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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Waukesha

Completed successful move to 100,000 square foot facility.- Complete upgrade and remodel of offices, shop, and exterior areas- Managed staff of temporary workers to complete projects including construction, painting, flooring, furniture, electrical, and plumbing.- Installed fiber and built network using multiple wireless access points throughout facility.

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- Developed logo, marketing materials, product labeling, and website for a local startup business.- Design home remodeling projects in 3D with realistic renderings and establish accurate quotes to prospective customers.- Manage sold projects: coordinate all subcontractors and workers to complete projects within budget, on time, and exceed customer.

Waukesha, WI

• Supplier of high performance home building products.
• Set up corporation and negotiated distributorships for structural insulated panels, expanded polystyrene insulation products, and Serious and Fibertec Windows to supply P.E.A. Builders, Inc. with more competitive.
• Coordinated and managed seminars with outside speakers to educate builders and consumers about the benefits of high performance building products and train them in best practices.
• Developed advanced spreadsheet to quickly generate all quotes, purchase orders, and invoices. Quoting time was reduced from over 1 week to minutes.
• Developed all marketing materials: website, logo, brochures, flyers, and business cards.

Muskego, WI

• Unique custom home builder of high performance homes.
• Secured contracts during difficult economic conditions: 2009 – $800,000, 2010 – $2.2 Million, 2011 – $1.65 Million. Prior sales averaged between $300,000 and $500,000.
• Developed detailed quotes and comprehensive specifications documents for projects after completion of design.
• Managed projects using multiple subcontractors to meet specifications, quote, schedule, and quality control.
• Developed a coordinated marketing and advertising campaign: - Created new website with improved search engine optimization, increasing leads by over 300%. - Performed public relations interviews for newspaper articles.

New Berlin, WI

• Manufacturer’s representative for 9 manufacturing companies (principals): Injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, photo chemical etching, electronics and cable assemblies, printing, machining, and extrusions.
• Rebuilt lost territory sales by adding new customers and market segments.
• Adviser to owner on selecting new principals to better round out manufacturing capabilities which increased multiple principal project involvement.
• Developed new company logo, line cards and email campaigns to highlight each principal’s strengths.
• Performed engineering for various projects resulting in increased sales.
• Liaison between customers and principals.

Greenfield, WI

• Leading manufacturer of indoor and outdoor identification signs and technology devices for the quick service restaurant, petroleum and beverage industries.
• Manage all aspects of product life cycle - Concept and competitive research and feasibility studies. - Business plans and pricing. - Engineering, prototyping, testing, bill of materials, production, quality control..
• The following are some of the products managed: - Order Confirmation Systems (OCS) – Located at the order point in fast food drive thru, under extreme environmental conditions, and connected to order register systems.
• Researched, developed relationships, and responsible for purchase orders with outside suppliers.

Lincolnwood, IL

• Manufacturer of Industrial bulk bags.
• Increased sales in a competitive 14 State Northeast territory by $570,000 or 23% and added 28 new accounts.
• Solved leakage problem by adding rubber gasket in bag seam for BASF that increased orders by 266%.
• Developed computerized sales management software and troubleshot Mac based quote system.

Glendale, WI

• Leader in Point-of-Purchase displays and marketing programs.
• Managed over $12 Million of programs for Buick, Pontiac, Kraft General Foods, State Farm Insurance and UNOCAL by expediting layouts, print materials, and displays for timely delivery.
• Aided in winning a major contract with Buick; developed scripts and slides then managed the multimedia presentation, which protected a $2 Million annual program.
• Developed unique solution for Buick Motors showroom interior showroom dome by using lightweight sail fabric to finalize $850,000 contract.
• Designed unique bracket to clamp bottom of shoe for a Nike display that did not damage product and finalized $250,000 order.

Glendale, WI

• Leader in Point-of-Purchase displays and marketing programs.
• Produced point-of-sale displays within budget, quality and lead-time constraints by producing detailed engineering drawings and establishing solid supplier relations.
• Increased the use of computerized bill of materials system by analyzing affected departments and restructuring system.

Glen Rose, TX

• Sole provider of penetration seals for nuclear power plants.
• Performed physical plant surveys, created drawings, and oversaw installation of seals to protect plant from fire, flood and radiation intrusion per Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements.
• Designed solutions for obstructed seals that were delaying fuel load date.
• Reprogrammed database software to accurately track work completion and generate relevant reporting.

Clinton, IL

• Sole provider of penetration seals for nuclear power plants.
• Initiated and programmed a computer system to accurately track completed work to finish a multimillion dollar contract.
• Managed computer system and trained office personnel on data entry and maintenance.

Normal, IL

• Local retail computer sales and service.
• Decreased prices to 10% off retail and offered a frequent purchase program that doubled sales volume and increased total profits 47%.
• Developed direct marketing and customer referral program that tripled customer base in a five month period.
• Developed custom point of sale software using hardware (Commodore 64) sold in the store for customer transactions and maintaining proper inventory levels. This showed the capabilities of the system which increased.

Normal, IL

• Local retail computer sales and service.
• Initiated individualized service that increased sales 33% in six months.
• Developed curriculum and taught beginning, intermediate and advanced BASIC programming courses to customers.

Assisted in all aspects of building and selling custom fiberglass sailboats ranging in size from 8 to 32 feet in length.

Bs, Business Administration With Computer Science

While going to school full-time, worked as head of sales for 1 year then took over as store manager for Computer Revolution, a personal.

As, Engineering With Computer Science