-Manage sales territory within the Los Angeles area, selling the vast range of products in the Airgas portfolio, including Industrial Gases, Specialty Gases, Bulk Gases, Refrigerants, Welding Consumables, Brazing Products, and Safety..-Repeatedly add value to customer's experience with Airgas by providing technical knowledge in gases, welding process, and safety that improve what the customer is doing and saves them time and money.-Deliver reliable and consistent customer service.-Act as the local product guru in several areas, especially Brazing, Soldering, and Aerospace Welding.

-Supervised sales to distributors and end-users of Gas Apparatus and Welding Consumables in large Southern California market. -Developed and implemented several strategies and plans to increase sales of existing product assortment not only by approaching competitive end-users but also through prospecting end-users in new market segments.-Constructed and executed loyalty plans for potential customers and distributors.-Led hands-on training programs for end-users in various aspects of cutting and welding. -Developed training program and led training in company sales department’s conversion to SAP operating system and SAP CRM (Customer Resource Management) implementation.

-Designed and implemented a plan to secure valuable products placement at stores, and aggressively attack competitors.-Developed and implemented a plan to introduce LESCO products at key stores in the Dallas, Houston, and New Orleans markets which ended up gaining significant market share in these areas.-Responsible for the introduction of new line products on New Orleans market, including trainings and products rollout.-Trained 300+ key store personnel in multiple markets on sales techniques, product features and benefits.