Experience

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  Monrovia Growers

  • Azusa, CA

  • Professional Sales Representative

    • 1997 - Present
    • Azusa, CA

    • Wholesale Nursery; annual sales $125million+• Generate high sales volume of plant material to both garden center and landscape customers located in Nebraska and Iowa, producing over $2 million in sales annually • Cultivate positive customer relations through immediate follow up, product knowledge and exceptional service, resulting in strong client loyalty and repeat business• Effectively generate, manage and follow up on new accounts, identifying and meeting client needs• Work independently and remotely with minimal direction or supervision

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  LAKE COUNTY NURSERY, INC

  • Perry, OH

  • Sales Representative

    • 1994 - 1997
    • Perry, OH

    • Similar responsibilities as listed above at a wholesale nursery with annual sales of over $6 million

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  THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

  • Omaha, NE

  • Air Field Management Specialist

    • 1986 - 1991
    • Omaha, NE

    • Ensured the safe takeoff and landing of military aircrafts at Offutt Air Force Base, headquarters of Strategic Air Command• Duties included coordination with air-traffic control and maintenance personnel; dispatching; using airfield landing and navigational aids; implementing airfield safety procedures; monitoring and maintaining flight records; applying knowledge of weather information to military air field• Recipient of National Defense Service Medal and Achievement Medal

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  MICRO CENTER

  • Columbus, Ohio Area

  • Sales Representative

    • 1984 - 1986
    • Columbus, Ohio Area

    • Marketed computer hardware and software to commercial and consumer customers in retail setting• Demonstrated skill in new business development, customer needs analysis, product presentations, new product introduction, inventory control, customer service and problem-resolution