
Occupation:Mechanical Equipment Sales Representative |
Location:Jacksonville, FL |
Education Level:Associate |
Will Relocate:No |
Description
I am an Industrial Sales Engineer with 20+ years experience selling rotating equipment to industrial accounts throughout the southeastern U. S.

Work Experience
COMPANY | POSITION HELD | DATES WORKED |
---|---|---|
Roplan | Owner | 11/2017 - 1/2019 |
Power and Pumps Inc. | Sales Representative | 9/2016 - 10/2017 |
Flowserve | Sales Engineer | 11/2014 - 9/2016 |
Alloy Steel | Sales Representative | 8/2013 - 3/2014 |
Ruhrpumpen | Sales Representative | 8/2011 - 2/2013 |
Hydro South | Account Manager | 4/2008 - 8/2011 |
REPS. llc | Owner | 4/2006 - 4/2008 |
Weir Pump | District Manager | 4/2004 - 4/2006 |
Johnston Pumps | Sales Engineer | 1/1998 - 4/2004 |

Education
SCHOOL | MAJOR | YEAR | DEGREE |
---|---|---|---|
West Virginia Institute of Technology | Mechanical Engineering | Some College Units Completed Degree | |
Marshall University | General Engineering | Some College Units Completed Degree | |
Milton High School | College Prep Studies | 1975 | High School/GED Degree |

Social Media
TYPE | TITLE | URL | DESCRIPTION |
---|---|---|---|
Magazine | oil and gas | media url | trade magazine |
Magazine | pumps and systems | media url | trade magazine |
Website | media url | Business contact website |

Accomplishments
Highlights:
2000- increased sales to a mining company from $200K to over $1M selling new equipment, aftermarket repairs and equipment for new projects 2016- worked with a southern power company to engineer, sell and install new type pump to solve a long time pumping problem. Yearly, Waste Water pump maintenance costs lowered over 400%, including the cost of the pump. They own over 1400 lift stations of possible savings, two pumps per station 2015- Worked with Oil and Gas Pipelines to supply new booster pumps in Spur lines. Over $1.3M of equipment. 2003- Put together a sales campaign to sell an innovative sealing system for vertical pumps. This sealing device replaces packing and/or mechanical seals in vertical pumps. stops above ground leaking of the stuffing box saving tens of thousands of dollars in maintenance costs during the life of the pump. 2005- Put together a tooling package for a southern railroad maintenance shop that was very cost effective and was made to take unsafe methods out of repairs. They saved over $40K the first year and had nearly 50% less minor hand and finger injuries. 1993-2019 Sold over $12.25M of new, aftermarket and warranted product to industry leaders in the Southeast.Companies I like:
Sulzer, Circor, National Oilwell Varco, SPX, Xylem, KSB, Weir, Alfa Laval, Voith, Grundfos, Ingersol Rand, Homeywell

Job Skills

Keywords
- Sales
- Sales Engineer
- Mining
- Purchasing
- Business Development
- Distribution
- Manufacturing
- Pricing
- Business Plan
- Consultative Sales
- Industrial sales
- Account management
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Problem Solving
- Strategic Planning
- Customer Education
- Aftermarket Sales
- Cold Calling and vetting
- Business2Business sales
- CRM
- Pulp and Paper sales
- Power Generation sales
- Chemical Production sales
- Oil and Gas sales

Responsibilities
Sell Manufacturers' product directly, and through distribution to End Users in the Power, Oil and Gas, Pulp and Paper, Chemical, Water and Waste Water, Mining and Ag markets at the highest margins possible.
Maintain and increase company given goals through innovative methods.
Be proficient in Time Management, Territory Management, New Business Development while keeping schedules, budgets and customers' needs up to date.
Mentor new sales personnel as needed to complete a qualified sales team.
I have taught distribution agents the way to sell the products they represent, using features/ benefits, consultative, and technical approaches.
