Ion Garcia
Lafayette,LA
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Part Owner Chrismas Lights Company
Light The Season
Lafayette, LA
09.2024 - Current
- Traveled daily to lake charles to manage crews, pick up materials, meet new clients, build mock ups, and schedule work for the same day if possible.
- Created a recurring system in which each client is with us for life, thus exponentially growing the company every year with a guaranteed initial income at the beginning of the season.
- Taking professional drone footage as well as before and after pictures to help influence new clients to use our services.
- Aggressively advertise on social media and target high income areas for our ads.
- Maintain constant communication with the client as to ensure a comfortable and professional installation and service.
- All of our employees are background checked and have paperwork to further cement a safe and professional environment.
- Trained every single employee on safety and the correct way of installing our services in the most efficiently safe manner with the proper equipment.
- All of our employees are taught all of the ins and outs of our system thus to minimize confusion and encourage them to problem solve by themselves while still delivering a professional finish.
Painting Business Owner
Xpectrum Painting LLC
Lafayette, LA
06.2020 - Current
- Negotiated pricing with all of our suppliers to reduce cost and increase profitability.
- Use various lead generating systems and contractors to line up work.
- Employ aggressive tactics such as door knocking and yard sign placements throughout town to extend reach.
- Manage crews in various projects both commercial and residential.
- Maintain daily connections and updates with clients, suppliers, and contractors.
- Daily focus on a strict quality control within all of our projects.
- Maintained a safe working environment for all of my workers, following all OSHA guidelines.
- Delivered above and beyond results regardless of timeline by using efficient means and placing the appropriate team members per projects.
- Constantly evolving advertising techniques and methods of paint applications to cut down on lost time and to attract a wider range of clientele.
AIL Sales Agent
American Income Life Insurance Company
Lafayette, LA
09.2018 - 07.2019
- Cold called 400+ hours/week to schedule appointments.
- Minimum of 12 appointments a day Mon/Wed/Fri
- Top of my office in sales for various weeks.
- Would take over one town for month, exploit it then move on to the next.
- Focused on strong rapport building to receive no less than 3 referrals PER visited client.
- If client already had a policy with us, id revise it, remind them what they have, then pull information from my rapport building to add any extra family member or any minor addition to their policy.
- If client used another insurance company, id read their documents at no charge and find the flaws in their documentation, in which most of the time they where unaware of, then id offer a policy for the same amount with better coverage or a more affordable policy with the same coverage.
Safety Superintendent and Crew Supervisor
RAMC Masonry
Lafayette, LA
01.2018 - 08.2018
- 40 hour OSHA certifications,
- Scaffold certification.
- Daily JSA meetings.
- Managed all of the safety requirements for all of our projects and that days gameplan to efficiently work without any accidents.
- Learned to read construction and industrial plans.
- Managed crews of 20-40 men.
- Coordinated with other superintendents on project logistics and advised on RFI's.
Education
General Studies
SLCC
Lafayette, LA06-2018
Skills
- Sales
- Public Speaking
- Creating Solutions for difficult situations
- Efficiency focused
- Encouraging teamwork
- Listening and taking into consideration workers ideas
- Motivating workers to create their own problem solving skills
- Remove work redundancy and time wasted
- Improve work quality and happiness for smoother work operations
- Strict safety protocols
- Focusing on each workers individual strong suits
- Enforcing punctuality and accountability
- Constantly innovating new sales tactics to attract new clients
- Utilizing various networks to create a solution for any given client
- Studying flaws in competition so that I may provide a better and more attractive service
- Focusing on technological changes thus catching trends early before they are popular and lose momentum
- Eliminating useless and time consuming meetings by bringing in only the required teams and with a prepared speech that is to the point, with a solution already in mind
- Directing conversations towards actionable solutions instead of lingering on already known problems
- Aggressive determination to succesfully complete any challenge posed in my way
Affiliations
- Trust Acadiana
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Part Owner Chrismas Lights Company
Light The Season
09.2024 - Current
Painting Business Owner
Xpectrum Painting LLC
06.2020 - Current
AIL Sales Agent
American Income Life Insurance Company
09.2018 - 07.2019
Safety Superintendent and Crew Supervisor
RAMC Masonry
01.2018 - 08.2018
General Studies
SLCC