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Gainesville, Florida, United States

• Key Account Manager• Manage and grow multimillion dollar book of business• Field sales inquiries via phone, email and text in fast paced environment• Quote, process and schedule orders• Fit products to the requirements of the project and budget of the client• Prepare submission packets for major opportunities• Coordinate between purchasing, production and logistics teams to deliver accurate orders on time

• Manage and develop a team of direct reports• Responsible for the planning, development and management of the Chiefland Citrus Seed Source production block• Development relationships with vendors to streamline purchasing• Negotiate pricing and terms with vendors for equipment, supplies and services.• Designed and implemented infrastructure improvements for increased productivity, efficiency and safey.• Developed and implemented fertilizer and pesticide programs• Plan tree plantings to meet industry demand based on available metrics

Small Town Internet provided high speed, cellular internet to rural customers without access to traditional high speed internet. We grew rapidly by providing good value and an exceptional customer experience. * Business strategy • Product and supplier sourcing• Sales• Customer Service• Coordinated a team of equipment installers• Problem Solving

Gainesville, Florida

• Develop and grow a book of business of commercial natural gas and electricity customers• Customer retention rate of over 94% in a high customer turn over industry• Outbound sales efforts through phone calls and emails • Inbound sales and customer service inquiries• Generate quotes. Negotiate rate and contract terms* Professional relationship builder• Process payments and negotiate payment arrangements • Explain billing and utility guidelines and procedures * Draft concise but thorough notes on every customer interaction in CRM

Chiefland Budwood Foundation

Maintain and operate Budwood Foundation Greenhouses Cut and prepare budwood for shipment to nurseries, for propagationPlant, cultivate, prune citrus treesMix and apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilizer according to their labelsInstall and maintain Micro-Jet irrigation systems Cut samples, for annual plant testingPractice sanitation practices to prevent potential spread of plant pathogensKeep inventory of supplies and materials for office and greenhouses

Andrews Nursery

Assist in the planting, cultivating and harvesting of bare root pine trees.Learned about tracking tree inventoryDeveloped skills in operating farm and earth moving equipmentPerformed PM maintenance on the nursery’s fleet of vehicles and equipmentAssisted in storing trees for cold storage and loading trees for shipment