Patrick D Garez Email & Phone Number

Miami, Florida, Us

Hollywood, Fl, Us

Specialized in the management of high pressure, time critical, white glove, enclosed vehicle transport for upper echelon traditional and EV manufacturers, ad/marketing agencies, film studios, freight forwarders and press outlets. Typical moves include transport of high value prototypes to weather testing and engineering houses, press launches and ride&drive junkets, experiential marketing events, media shoots, race events and high profile auto shows, nationwide.

Mobile app start up, with iOS and Android solutions targeting hotels, restaurants, airports and cruise lines.In addition to all functions required to sell to my assigned verticals (telecom communications, on site presentations, online demos, proposal generation and negotiations), I have also been responsible for the creation of the marketing materials used for all verticals (Brochures and power point presentations).With my many years of working with software, I also offer a strong understanding of the functional and technical expectations of end users, pricing and profit models, as well as infrastructure requirements. As such, I also play an advisory role in all technical matters, with the exception of the actual coding.The range of apps being offered were designed to streamline operations and enhance the guest experience within all of the verticals mentioned. Restaurants - Tablet based solution that functions as a highly stylized digital menu and that allows guests to place orders and pay for the meal through the tablet, using the restaurants existing Point of Sale system and credit processing service. Hotels - Downloadable to personal device solution that serves as a digital concierge, offering guests not only access to hotel outlets, specific on-site conference schedules and information but also access to information on the entire city. Guests can reserve, order and pay for all of these services directly through the app. Cruises - Similar to hotel application with a focus on localized outlets and services but also details on ports of call. Reserve, order and pay capabilities are integral. Airports - Offers all of the same functionality as the hotel and cruise apps, however, also offers information to visitors and passengers on all airport operations.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Pro Star Logistics, with offices throughout the domestic market, including Miami, has been in business for 18 years and generated over $70 Million in revenue last year. - Official partner of DHL Import & Export International Services, including parcel and heavy air, door to door.- Domestic parcel services.- FTL and LTL trucking services, including Canada and Mexico.- Global ocean freight.Pro Star's level of experience and relationships in the industry affords us some of the most aggressive rates in the business. Our Miami Gateway Pricing program even further cuts rates to Latin America and the Islands, As Account Manager, I am a single point contact for all of my clients shipping requirements. Behind me stands a highly professional customer service team who are ready and able to address any issue or concern. Clients calling into Pro Star's customer service team will always go straight to a live person. Whatever the issue is, we will get it resolved so that our clients can take care of more pressing matters. If a shipment is being held up in customs, my team will find out exactly why and ascertain what is needed to expedite the shipment's release. To avoid future bottlenecks, we can evaluate packing methodology, as well as, document completion practices in an effort to identify ways to reduce costs and expedite customs clearance.Finally, Pro Star has devoted tremendous resources to developing and sourcing robust, user friendly, technology tools for our small volume shippers, as well as, our high volume ecomm shippers. Our higher level options, offered as a free value add, can tie into all of the primary ecomm platforms and most of the shopping cart options out in the market today. If your company ships globally and or in the domestic market, give me a call (305) 962-1905.

Order Magic is a cloud based complete turnkey solution for retail/hospitality businesses that offers:- Point of Sale with IPad/Android tablet capability on the fly including the ability to close and process orders at the table or while the client is picking items off the rack.- Complete inventory control, including the ability to set inventory alert levels ( by recipe or measurement ) as well as launch vendor purchase orders automatically when inventory levels reach critical levels. - Employee management including the ability for staff to communicate via our iOS/Android app messaging module to organize shift covers and exchanges, which are automatically reflected on our on board scheduler and broadcast to staff and management via text and in dash notification. - Social media tracking and management that includes real time data from Facebook , Instagram and LinkedIn, as well as a nightly automatic spider that will crawl all of the primary review sites such as Yelp, Trip Advisor etc. to sniff out any review by company name.- Marketing features that offer trackable coupon generation (bar code), graphic and video rich email and text message campaign creation.- Total e-commerce online ordering suite tracked in dashboard, built to client specification with rewards and loyalty programs.The service also comes with Sprint 4G LTE Technology that runs off of mobile cell towers, which means that a business is not tethered to a hard wired ISP. Our state of the art routers have the capability of running 80 devices off of one signal which means that our clients can offer full wifi capability on site. In short, if you can supply the brick and mortar, Order Magic can provide every other component needed to start and run every aspect of your business. We can also help you create the perfect management model for your business.Please email me at patrick.garez(at)ordermagic(dot)com for more information or call my cell at (305)962-1905.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Us

Metropolis Technologies, Inc. is an award winning manufacturer of telecom data & expense management and emergency mass notification software based solutions. As Account Manager, my role was to promote and sell these applications to channel partners and end users, across the vertical spectrum ( Enterprise, government, education, health care, legal entities and the financial sector ). Because our applications interfaced with Cisco, Avaya, Mitel, NEC and numerous other hardware manaufacturers, it was my responsibility to gain a firm understanding of the data coming in to our software from these various network tools, as well as navigate the different cultures promoted by these different manufacturers.The typical day involved upwards of 50 outbound calls, fielding incoming inquiries from new and existing sources, generating quotes, negotiating, closing deals, performing online partner lunch and learn training sessions, end user demo webinars, end user application training, on site dealer visits and trade show booth activities.I played an instrumental role in assisting with product development and pricing decisions and forged a new path, for Metropolis, in the international market, including generating regular business from such markets as the Middle East, Europe and South East Asia.During this time, I acquired a solid conceptual understanding of the complexities of software design, GUI's, API's, OAI's, CSV import and export, data reporting, cloud infrastructure, Opex vs Capex, On Premise vs. hosted and SaaS.The per sale figures that could be derived from these applications ranged from several thousand dollars to fifty thousand dollars and beyond.

Medley, Florida, Us

Responsible for business development of our maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities of everything from APU's, CSD's and avionics to landing gears, found on both commericial & military aircraft. Part of this role also includes the sale of the components, stocked in AEG's three warehouses, used to build and repair all of these vital aerospace organs.Made, at least 50 prospecting calls a day to Maintenance Managers at various domestic airlines and other MRO’s, in addition to all calls needed to follow up on quotes, orders and logistics co-ordination and management.Responsible for selling AEG’s MRO services, with a focus on APU’s, Landing Gears and Avionics, as well, its stock of overhauled units and spare parts. Kept in constant communication with repair shops to ensure that the repairs and overhauls, for my clients, were kept on track and prioritized, especially in crisis AOG situations.Assisted our customer service team with order and expedition of non-stocked parts, required for repairs. Position required local and domestic travel.Result: Responsible for securing AEG as one of only five repair shops ( nationwide ) authorized to bid on a multi-million dollar contract to handle Honeywell avionics overflow work. Closed $120K in part sales and $215K in repair & overhaul orders.

Start up, catering company offering multi-cultural menu’s serving the business lunch, corporate & private events market.Responsible for all aspects of the creation and operation of the company, including formation of concept, marketing and sales plans, website creation, menus, purchasing, food preparation and service.Result: Organized and Served 84 events.

Torrance, Ca, Us

Managed a portfolio of multinational Electronics OEM's whose products range from consumer electronics to industrial communication to defence related equipment. Responsible for account penetration which requires an understanding of how to implement marketing tactics and strategies. Once penetration has been achieved, an understanding of how to deal and negotiate at the highest levels is an imperative, as is the ability to understand and maintain relationships.Established an account base of 60, repeat purchase, multi-national OEM’s and CEM’s.Regularly shopped the international broker market for parts needed to fill orders, which included sharp vendor negotiations.Managed all sales procedures negotiations and logistics, which on a few occasions required personally delivering critical shipments.Responsible for the hire, training and management of three junior reps who doubled our market share in Taiwan and China.Traveled regularly, to Europe, to attend trade shows and multi country meetings with new and existing clients.Result: $30K to $80K monthly gross profit with peak months reaching $150K+.

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Developed, maintained and supplied computer hardware to a nationwide account base of educational entities.Recruited to market our memory and technology products to the education market, nationwide.Made at least 60 prospecting calls a day to IT Managers to assess needs and determine budget time lines.In charge of quoting, negotiations and logistics management. Result: $15K to $25K monthly gross profit.

Tasked with breaking the newly opened Vietnamese market, with a cohesive grouping of aerospace products ranging from Michelin Aircraft tires to Guinault Ground Power Units.Tasked with breaking three key, governmental, transportation divisions (Vietnam Air, Viet Cargo and Viet Rail).Charged with promoting a number of lines on behalf of ATS’s principals, including galley equipment, GPU’s, Aircraft tires, aviation tools, cargo systems and composite shop equipment.Was solely responsible for quoting and contract negotiations, often with high ranking government officials. Spent 2 weeks out of every month traveling to Vietnam to meet local partners, top management and engineers.Result: Secured contracts valued at US$ 1.7MM for Snap-On Aviation tools, Michelin Aerospace and Guinault Aviation power supply units.

B.S., Business Administration / Marketing

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