Jason Peters

• Gained vast knowledge of teak trade. Implemented sales skills and knowledge of lumber industry to develop dozens of new customers. Maintained highest gross profit of entire sales group. Sold approximately $3.5 million annually.

• Utilized sales knowledge and personality staying in top five of 17 salespeople. Maintained monthly appointment and sales quotas.

• Advantage was happy to hire me back and help develop their Sarasota FL location. Developed live edge slab program working with local arborist procuring invasive and native Florida woods. Managed crew of eight employees. All while maintaining sales of imported decking and lumber sales.

• Honed sales skills and people skills. Performed in top 3 of 10 salespeople each month for last 13 months of employment.

Very short employment with Advantage Lumber. Procured cocobolo from Mexico and sold imported decking. Moved back to Vermont to get custody of my son.

• This was my introduction to imported woods. Worked in all aspects of the business from sales and purchasing to pulling orders while learning characteristics and applications of exotic woods from all over the world.

• Further developed knowledge of domestic hardwoods and lumber industry. Graded lumber on 27 bay sling sorter. Operated re-saw and other sawmill machinery.

• Started as lumber handler. Worked my way through all machinery in the sawmill except head saw. Gained vast knowledge of domestic hardwoods. Graduated NHLA inspection school under sponsorship of Cersosimo Lumber Company.