Arthur Vanderkar

Currently in charge of two facilities that produce over 20 million dollars a year in sales. One is here is Dallas and the other is in Portland Oregon. I travel frequently to ensure both operations are running smooth. I am proficient at managing people that are in different states and time zones; as well as keeping up with deadlines and projects. The Portland facility was started by me and is currently growing at a fantastic pace, doubling its revenue year over year. This has required lots of growth with the staff and operations.

• Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules and contract negotiations.
• Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
• Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures and technology systems.
• Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
• Reduced costs, managed delivery schedules and performed risk analysis to improve overall profitability.

Highly affective outside sales representative. In this role I was tasked with maintaining current customers as well as growing my book of business with new customers. I traveled the entire US to gain traction for our company. Our company doubled in size in this time period. In this position I had to have the following skills.

• Negotiation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Well spoken
• Clear Goals
• Drive

I started a new branch in Washington state for our company. This was an effort to expand our operations to another part of the country to satisfy our customers demands. This was a ground up operation that was conducted by me. I then proceeded to manage the facility for a few years after.

• Evaluated facility operations and personnel for timely delivery of products and services
• Supervised staff in day-to-day activities.
• Led facility staff to meet daily and monthly goals
• Managed customer base for area, as well as bring in new customers
• Trained staff to provide more efficient work environment