Experience

Machinery Maintenance Rebuilders, Inc.

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Sales Manager

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  I'm proud to say I've taken on a new role at MMR(Machinery Maintenance Rebuilders out of Houston, TX. I'll be covering the South east US and various other locations on occasion. We rebuild gear boxes for cement, Lime, Steel, and many other heavy industries, any one that has large kilns, mills, cyclones, dryers. We manufacture high quality machinery like shafts and gears. Visit our website at mmrservice.com to see all we do. Feel free to call, or email if you need any parts or services. I previously worked at Plattco corporation for 30+ years. I'll be calling on a lot of the same customers I previously called on.



Plattco Corporation

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Sales Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  I will be covering NC,SC,KY,TN,WV, and Eastern MO for Plattco Corporation. Selling high quality double flap airlock valves, and a wide variety of slide gates. Plattco is the leader in the industry having patents dated back to 1960's. Please contact me if you need to replace any problematic rotary valve or leaky inferior double flap airlock valve. Plattco now has a mobile showroom as well. Let me know if you would like me to stop by your plant and show you the "truck", and explain why Plattco products are critical components for your material handling system. We have thousands of airlock valves and slide gates that are installed on dust collection, pneumatic transport, kiln feed, high temperature cyclones, and silo discharge systems to name a few. Please call or email me if you need any assistance, or visit Plattco.com for more information. Tell them John sent you!!



Industrial Accessories

• India
• Consumer Services

• APC and Pneumatic Transport Systems Sales-North America

  • Mar 2012 - May 2014

  Selling equipment and systems for all aspects of dry material handling. OEM baghouse manufacturers, turnkey installations for mechanical and pneumatic transporting of dry materials. Selling equipment and systems for all aspects of dry material handling. OEM baghouse manufacturers, turnkey installations for mechanical and pneumatic transporting of dry materials.

• Regional Sales Manager

  • Sep 2001 - Feb 2012

  Traveled throughout US, Mexico, Caribbean, EU, China, to meet with existing and new clients in the cement,steel, iron ore, power, mining industries. Sold high quality double flap airlock valves and slide gates for many applications to help solve customer problems. Primarily in high temperature, high abrasive applications, bag house discharge airlocks and on pneumatic transport systems. Traveled throughout US, Mexico, Caribbean, EU, China, to meet with existing and new clients in the cement,steel, iron ore, power, mining industries. Sold high quality double flap airlock valves and slide gates for many applications to help solve customer problems. Primarily in high temperature, high abrasive applications, bag house discharge airlocks and on pneumatic transport systems.



Jeffords Steel and Engineering

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jun 1998 - Sep 2001

  Detail Drawing for structural buildings, misc. steel such as hand railings ladder, hatches, joist and deck, using 3D soft ware from Design Data. Project management where I verified field dimensions, and interacted with architects and General contractors in order to coordinate steel erction with various trades. Detail Drawing for structural buildings, misc. steel such as hand railings ladder, hatches, joist and deck, using 3D soft ware from Design Data. Project management where I verified field dimensions, and interacted with architects and General contractors in order to coordinate steel erction with various trades.

• Design Engineer

  • Jan 1989 - Jun 1998

  Mechanical/Design Engineer at Plattco Corporation from 1989 to 1998. Designing double flap airlock valves of various shapes sizes, and materials, as well as slide gates for various applications, focusing on high wear, high temp. services. Some Quality control and technical writng for manuals as well. Mechanical/Design Engineer at Plattco Corporation from 1989 to 1998. Designing double flap airlock valves of various shapes sizes, and materials, as well as slide gates for various applications, focusing on high wear, high temp. services. Some Quality control and technical writng for manuals as well.