Eric Thompson Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado, United States

SPC Display Group is a manufacturer / designer of store fixtures and POP displays. I am a Sales Executive, heavily leveraging my 15 years of Project Manager experience in my work. I have a unique skillset, and track record of successful, high performing projects to secure repeat orders.• Responsible for expanding the customer base of a 65-year-old display business with high quality clients, including HiCorp, Crocs, Resident Home, Bluewater, Igloo Company and BoxxBoys resulting in ~$2 million in sales per year.• Self-managed projects (quoting, project management, sales) in a very lean company with limited resources. • Highly effective in cross-functional operations to ensure sales, design, engineering and manufacturing are all working in harmony towards common goal customer success.• Extensive experience in prospecting and managing multi-million dollar projects as well as value engineering new projects.• Responsible for RFPs, RFQs, contract negotiation, estimating, business intelligence, team management, budgets, and customer relations. • Identify key operational metrics to manage costs and risks, increase gross margins, and satisfy growing consumer demands.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Proven "hands-on" and "client-focused" Senior Sales Executive. I use my highly technical background, unique skills, and proven track record for success. My sound and methodical business judgement coupled with excellent leadership and negotiation skills will ensure results when I am involved in high profile projects. I am centrally located in Denver, Colorado, and can be anywhere in the world rapidly. • 182% Compounded Annual Customer Growth Rate for closed deals.• I have a broad focus on companies in all 50 states and partner with different companies worldwide.• Blending ingenuity in design with problem solving skills; I help create beautiful retail fixtures.• Utilize extensive experience in POP Displays, Retail Fixtures, QSR, Restaurant Fixtures, C-Store, LED Signage, Literature Racks, and Endcaps to compete effectively in the changing market.• Partner with a multitude of customers to gain trust and loyalty to secure major projects.• Identify key operational metrics to manage risks, costs, increase gross margins, and satisfy growing consumer demands.• Assist to develop process changes to increase efficiencies and the triple bottom line.

Greater Denver Area

Crown Metal Manufacturing Company, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of custom metal P.O.P. displays, fixtures and merchandising hardware systems for retailers since 1948. The manufacturing facility is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and encompasses a ten acre site with a 200,000 sq. ft. Examples of products include store fixture hardware, such as wall standards, shelf brackets, sign holders, face outs, hang rod, peg board, and slat wall hardware. Crown also makes many custom metal parts. They are an established vendor to five of the top ten retailers in the United States and have relations with virtually every other retailer in the marketplace. Their product line lends itself to those specific and custom needs of many value oriented retailers and high-end department stores.

Charlevoix, Mi

Harbor Industries delivers exceptional consumer experiences by planning, designing, developing, and producing point-of-purchase displays and store fixtures for leading consumer goods companies and retailers. Harbor products are available globally, with sales offices in the United States and partnerships around the world.Responsible for multiple Fortune 500 accounts such as Target Corporation, Starbucks, and Wal-Mart.• Ignited 1900% growth of Target account from $200k/year to over $9M/year.• Successfully managed multiple projects in Asia with ample travel and developed well-established business relations.• Made use of extensive experience in estimating for >$6M recurring projects (e.g. Starbucks) as well as value engineering new projects unassisted; both domestic and import.• Utilized P&L Management of accounts to streamline costs and enhance margins.• Employed solutions-driven management and effective risk mitigation in many large scale program roll-outs.• Deployed hands-on communication; working with shop floor, fixture contractors, high-level executives, and all areas between.• Consistent high praise received during annual vendor performance reviews.• Was responsible for specification, procurement, layout, and training of entire rough mill and wood finishing operation.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

John Widdicomb Furniture was a high-end furniture company located in Grand Rapids. The company made heirloom quality furniture from 1864 until 2002. Each piece of furniture was truly a work of art, rooted in the classical ideals of refinement and purity, and brought to life through the mastery of traditional hand skills.• Drove all new product designs and launches, collaborated with furniture designers including Larry Laslo, Mario Buatta, Jacques Grange, and John Black.• Responsible for all sample-making activities in the factory, including upholstery and decorating departments.• Responsible for 10,000 square foot furniture showroom in High Point, NC.• Oversaw the successful launch of many furniture collections.• Managed projects within budget and utilized innate leadership abilities to manage risk, delegate, and mentor. • Worked with designers to engineer new furniture collections using AutoCad software.• Create BOM’s, drawings, routings, and worked with sample makers to create new products.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Knoll Inc. is a design firm that produces office systems, seating, files storage, tables, and desks for the home and higher education settings. The company manufactures furniture for the home by many prominent designers. Some of the company’s furniture designs can be found in the permanent design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.• Essential tasks included CNC programming, plant layout, route sheets, and ISO 9000 documentation.• Managed projects of new machinery specifications and implementation.• Assisted the design department on new product development.• Reduced inventory cycle times using data and root cause analysis for improvement.