Experience

COMI Americas

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Novi, MI



Roush Engineering

• United Kingdom
• Retail Office Equipment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vehicle Evaluator

  • Jun 2019 - Nov 2019

  Auburn Hills, Michigan Evaluate FCA vehicles.


Self
• Switzerland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Retiree

  • Jul 2018 - Nov 2019


Merrifield Machinery Solutions

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Sales Manager

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2018

  Pontiac, Michigan Promote the capabilities; both products and services, of Merrifield Machinery Solutions to customers throughout the state of Michigan.



VMC Technologies, Inc.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Troy, Michigan Manage the sales of complete line of products offered by Toyoda Machinery USA in the state of Michigan.



WWK Machinery Sales

• General Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2013

  Clarkston, MI Locate and apply machinery to solve customer applications and requirements. Represent machine rebuilders/retrofitters as-well-as new machinery builders in the Midwest USA.



KRT Machinery Solutions

• Account Manager

  • Dec 2009 - Dec 2010

  Working as an independent sales contractor promoting both new and used machinery for sale to prospective customers. Also, promote rebuilding, retrofitting and service work on customer's existing machines.



Toyoda Machinery USA

• Regional Sales Manager

  • Jan 1998 - Apr 2009

  • Responsible for the promotion and sale of Toyoda products throughout Michigan, Indiana & Pennsylvania working with distributor networks. • Hired, trained and managed 3 District Managers for Michigan and Ohio. • Reported weekly, monthly and annually on territory activity. • Prepared Sales forecasts semi-annually. • Prepared and operated territory within budget. • Evaluated and recommended Distributors to carry our product line. • Provided technical support for our product… Show more • Responsible for the promotion and sale of Toyoda products throughout Michigan, Indiana & Pennsylvania working with distributor networks. • Hired, trained and managed 3 District Managers for Michigan and Ohio. • Reported weekly, monthly and annually on territory activity. • Prepared Sales forecasts semi-annually. • Prepared and operated territory within budget. • Evaluated and recommended Distributors to carry our product line. • Provided technical support for our product line with the dealer networks. • Responsible for order negotiation with customers, order entry, post-sale follow-up and after sale support to customers. Show less



Hardinge, Inc.

• Automotive Account Manager

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  • Responsible for the promotion and sale of Hardinge products directly to Chrysler Corporation machining plants. • Specified proposal requirements and presented solutions to customer Manufacturing management. • Managed machine/part runoffs and shipments. • Responsible for after sale support to customers.

• Automotive Account Manager

  • Feb 1993 - Jan 1995

  • Responsible for the promotion and sale of Toyoda products directly to Michigan Automotive plants. • Specified and prepared proposals in response to customer RFQs. • Presented solutions to Automotive Engineers responsible for each project. • Managed runoffs and machine shipments and installations. • Provided post-sale follow-up and after sale support to customers.



Giddings & Lewis

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regional Sales Manager/District Sales Engineer

  • Jun 1980 - Jan 1993

  • As Regional Sales Manager (5/89 – 1/94), responsible for promotion and sale of Giddings & Lewis products in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio & Kentucky territories. • Trained dealer sales personnel on key points of product line. • Assisted in proposal preparation, presentation to customer and sales negotiation. • Responsible for accurate order entry information to plant. • Provided post-sale follow-up and after sale support. • As District Sales Engineer (6/80 – 5/89), responsible for… Show more • As Regional Sales Manager (5/89 – 1/94), responsible for promotion and sale of Giddings & Lewis products in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio & Kentucky territories. • Trained dealer sales personnel on key points of product line. • Assisted in proposal preparation, presentation to customer and sales negotiation. • Responsible for accurate order entry information to plant. • Provided post-sale follow-up and after sale support. • As District Sales Engineer (6/80 – 5/89), responsible for the promotion and sale of products directly to customers in Southeast Michigan territory. Show less