Experience

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  Strada Stone

  • President And Owner

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  Strada Stone

  • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

  • President and Owner

    • Aug 2007 - Present
    • Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

    Import/Export Marble Mosaic, Hard Floors distributor for North America and the Caribbean. Wholesale business.Distribution center in the United States for three foreign flooring companies (Marble, Mosaic Marble, Porcelain floors)Searched for innovative flooring products to market and distribute in North America and the Caribbean. Visited foreign manufacturers/production centers to evaluate quality of product. • Executed all daily financial and administrative operations of Company distribution center.• Analyzed all product returns, created innovative solutions to resolve product problems, prepared schedules and set deadlines to ensure timely completion of projects and improve product performance.• Coordinated all import activities for vendors and Factory department, ensuring cost-efficient procedures related to shipping, customs brokerage, and time-frame delivery. • Evaluated current procedures for accomplishing department objectives to develop and implement improved practices.• Prepared and produced vendor and customer reports, sales records and directives.• Analyzed and provided recommendations to Vendors on quality control, product packaging, and material handling processes.• Managed all distribution employees on product packaging, product receiving and product delivery.

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  Tappeti Di Pietra

  • N. Miami Beach, Florida

  • General Operations Manager

    • May 2000 - Jul 2007
    • N. Miami Beach, Florida

    • Coached and developed sales representatives to achieve high levels of Customer satisfaction and revenue growth. • Established and set up Distribution center in the United States for foreign company. • Executed all daily financial and administrative operations of Company distribution center.• Conferred with General Manager to obtain data required for planning department activities, such as new commitments, status of work in progress and problems encountered.• Analyzed all product returns, created innovative solutions to resolve product problems, prepared schedules and set deadlines to ensure timely completion of projects and work with General Manager to improve product performance.• Coordinated all import activities for vendors and Factory department, ensuring cost-efficient procedures related to shipping, customs brokerage, and time-frame delivery. • Evaluated current procedures for accomplishing department objectives to develop and implement improved practices.• Prepared and produced vendor and customer reports, sales records and directives.• Analyzed and provided recommendations to Vendors on quality control, product packaging, and material handling processes.• Managed all distribution employees on product packaging, product receiving and product delivery.

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  Plastidoce Bogota, Ltd.

  • Bogota, Colombia

  • Domestic Sales Manager

    • Jan 1997 - Apr 2000
    • Bogota, Colombia

    • Developed, guided, and directed all Domestic sales operations of company’s products.• Trained staff of 20+ sales associates in creative product promotion methods and strategies.• Created reports, sales strategies, and conducted evaluations of sales projections.• Worked in conjunction with marketing team in creation of product packaging, and product delivery to clients.• Conferred with General Manager, Production Manager and Chief Executive Officer in developing effective strategies to market company products domestically.• Advertised and represented company in sales conferences/fairs nation-wide.

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  Vinikol de Colombia S.A.

  • Bogota, Colombia

  • Sales Manager

    • Nov 1998 - Jan 2000
    • Bogota, Colombia

    • Marketed the distribution of company Products ranging from laminated Wood floors, sport vinyl floors, bamboo wood floors, acoustic panels, artificial grass floors for Hospitality, industrial, educational, commercial and residential environments.• Worked in conjunction with marketing team in creation of product packaging, and product delivery to clients.• Conferred with General Manager, Production Manager and Chief Executive Officer in developing effective strategies to market company products domestically and abroad.