A strategic sales professional with more than 20 years' diverse and progressive experience in dental health sales and service with exposure to manufacturing environments. Particular expertise in managing high performance teams and territories to drive sales through strategies and promotions, developing and facilitating team and client product training sessions, developing and maintaining strong internal/external relationships and partnerships and identifying, developing and implementing continuous improvement processes. Proven success in maintaining strong product knowledge. A mechanically inclined, results driven and innovative leader and team player with an inquisitive mind and strong interpersonal, communication, time management, conflict resolution and problem-solving skills. Comfortable working in dynamic, fast-paced, demanding and changing environments.Three years as a finish carpenter, a lot of exposure to automotive repairs as well as many other building disciplines. Built a couple of acreage homes from top to bottom, have handled all of the requisite jobs personally, from foundation to framing, plumbing, electrical, heating, roofing, siding, finish carpentry, cabinet making, concrete, septic system & field...Very few things that I can't or don't do for myself and my friends / relatives. I have rebuilt several cars and engines, motorcycles, quads, boat engines, etc.A big believer in being able to do anything I ask others to do, and often roll up my sleeves to do just that. I believe part of my legacy is passing these skills and traits on to those people around me. Have been very successful in everything I've taken on, and am always up for a challenge. Diversity is what drives and excites me. I'm quick to learn and am fairly analytical. I love to figure out how things work or function, still quite the sponge for knowledge...