David Sanders
Haslet,TX
Summary
Dynamic marina professional dedicated to leveraging extensive knowledge and hands-on experience to foster strong customer relationships and drive business growth. Proven expertise in recreational and commercial marine construction management, focusing on nearshore and offshore dock and platform projects. Committed to enhancing professional acumen through continuous learning while maintaining a deep understanding of the operations, functionality, and maintenance needs of both current and emerging yacht and recreational boating facilities. Passionate about cultivating customer loyalty and expanding opportunities within the marine industry.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Yacht Broker
Gulf Coast Yacht Group
10.2022 - 01.2025
- Obtained yacht listings through active communications within the local boating community.
- Prepared listing agreements and photographs for use in listing agreements.
- Worked Boat shows and Bill Fish tournaments to increase yacht specific knowledge and create business relationships.
- Developed market analysis and valuation guides for listings.
- Provided consulting services while operating as buyers representative.
- Maintained CRM data and communicated with brokerage staff.
- Prepared marketing, email correspondence, special invitations and customer appreciation material.
- Coordinated finance and survey arrangements for buyers.
- Performed initial yacht inspection and walk throughs as buyers and sellers representative.
- Coordinated with in-house and outside brokers on co-brokered agreements.
- Prepared Offers, Amendments, Purchase Agreements, Vessel Acceptance, and performed Vessel Orientations.
Owner/Manager
American Mobile Marine Services
01.2004 - 04.2022
- Marine sales, service, repair, and fabrication business. Built on honesty, integrity, and care. Business efforts are focused on superior customer service, customer retention, and boat sales and service.
- Service included individualized work plans, accurate pre-job cost estimates, cost efficient job execution, and scheduling.
- Completed the design, construction, completion and sale of several restoration projects, automated deck and mezzanine access systems, anchor systems, helm construction and rebuilds, repowers, retrofits and electronics upgrades.
Owner/Operator
Advanced Inspection Service
- Built construction inspection company from concept to a fully operational and financially successful business.
- Performed Commercial and Residential construction conformance inspections for owners, architects, and lending institutions.
Project Manager
Achen-Gardner Engineering
01.1999 - 01.2004
- Management of all equipment and labor resources necessary to budget, execute, and closeout multimillion-dollar infrastructure construction projects.
- Trained construction management staff in utilization of estimating and project management software.
- Led weekly construction progress and planning meetings.
- Provided technical expertise to field superintendents, client project personnel, and executive management.
Major Market Sales Executive
Hard Dollar Corporation
01.1997 - 01.1998
- Utilized solution sales process to actively obtain new customers, increase existing customer utilization, and develop new market segments.
- Built and maintained salesforce.com CRM database.
Heavy Equipment Sales Engineer
Road Machinery Company
01.1992 - 01.1997
- Influenced governmental equipment fleet specification writers to prepare non-exception SOQ requests, RFP specifications, and contract documents that resulted in the sales and delivery of heavy equipment.
- Closed the largest governmental sales contract in the history of the company.
- Sold and leased heavy equipment to local construction companies.
Construction Engineering and Contract Admin. Supervisor
APS Company
- Supervised five construction engineers and seven contract administrators.
- Provided management and technical support for 120 field inspectors.
- Managed the completion of 650k man-hours of transmission and distribution projects annually.
- Developed the SAS based project cost and completion tracking system.
- Authored the construction engineering and contract administration departments' procedures manuals.
Construction Engineer
Fluor Corporation
Civil Engineer
Arizona Public Service Company
Civil Engineer
Dravo Corporation
Education
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
Purdue University
Indianapolis, INAssociates Degree - Civil Engineering Technology
Purdue University
Bachelor's Degree - Construction Engineering and Technology
Purdue University
Skills
- Documentation and reporting
- Relationship management
- Operations management
- Personnel management
- Charge Reconciliation
- Service request management
- Relationship building
- Installation planning
- Site inspections
- Project scheduling
- Troubleshooting
- Equipment installation
- Customer support
- Team communication
Certification
Current Florida Yacht Broker Certification
Competency
- Full utilization of various CRM systems including Salesforce, Solution Sales, and Hubspot
- Microsoft Excel, Word, Office, Outlook
Sales Experience
- Successful listing acquisitions, listing preparations, and listing amendments
- Complete working knowledge of intent to purchase documents including offers, deposits, vessel survey scheduling, sea trial, review, negotiation, and vessel acceptance
- Buyer and seller orientations, buyer and seller transparency, contract preparations, vessel coast guard registrations, market analysis, and value negotiations
- Actively coordinate financing arrangements and survey recommendations
Manufacturer References
MarineAir, Dometic, Webasto, Vaccuflush, Raritan, Dometic, Sealand, Kohler, Onan, Northern Lights, Xantrax, Aims, Raymarine, Garmin, Simrad, Furno, Cat, Detroit, Yanmar, Man, Mercury, Yamaha, Suzuki, Volvo, Crusader, Cummins, ZF, Hurth, Custom remote operated electric over hydraulic salon decking, Seakeeper Gyro Stabilizers, Aluminum and Stainless Accessories, Anchor systems, Thruster systems, Sun Shades
Personal Information
Title: Yacht / Marina Sales and Service
Timeline
Yacht Broker
Gulf Coast Yacht Group
10.2022 - 01.2025
Owner/Manager
American Mobile Marine Services
01.2004 - 04.2022
Project Manager
Achen-Gardner Engineering
01.1999 - 01.2004
Major Market Sales Executive
Hard Dollar Corporation
01.1997 - 01.1998
Heavy Equipment Sales Engineer
Road Machinery Company
01.1992 - 01.1997
Owner/Operator
Advanced Inspection Service
Construction Engineering and Contract Admin. Supervisor
APS Company
Civil Engineer
Arizona Public Service Company
Civil Engineer
Dravo Corporation
Associates Degree - Civil Engineering Technology
Purdue University
Bachelor's Degree - Construction Engineering and Technology
Purdue University
Construction Engineer
Fluor Corporation
Bachelor of Science - Construction Management
Purdue University