Jason Venable
Magnolia,TX
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
In-home Caregiver
Veterans Assist
08.2022 - 05.2024
- Ensured a safe and clean home environment by performing light housekeeping tasks such as laundry, vacuuming, and dusting.
- Provided patients with assistance in completing daily tasks, reducing daily burden on family members.
- Traveled to clients' homes to complete healthcare services and promote continuity of care.
- Contributed to an overall positive caregiving experience by offering emotional support during challenging or difficult times.
- Enhanced quality of life for clients through attentive assistance with daily activities, including bathing, dressing, and grooming.
- Provided effective companionship for clients who experienced loneliness or struggled with cognitive decline due to aging-related conditions like Alzheimer''s disease or dementia.
- Assisted patients with dressing, grooming and feeding needs, helping to overcome, and adapt to mobility restrictions.
- Coordinated daily medicine schedules and administration to help clients address symptoms and enhance quality of life.
- Developed strong rapport with clients by demonstrating active listening skills and exhibiting genuine empathy toward their needs or concerns.
Sales
Don Hewlett Chevrolet
06.2012 - 03.2020
- Trained new sales staff in effective sales techniques, enhancing team performance.
- Increased sales performance by training and mentoring sales staff on effective selling techniques.
- Boosted sales performance by providing efficient administrative support to the sales team.
- Managed high-impact sales strategies to boost market penetration and sales revenue.
- Held sales coaching sessions.
Owner / President
Venscape Design & Landscape - High End Residential Landscape and Design Company
01.2009 - 10.2017
- Manage all aspects of business operations and projects
- Devise and deploy process improvements to maximize profit margins and control costs
- Design and produce advertisements for sales leads
- Excel in designing all aspects of large/small landscape and hardscape projects including landscaping, irrigation, water features, stonework, etc
- Create project descriptions, contracts, execute sales agreements and contract signings
- Direct affiliation with growers, nurseries, stone quarries, masons, carpenters, heavy equipment operators and inspectors
- Supervise equipment and machinery maintenance and repair
- Maintain and control inventory
- Work on materials procurement and coordinate daily production meetings.
Territory Sales Manager
Choate USA
11.2011 - 02.2012
- Manage outside sales consultants for assigned regions
- Mentor and motivate team
- Track closing ratio and measure against company standards
- Train sales consultants on proper selling techniques to use on high end business deals
- Seek new construction opportunities within the territory and build relationships with outside vendors
- Discovered regional opportunities for improved processes
- Completed in depth market research to enhance the competitive landscape, segmentation, and needs for continued growth in Austin territory
- Set up local branch operations with sales progress tracking via a sales pipeline and complete key performance indicator (KPI) dashboards with metrics to measure success
- Improved communication between sales consultants and estimators, which provided quicker turnaround and increased number of sales estimates completed monthly.
Account Manager
Sunterra Landscape
03.2011 - 07.2011
- Provided leadership, supervision and training for all field personnel
- Weekly client meetings to build, maintain relationship to ensure customer satisfaction
- Responsible for all enhancement sales, account profitability, and contract retention
- Property inspections, contract specification reviews to ensure all agreed services were being provided
- Very successful in saving and renewing key accounts managed by other account managers for the region
- Implemented and managed successful weekly maintenance and enhancement crew schedules to match the 150 accounts in the branch
- Reduced crew turnover by 65%
- Sold $100K in property enhancements in first 60 days.
Sales Consultant
CarMax Superstores
04.2005 - 10.2009
- Key contributor to the opening of the new Austin superstore and averaged 20 cars per month prior to promotion to Sales Manager
- Held the one-month sales record of 24 cars for over a year, which was then allowed to serve as a mentor to new sales consultants by training and developing at least 10 consultants to achieve sales goals success
- Became Presidents Club member averaging 15 cars a month within the first 6 months
- Ft
- Worth CarMax: Was key contributor in growing store unit volume by 57% from approximately 450 units a month to a peak of 789 units with close rate growing from 12.3% to 17.5%
- Austin CarMax: Demonstrated team leadership in growing unit volume by 143% from 125 units to 290 units with a conversion rate going from 7.2% to 12.2%
- Managed the Internet sales office and was recognized by the Southwest Region as achieving the most effective and efficient internet sales 8 out of 12 months.
Sales Manager
CarMax Superstores
01.2004 - 01.2009
- Managed a sales team by developing relevant skills to achieve sales goals using various methods and tools including: The Sales Performer, providing one-on-one training, conducting sales refresher training
- Developed and executed team staffing tactics as needed to ensure staffing targets are achieved
- Created, maintained and executed the sales schedule and internet schedule despite many customer traffic demands, staff vacations, sick time and other unforeseen staffing needs
- Developed and mentored over 50 new and veteran sales consultants to increase sales volume at multiple stores
- Managed merchandising, marketing, new hires as well as direct communication with banks to fund contracts
- Handled many different and difficult customer service issues with a proven ability to resolve issues and conflicts to the satisfaction of both parties involved.
Combat Medic Specialist
United States Army
01.1995 - 01.1999
- Served 18 months in Korea
- Was in charge of the Battalion Aid Station in Korea and Ft Hood.
Education
Medical Trama
US Army
Skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- AutoCAD Design
- Excellent speaking and presentation skills
- Self-starter and highly motivated
Certification
Driver's License
Personal Information
Authorized To Work: US
Timeline
In-home Caregiver
Veterans Assist
08.2022 - 05.2024
Sales
Don Hewlett Chevrolet
06.2012 - 03.2020
Territory Sales Manager
Choate USA
11.2011 - 02.2012
Account Manager
Sunterra Landscape
03.2011 - 07.2011
Owner / President
Venscape Design & Landscape - High End Residential Landscape and Design Company
01.2009 - 10.2017
Sales Consultant
CarMax Superstores
04.2005 - 10.2009
Sales Manager
CarMax Superstores
01.2004 - 01.2009
Combat Medic Specialist
United States Army
01.1995 - 01.1999
Medical Trama
US Army