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Colin Potter

Oxford,FL

Summary

Hard working and detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Point of Sale Technology Project Manager

Technology Solutions Group
10.2024 - Current
  • Work with the Point of Sale team to oversee the project of adding new, maintaining current and trouble shooting point of sale systems throughout The Villages
  • Work with appropriate management teams to provide estimates for development time, tech team bandwidth and project complexity/level of effort/appropriate resources to help business stakeholders determine priorities.
  • Assist other project managers in re-prioritization as new/tickets and projects enter the queue.
  • Provide administrative project support to facilitate effective decision-making.
  • Act as a liaison between TSG and various stakeholders
  • Improved team collaboration with regular communication, transparent task assignments, and clear expectations for each project phase.
  • Delivered successful technology projects by effectively collaborating with team members, vendors, and stakeholders from various departments within the organization.

Licensed Real Estate Professional

Properties of The Villages
09.2017 - Current
  • Representing The Villages community and being the point of contact for new customers/referrals while on their visit.
  • Touring new customers around The Villages and showing the different lifestyle opportunities The Villages offers residents, while finding out what is important to them.
  • Assisting new and current residents of The Villages with finding or selling their home, while making sure each transaction is smooth, stress free and in a professional manner
  • Conduct comparable market analyses to determine accurate property valuations for residents in The Villages
  • Manage future/current residents expectations by consistently delivering timely responses to questions regarding our community or information regarding homes
  • Negotiate contracts for customers to help make sure the deals come to fruition.
  • Streamlined communication between sellers, buyers, mortgage brokers, inspectors and other involved parties, facilitating efficient and smooth transaction for future and current residents in The Villages.
  • Increased customer satisfaction by providing personalized guidance and support throughout the home purchase process.
  • Reviewed and executed confidential documents, contracts and disclosures.

Sales Associate/Product Manager/Assistant Store Manager

City Furntiure
06.2016 - 08.2017
  • Helped guests in The Villages find the perfect furniture for their dream home.
  • Provided the guest with information on different products and made sure they were enjoying themselves while I was showing them different styles of furniture.
  • After about five months of being a Sales Associate and exceeding my goals and showing world class service I was promoted to Product Manager/Assistant Showroom Manager.
  • Managed 15 other sales associates
  • Train employees on new inventory
  • Assist employees to hit personal goals in addition to monthly showroom goals
  • Ordering product to the showroom and updating vignettes for inventory
  • Handled any guest issues and made sure they were satisfied.
  • Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.

Graphic Artist

The Villages Daily Sun / Villages Media Management
01.2015 - 06.2016
  • Designed ads for The Villages Daily Sun newspaper
  • Communicated with the customers and The Villages Daily Sun sales representative to make sure expectations for their ads were being met.
  • Worked on multiple ads at a time, while making sure deadlines were being met.
  • Used Adobe Suite to create images and layouts.
  • Completed final touches for projects before rollout.
  • Participated in brainstorming sessions for new projects, contributing innovative ideas that were incorporated into final designs.

Prepress Technician

The Villages Daily Sun / Villages Media Management
06.2009 - 01.2015
  • Color correct photos, cutout photos, fix graphics, and send PDF files to the plant for printing
  • Designed pages for The Villages Daily Sun paper and would correct any problems that occurred before the files went to print
  • Utilized Adobe Suite to prepare jobs for color proofs and print.
  • Participated in many Inland Press competitions, which we won best of show
  • Imported electronic or print files using Adobe Photoshop and made color, digital image and text corrections.

Education

Florida Real Estate License

Florida Real Estate School
08.2017

Emergency Medical Technitian -

Lake Technical Center
Eustis, FL
01.2014

Fire College -

Lake Tech institute of Public Safety
Tavares, FL
01.2012

High School Diploma -

The Villages Charter High School
The Villages, FL
01.2009

Skills

  • Strong verbal communication
  • Extremely organized
  • Dependable
  • Stewardship
  • Creative
  • People-oriented
  • Hospitable
  • Hard-working
  • Self-motivated
  • Leadership

Timeline

Point of Sale Technology Project Manager

Technology Solutions Group
10.2024 - Current

Licensed Real Estate Professional

Properties of The Villages
09.2017 - Current

Sales Associate/Product Manager/Assistant Store Manager

City Furntiure
06.2016 - 08.2017

Graphic Artist

The Villages Daily Sun / Villages Media Management
01.2015 - 06.2016

Prepress Technician

The Villages Daily Sun / Villages Media Management
06.2009 - 01.2015

Emergency Medical Technitian -

Lake Technical Center

Fire College -

Lake Tech institute of Public Safety

High School Diploma -

The Villages Charter High School

Florida Real Estate License

Florida Real Estate School
Colin Potter