Mike Higgins
Managing Director Sales at Platinum Poolcare Aquatech Ltd.- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Platinum Pool
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United States
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Director Sales
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Jan 2006 - Present
Handle all pool sales accounts and oversees the entire sales team. Assists with business development to venture into new markets and recruits clients and vendor partners. Networks at events held by the 13 chambers of commerce to which the company belongs. Oversees the entire pool planning and execution process, from gathering sales leads, to design, construction planning and implementation, installation and maintenance. Also considered the “general contractor” of the backyard,” Mike works… Show more Handle all pool sales accounts and oversees the entire sales team. Assists with business development to venture into new markets and recruits clients and vendor partners. Networks at events held by the 13 chambers of commerce to which the company belongs. Oversees the entire pool planning and execution process, from gathering sales leads, to design, construction planning and implementation, installation and maintenance. Also considered the “general contractor” of the backyard,” Mike works closely with landscape artists, lighting specialists, outdoor kitchen designers and patio and deck builders to create beautiful backyards. Platinum Poolcare Aquatech, Ltd., founded in 2007, and resulting from a merger of Platinum Aquatech, Ltd. (luxury swimming pool construction) and Poolcare Aquatech, Ltd. (service, repairs, renovations of swimming pools and spas), specializes in all aspects of pool design, construction and renovation with added focus on specialty aquatic features such as waterfalls, lazy rivers, rock water applications, statuary and other luxury waterscape amenities. The company also provides installation and maintenance services for its customers. Platinum Poolcare has raised the standards of excellence in residential and commercial pools, spa and waterscape design and construction, with a combined half-century of experience in building, servicing, maintaining, and renovating award-winning pools throughout the greater Chicago area and other Midwest states. Based in Wheeling, Ill., the company’s headquarters spans 10,000 square-feet of warehouse and office space with 46 trucks and 130 employees during peak season, and one of the industry’s largest onsite replacement parts inventory for quick fixes. Show less Handle all pool sales accounts and oversees the entire sales team. Assists with business development to venture into new markets and recruits clients and vendor partners. Networks at events held by the 13 chambers of commerce to which the company belongs. Oversees the entire pool planning and execution process, from gathering sales leads, to design, construction planning and implementation, installation and maintenance. Also considered the “general contractor” of the backyard,” Mike works… Show more Handle all pool sales accounts and oversees the entire sales team. Assists with business development to venture into new markets and recruits clients and vendor partners. Networks at events held by the 13 chambers of commerce to which the company belongs. Oversees the entire pool planning and execution process, from gathering sales leads, to design, construction planning and implementation, installation and maintenance. Also considered the “general contractor” of the backyard,” Mike works closely with landscape artists, lighting specialists, outdoor kitchen designers and patio and deck builders to create beautiful backyards. Platinum Poolcare Aquatech, Ltd., founded in 2007, and resulting from a merger of Platinum Aquatech, Ltd. (luxury swimming pool construction) and Poolcare Aquatech, Ltd. (service, repairs, renovations of swimming pools and spas), specializes in all aspects of pool design, construction and renovation with added focus on specialty aquatic features such as waterfalls, lazy rivers, rock water applications, statuary and other luxury waterscape amenities. The company also provides installation and maintenance services for its customers. Platinum Poolcare has raised the standards of excellence in residential and commercial pools, spa and waterscape design and construction, with a combined half-century of experience in building, servicing, maintaining, and renovating award-winning pools throughout the greater Chicago area and other Midwest states. Based in Wheeling, Ill., the company’s headquarters spans 10,000 square-feet of warehouse and office space with 46 trucks and 130 employees during peak season, and one of the industry’s largest onsite replacement parts inventory for quick fixes. Show less
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Outside Sales Rep and Manager
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1986 - 2006
Sales representative for wholesale distributor of swimming pool and spa equipment. Promoted to sales manager overseeing four sales reps in the mid-1990s. Sales representative for wholesale distributor of swimming pool and spa equipment. Promoted to sales manager overseeing four sales reps in the mid-1990s.
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Warehouse and Purchasing Manager
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1976 - 1985
Started out in the warehouse while in high school and rose the ranks to warehouse manager in 1980 and purchasing manager in 1986. Started out in the warehouse while in high school and rose the ranks to warehouse manager in 1980 and purchasing manager in 1986.
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Education
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Harper College
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Schaumburg High School