Experience

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  United Church of God

  • Seattle & Burlington Washington

  • Pastor

    • Oct 2019 - Present
    • Seattle & Burlington Washington

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  BPS Supply Group

  • Oregon, SW Washington

  • Outside Sales

    • Mar 2012 - Oct 2019
    • Oregon, SW Washington

    I have been working in the pipe, valve and fitting industry since 1992. I enjoy helping customers solve problems, meet deadlines and reduce project costs, which I have successfully done through creativity and raw determination. My customers trust me to be their partner, not just their supplier. I work hard developing long term relationships built on respect, and consistent and reliable performance. Years of experience has born a desire to work in a team oriented and goal driven environment. Helping others (fellow employees or customers) maximize their abilities and achieve personal success is one of the great joys of my life. Over the years I have excelled at inserting myself in weak areas and improving the teams overall performance. I currently work with a solid local team of driven and professional people and we look forward to working with you.

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  North American Pipe & Steel / NAP Steel

  • Longview Washington

  • Sales Supervisor

    • Nov 2007 - Mar 2012
    • Longview Washington

    Hired as Supervisor of Sales for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska. I was responsible for managing my inside sales staff, developing a team oriented approach, inventory forecasting and control, purchasing, qualifying new accounts, strategic sales planning, quality control, setting and achieving quarterly and annual sales goals, maintaining and improving customer relations, and developing customer specific pricing programs. I worked successfully with ownership, the general manager and my sales team to drive increasing annual sales each year. My team expanded the customer base through integrity; winning orders with prompt and detailed customer service, on time delivery and accurate documentation on every order.

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  Mechanical Solutions NW

  • Vancouver, Washington

  • Sales

    • 2005 - 2007
    • Vancouver, Washington

    Mechanical Solutions is a Manufacturers Rep in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. I accepted an inside sales position with MSI responsible for the Oregon and Alaska markets. I saw the opportunity to become a part of a small but aggressive sales team that had the potential to triple the sales volume for these markets. Unfortunately the sales did not meet our expectations and I was laid off as a result.

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  Ferguson Enterprises

  • Longview, Washington

  • Sales

    • 2003 - 2005
    • Longview, Washington

    Ferguson Enterprises is one of the leading industrial and plumbing wholesale companies in the world. I accepted a Branch Managers position with Liberty Equipment days before they were bought by Ferguson. Ferguson was generous enough to honor the compensation package, but no manager positions were available at the time of the acquisition. After three months I requested a transfer to a sales position in the southern Washington area to be closer to extended family and was offered an inside sales position in the Longview Washington branch. I worked closely with the branch manager and sales team to turn decreasing sales numbers around and reorganize the warehouse and will-call counters.

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  Associated NW

  • Greater Seattle Area

  • Outside Sales

    • 2001 - 2003
    • Greater Seattle Area

    Associated Northwest is a Manufacturers Rep firm, locally owned and operated in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. I accepted a position to manage and develop the northern Washington and Alaska markets which required a relocation north of the Seattle metro area. My responsibilities included learning and teaching features and benefits of each product line. I routinely conducted product training through "lunch and learn" at various wholesaler distributors and engineering firms to establish specification driven sales. I successfully negotiated with major wholesale distributors to stock and distribute our products. I worked closely with multiple branches and outside/inside sales people to "pull through" sales.

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  Liberty Equipment & Supply Co.

  • Vancouver, Washington

  • Outside Sales

    • 1992 - 2001
    • Vancouver, Washington

    Liberty Equipment was a leading industrial wholesale distributor of pipe, valves & fittings (PVF) in the western United States. I was hired as an inside salesman in the Vancouver Washington branch. In my second year I accepted a transfer to Eugene Oregon where I opened a new branch location. My new duties included inside sales duties as well as inventory control, forecasting, quality control, scheduling and all the varied responsibilities of operating a small wholesale branch. In 1998 I accepted an outside sales position in the Vancouver / Portland area. During the next three years I built and maintained a customer base that elevated me to the top in gross sales and gross profit company wide. I successfully negotiated with a customer on a canceled project which resulted in our company receiving a large cash settlement while avoiding expected losses.

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  Tube Forgings Of America Inc

  • Portland, Oregon Area

  • Shipping Lead

    • 1985 - 1992
    • Portland, Oregon Area

    I started my career in the pipe, valve and fitting (PVF) industry at Tube Forgings of America, a US manufacturer of butt-weld fittings for oil, gas, steam and water transmission. I worked with raw goods processing and shipping and receiving where I learned how fittings were manufactured and the various types, sizes and materials in which they were available. During my time at TFA, I continued to learn and progress and my experience there put me on a career path of continuous personal and professional growth.