Daniel Asada
Director of Sales
CLEAR LAKE,IA
Summary
Dedicated sales and management professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Sales
Doors Incorporated
10.2020 - Current
- Direct and manage estimating team to hit contract deadlines and maximize profitability
- Monitor sales opportunities and provide bids to multiple contractors throughout the state and country
- Coordinate and resolve issues with multiple departments and offices
- Collaborated with internal teams and suppliers to evaluate costs against expected market price points and set structures to achieve profit targets.
- Connected with prospects through multipronged approaches, including trade shows, cold calling and local-area networking.
- Directed work of efficient administrative team maintaining accurate sales, inventory and order documentation.
- Implemented new sales and estimating tools to decrease errors and forecast sales margins
- Increased profit margins by effectively controlling budget and overhead and optimizing product turns
Electro-Mechanical Specialist
Doors Incorporated
04.2017 - Current
- Consulting and providing electronics for surrounding access control integrators
- Reviewing mechanical / electronic architectural specifications for Division 08 with Division 28 and checking for incompatibilities as well as solutions when errors are found
- Performing site surveys
- Checking for building weak points and how to protect them while keeping in budget
- Performing security meetings for existing and new construction projects
- Assembled and disassembled equipment to perform repairs and maintenance
- Identified electrical and mechanical problems and determined best solutions for correction
Locksmith & Access Control Integrator
Central Lock & Key Inc.
08.2005 - 04.2017
- Install mechanical and electronic locking systems
- Identification, installation and service of commercial and residential lock hardware
- Outside sales manager
- In 24/7 on call rotation
- Responded to calls in both routine and emergency situations.
- Maintained accurate and detailed logs of all events that occurred during each shift
- Safe technician supporting law enforcement, residential, commercial customers
Education
Certified Registered Locksmith (CRL) - Locksmith
Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA)
Minneapolis, MNElectronics - Electronics
North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City, IASkills
- Well versed in sales tactics and project management
- Fast learner
- Experienced in computer networking and Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience in utilizing software integrations to increase productivity and accuracy
- Experienced in low voltage electricity wiring and integrations
- Thinking outside of the box for conflict resolution while maintaining simplicity and reliability
- Highly motivated
- Work well solo and also team player
- Willing to put in extra time necessary to complete tasks
- Skilled in conflict resolution
- Background in supervision and management
- Always striving to learn more and further education
Accomplishments
- Updating our companies daily processes to work completely paperless with usage of cloud based servers and productivity software to maximize performance and minimize errors.
Affiliations
- Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA)
- Iowa chapter of ALOA (Charter member)
- DHI (Door Hardware Institute, Vice-President)
Certification
- Low voltage electricity (ALOA)
- Low/mid level network configuration and diagnostics (Honeywell)
- CRL Certified Registered Locksmith (ALOA)
- Isonas access control integration (Isonas)
- Honeywell WinPack access control integration (Honeywell)
- IP camera installation and integration (Video Insight)
- IP camera integration (Anixter)
- Mechanical push button locks (ALOA)
- Lockset installation (ALOA)
- Commercial lock hardware and installation (ALOA)
- Life safety codes (ALOA)
- Alarm integration (ALOA)
- Door closer identification and installation (ALOA)
- Authorized Channel Partner (Assa Abloy)
Timeline
Director of Sales
Doors Incorporated
10.2020 - Current
Electro-Mechanical Specialist
Doors Incorporated
04.2017 - Current
Locksmith & Access Control Integrator
Central Lock & Key Inc.
08.2005 - 04.2017
Certified Registered Locksmith (CRL) - Locksmith
Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA)
Electronics - Electronics
North Iowa Area Community College