Fifteen (15) years as owner + VP of a family-owned commercial carpet manufacturing company, Crest Carpet Company, Division Mort West Mills, based in Douglasville GA. The company was one of the pioneers in focusing exclusively on producing carpet for the contract market. Responsibilities as VP included product development and managing the network of company and independent sales reps. Following that, successfully built the contract carpet sales division for commercial floor covering installation business, Consolidated Carpet, previously only in the labor aspect of the business, looking to expand into sales of products it installed. Sales Consultant with Architectural Flooring Resource, Inc., bringing over 15 years of experience as a commercial flooring dealer. My expertise in both manufacturing and sales of all facets of the commercial flooring business offers a unique combination of knowledge and experience to the interior design professional, corporate facilities manager, general contractor/construction manager and owners rep, from product selection to successful installation irrespective of project size.