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Fort Myers, Fl

World Electric Supply (a Sonepar company) acquired Electric Supply in September 2023. The previous year (Sept 22), Electric Supply acquired Frontier Lighting to expand their brick & mortar locations and to increase their focus on Electrical products & LED Lighting sales growth within the Clearwater, Bradenton & Fort Myers locations. Sales Manager• Continuing in current role of growing LED Lighting sales within the MRO markets.• Emphasis on integrating electrical products sales within Frontier Lighting customer base.

Clearwater, Orlando, Bradenton & Fort Myers

Frontier Lighting is Florida's Number One Supplier of Lighting. Founded in 1987, Frontier Lighting stocks the areas largest selection of lighting, LED lights, halogen bulbs, fluorescent tubes, metal halide bulbs, Pulse start metal halide, mercury bulbs, hps sodium lights, indoor and outdoor fixtures, compact fluorescent (cfl's), and more. As Osram Sylvania's largest independent lighting distributor in Florida, Frontier Lighting has direct access to Osram Sylvania for the latest generation of high efficiency extended performance fluorescent lighting for a fraction of the cost of LED lights, and Quicktronic electronic fluorescent ballasts, Osram Sylvania’s industry leading LED light bulbs and Osram Sylvania’s Icetron line of high lumen output fluorescent induction bulbs. Frontier Lighting supplies fluorescent and HID ballasts, parking garage vapor tight light fixtures, outdoor parking lot poles and fixtures, commercial, industrial and residential landscape lighting, wall and ceiling fixtures, in addition to a complete line of Sea Turtle friendly fixtures and lights. Frontier Lighting has direct purchase agreements with hundreds of the industries leading brands of lighting manufacturers and we are regularly searching for and stocking the best value products to supply to our customers.

Costa Mesa, Ca

WAMCO, INCManufacturer and supplier of LED lighting, incandescent, halogen and neon lamps, indicator lights, and value added LED assemblies.Sales Manager – Lighting - Executed new product development of LED Lighting, indicator lights, and lamp products.- Increased total lighting sales by several million dollars.- Established new electronic distribution sales channels.- Called on commercial and regional airlines resulting in new product approval.- Presented and sold company product capabilities to OEM and Distribution accounts.- Provided product training to various electronic distributors fostering sales growth.

Batavia, Il

MICRO LAMPS, INC.Supplier of a broad range of incandescent lamps and halogen lamps primarily supporting the automotive and aerospace markets. Had an exclusive relationship with Toyoda Gosei supporting a range of discrete white LED products for multiple markets. Micro Lamps was acquired by Wamco to further expand its aerospace lighting products.Vice President of Sales - Developed new sales strategies and expanded product offering resulting in over $3M dollars in new sales.- Managed and directed inside sales, customer service, and government contract administration.- Improved sales reporting and forecasting methods to track sales goals.- Established new strategic suppliers for incandescent lamps, indicator lights, and LED Lights.- Expanded electronic & aviation distribution and representative sales channels.

Hackensack, Nj

CHICAGO MINIATURE LAMP/SYLVANIA LIGHTING INTERNATIONAL (SLI), Manufactures a wide range of lighting products that include LED lighting, incandescent lamps, discrete LED’s, indicator lights, and various innovative custom products used in multiple markets globally. Chicago Miniature Lamp was the miniature lighting division of Sylvania Lighting International and represented roughly $250M of the company’s $1B in total sales revenue. The company has since split into several separate companies. Regional Sales Manager, 1999 – 2006- Increased sales from $14M to $23M. - Developed new lighting products at Hewlett Packard, Harley Davidson, Lithonia, Omron, TRW, Whirlpool, Caterpillar, and numerous other accounts, which increased the total territory sales.- Managed several Sales Representative firms, leading to new business and maximizing sales at existing accounts.- Developed sales strategies at corporate distribution accounts within the central US and Canada (e.g. Newark Electronics, Allied Electronics, Digi-Key, Mouser and Electrosonic). Account Manager, 1994 – 1999- Increased Aviation Distribution and OEM sales from $1.4M to $5M.- Negotiated and secured commercial airline lamp contracts through aviation distribution. - Managed inside sales team, qualified opportunities, issued special pricing, and provided answers to technical questions.- Developed Aviation Lighting brochure and various technical support guides.Inside Sales Representative 1990 – 1994- Developed strong rapport with assigned customers accounts, resulting in several letters of appreciation.

Bsm, Management, Magna Cum Laude

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