Russ Lindstrom Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

I am accountable for driving sales growth in the Midwest region of the country. I handle sales and estimating activities for projects bidding in IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, and WI. My goal is to grow strong customer partnerships by offering top notch service during the bidding stage and delivering high quality products on time. MillerClapperton offers a.

Anoka, MN

• Manage Inside Sales team by advocating the development of each member in department.
• Establish goals for each team member to expand personal potential
• Adjust individuals’ assignments as workload changes to maximize output
• Lead project teams to improve processes and productivity
• Perform all roles of Bid Specialist position while taking on new responsibilities through delegation

Anoka, MN

• Reviewed each incoming bid request to determine competitive position, decided whether to pursue opportunity, and formulated strategic approach to bid.
• While in this role, Bid Success Rate nationally increased 63% in 24 months
• Prepared market reports and presentations to support and train sales staff and representatives
• Created and communicated strategic direction to sales and estimating staff
• Led bid strategy meetings with sales, estimating, technical staff, external representatives, and customers to solidify strategic approach in order to present competitive bids
• Scheduled and prioritized bid opportunities in queue to ensure on-time delivery of bids (average of 66 bids and revisions submitted per week)

Anoka, MN

• Supported Regional Sales Manager and external representatives in Southeast US region.
• Contributed to region’s 88% bookings increase over first 13 months
• Fostered 55% increase in Bid Success Rate over first 10 months
• Participated in transactional Six Sigma project which optimized entire bidding and estimating process

Anoka, MN

• Prepared cost estimates for the largest, most complicated projects. Assumed leadership role in assisting and training junior estimators.
• Analyzed market conditions and historical bid data to price projects competitively
• Prepared and analyzed reports and forecasts

Anoka, MN

• Prepared labor, material, equipment, and transportation cost estimates based on material take offs and specifications.
• Discussed product information, project details, and scope with customers and representatives
• Worked with vendors and purchasing to obtain raw material and transportation costs
• Updated estimating templates in Excel to properly calculate engineering requirements and complexity
• Created and maintained estimating database in Access to track bid activity and success

Ham Lake, MN

Installed trim, doors, cabinets, etc. as trim carpenter. Gained experience with various construction trades including drywall, tile, framing, and flooring.

St. Paul, MN

Analyzed development and implementation of US Bank Checking Image program.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Primary analyst providing oversight for newly implemented Stratified Freeway Ramp Metering Algorithm.
• Monitored system for traffic flow abnormalities
• Authored technical papers to explain algorithm to inside employees and other cities' DOTs