Hart Aplin
Beaumont,TX
Summary
Detail-oriented professional with 20 years of experience in various agricultural and privately held commercial industries. Proven record of success in complex situations along with improvement delivering innovation. Motivated individual with experience in customer service and sales. Skilled in building customer relationships and understanding customer needs. Strong communication and interpersonal skills for providing superior customer service.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Outside Sales Representative
Mustang Cat
06.2022 - Current
- Negotiate multi-million dollar deals
- Build and maintain relationships with companies and their employees
- Successfully navigate corporate structure to complete complex deals
- Successfully service territory comprising 9 counties
- Presented professional image consistent with company's brand values.
- Collaborated with managers to provide customer feedback and recommend operational changes to meet emerging trends.
- Established new accounts through cold calling and personal visits to potential customers.
- Promoted conversion of casual shoppers into customers through product knowledge and product solutions to meet customer needs.
- Served customers with knowledgeable, friendly support at every stage of shopping and purchasing.
Irrigation Manager/ Equipment Operator
Daisy Farms
12.2021 - 06.2022
- Lead a team to operate equipment & oversaw farming on 5,000+ acres
- Orchestrated & oversaw the administration of millions of gallons of water a day
- Operated, programmed, and repaired multi-million-dollars’ worth of equipment
- Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
- Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.
- Collaborated between different department along with negotiating with vendors
- Streamlined pre existing operating systems to consolidate resources to increase budget for more necessary tasks
Foreman
LaSalle County Outfitters
01.2011 - 01.2020
- Managed a team of 5 to maintain and operate million-dollar equipment
- Orchestrated and implemented land-management plans on an 11,000-acre ranch for the betterment of the present herd of whitetail
- Oversaw and scheduled feeding of whitetail for optimal growth and health along with coordinating the removal of the animals via hunting or selling
- When selling, coordinate crews for the safe capture and removal of animals along with negotiating with potential landowners for purchase
- Identified needs on the ranch and calibrated with management and landowners for improving of land along with procuring necessary certifications when needed.
- Interacted with employees to demonstrate high standards and mitigate issues effectively.
- Created and implemented plans to maximize efficiency of workers.
Sales Manager
Family-Fitness
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Oversaw and managed a crew of 4 in fitness sales at both inter-personal and corporate levels
- Negotiated large corporate accounts with corporations such as Dow Chemical, BASF, etc
- Improved sales system and led sales board consistently
- Moderated interpersonal problems between employees.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with headquarters, regional and other teams nationally to maintain consistent message and experience.
- Collaborated with upper management to implement continuous improvements and exceed team goals.
Education
Bachelor of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences - Ecology & Habitat Conservation
Texas A&M University School of Agriculture
College Station, TX2021
Skills
- Financial and Strategic Planning
- Project Planning
- Reporting
- Risk Analysis
- Mediating
- Microsoft Office or Similar Platforms
- Budgeting
- Management: Land, Financial, and Personal
- Certifications
- Prescribed Burn Applicator
- Safe Capture Chemical Immobilization
- Pesticide Applicator
- Territory Assignments
- Consultative Sales Approach
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Revenue and Profit Maximization
- Sales Strategies
- Superior Organizational Skills
- Contract Negotiation
- Site Visits
- Process Improvement
- Sales Management
- Team Leadership
- Sales Proposal Creation
- Strategic Account Development
- Client Account Management
- Report Generation
Certification
- Certified Burn Applicator
- Safe Capture Chemical Immobilization
- Pesticide Applicator
- Licensed Realtor
Timeline
Outside Sales Representative
Mustang Cat
06.2022 - Current
Irrigation Manager/ Equipment Operator
Daisy Farms
12.2021 - 06.2022
Sales Manager
Family-Fitness
01.2013 - 01.2014
Foreman
LaSalle County Outfitters
01.2011 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences - Ecology & Habitat Conservation
Texas A&M University School of Agriculture
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