Greg Buchholz
Niantic,CT
Summary
Versatile entrepreneurial professional and hardworking team member who pursues new opportunities to learn new skills and contribute to group success. Strong background in sales, customer relations, customer service, and experienced trusted van and delivery driver. Motivated, responsible, looking for a particular opportunity to bring a great deal of value to a company.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Delivery Driver
Bold Move Logistics
09.2022 - 10.2023
- Delivered packages to customer doorsteps and business offices.
- Maintained safe FICO driving score of 850 with no accidents or incidents.
- Certified driver on Amazon's delivery van, CDV van, and Rivian EV delivery van.
- Received weekly bonuses each week for safe driving, customer feedback, and maintained top 10 driver overall evaluation and safety.
Sales Representative
AWS, Windows, Siding, Roofing, Doors
05.2017 - 09.2022
- Achieved over $1.6 million in first year sales
- Exceeded company sales goals, averaged over $4,400 for each lead assigned (ADL) while having average sales greater than $10,000 per sale
- Helped develop sales presentations for each product that far exceeds most home improvement company standards
- Top sales producer while achieving 60% referrals and repeat business
- Helped grew business selling $3 million annually for previous 14 years to $5 million year one and $6.9 million year two
- Assisted in training new sales recruits including ride alongs and observing presentations
- Managed customer accounts to secure customer satisfaction and repeat business.
- Trained and mentored new sales representatives.
Sales Representative
LeafFilter Inc
01.2017 - 05.2017
- Achieved all short term sales goals of gutter and gutter protection selling over 50% of all appointments
- Traveled and sold product from CT, MA, and as far as Syracuse, NY while staying overnight
- Built trust and rapport with clients and management over short period of time, considered for Albany, NY new office manger position
Sales Representative
All-Pro Windows LLC
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Over $800,000 in window and sliding door sales from February through December for a small window company
- Trained extensively with one call close, successfully selling 1 out of 4 in home appointments made solely by cold calls
- Worked independently meeting with people in their homes all over CT and NY 6 days each week
Business Development Partner
Connecticut Solar Power LLC
07.2013 - 12.2016
- Grew small solar business installing 150,000 watts per year to 1 Million watts within 2 years
- Created all business development plans with clear sales goals
- Hired and trained employees doubling size of all staff
- Worked personally with prospects, clients and distributors from initial contact through approval to energize of their new photo voltaic (PV) system for their homes and businesses
- Worked closely with CT Green Bank and business owners and very comfortable presenting proposals/solutions and ROI
Owner
Gregory James and Co LLC
09.1998 - 01.2013
- Started and grew small business investment firm to assets under management greater than $50 million
- Developed and implemented business plan complete with actionable goals and sales targets
- Hired, trained, and worked closely with employees
- Established long term close relationships with over 200 clients
Education
BBA - Business Finance
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ05.1988
Skills
- Employee training and development
- MS Office, Excel, CRM
- Established record of exceptional sales results
- Work force management
- Dependable and trusted delivery driver
- Customer service relations
- Strong communications skills
- Continuously maintained 850 FICO driving score
- Successful business owner and entrepreneur
- Certified on Sprinter van, CDV, Rivian EV van
- Freight expertise
- Logistics knowledge
Accomplishments
- Self motivated professional with over 20 years experience in developing and growing successful small businesses.
- Established excellent long standing working relationships with clients and employees.
- Experienced team member serving on the town of Bridgewater Board of Finance for over 10 years and the Bridgewater Board of Trustees for 4 years.
- Successful coach and organizer, coaching travel basketball and baseball teams, serving and developing three town basketball and little league boards.
Timeline
Delivery Driver
Bold Move Logistics
09.2022 - 10.2023
Sales Representative
AWS, Windows, Siding, Roofing, Doors
05.2017 - 09.2022
Sales Representative
LeafFilter Inc
01.2017 - 05.2017
Sales Representative
All-Pro Windows LLC
01.2016 - 12.2016
Business Development Partner
Connecticut Solar Power LLC
07.2013 - 12.2016
Owner
Gregory James and Co LLC
09.1998 - 01.2013
BBA - Business Finance
University of Arizona
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