Luke Stapleton

• Developed and maintained relationships with contractors and home-builders, increasing customer loyalty and retention.
• Conducted market research to identify new business opportunities and customer needs.
• Collaborated with internal teams, both sales and operations, to ensure timely delivery of products and services.
• Prepared and presented sales proposals tailored to client specifications and project requirements.
• Trained new sales team members on product knowledge and effective selling techniques.
• Managed logistics for multiple large accounts that included delivery, install and warranty cases.

Me and my co-owners spent a year turning a 3,000sq/ft shop into a fully functioning/equipped gym in Whitney, Texas. We opened the doors in June 2022. The gym was and continues to be successful to this day. I sold my ownership to my two partners at the end of 2023 to pursue other ventures.

Through this experience, my job consisted of the following:

• Business Development
• Business Management
• Marketing/Advertisement
• Social Media Marketing
• Customer Service

Yard Builders was a construction company that specialized in outdoor living spaces. We built decks, pavilions, outdoor kitchens, patios, etc.

• Carpenter - I framed decks, patio covers, outdoor kitchens, sheds, shop buildings, etc.
• Roofer- I installed shingles and metal roofing.
• Electrician - I ran the electrical for all of our jobs. This included outlets, switches, lights, fans, and more.
• Hardscape- I built retaining walls, paver patios, and poured concrete.
• Heavy Equipment Operator - Skid Steers, Loaders, Excavators, Scissor Lifts, Boom Lifts, Backhoes.

• Receiving/sorting cattle at the processing barn.
• Loading/unloading livestock trailers
• Vaccinations/castrations/tagging/branding.
• Pasture rotation

During high school I worked on various farms and did a lot of landscaping. Skills included:

• Raking/Bailing Hay
• Mowing/Bush Hogging
• Beekeeping
• Fencing
• Horse Training
• Farm Equipment Maintenance
• Growing Small Food Plots
• Operating Heavy Equipment

• Running conduit
• Pulling wire
• Hanging shop lights
• Installing outlets, junction boxes, and light switches
• Running underground electrical