demonstrations and assisting with training and difficult machine applications. In this role I learned vital territory management skills as I managed my own time and travel plans throughout the 13-state territory to successfully meet my quotas.
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Outside Sales Representative
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Sep 2017 - Sep 2018
As an outside sales representative, I traveled over 60k miles in year 1; meeting with prospects and customers to assist with machining, welding and bolting applications by providing machine recommendations and service. Meeting with new prospects helped grow our business exponentially; increasing our presence in the Southeast greatly. We grew our Hydratight revenue by over 100% in my first year in outside sales.
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Inside Sales Representative
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Jan 2017 - Sep 2017
As an inside sales representative I received formal phone sales training for prospecting new business. I was responsible for booking 5 meetings per week for my outside sales representative. I made it my target to make 100 dials per day and really got a chance to cut my teeth and grow some thick sales skin. I learned a lot about prospecting and cold calling in this role. I ended up adding over 2,000 contacts to the database by the time I made it to outside sales.
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Purple Inc
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United States
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Consumer Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing And Public Relations Intern
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Jun 2016 - Sep 2017
Spread awareness about Purple programs to the local community, law offices, hospitals and local schools by cold calling, emailing and door-knocking. Successfully increased attendance and patient intake. Spread awareness about Purple programs to the local community, law offices, hospitals and local schools by cold calling, emailing and door-knocking. Successfully increased attendance and patient intake.
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Uber
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Türkiye
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Driver
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Aug 2015 - Sep 2017
Learned a lot about customer service, interpersonal skills, handling difficult situations and grinding out late nights to pay rent and college expenses. Learned a lot about customer service, interpersonal skills, handling difficult situations and grinding out late nights to pay rent and college expenses.
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Fundraising Coordinator
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Feb 2015 - Nov 2015
Coordinated fundraising events, wrote script for websites, marketing and fundraising efforts. Coordinated fundraising events, wrote script for websites, marketing and fundraising efforts.
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Sweetwater Pools
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United States
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Recreational Facilities
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1 - 100 Employee
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Pool Manager
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Jun 2010 - Aug 2012
I Helped manage the Brittnay Club Pool during the summer months while home from college. I tended to pool chemical levels, created work schedules, and tended to general lifeguard duties around the club. I Helped manage the Brittnay Club Pool during the summer months while home from college. I tended to pool chemical levels, created work schedules, and tended to general lifeguard duties around the club.
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Education
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2015 - 2017
Georgia State University
Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology -
2012 - 2015
Hampden-Sydney College
Economics, Junior -
2000 - 2012
Woodward Academy
High School
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