BARRY GILBERT
WAUSAU,WI
Summary
I am a professional in Marketing both in person and on the phone. Forty years of this work has provided me with experience to not only provide excellent service but also to provide excellent customer dispute resolution. I like this work. I am very good at this work. I work in all time zones in the U.S. and Canada. I am always open to a trial run to make the presentation as good as possible and to make changes as per the client's wishes. My clients have stayed with me for years and the reason for that is great service, personal service with personal human contact, not an answering machine.
Overview
54
54
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner/Operator
Contract Sales And Marketing
03.1987 - Current
- I represented gaming cards produced by Big Shue for Midwest distribution
- Calls were made mostly to Fraternal organizations and business owners
- I also personally with the owner represented the products and equipment at business expositions offering sales opportunity
- My largest customer was Apex Auctions
- They offer construction equipment and factory disposals auctions in Canada and the U.S
- I also had several other smaller clients who were approaching day care centers and small stores
- I was very successful in this ventures due to the simplicity of our phone contacts
- Nothing electronic, just one on one conversations and follow up
- Polite conversations representing a product with live conversation works very well even in this electronic age of AI
- Covid 19 took our business down as there were no customers for our clients services
- I now want to begin to provide our expert personal service once again.
Co Owner/Manager
Contractors Service Corp.
01.1985 - 02.2012
- Managed day-to-day business operations
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions
- Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations
- We removed rail and ties in several locations selling the ties for landscape material and salvaged the railroad rail and track materials.
Owner/Operator
Gilbert Body Shop, Inc
12.1970 - 06.1996
- Managed day-to-day business operations, with a 5 man crew in the shop
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions
- Explain their estimates and work procedures
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions
- Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations
- Monitored market conditions to set accurate product pricing and take advantage of emerging trends
- Organized and attended trade shows and special events to showcase products, network with other businesses and attract new customers, mostly with our Chamber of Commerce
- Generated revenues yearly and effectively capitalized on growth in the local area
- I am proud of the service and quality work that we produced in our shop on a continual basis for all our customers.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Social Sciences
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI, Wausau, WISkills
- Human Resource Management
- Leadership and People Development
- Hiring and Staffing
- Telephone marketing
- Inbound and outbound customer service calls and response
- Complaint Resolution
- Exposition customer contact
Accomplishments
JayCee President, Rhinelander, WI
Timeline
Owner/Operator
Contract Sales And Marketing
03.1987 - Current
Co Owner/Manager
Contractors Service Corp.
01.1985 - 02.2012
Owner/Operator
Gilbert Body Shop, Inc
12.1970 - 06.1996
Some College (No Degree) - Social Sciences
University of Wisconsin - Madison
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