Jeremy Zehner
Fort Lauderdale,FL
Summary
Accomplished owner offering several years of progressive business experience. Dedicated to maximizing bottom-line profits with forward-thinking approaches and clear focus on continuous improvement. Knowledgeable about financial administration, regulatory compliance, and recordkeeping. Resourceful professional in management operations known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in strategic planning, team leadership, and operational improvement. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring seamless execution of business strategies and enhancement of team performance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
Premier Water
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
04.2023 - 10.2024
- Managed daily operations of business, including hiring and training staff.
- Developed strategic plans to increase profitability and efficiency.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers.
- Maintained relationships with existing clients by providing superior customer service.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
- Prepared staff work schedules and assigned team members to specific duties.
Owner
Sun Plugged USA
Deerfield Beach, FL
05.2021 - 03.2023
- Managed daily operations of business, including hiring and training staff.
- Developed strategic plans to increase profitability and efficiency.
- Identified new opportunities for growth, expansion, and diversification.
- Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers.
- Oversaw budgeting and financial management.
- Analyzed industry trends to develop competitive strategies.
- Researched potential partners in order to expand services offered.
- Mitigated business risks by working closely with staff members and assessing performance.
- Implemented successful business strategies to increase revenue and target new markets.
General Construction Worker
C&S/Father Of Four construction
Long Island, NY
06.2014 - 03.2021
- Performed quality assurance checks on completed work before final sign off by client.
- Surveyed project sites to establish reference points to guide construction.
- Assisted in the preparation of construction sites, including clearing and grading land, erecting fences, and digging trenches.
- Loaded and unloaded building materials from delivery trucks to job sites.
- Operated power tools such as drills, saws, grinders, sanders, hammers and any other necessary equipment for construction projects.
- Installed drywall panels, insulation boards and other wall components according to blueprints or verbal instructions.
- Assisted with roofing work by laying down tarps and shingles.
- Mixed mortar or concrete onsite using wheelbarrows or mechanical mixers.
- Erected scaffolding around buildings for workers to access higher levels during construction projects.
- Measured material lengths accurately with tape measures before cutting them into specified sizes.
- Coordinated phases of construction projects from inception to completion.
- Signaled equipment operators to facilitate alignment, movement or adjustment of machinery.
- Measured, marked or recorded openings or distances to construction layout areas.
- Inspected sites before and after construction projects.
- Dug ditches or trenches, backfilled excavations or compacted and leveled earth to grade specifications.
- Worked productively as lead or helping team member to drive customer satisfaction.
- Utilized electrical, plumbing and HVAC expertise to complete projects and adhere to timelines.
- Performed demanding physical work over extended periods and modeled positive attitude.
- Cleaned or prepared construction sites to eliminate hazards.
- Learned and mastered skilled trade specialties under guidance of expert mentors.
- Loaded materials and tools into vehicles and unloaded upon arrival at jobsites.
- Completed carpentry work and installed crown molding and wood flooring to meet customer preferences.
- Assembled metal frames for structures such as walls and roofs prior to installation on-site.
- Laid bricks and stones in walkways, patios and retaining walls according to designs provided by supervisors.
- Performed demolition work on existing structures when needed using jackhammers or sledgehammers.
- Used ladders safely when working at heights.
Education
High School Diploma -
Lindenhurst Senior High School
Lindenhurst, NY06-2014
Skills
- Strategic project planning
- Financial Planning
- Life cycle project management
- Cash flow optimization
- Contract Management
- Customer Relations
- Hiring and staffing
- Sales Leadership
- Negotiation
- Business launch
- Business Planning
- Partnership Development
- Talent Development
- Quality Management Systems
- Product branding
- Sales management
- Employee Development
- Team Oversight
- Project Management
- Verbal and written communication
- Business Development
- Small business operations
- Profit and loss analysis
- Labor Relations
- Staff hiring
- Relationship Building
Affiliations
- A father of three beautiful children
- play slow pitch softball
- snowboarding and surfing
- registering to coach my son in pee wee football
Accomplishments
- MVS (Most Valuable Salesmen) Sunplugged LLC
- Most sales in a year Sunplugged LLC
- Highest Revenue in a year Sunplugged LLC
- Most sales in a year Premier Water LLC
- Highest Revenue in a year Premier Water LLC
- Went from laborer to journey men to assistant forman at Father of Four Construction
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Owner
Premier Water
04.2023 - 10.2024
Owner
Sun Plugged USA
05.2021 - 03.2023
General Construction Worker
C&S/Father Of Four construction
06.2014 - 03.2021
High School Diploma -
Lindenhurst Senior High School
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