Overview
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Education
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Evan G. Pistolis

Easley,SC

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

LE & Government Sales Representative

RTS Tactical
Miami, FL
06.2025 - Current
  • Outbound & Inbound LE & Government Sales (local, state and federal) of ballistic equipment
  • Coordinate and conduct in-person product demonstrations and sales consulting presentations
  • Negotiate long term exclusivity contracts
  • Create Test & Evaluation contracts
  • Negotiate RFPs, RFQs, Government grants
  • Maintain business records/communications using CRM on HubSpot platform
  • SaaS experience in AXON, Google Workspace, Zoom, Asana, HubSpot, Xodo
  • Utilize current and previous LE agency relationships from sales experience and previous employment as a LEO to generate new business
  • Conduct full scale sales execution from prospecting to closing

National Sales Representative for Law Enforcement and Product Dealers

Rugged Suppressors
Travelers Rest, SC
01.2022 - 06.2025
  • Conduct B2B sales and create/establish relationships with prospective clients
  • Establish and maintain relationships with company distributors (SilencerShop, Capitol Armory, MG Suber)
  • Coordinate and participate in national and international marketing and sales events for law enforcement and military
  • Continue and create relationships with manufacturers to develop partnerships for marketing strategies
  • Coordinate live fire product demonstrations with respective law enforcement agencies nationwide
  • Negotiate Test and Evaluation contracts with law enforcement agencies
  • Lead nationwide product training for gun store employees, distributors, and LE agencies
  • Create sales strategies for LE Sales (trade shows, marketing fliers, T&E Contracts)
  • Coordinate logistics and costs for LE Sales shows and events for annual budget discussions
  • Negotiate contracts, bids and RFP's with government agencies and B2B partners to secure deals
  • Time sensitive logistics coordination with operations and production
  • Maintain records with Customer Relationship Management software (Salesforce)

Platoon officer

Anderson County Sheriff's Office
Anderson, SC
02.2021 - 01.2022
  • Call response, enforce traffic laws
  • Follow up investigations
  • Develop relationships with the general public and informants
  • Conduct roll call training for local, state and federal laws

Code Enforcement Officer

City of Greenville Code Enforcement
Greenville, SC
08.2018 - 02.2021
  • Enforce property maintenance ordinances set forth by the City of Greenville
  • Investigate complaints regarding property violations
  • Conduct routine inspections for properties in violation
  • Issue summons and testify in bench trials
  • Conduct negotiations between property owners and business owners regarding violations

Platoon officer

Greenville Police Department
Greenville, SC
10.2008 - 08.2018
  • Call response, accident investigations, enforce traffic laws
  • Follow up investigations for cases made
  • Develop relationships with community leaders and informants
  • Investigate Property Crimes
  • Interviews and Interrogations of suspects
  • On call status for serious/violent crimes
  • Supervise a platoon of patrol officers
  • Conduct yearly employee evaluations
  • Conduct quarterly evaluations for new hires
  • Manage training assignments for recruit officers
  • Conduct roll call training for updates on department policy, along with local, state and federal laws
  • Personal security advisor for private dignitaries and political party members

Prosthetic and Orthotic Technician

Active Mobility
Spartanburg, SC
10.2007 - 10.2008
  • Create custom robotic limbs and limb braces for recovering patients
  • Attend surgeries for proper prosthetic fitment
  • Develop B2B relationships with general surgeons and hospital staff
  • Cold marketing B2B sales for diabetic shoe sales
  • Conduct weekly healing center visits to promote product
  • New patient product demonstrations and rehabilitation
  • Post surgery and product fitment consultations

Inside sales rep

General Wholesale
Greenville, SC
07.2007 - 10.2007
  • Develop relationships with HVAC technicians
  • Receive incoming calls for HVAC parts
  • $90,000+ in sales in the month of August, highest in history of company
  • Investigate warranty claims

Inside sales rep

Sunbelt Rentals
Spartanburg, SC
09.2006 - 07.2007
  • Receive incoming calls for rental equipment
  • Develop B2B relationships with construction supervisors
  • Check in/out rental equipment
  • Manage employee calls for service
  • Manage and investigate employee misconduct
  • Time sensitive logistics coordination
  • Responsible for maintenance of $10 million in rental equipment
  • Investigate damage claims

Operations assistant manager

General Equipment & Supply
Simpsonville, SC
04.2006 - 09.2006
  • Loading and unloading purchased construction surplus
  • Time sensitive logistics coordination

Platoon Officer

Greenville Police Department
Greenville, SC
03.2002 - 04.2006
  • Calls for service
  • Enforce traffic laws, city ordinances, along with local, state and federal laws
  • Accident investigations
  • SWAT Team member
  • Community Patrol Officer
  • Conduct community meetings and coordinate community activities

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice

The Citadel, military college of South Carolina
Charleston, SC

Skills

  • National Accounts Management
  • SaaS work experience
  • LE Supervisory experience
  • Sales Consulting
  • Long term contract negotiations
  • Logistics planning
  • Trade Show budgets and planning
  • Coordinator of Command Staff and Council members for budget and planning
  • 17 years of law enforcement experience
  • Customer relationship management
  • Problem solving
  • Relationship building
  • Time management
  • Pipeline management
  • Territory management
  • Peer support
  • Interpersonal skills

Timeline

LE & Government Sales Representative

RTS Tactical
06.2025 - Current

National Sales Representative for Law Enforcement and Product Dealers

Rugged Suppressors
01.2022 - 06.2025

Platoon officer

Anderson County Sheriff's Office
02.2021 - 01.2022

Code Enforcement Officer

City of Greenville Code Enforcement
08.2018 - 02.2021

Platoon officer

Greenville Police Department
10.2008 - 08.2018

Prosthetic and Orthotic Technician

Active Mobility
10.2007 - 10.2008

Inside sales rep

General Wholesale
07.2007 - 10.2007

Inside sales rep

Sunbelt Rentals
09.2006 - 07.2007

Operations assistant manager

General Equipment & Supply
04.2006 - 09.2006

Platoon Officer

Greenville Police Department
03.2002 - 04.2006

Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice

The Citadel, military college of South Carolina
Evan G. Pistolis