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David Keith Alvis

Keith
Mobile,Alabama

Summary

Management position for over 17 years with successful track record meeting deadlines and goals. Personable and friendly with superb negotiation and presentation skills. Highly motivated, dependable and always finding a solution instead of a problem.

 

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Owner / Supervisor

A & B Services/ BTA Enterprises
Texas / Alabama
09.2014 - 02.2017
  • Principle/ Supervisor Delivered Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) throughout the Alabama, Mississippi Gulf Coast Region after partaking joint venture with my father working for BTA Enterprises LLC located in Mobile, Alabama.
  • Alvis & Boening Services: Managed and supervised crews to maintain and mow Pipe-line Right of ways for major oil companies throughout Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.
  • Contracted by Southern Brush Southwest Inc. that required operating equipment (tractors, shredders, mulchers, weed-eaters, chainsaws and hauling of heavy equipment).
  • Attended vendors required safety training, background and random drug testing.
  • Right Of Way weed-control, compressor station spraying, sign replacement and painting.
  • Certified Applicator licensed through the Texas Department of Agriculture to apply herbicides.

Sales / Service Manager

Holders Pest Solutions
Houston, Texas
07.2013 - 07.2014
  • Sales/Service Manager that supervised a team on 5-6 technicians to perform commercial and residential pest control services. Responsibility was to see that each technician is properly trained, completes on-line required courses, perform self-evaluations, job safety and meet all state and company requirements and protocols.
  • Serviced and scheduled pest control routes for team members as well as serviced accounts while they were either occupied on other assignments or on vacation.
  • Attended corporate meetings as well as conference calls to discuss and determine the best avenues and goals to achieve in order to meet and succeed desired quotas to meet quarterly deadlines. Attended conferences to meet and greet potential and existing customers.
  • Analyzed contract performance for bids, budgets and forecasts.

Sales and Service Manager

Absolute Terra Services (ATS)
Corpus Christi, Texas
07.2012 - 07.2013
  • Sales consultant, supervise crews to maintain over 800 miles of pipe line right-of-ways for Kinder Morgan, Enterprise and Trans Co.in Robstown, Victoria and Three Rivers District contracted by Southern Brush in El Campo, Texas.
  • Operated required equipment (tractors, shredders, excavators, mulcher's and wheel loaders) to clear and maintain oilfield compressor stations, air-base right-of ways and crash sights.
  • Attended and maintain necessary safety training per oil-field requirements.
  • Utilize GPS technology to locate and pin-point desired locations.

Division Manager

Research Fumigation Company L.L.C
Pearland, Texas
02.1988 - 07.2012
  • Division Manager: Covered North America and Canada in regard to sales, service, and product delivery.
  • As manager, traveled the country to various food processing facilities, , warehouses and ports regarding ocean going vessels to assess and evaluate structural integrity in order to perform structural or in-transit fumigations.
  • Performed evaluations, biddings, recommendations and taught classes to improve sanitation and exclusion purposes.
  • Attended conferences throughout the country for to meet and acquire new customers.
  • Coordinating jobs with corporate leaders, plant managers, and port directors in making critical and timely decisions for bidding and performing plant fumigations while plants are shut down during holidays or when necessary.
  • Attended facility / plant audits to be on hand to answer any questions auditors may have had during their assessments.
  • Turn-Key fumigations were crucial due to inclement weather, safety concerns as well as handing facilities back over to loyal customers that the entire facility was gas freed and cleared properly for returning employees.
  • Set up pre and post fumigation meetings with power point presentations to discuss timelines, security, each department's gas concentration readings, and any issues that may have arisen.
  • Sales and service to new pest control accounts, set up devices as well as design CAD diagrams, monitoring points and graph displays on insect activity and mortality.
  • Chemicals applied have been Profume, Methyl Bromide, Aluminum Phosphide, Eco2Fume, Vaporphos, Card-O-Vap 8, BP-300, of which requires many hours of classroom and hands-on training as well as certifications.
  • Fumigant gas clearing devices used such as the Spectros, fumiguide, fumiscope, Silo-Chek, Draeger, Gastec, MSA gas detection tubes.
  • Increased profits by 20-25% by spearheading previous fumigation technics and timeframes.

Education

Undergraduate - Business Management

Faulkner State Junior College

High School Diploma -

Warrent Travis White (WT White High School)
1983

Certificate - Good Manufacturing Practices, Intergrated Pest Management

American Institute of Baking (AIB)
2008

Skills

  • Sales-Service Manager / Crew Leader / Supervisor
  • OSHA Licensed / Trained / CPR AED
  • Customer Relations / Entertaining
  • Project management
  • Talented multi-tasker
  • High-profile presentations
  • Purchasing / Inventory Control
  • Quality and Safety Training
  • Personnel management
  • Logistics management
  • Strategic planning
  • Complex problem solving

Certification

Texas Department of Agriculture “Licensed Certified Applicator” Structural Pest Control Board,  Integrated Pest Management, Safe Quality Foods, HACCP, GMP, American Institute of Baking

Interests

My family, grandchildren, attending church, participating in my kid's sports Enjoy golf, hunting, fishing, cooking, travel and entertaining

Timeline

Owner / Supervisor

A & B Services/ BTA Enterprises
09.2014 - 02.2017

Sales / Service Manager

Holders Pest Solutions
07.2013 - 07.2014

Sales and Service Manager

Absolute Terra Services (ATS)
07.2012 - 07.2013

Division Manager

Research Fumigation Company L.L.C
02.1988 - 07.2012

Undergraduate - Business Management

Faulkner State Junior College

High School Diploma -

Warrent Travis White (WT White High School)

Certificate - Good Manufacturing Practices, Intergrated Pest Management

American Institute of Baking (AIB)

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