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Eric Buer

Eric Buer

Pensacola,FL

Summary

Driven to work in a team environment or independently to meet organizational demands. Experienced in cultivating relationships, implementing strategic change, and motivating others. Comfortable working under pressure and meeting deadlines. Technologically savvy with high levels of experience in Microsoft programs such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Teams. Overall an outgoing professional who demonstrates integrity, persistence, caring, and believes in bringing his A-Game every day.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Development Specialist

Sprocket Sports
Chicago, IL
11.2022 - 02.2024
  • Researched, validated and collected data on target sales environments.
  • Used data to create and implement sales strategy, create a sales pipeline, and develop relationships with new clients in critical growth segments.
  • Conducted outreach activities to expand our network by ~400% in six-months. Supported and developed win themes for direct sales and major trade shows.
  • My personal portfolio captured new business in excess of $20M in Demo 1's with around $5.2M in closed deals.
  • Assisted Client Services Team with customer relations to both increase the visibility of the brand and to ensure the customer was always a priority.

Assistant Coach

Pensacola Bay United
Pensacola, FL
04.2023 - Current
  • Lead technical coach of current and former collegiate soccer players in the Gulf Coast Premier League, a USASA Amateur Elite League.
  • Assist head coach in all decisions related to personnel, to include recruiting, player selection, development and mentoring.
  • Establish benchmarks for performance and track team progress.
  • Attend staff meetings to discuss strategies, tactics, and training schedules.
  • Run sessions and work with the players firsthand consistently throughout each season to achieve personal and team goals.

Assistant Head Coach: Varsity Men's Soccer

Catholic High School
Pensacola, FL
10.2022 - Current
  • Focus on player development through thought leadership, both inside and outside of the game. Organize and execute one on one sessions with each member of the team to discuss personal goals as a player and as a person. Help each player craft a gameplan of how they can achieve their goals and be available to help them as the season matures. Organize multiple team-wide meetings to discuss goals for the season and establish the habits and rules that will help get us there.
  • Collaborate with the coaching staff to establish a curriculum for the season, and assist in tailoring that curriculum to our team as needed throughout the season.
  • Consistently work to be a positive influence on the players in both practices and games in an effort to bring the best out of every member of the team.

Senior Program Director

Camp Skylemar
Naples, ME
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Led, trained and mentored 12 collegiate soccer players with no previous coaching experience into a unified coaching staff.
  • Developed a 6-week curriculum designed to motivate and instruct 250 youth athletes in a residential summer program.
  • Strategized with staff to create in-house marketing programs aimed to advertise skill-specific clinics to encourage players to sign up for optional training sessions. The soccer program ranked #1 of 15 sports options.

Operations Manager

Kent's Special Events
Pensacola, FL
01.2022 - 06.2022
  • Hired specifically to lead a six-month streamlining of communication and inventory management systems for a company with largely outdated processes.
  • Integrated the company's lead generation software with a scheduling program, streamlining the office workflow.
  • Implemented a new communication software that allowed leadership to immediately inform Field Leads and Manager's when an order had changed. This innovation stopped nearly all loading errors. This led to a documented ~230% increase in efficiency and a ~22% reduction in associated costs.
  • Created ticketing system for all customer pick-ups.
  • Uploaded instruction manuals for all products to a company-wide app, reducing dependency on veterans and decreasing the amount of choke points in any given event setup.
  • Supported and mentored crews for our largest events. This included standardized procedures for all physical labor, vehicle loadout, event design and event feedback. In six-months we serviced 115 events and nearly 100 thousand people.

Tesla Project Manager

Sunfarm Energy
Pensacola Beach, FL
01.2021 - 12.2021
  • Lead Project Manager for all Tesla Solar Roof projects.
  • Coordinated and communicated all logistical information and requirements from the customer to our service team and installations team.
  • Managed multiple contracts from end to end. This included close coordination with all of our company's functional areas. This also included working directly with Tesla, freight companies, permitting officers, refuse and disposal, along with on-site leads and other stake holders.
  • Maintained the highest level of compliance and safety, with strict adherence to local, state and federal standards.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy

Denison University
Granville, OH
05-2020

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Performance Analysis
  • Business Development
  • Relationship Building

Affiliations

  • NCAA Soccer Player: Denison University 4-year starter / 2-time team Captain
  • Semi-Professional Soccer Player: Pensacola FC (NCSL) 2019-2020
  • GCPL Soccer Player: 2021-2022 and team Captain
  • Semi-Professional Basketball Player: Pensacola Lightning (ABA). Most Improved Player 2021-2022

Certification

  • USSF Grassroots Certification
  • American Red Cross certified First Aid, CPR and Life Guard

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Assistant Coach

Pensacola Bay United
04.2023 - Current

Business Development Specialist

Sprocket Sports
11.2022 - 02.2024

Assistant Head Coach: Varsity Men's Soccer

Catholic High School
10.2022 - Current

Senior Program Director

Camp Skylemar
06.2022 - 08.2022

Operations Manager

Kent's Special Events
01.2022 - 06.2022

Tesla Project Manager

Sunfarm Energy
01.2021 - 12.2021

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy

Denison University

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