Robert Gerding Email & Phone Number

North Louisiana, Mississippi, Southern Alabama, Southern Arkansas

Territory Manager specializing in technical sales and inspection for the vehicle refinish, industrial, and fleet truck industry.

North Louisiana, Mississippi, Southern Arkansas

Technical sales, service, and inspections to industrial, commercial, and governmental facilities.New business expansion in diverse industries such as commercial / industrial new construction, property management, government (military bases), oil & gas, pulp & paper, railcar, federal & state corrections, local government. Manufacturer application inspections of military bases (aircraft hangers, buildings, base housing facilities), federal correction facilities, home builder stores which included pre-cast concrete tilt wall, metal roof decking, piping, housing authorities, other business sectors in the industrial / commercial environment. Project estimations of paints and coatings in the commercial and industrial market. Product recommendations, written specifications, and warranty application inspections. Planned and executed contractor events involving technical product demonstrations, promotions, and industry market training.

North Louisiana, Southern Arkansas, East Texas

Sold industrial supplies such as hydraulic, industrial hoses, gaskets, coatings, rigging, motors, and safety supplies. Focused on oil & gas, pulp & paper, poultry, power plants.Expanded to new markets in telecommunications, power, railcar, poultry, pulp & paper industries.Consistently exceeded company objectives averaging 120% to the budget. Conducted plant safety surveys concerning industrial hoses, hydraulic hoses, and rigging items. This involved companies such as International Paper, BJ Services, Calumet, Fibrebond, Halliburton, Swepco, Tyson, Cellexon, and KCS. Estimations, inspections for plant shutdowns, and outages of various industrial industries. Assembled industrial and hydraulic hoses, rigging, and custom cut gaskets.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

General consultant work focusing in on construction project take offs, coating inspections, purchasing, and onsite quality assurance of the various projects.

North Louisiana, East Texas, Southern Arkansas, Central Mississippi

Developed, expanded, and established a new customer base covering North Louisiana, East Texas, Central Mississippi, Southern Arkansas, and Memphis TN. Industrial coating sales, inspections, technical service, targeting industry makets in pulp & paper, oil & gas, chemical, power, railcar, and fabrication. This involved the coating of tanks, structural steel, flooring, tank linings, machinery, and other. Achieved the multi million dollar sales award with in three years. (New Open Territory)Completed plant surveys for corrosion control, with a five year painting program including estimations, specifications, and inspections. This primarily centered around the pulp & paper industry, and power plants. Site manager of turn key warranty projects where coatings and applications were combined under a supply and apply program. This involved all aspects of documented coating inspections. Constantly documented industrial coating applications, and inspections to insure quality control. This involved all areas of plant operations. Managed and trained sales staff of three company stores located in Jackson MS, Shreveport LA, and Memphis TN. This primary focus centered on the expanding of industrial coating sales, and technical service in each market.

Nace Certified Coating Inspector Level 2

NACE CIP LEVEL 2

Nace Certified Coating Inspector Level 2

Education record

Education record