Michael Atkins Email & Phone Number

Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States

Gurnee, Il

-Collaborate with key stakeholders to provide accurate solutions including product recommendations, pricing, and other technical information on screens and grit removal technology for wastewater and industrial applications.-Evaluates current market outlook and competition to provide focused solutions to increase sales resulting in a 50% increase in revenue in responsible territories.-Reviews drafts of technical specifications and drawings for accuracy and provides constructive feedback for consulting engineers to improve bidding position.-Communicates how the product meets the customer's design criteria and provides input on a project's plans and specifications to improve bidding position and ensure customer satisfaction.-Collaborates with product team to review technical documents for accuracy and completeness prior to submitting final scopes and prices as well as after receipt of new orders.-Researches regional product preferences in collaboration with local representation and develops sales strategies based on market trends and strategic product offerings while considering current agent product conflicts.-Leads the sales efforts on all ROMAG deflection screen projects.-Coordinates and exhibits at state and national trade shows to promote headworks products.-Develops and presents training and sales presentations to local representation, consulting engineers, and plant operational staff.-Develops regular reports outlining sales opportunities and order history by multiple metrics including by product line, sales agency, and responsible applications engineer.-Creates and updates new documentation to assist the sales team with customer requests and improve accuracy -Creates and maintains pricing tools which saves approximately 40 hours per year per estimator and greatly improves accuracy and reduce the time required for pricing reviews.

-Designed, built, and presented on an instrumentation system to be used on a gas turbine with a team of professional engineers and cohort.-Collaborated with teammates to assign tasks and assist in overall project completion.-Developed several design requirement criteria, project proposal, and final documentation.-Analyzed frequency and thermal capabilities of designed components.-Quickly researched and gathered additional knowledge required to complete the project.

-Guided students to a greater understanding of their course material through effective communication and leadership as an undergraduate tutor-Provided varying degrees of help to a multitude of students

-Mapped plant piping system using AutoCAD.-Lead the installation of a chemical filling station.-Organized large portions of the network drive to make engineering drawings easier to locate.